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The uproar surrounding Cryptopsy's latest release has been nothing short of hysterical, with the bleeting sheep of the metal community (most of whom were probably still in dungarees eating baby food when "None So Vile" was released) labeling this latest stuff as "musical suicide" and whatnot. Really, nothing could be further from the truth, as musically this isn't that far removed from a lot of what they've done in the past.
Yes, the album does feature clean vocal sections courtesy of new frontman Matt McGachy (some well executed, others painfully irritating), but once you get over that inital shock of hearing clean singing on a Cryptopsy album, you can begin to appreciate the maturity of the ideas on offer here. Why always be heavy or technical purely for the sake of it? Why always shout or scream just to be considered "brutal" by the masses? Variety is the spice of life after all. A band such as this should be able to do whatever they see fit to keep things interesting and fresh.
Lets cut to the chase here, these guys haven't been a "death metal" band since 1996, and every release since 1998's "Whisper Supremacy" has featured various shifts of ideas and direction. This album is no different. It's by no means their best record to date, but it IS exactly what Cryptopsy are all about: Technically proficient extreme metal, with a forward-thinking aim of diversity within the genre.
Now, if you're a die hard Cryptopsy fan I would steer well clear of this release. Since the introduction of the new singer, the band have undergone some serious genre changes. The band used to be a brutally technical death metal band which was brilliant while it lasted. Now they've introduced clean vocals and A LOT of them on this new album.
If you're an open minded metal head and listen to this not expecting a brutal new Cryptopsy record then there might be light at the end of the tunnel for you. It has a few brutal tracks at the start of the album, but then the singing commences. It's off-putting at first, but if you like that sort of thing then check it out. I don't know why they changed their style, maybe to gain more fans... personally I think they've lost more than they can gain. Good luck to them!
P.S. The album cover is awesome :D
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