Once Was Not
Cryptopsy · 2005
49 min · 11 tracks · technical death metal · brutal death metal
A relentless barrage of intricate riffs and guttural vocals that define the brutal death metal genre.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with peaks
- relentless barrage of intensity
- dynamic journey of sound
- intricate riffs demanding attention
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer light, easy listening
- seek predictable song structures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2005, 'Once Was Not' marked Cryptopsy's first album since the departure of founding guitarist Jon Levasseur. The album came during a transitional period for the band as they sought to redefine their sound while retaining their technical prowess, following the more experimental approach of their previous release, 'And Then You'll Beg'.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Origin· Necrophagist· Decrepit Birth
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Luminum 1:45
- 2 In the Kingdom Where Everything Dies, the Sky Is Mortal 5:21
- 3 Carrionshine 3:22
- 4 Adeste Infidelis 4:38
- 5 The Curse of the Great 5:21
- 6 The Frantic Pace of Dying 4:33
- 7 Keeping the Cadaver Dogs Busy 5:58
- 8 Angelskingarden 7:07
- 9 The Pestilence That Walketh in Darkness (Psalm 91: 5–8) 3:26
- 10 The End 2:49
- 11 Endless Cemetery 5:20
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