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The Best of Us Bleed

Cryptopsy · 2012

152 min · 32 tracks · technical death metal

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

56 /100
Lowland
Higher than 6% of albums we've rated

The studio picks gather strong, sharply constructed songs, but the catalogue-spanning selection and appended alternate performances make the set’s running order feel more archival…

What we noticed

  • The first 21 tracks are studio selections from across Cryptopsy’s catalogue; live versions and rehearsal recordings begin at track 22.
  • The sequence moves between newer material and older cuts such as “Phobophile” and “Slit Your Guts,” then revisits some songs in live or rehearsal form.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
2/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
3/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

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Disc 1

  • 1 Boden 4:39
  • 2 A Graceful Demise 4:02
  • 3 Holodomor 3:59
  • 4 Oh My Fucking God 4:33
  • 5 Worship Your Demons 3:52
  • 6 Silence the Tyrants 4:39
  • 7 The Headsmen 8:09
  • 8 Carrionshine 4:29
  • 9 The Pestilence That Walketh in Darkness (Psalm 91: 5–8) 4:26
  • 10 Endless Cemetery 5:31
  • 11 We Bleed 4:15
  • 12 Soar and Envision Sore Vision 6:04
  • 13 Voice of Unreason 3:55
  • 14 Cold Hate, Warm Blood 5:12
  • 15 White Worms 4:19
  • 16 Emaciate 4:08

Disc 2

  • 1 Phobophile 4:39
  • 2 Slit Your Guts 4:02
  • 3 Crown of Horns 3:58
  • 4 Defenestration 4:32
  • 5 Abigor 3:52
  • 6 Open Face Surgery (live) 4:38
  • 7 Graves of the Fathers / Drum Solo (live) 8:09
  • 8 Shroud (live) 4:29
  • 9 Born Headless (live) 4:25
  • 10 Slit Your Guts (live) 5:31
  • 11 Cold Hate, Warm Blood (live) 4:14
  • 12 We Bleed (live) 6:03
  • 13 White Worms (rehearsal) 3:55
  • 14 Loathe (rehearsal) 5:12
  • 15 Depths You’ve Fallen (rehearsal) 4:19
  • 16 Cold Hate, Warm Blood (rehearsal) 4:07

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