Cryptopsy – ‘Blasphemy Made Flesh’ Vinyl

There is a monster within the dark confines of the technical death metal that emanates with everything that is ideally not right in this world. That monster is Cryptopsy.

‘Blasphemy Made Flesh’ shows us an embryonic Cryptopsy that is inexperienced at killing, yet still an able killer, and one that frequently rears its head into its maturity that we later called ‘None So Vile.’

As always, old-school Cryptopsy is the epitome of tech death. Flo Mounier, the Jesus of the drum kit, even all those years ago is a thunderstorm. The guitar work is possibly even more interesting than that of later recordings they did. A great deal of melody is not present in their later releases. It is very fresh and is a darkly elegant complement to the chaotic atmosphere. Like ‘None So Vile,’ ‘Blasphemy Made Flesh’ is heavy in bass lines. However, they are lacking in comparison to that of the former. Now, as every review of this album has stated, Lord Worm is unrivaled in his vocal.

Some even prefer his performance on ‘Blasphemy Made Flesh’ over ‘None So Vile.’ They are deeper, more carnivorous, and just sheer sonic antagonism. The scream at the end of ‘Open Face Surgery,’ as stated by many, is one of the crowning achievements of extreme metal.