None So Vile
| None So Vile | ||||
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| Studio album by Cryptopsy | ||||
| Released | 3 July 1996 | |||
| Recorded | December 1995 – January 1996 | |||
| Studio | Victor Studio, Montreal, Canada | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal | |||
| Length | 32:03 | |||
| Label | Wrong Again | |||
| Producer | Pierre Rémillard, Cryptopsy | |||
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None So Vile is the second album by Cryptopsy, released on the now-defunct Wrong Again Records. The album was later reissued by Displeased Records and Century Media Records. It was re-released on vinyl in 2012 by War on Music.
None So Vile is the first album to feature bassist Eric Langois, and the last to feature vocalist Lord Worm, until his return on Once Was Not.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic (review 1) | 5/5[2] |
| Sputnikmusic (review 2) | 4.5/5[3] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[4] |
Public reception
None So Vile was well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.86 of 5, based on more than 2,800 ratings,[5] and on Sputnikmusic the album has a "superb" average rating of 4.4 of 5, based on more than 1,750 ratings.[6] On both websites None So Vile is Cryptopsy's best rated studio album.[7][8] None So Vile is currently #13 on Rate Your Music's Top Death Metal albums of all time chart.[9]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Lord Worm.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crown of Horns" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Slit Your Guts" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Graves of the Fathers" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Dead and Dripping" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Benedictine Convulsions" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Phobophile" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Lichmistress" | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Orgiastic Disembowelment" | 4:51 |
| Total length: | 32:03 | |
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[10]
Personnel
Cryptopsy
- Lord Worm – vocals
- Jon Levasseur – guitar
- Eric Langlois – bass
- Flo Mounier – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Eric Fiset – backing vocals
- Steve Thibault – backing vocals
Production
- Pierre Rémillard – production, engineering
- Cryptopsy – production
Visual Art
- Elisabetta Sirani (Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist) – cover art
- Flo Mounier – photography
- Simon Marsden – photography
Samples
- The Exorcist III – album intro
- Army of Darkness – album outro
References
- ↑ York, William. None So Vile - Cryptopsy at AllMusic
- ↑ H., Andrew (January 17, 2005). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile (album review 11)". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Freeman, Channing (March 19, 2007). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile (album review 8)". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Jarvis, Clay (September 1, 2003). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile - Review". www.stylusmagazine.com. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "None So Vile by Cryptopsy (Album, Brutal Death Metal)". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Cryptopsy - None So Vile User Opinions". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Albums by Cryptopsy". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Cryptopsy reviews, music, news". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Custom chart". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ None So Vile (booklet). Cryptopsy. Displeased Records. 2000. D-00070. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
External links
- None So Vile at Cryptopsy's official website
- None So Vile at AllMusic