Cryptopsy
Cryptopsy is a Canadian death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1988. The band has sold over 300,000 records.[5]
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 Performing at 2017's Party.San Metal Open Air festival in Germany. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Technical death metal,[1][2][3] brutal death metal[4] |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | cryptopsy |
| Members | Flo Mounier Christian Donaldson Matt McGachy Olivier Pinard |
| Past members | Mike Atkin John Todds Steve Thibault Lord Worm Dave Galea Kevin Weagle Jon Levasseur Martin Fergusson Miguel Roy Eric Langlois Mike DiSalvo Alex Auburn Martin Lacroix Daniel Mongrain Maggy Durand Youri Raymond Dominic Grimard |
Members
Current members
- Flo Mounier – drums (1992–present)
- Jon Levasseur – lead, rhythm guitars (1993–2005, 2011–present)
- Christian Donaldson – guitar (2005–present)
- Matt McGachy – lead vocals (2007–present)
- Olivier Pinard – bass guitar (2012–present)
Former members
- Vocals
- Lord Worm – lead vocals (1988–1997, 2003–2007)
- Mike DiSalvo – lead vocals (1997–2001)
- Martin Lacroix – lead vocals (2001–2003)
- Rhythm guitar
- Steve Thibault – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1988–1995, 1996)
- Miguel Roy – rhythm, lead guitars (1996–1999, 2004)
- Alex Auburn – rhythm guitar, lead, backing vocals (1999–2009)
- Youri Raymond – guitar, backing vocals (2009–2011), bass guitar (2011)
- Bass guitar
- John Todds – bass guitar (1988–1992) as Necrosis
- Kevin Weagle – bass guitar (1992–1993)
- Martin Fergusson – bass (1994–1995)
- Eric Langlois – bass guitar (1996–2011)
- Lead Guitar
- Dave Galea – lead, rhythm guitars, vocals (1992–1993, 2000)
- Keyboards
- Maggy Durand – keyboards (2007–2008)
- Drums
- Mike Atkin – drums (1988–1992) as Necrosis
Session members
- Dan Mongrain – lead guitar (2004)
- Steve Shyy (aka Steven J. Robillard) – keyboards (studio and live) as Necrosis
Discography
Studio albums
- Blasphemy Made Flesh (1994)
- None So Vile (1996)
- Whisper Supremacy (1998)
- …And Then You'll Beg (2000)
- Once Was Not (2005)
- The Unspoken King (2008)
- Cryptopsy (2012)
Live albums
- None So Live (2003)
Demos
- Ungentle Exhumation (1993)
Cryptopsy Media
Once Was Not (2005) is original vocalist Lord Worm's final album with the band. He departed shortly before The Unspoken King (2008) was conceptualized.
Former guitarist Jon Levasseur live in Austin, Texas (2003)
The Canadian technical death metal band Cryptopsy at the Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 in Obermehler-Schlotheim/Germany.
Guitarist Christian Donaldson
The Canadian technical death metal band Cryptopsy at the Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 in Obermehler-Schlotheim/Germany.
The Canadian technical death metal band Cryptopsy at the Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 in Obermehler-Schlotheim/Germany.
References
- ↑ Harris, Chris. "Cryptopsy Drummer Dismisses Sell-Out Claims; Plus Sepultura & More News That Rules, In Metal File". MTV.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ↑ Robinson, Iann. "Metal File: Hard & Heavy News On Judas Priest, Vader, Fireball Ministry, Children of Bodom, Cryptopsy & More". MTV.com. Retrieved August 15, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ Harris, Chris; Wiederhorn, Jon. "36 Crazyfists Pounding Away On Next Album; Plus Anthrax, Ipsissimus & More News That Rules, In Metal File". MTV.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Cryptopsy - the Unspoken King".
- ↑ "Extreme Metal Drumming". Flo Mounier. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
