None So Vile
| None So Vile | ||||
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| Released | 3 July 1996 | |||
| Recorded | December 1995 – January 1996 | |||
| Studio | Studio Victor, Montreal | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal[1] | |||
| Length | 32:03 | |||
| Label | Wrong Again | |||
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| Cryptopsy chronology | ||||
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None So Vile is the second studio album by Canadian death metal band Cryptopsy, released on 3 July 1996 by 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 Langlois, and the last to feature vocalist Lord Worm, until his return on 2005's Once Was Not. The art featured on the cover of the album is a painting by Italian Baroque painter Elisabetta Sirani titled Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist, reversed.[2]
None So Vile is critically acclaimed as one of the most influential death metal albums of the 1990s, influencing many later acts and musicians in both technical death and brutal death metal subgenres.[3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[5] |
Accolades[edit]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decibel[6] | US | The Top 100 Death Metal Albums of All Time | 2012 | 10 |
| Loudwire[7] | US | 10 Best Metal Albums of 1996 | 2016 | 4 |
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are 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 | |
Personnel[edit]
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[8]
Cryptopsy[edit]
- Lord Worm – vocals
- Jon Levasseur – guitar
- Eric Langlois – bass guitar
- Flo Mounier – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians[edit]
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Production[edit]
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Visual art[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist - Elisabetta Sirani - WikiArt.org". www.wikiart.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2011/12/02/cryptopsy-none-so-vile/
- ^ York, William. None So Vile - Cryptopsy at AllMusic
- ^ Jarvis, Clay (1 September 2003). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile - Review". www.stylusmagazine.com. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Decibel – The Top 100 Death Metal Albums of All Time". Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "10 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 1996". 22 January 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ None So Vile (booklet). Cryptopsy. Displeased Records. 2000. D-00070. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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External links[edit]
- None So Vile at Cryptopsy's official website
- None So Vile at AllMusic
