Once Was Not is the fifth album by Canadian technical death metal band Cryptopsy.
| Once Was Not | ||||
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| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Studio | Vortex, St. Constant, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal | |||
| Length | 49:40 | |||
| Language | English, French, German | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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| Embossed digipack slipcover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Alternative Press | [2] |
| Blabbermouth | 9/10[3] |
| BW&BK | 9/10[4] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8.5/10[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[6] |
Once Was Not is the first album to feature original vocalist Lord Worm since 1996's None So Vile, and would be his last with the band.[7] It is also the first album not to feature original guitarist Jon Levasseur (Levasseur does however perform a featured appearance on opening track "Luminum").[8]
Unlike previous albums, where Lord Worm's lyrical content consisted of gore, blasphemy, and sex, his lyrics on Once Was Not dealt with topics that affect the human race, such as war, famine, plague, and death.[9]
A digipak edition was released, limited to 10,000 copies, which comes in an embossed digipak with an entirely gold-ink-printed booklet.
A video was filmed for the track "The Pestilence That Walketh in Darkness".[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Luminum" | 1:45 |
| 2. | "In the Kingdom Where Everything Dies, the Sky Is Mortal" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Carrionshine" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Adeste Infidelis" | 4:38 |
| 5. | "The Curse of the Great" | 5:21 |
| 6. | "The Frantic Pace of Dying" | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Keeping the Cadaver Dogs Busy" | 5:58 |
| 8. | "Angelskingarden" | 7:07 |
| 9. | "The Pestilence that Walketh in Darkness (Psalm 91: 5-8)" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "The End" | 2:49 |
| 11. | "Endless Cemetery" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 49:40 | |
Personnel
editCryptopsy
edit- Lord Worm – vocals
- Alex Auburn – guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Langlois – bass guitar
- Flo Mounier – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
edit- Jon Levasseur – guitar on "Luminium"
- François Quévillon – artwork, design
- Martin Lacroix – artwork, illustration
- Ange Curcio – engineering (drums)
- U.E. Nastasi – mastering
- Sébastien Marsan – production, engineering, mixing
- Filip Ivanovic – booklet cover, back cover illustrations
References
edit- ^ "Once Was Not - Cryptopsy - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (31 January 2006). "Give the drummer some--or else". Alternative Press. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ "CD Reviews - Once Was Not Cryptopsy".
- ^ Perri, David. "Hardwares: Cryptopsy - Once Was Not". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Azevedo, Pedro (10 October 2005). "Cryptopsy - Once Was Not : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Lee, Cosmo (25 October 2005). "Cryptopsy - Once Was Not - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ "Pardon, Please: The Deciblog Interview With Lord Worm". Decibel Magazine. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Islander. "Jon Levasseur Archives". NO CLEAN SINGING. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Once Was Not by Cryptopsy". Genius. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Cryptopsy – The Pestilence That Walketh in Darkness (Psalm 91:5-8), retrieved 2021-05-23