Cryptopsy
Sign in to saveCryptopsy is a Canadian death metal band from Montreal, formed in 1988, initially consisting of drummer Mike Atkin, guitarist Steve Thibault, and vocalist Dan "Lord Worm' Greening. The band are regarded as one of the most significant acts in Technical Death Metal and Brutal Death Metal, with their second album None So Vile today regarded as an influential cult classic in the death metal underground.
Key facts
- Musical artist.past_members
- Mike AtkinJohn ToddsSteve ThibaultDan "Lord Worm" GreeningDave GaleaKevin WeagleJon LevasseurMartin FergussonMiguel RoyEric LangloisMike DiSalvoAlex AuburnMartin LacroixDaniel MongrainMaggy DurandYouri RaymondDominic Grimard
- Musical artist.current_members
- Flo MounierChristian DonaldsonMatt McGachyOlivier Pinard
- Musical artist.name
- Cryptopsy
- Musical artist.image
- Cryptopsy Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 20.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Performing at 2017's Party.San Metal Open Air festival in Germany.
- Musical artist.image_upright
- 1.25
- Musical artist.origin
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Musical artist.genre
- Technical death metal, brutal death metal
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1988–present
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.myspace.com/cryptopsy
- Image
- Cryptopsy Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 20.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cryptopsy
- inception
- 1988-00-00
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
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23 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-Cryptopsy days (1988–1992)
- ''Ungentle Exhumation'' and ''Blasphemy Made Flesh'' (1993–1995)
- ''None So Vile'' (1996–1997)
- ''Whisper Supremacy'' (1998–1999)
- ''…And Then You'll Beg'' (2000–2002)
- ''None So Live'' (2002–2004)
- ''Once Was Not'' (2005–2006)
- ''The Unspoken King'' (2007–2011)
- Self-titled album and ''The Book of Suffering'' EPs (2011–2022)
- ''As Gomorrah Burns ''and ''An Insatiable Violence'' (2023–present)
- Musical style
- Band members
- Current
- Former
- Touring
- Timeline
- Discography
- Studio albums
- EPs
- Live albums
- References
- External links
Cryptopsy is a Canadian death metal band from Montreal, formed in 1988, initially consisting of drummer Mike Atkin, guitarist Steve Thibault, and vocalist Dan "Lord Worm' Greening. The band are regarded as one of the most significant acts in Technical Death Metal and Brutal Death Metal, with their second album None So Vile today regarded as an influential cult classic in the death metal underground.
The band initially formed under the name Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, releasing numerous demos before eventually renaming to Cryptospy and releasing their debut album, Blasphemy Made Flesh, followed by their second album, None So Vile. The band continue to record and release music, so far having released nine albums, two EPs, and a live album.