None So Vile

None So Vile
Studio album by Cryptopsy
Released 3 July 1996 (1996-07-03)
Recorded December 1995 – January 1996
Studio Victor Studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre
Length 32:03
Label Wrong Again
Producer Pierre Rémillard, Cryptopsy
Cryptopsy chronology
Blasphemy Made Flesh
(1994)Blasphemy Made Flesh1994		 None So Vile
(1996)		 Whisper Supremacy
(1998)Whisper Supremacy1998

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
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]
Stylus MagazineA[4]

Critical reception

Since its release, None So Vile has received universal acclaim. AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars noting its musical complexity.[2] Sputnikmusic gave the album a perfect five star rating stating that the album's highlight tracks are "Phobophile" and "Slit Your Guts".[3]

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Decibel[5] US The Top 100 Death Metal Albums of All Time 2012 10
Loudwire[6] US 10 Best Metal Albums of 1996 2016 4

Track listing

All lyrics written by Lord Worm.

No.TitleLength
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.[7]

Personnel

Cryptopsy

Additional musicians

  • Eric Fiset – backing vocals
  • Steve Thibault – backing vocals

Production

Visual Art

Samples

References

  1. ↑ "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. 1 2 York, William. None So Vile - Cryptopsy at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 H., Andrew (January 17, 2005). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile (album review 11)". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jarvis, Clay (September 1, 2003). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile - Review". www.stylusmagazine.com. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Decibel – The Top 100 Death Metal Albums of All Time". Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  6. ↑ "10 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 1996". 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  7. ↑ None So Vile (booklet). Cryptopsy. Displeased Records. 2000. D-00070. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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