Cryptopsy
An Insatiable Violence


4.0
excellent

Review

by Ryan P CONTRIBUTOR (224 Reviews)
June 28th, 2025 | 114 replies


Release Date: 06/20/2025 | Tracklist

Review Summary: THAT'S IT, GO AHEAD AND RUN, RUN HOME AND CRY TO MAMA!

Ahhhh yes, good ole Cryptopsy! One of the most polarizing bands in the history of death metal. They're still mostly known for making arguably the best brutal death metal album of all-time, None So Vile. Many people will tell you that the band fell off after that release, but those people also have no idea what they’re talking about. No, the band did not die with Lord Worm’s departure. Yes, his vocals were a huge part of what made this band famous, but it’s not like the other members stopped knowing how to write riffs and head-spinning blasts.

Now here we are, over 30 years later, and Cryptopsy is still going strong. Yes, there have been some hiccups (ugh…The Unspoken King) and lineup changes over the years, but not much has really changed. Now, in 2025, the boys have graced us with the followup to one of the best death metal albums of the 2020s, As Gomorrah Burns. So, how does An Insatiable Violence hold up? Not bad, my friends, not bad.

Some people will complain about the production. Yes, it’s very in-your-face and maybe a bit too clean, but it sounds like these riffs were written inside an alien spaceship, blazing at the speed of light. The combination of brutality and technicality is just right. Jon Levasseur was most known for writing riffs that were off-kilter and wonky and his contributions were elite-level, but let’s stop acting like his replacement, Christian Donaldson, is some slouch. This man now has multiple LPs and EPs where his riffage is absolutely mindblowing, and this album is no different.

Flo is still Flo. Even at 50 years old, he hasn’t slowed down a bit. He’s still as technically proficient as ever and his blast beats will still hit you as hard as Muhammad Ali punching you square in your jaw. His work on the past two albums sounds refreshing and like he has his groove in complete control. There’s a reason he’s considered one of the best drummers in death metal history and it’s on full display here.

And now we get to the vocals from Matt McGachy. This man was universally clowned when he replaced Lord Worm, and I have to say, I clowned him as well. Going from Lord Worm’s final performance on Once Was Not to the generic deathcore shouts on The Unspoken King was an unpleasant surprise to all fans of the band, but ever since that point, Matt has shined. His gutturals are as menacing as ever and his high-pitched howls are chill-inducing. He has really been on top of his game since the Tome EPs dropped and he’s never sounded as evil as he does today.

So basically, it’s another banger of an album from Cryptopsy. As I said, the production may irk some people, but if you’re a fan of face-melting riffs and testicle-smashing drums, I can’t imagine you not liking this. Cryptopsy has been striking terror into the hearts of death metal fans for over 30 years now, and An Insatiable Violence is no different.



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Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 28th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Hello album rules.

brickhed
June 28th 2025


930 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

cryptopsy wished to make the best death metal album, got it, and now everything they make is compared to none so vile and the unspoken king



"i dont like the drum production, so its deathcore"

"lord worms not on it? bands been boring for 25 years"

also why did you make a review it would be funnier for it to just never have one like it did for a week

Pon
Emeritus
June 28th 2025


6186 Comments


"One of the most polarizing bands in the history of death metal." They've got some polarising albums but most DM fiends will still tell you Cryptopsy are among the greats, especially outside the vacuum of the internet.

Agreed re: Lord Worm's absence. Main attraction for me has always been Flo anyway. Gud 'view

Kusangii
June 28th 2025


7948 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Inject those 300 bpm blast beats into my veins m/

MikeyPalmice
June 28th 2025


128 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

only problem i have with this one is that the melodic guitar parts are somewhat lost in the mix/ barely audible

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 28th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Thanks Pon bro!! Glad y'all are digging! :]

heck
June 28th 2025


7324 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the mix is grating in general but otherwise this slaps

Scoot
June 28th 2025


23561 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

good stuff

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 28th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Mix is a bit rough, but I don't mind it tbh. Very happy this is getting a good reception.

Titan
June 28th 2025


26192 Comments


i still haven't heard this

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 28th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Get on it bro!!

JayEnder
June 29th 2025


22288 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Mix is fine. Album smokes m/

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 29th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

HARD!!!

KingdomOfTyrant
June 29th 2025


803 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

damn fine album

mindleviticus
June 29th 2025


10834 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

hell ya brother m/

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 29th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Glad we all agree!!

Azazzel
June 29th 2025


1146 Comments


decent interview here with vocalist McGachy https://heavymusichq.com/cryptopsy-interview/
paraphrasing
>we have a 10 year plan to release as much as we can til legacy member Flo (drummer) can no longer play then that's the end but we want to make relevant and creatively uncomfortable music

> looking at crowd responses while writing a new record really just encouraged us to write something that was groovier ... trying to repeat sections just a little bit longer so that people who don’t know the band can understand what the hell is going on

>Chris and Flo always base writing on tempo- there's the grind, the blast. Flo unlocked a swivel technique with his feet we've been using and atypically gravity blasts when necessary

>McGachy likes writing concept records, the album is about social media as a self-torture device. Cryptopsy doom scrolls and gets depressed too

>We're thankful of Deathcore kids inventing new sounds pushing metal forward and bringing extreme metal to a new generation

>I have a podcast and work in childcare once a week

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 29th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Damn, nice!!!

kzy
June 29th 2025


136 Comments


i like how this band evolve since release 2 EPs in range of 3 years.
As Gomorrah Burns is like a testament to this band to take step more further.

especially you can hear "In Abeyance" song which Matt screaming Doraemon in 10 seconds.

it's not like a dream, it's a direct punch right on my face.

Hawks
Contributing Reviewer
June 29th 2025


107378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Gomorrah is one of my fav dm albums of the 2020s, as I mentioned in the review. Such a banger.



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