Cryptopsy
The Book of Suffering - Tome II


3.5
great

Review

by Have you tried jamming Helcaraxe? CONTRIBUTOR (135 Reviews)
December 8th, 2018 | 26 replies


Release Date: 2018 | Tracklist

Review Summary: Goddamn electric.

Book of Suffering- Tome II is a punishing continuation of it's Tome I comrade. It barrels in with the lowest of gutturals and gurgles and the highest of shrieks to harpoon you right in your ear canal. The guitarwork is a near incomprehensible flurry of notes marked by constant bends and dissonance, and the drumming is a hyper speed flash of lightning (seriously, Flo must be slammin red bulls left and right).

Really, there isn't a lot that can be said. It ticks all the marks of modern day tech-death Cryptopsy. Ugly? Check. Technical? Check. ***ing schizo vocals and drum patterns devised by what can only (logically) be a lab developed drum abhorrence most likely with a multitude of legs and arms? Of course. It's simple in it's vision and technical in execution, carving Cryptopsy just a bit deeper into their slightly niche brand whirlwind brutal dm.



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Comments:Add a Comment 
Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
December 8th 2018


9963 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I swear my reviews keep getting shorter.

Papa Universe
December 8th 2018


22503 Comments


some will say it is a soundoff. i say it is cryptPOSy
yay for this perfectly okay albumee

Papa Universe
December 8th 2018


22503 Comments


also, use ?

Hawks
December 8th 2018


86980 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Nice.

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
December 8th 2018


9963 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

@bloon

I did myself kinda question "is this brevity or just lacking?" and while I admit that there sincerely was not much more I could have said, it would've been worthwhilee to at least try to dissect things a bit further.

I do want to get back into this whole reviewing thing a bit more seriously after all.

Papa Universe
December 8th 2018


22503 Comments


not everyone can be Mort.

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
December 8th 2018


9963 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Oh stop worrying about my feelings you fucking dingus

Just check this ep it shreds

veninblazer
December 8th 2018


16837 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I was waiting for BigPleb to review this so I could finally put my take on this album out and not worry about what Dewi would say, lol.

veninblazer
December 8th 2018


16837 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Whatever, I'll probably drop that in like a week.

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
December 8th 2018


9963 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

@bloon

Stop being such a baby back BITCH they own

veninblazer
December 8th 2018


16837 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

They don't compare to None So Vile in terms of how iconic they are, but they're still great. I personally find these Tomes easier to get through, but that's just me. They're both four tracks, and less than 20 minutes each, so I can spend that time on this and then return to something less aggressive.

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
December 9th 2018


18256 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

They’re sorta coming back

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
December 9th 2018


9963 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

It seems like people are wayyyy too hung up on None So Vile imo

veninblazer
December 9th 2018


16837 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah

honestly that album needs time to grow on me, currently I have that at a 4, it's clearly iconic and has its place but a lot of it feels just...the same.

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
December 9th 2018


32019 Comments


Yep Agent, Dedes played us all lol

MotokoKusanagi
December 9th 2018


4290 Comments


i thought this was pretty good

veninblazer
December 9th 2018


16837 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

@Dewi: I guess the deal is still on the table for me to drop my Cryptopsy review. Holy fuck have I been sitting on that one for a while now. LoL

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
December 9th 2018


32019 Comments


Sure, anytime, our dear Pleb seem to have slept on it.

veninblazer
December 9th 2018


16837 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I'll drop it once my trivium review (shameless plug) leaves the front page

and in the meantime I'll write up something for the new Voices from the Fuselage album.

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
December 9th 2018


18936 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Flo is the man



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