Tech Death legends Cryptopsy, currently on tour with Decapitated, recently announced their ninth album. An Insatiable Violence comes out June 20, 2025th, via Season of Mist. Pre-orders are live at the links below. This is Cryptopsy’s first album since winning a Canadian Grammy in 2024. The album also features a guest appearance by form Cryptopsy vocalist Mike DiSalvo on “Embrace the Nihility!” The band has dropped their second new single and video “Malicious Needs!” Watch it now!
Tracklist:
1. The Nimis Adoration (4:10)
2. Until There’s Nothing Left (3:59)
3. Dead Eyes Replete (3:57)
4. Fools Last Acclaim (3:26)
5. The Art of Emptiness (4:16)
6. Our Great Deception (4:21)
7. Embrace the Nihility (3:50)
8. Malicious Needs (5:52)
Total runtime: 33:53
More than 30 years into their storied career, Montreal death metal innovators Cryptopsy return with their ninth studio album, An Insatiable Violence, set for release on June 20, 2025 on Season of Mist.
Revered in extreme metal circles for such groundbreaking classics as 1994’s Blasphemy Made Flesh and the 1996 magnum opus None So Vile, Cryptopsy find yet another gear on An Insatiable Violence, which further solidifies the band’s place in the upper echelon of death metal. Coming out of the pandemic, the band dedicated themselves to staying on top of their game more than ever before, with the intention of consistently putting out a new record every two years. That started with 2023’s acclaimed As Gomorrah Burns, and continues 21 months later with An Insatiable Violence.
“We had to write the majority of An Insatiable Violence while on the Death to All tour, which was something we’d never done before”, vocalist Matt McGachy says. “Flo [Mounier, drums] and Chris [Donaldson, guitar] really put their hats on. It was a feat”.
“Ever since Covid our focus is clearer, a lot of work gets done faster, and we push each other to get it done.”, Mounier says. urns received from within the metal scene, the 2023 album achieved a first for Cryptopsy: earning them their first ever JUNO Award in 2024 for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year. “We had little-to-no expectations of winning” says McGachy. ”We didn’t even go to the ceremonies because we were on tour in Europe with Atheist. On the day we found out that we won, we had a crazy 18-hour drive from Derby to Germany, plus a ferry ride. But we still partied for 48 hours. Flo bought an expensive bottle of champagne”.
Cryptopsy recognize that not every death metal band sticks around long enough to win a Canadian Grammy 30 years into their career. The cover art for An Insatiable Violence was created by the late, great vocalist Martin Lacroix. “The album artwork has got to be one of the most important things to us!”, the band says. “Martin Lacroix was one of our vocalists, one of our great friends and one of the nicest people that anyone could have the privilege to meet. We really wish he was here with us to share this moment. His perfect smile would say it all! Rest in peace brother”.
With Cryptopsy’s latest career renaissance showing no signs of slowing down, the recent accolades are only the beginning. An Insatiable Violence reaches a new peak in a career loaded with them.
Lineup:
Christian Donaldson: Guitars
Flo Mounier: Drums & Backing Vocals
Matt McGachy: Vocals
Oli Pinard: Bass
Recording, Mixing & Mastering Studio:
Christian Donaldson’s Studio
Production, Sound & Mixing Engineer:
Christian Donaldson
Guest Musicians:
Mike DiSalvo performs vocals on “Embrace the Nihility”
Cover Art:
Martin Lacroix
Photography:
Maciej Pieloch
Biography:
Adrien Begrand
Catch the band on the remaining dates of their European tour with Decapitated, Warbringer, and Carnation:
Get tickets here: https://www.decapitatedband.net/tour
Remaining tour dates as follows:
May 14: Enschede, NL @ Metropool
May 15: Munich, DE @ Backstage
May 16: Aarau, CH @ Kiff
May 17: Lindau, DE @ Vaudeville
May 18: Vienna, AT @ Szene
May 19: Budapest, HU @ Durer Kert
May 20: Prague, CZ @ Fuchs2
May 21: Schweinfurt, DE @ Stattbahnhof
May 22: Dresden, DE @ Blauer Salon
May 23: Krakow, PL – Hype Park
May 24: Warsaw, PL @ Proxima
May 26: Berlin, DE @ Hole44
May 27: Aarhus, DK @ Voxhall
May 28: Hamburg, DE @ Logo
May 29: Vechta, DE @ Gulfhaus
May 30: Dortmund, DE @ Junkyard
May 31: Sint-Niklaas, BE @ Casino
June 1: Paris, FR @ La Machine
June 2: Luxembourg Esch sur Alzette @ Kulturfabrik
June 3: Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett
June 4: Karlsruhe, DE @ Substage
June 5: Milan, IT @ Legend Club
June 6: Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
June 7: Lyon, FR @ Lions Metal Fest
June 8: Maastricht, NL @ South Of Heaven*
Follow Cryptopsy:
https://cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial
https://www.instagram.com/cryptopsyofficial/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/29PgYwTelpNl6370XLqFtN
https://www.youtube.com/@CryptopsyDeathMetal
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/2941-cryptopsy