None So Vile

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
Studio album by
Cryptopsy
Released3 July 1996 (1996-07-03)
RecordedDecember 1995 – January 1996
StudioVictor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GenreTechnical death metal[1]
Length32:03
LabelWrong Again
Producer
  • Pierre Rémillard
  • Cryptopsy
Cryptopsy chronology
Blasphemy Made Flesh
(1993)		 None So Vile
(1996)		 Whisper Supremacy
(1998)
Singles from None So Vile
  1. "Phobophile"
    Released: September 4, 1996

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 are 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
  • Cryptopsy – production
    • Lord Worm – vocals
    • Jon Levasseur – guitar
    • Eric Langlois – bass guitar
    • Flo Mounier – drums, backing vocals

Samples
gollark: Hmm, I wonder if it would be worth making potatoBIOS get saved instead of downloaded on every boot.
gollark: There is no documentation. You are doomed to an eternity of undocumented suffering.
gollark: Oh, *that*! That's optional.
gollark: I didn't know that.
gollark: It is?

References
  1. "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. York, William. None So Vile - Cryptopsy at AllMusic
  3. H., Andrew (17 January 2005). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile (album review 11)". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. Jarvis, Clay (1 September 2003). "Cryptopsy - None So Vile - Review". www.stylusmagazine.com. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. "Decibel – The Top 100 Death Metal Albums of All Time". Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. "10 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 1996". 22 January 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. None So Vile (booklet). Cryptopsy. Displeased Records. 2000. D-00070. Retrieved 19 March 2016.CS1 maint: others (link)
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