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
Released	3 July 1996
Recorded	December 1995 – January 1996
Studio	Victor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre	Technical death metal[1]
Length	32:03
Label	Wrong Again
Producer	Pierre Rémillard Cryptopsy
Cryptopsy chronology
Blasphemy Made Flesh (1993) None So Vile (1996) Whisper Supremacy (1998)
Singles from None So Vile
"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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]
Stylus Magazine	A[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.	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

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[7]

Cryptopsy

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

Additional musicians Eric Fiset – backing vocals Steve Thibault – backing vocals

Production Pierre Rémillard – production, engineering

Visual art Elisabetta Sirani (Herodias with the Head of John the Baptist) – cover art Flo Mounier – photography Simon Marsden – photography

Samples

• The Exorcist III – album intro
• Army of Darkness – album outro

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)

External links

• None So Vile at Cryptopsy's official website
• None So Vile at AllMusic