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Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
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Author:  lord_ghengis [ Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Honestly don't mind the single. That sort of choppiness is fairly inline with a "proper" Cryptopsy sound, and I don't even have big issues with the production there. Other than Matt being a woeful vocalist it seems pretty decent.
Author:  Metal_On_The_Ascendant [ Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Strong enough first single, I think. I shall give this a proper listen when it releases.
Author:  Andrew_Adams [ Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
I don't put on my blinders often, but man I love Cryptopsy. Their history and complete discography are as interesting as any other for me. I love everything they have ever done, aside from TUK, which I have warmed up to a bit. The single sounds like an extension of The Book of Suffering, which is great. Cryptopsy glasses forever, I can't wait for this album.
Author:  Kalaratri [ Fri Aug 04, 2023 10:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Here's the second single:
Author:  Firmament1 [ Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
In terms of songwriting, I think I prefer it over the last one. But man, I still don't like the production...
Author:  Thy Shrine [ Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
I only know the first two albums, but I agree the production is waty too polished, god I hate that you can actually hear the bass drop echo like that, when it stops for a second, what total bullshit.

I thought the second song was not that bad, it kinda had some of those more melodic and elegant tremolo riffs that old cryptopsy was always good at back in the day, but I can't stand the singer either, in addition to completely failing to have any bit of intensity, he just sounds like a complete tough guy douche to me, I thought the charm of cryptopsy was the vocals being absolutely incoherent, the super enunciated delivery just doesn't work, it's like simultaneously generic as fuck and completely sub par, makes no sense
Author:  Firmament1 [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
First impressions: Pretty good, misgivings about production aside. Matt's vocals are divisive, but I generally think he gets the job done, and he overall comes off as less goofy on this record than he did on Tome II. Songwriting's also pretty decently improved from the Book of Suffering era. Less disjointed, and better flow.

I don't think anyone who was already skeptical of this record is going to get much out of it, but I can totally see myself spinning at least a few tracks from this now and again.
Author:  cultofkraken [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
I honestly…. Think this album fucks. There’s some of those classic suffocation esque breakdowns on this record, some of those lovely tremolo riffs… and the insane Flo drumming with some even interesting dissonant riffing here and there. Honestly think it’s the best thing they’ve done since Once was Not. Consider my somewhat hesitant expectations met.

They’ll never give us another BMF or None So Vile but this is a brutally effective concise little record.
Author:  poormouth100 [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 7:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
it's not bad. probably in the upper half of their discography from whisper supremacy onward. not really my kind of death metal tho
Author:  nakzox [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
This is way better than I was expecting.
Author:  Slater922 [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Just listened to it. This one was surprisingly really good. Good to see that they still somewhat got it.
Author:  koolaidprodigy [ Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
This album definitely surprised me. Best one they have had in a very long time.
Author:  Kalaratri [ Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Yeah I think this is the best thing they've done in decades, don't know where they got the inspiration from but I hope it continues.
Author:  Frank Booth [ Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Yeah, I'm enjoying it a great deal. Best since Whisper Supremacy.
Author:  Roc [ Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
I've been a fan of Cryptopsy ever since I heard "Crown of Horns" on a compilation CD when I was 14 years old in 1996. I was instantly HOOKED. I enjoy all of their material up to Whisper Supremacy a lot. The next 3 albums don't do a whole lot for me anymore but they are good for what they are. I just never revisit any of those 3 (And Then You'll Beg, Once Was Not, The unspoken King). Then there is the self titled from 2012 which breathed new life into the band back then in my opinion, and I like that album a lot! Tomes I & II didn't really do anything for me. They are also good for what they are but I don't listen to them.

