Canada’s own Death Metal machine returns with their breathtaking ninth studio album, a commentary on today’s society mirroring our toxic relationship with social media.
More than 30 years into their storied career, revered in Extreme Metal circles for such groundbreaking classics as 1994’s Blasphemy Made Flesh and the 1996 magnum opus None So Vile, Montreal, Quebec’s own Death Metal innovators Cryptopsy return with their ninth studio album, titled An Insatiable Violence, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2023 opus As Gomorrah Burns. Recorded, produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by the band’s own Christian Donaldson, with a dark and sinister artwork by one of the band’s former vocalists Martin Lacroix (RIP), who sadly passed away in the beginning of 2024 (which therefore turns the artwork into the band’s own tribute to him), the new album by frontman Matt McGachy, guitarist Christian Donaldson, bassist Olivier Pinard, and drummer Flo Mounier is a commentary on today’s society as though filtered through the transgressive, countercultural perspectives of J.G. Ballard and David Cronenberg, mirroring our toxic relationship with social media in the form of first-class, undisputed heavy music, therefore further solidifying the band’s place in the upper echelon of Death Metal.
It’s total devastation from the very first second in The Nimis Adoration, with Flo smashing his drums manically while Matt vociferates like a wild beast unleashed from his chains, resulting in an overdose of first-class Canadian Death Metal for the masses. Until There’s Nothing Left might be one of the most demented songs of the current Death Metal scene worldwide, where the riffage by Christian matches perfectly with the insane beats and fills by Flo. In other words, it couldn’t have sounded more infernal and exciting, and there’s no time to breathe to the sound of Dead Eyes Replete, another explosion of insanity and rage by the quartet with Christian and Olivier hammering their stringed axes nonstop. Then get ready to be pulverized inside the pit with Fools Last Acclaim, a frantic tune where Matt continues to bark, growl and roar like a rabid creature for our total delight.
Flo begins pounding his drums supported by the metallic bass by Olivier in The Art of Emptiness, offering our putrid ears the heaviest form of Death Metal out there; and switching gears to a more melodic, atmospheric sonority we have Our Great Deception, before exploding into a groovy feast blending their core Death Metal with the harmonious sounds of Melodic Death Metal, and the final result is simply striking. Then featuring guest vocals by Mike DiSalvo (who was Cryptopsy’s vocalist from 1997 until 2001) we face Embrace the Nihility, another overdose of the band’s trademark violence and hatred where Matt and Mike make an infernal vocal duo. Lastly, Christian fires sick riffs nonstop accompanied by the pounding bass by Olivier in Malicious Needs, putting a beyond vile and heavy ending to the album.
“We had to write the majority of An Insatiable Violence while on the Death to All tour, which was something we’d never done before”, commented Matt. “Flo and Chris really put their hats on. It was a feat”. Furthermore, An Insatiable Violence is also their first album after As Gomorrah Burns earned them their first ever JUNO Award in 2024 for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year, which points to an even more exciting future ahead of those amazing Canadian musicians. Hence, go check what they’re up to on Facebook and on Instagram, including their must-see, demolishing tour dates, subscribe to their YouTube channel and stream more of their music on Spotify, and above all that, grab a copy of the flammable An Insatiable Violence by clicking HERE. Cryptopsy are undoubtedly at the top of the food chain when it comes to Canadian Death Metal, and An Insatiable Violence will certainly fuel them for a lot more in the near future, beautifully spreading their violence and passion for heavy music to all four corner of the earth.
Best moments of the album: Until There’s Nothing Left, Fools Last Acclaim, Our Great Deception and Embrace the Nihility.
Worst moments of the album: None.
Released in 2025 Season of Mist
Track listing
1. The Nimis Adoration 4:10
2. Until There’s Nothing Left 3:59
3. Dead Eyes Replete 3:57
4. Fools Last Acclaim 3:26
5. The Art of Emptiness 4:16
6. Our Great Deception 4:21
7. Embrace the Nihility 3:50
8. Malicious Needs 5:52
Band members
Matt McGachy – vocals
Christian Donaldson – guitars
Olivier Pinard – bass
Flo Mounier – drums
Guest Musician
Mike DiSalvo – vocals on “Embrace the Nihility”
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