As for this new album - I am actually enjoying it quite a bit! I listened to it on Bandcamp on Friday and liked what I heard so I decided to go to my local record store after work and bought the CD. I really like the cover artwork too! This is a solid album with much of the classic and chaotic Cryptopsy style and sound. The only things I would change is I wish it had a different snare drum sound, one that just "pops" through the mix more would have been cool. And if there were perhaps just a few more of those signature melodic grinds that they do. But these are minor complaints and overall I think this is a fine album by a classic death metal band that I grew up on. It is also the perfect duration with 8 songs at just a little over a half hour.
Author:  lord_ghengis [ Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
'salright. Pretty harmless, not as spazzy and skittish as the pure Levassuer tech work out stuff, yet still feels fairly Cryptopsy-ish on the main. Nothing really grabbed me but it went by pretty pleasantly also despite Matt's poor vocals and some not great production choices. Probably better than could have been expected for post-all-the-main-writers-leaving Cryptopsy.
Author:  SanPeron [ Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
I like it, it reminds me a little of old Cryptopsy but with a more modern feel. This one and the self-titled are the best ones of the band that aren't the first two.
Author:  Kalaratri [ Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
I'll say this about McGachy, I think he has improved as a vocalist. He's certainly not the best vocalist Cryptopsy has had but considering the position he started from with The Unspoken King, his vocals on this album are much, much, better than I would've expected.
Author:  ChineseDownhill [ Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Yeah I don't have much to say about where this new one lands in their discography ranking but I found the vocals perfectly acceptable.

But I'm a weirdo who heard the DiSalvo era first and didn't mind those vocals either.
Author:  HeavenDuff [ Mon Sep 11, 2023 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
The biggest issue I have when listening to new Cryptopsy, is that I can't listen to it without comparing it to what I consider to be their best material, their first two albums. And whatever they release doesn't seem to ever coming close to matching the quality of these first two releases. However, I know that this isn't a fair comparison, especially considering the fact that a lot of musicians have came and went from the band since. So, I try to not evaluate their music by that standard. But this inevitably leads me to thinking that I probably wouldn't be listening to their music if it didn't have the name Cryptopsy on it. Or would I? I really can't tell, because I feel like I'm biased either way.

Keeping all of this in mind, I would have to say that the new album is decent enough. I'll have to give it a few more spins to let everything sink in, and to know if I feel the album to be good enough, as a standalone piece of art, for me to really enjoy it fully. On first full listen, I'd say it's good, but that nothing stands out significantly. But 'Ill definitely have to listen to it again.
Author:  MalignantTyrant [ Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
I really don't see what the big issue is with the vocals. They aren't that bad. I don't even think they detract from the album in any major way, honestly.

I'd give it a solid 6.5-7/10
Author:  Russian_BladderStorm [ Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
After listening a couple times, it's pretty good. Matt sounds a lot better than when he first joined. The problem for me is, now Cryptopsy has that meathead tough guy sound to it, which so many other bands have. I think he is my favorite of the other singers, excluding Lord Worm obviously. The thing I love about Lord Worm is that he sounded sick and deranged, almost as if he were holding back vomit at times... you got the sense he had evil inside of him, and that made him cool. The other singers sound like they are just trying to sound really tough. I'm just an old chunk of coal tho, and things change... But it's good other folks are still enjoying them today.

I got to play a show with Cryptopsy years back after Matt and Donaldson joined. Couldn't be nicer dudes.
Author:  ThePoop [ Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Thought the s/t album was mostly forgettable. Really got excited about modern Cryptopsy from the two Tome EPs though which I still think are the best of post-Whisper. This album follows suit. I enjoy it, nothing ground breaking but just about met my most hopeful expectations for what 2023 legacy Cryptopsy can deliver.

Also I’ll say it: I think Matt is not just a passing vocalist at this point in his career… he might just be good
Author:  HeavenDuff [ Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (September 8, 2023)
Russian_BladderStorm wrote:
After listening a couple times, it's pretty good. Matt sounds a lot better than when he first joined. The problem for me is, now Cryptopsy has that meathead tough guy sound to it, which so many other bands have. I think he is my favorite of the other singers, excluding Lord Worm obviously. The thing I love about Lord Worm is that he sounded sick and deranged, almost as if he were holding back vomit at times... you got the sense he had evil inside of him, and that made him cool. The other singers sound like they are just trying to sound really tough. I'm just an old chunk of coal tho, and things change... But it's good other folks are still enjoying them today.

I got to play a show with Cryptopsy years back after Matt and Donaldson joined. Couldn't be nicer dudes.


I couldn't really put my finger on what I felt about the vocals, but I think you have something here. The vocals do have this feeling of growling because death metal growls, and it sounds tough. I don't know. These days, the vocals don't standout much in Cryptopsy. They are solid, proficient, and Matt sure is a good vocalist, but yeah, nothing can touch the uniqueness of Lord Worm's vocals.
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