CRYPTOPSY · The Book Of Suffering - Tome I + II | TRANSPARENT VIOLET LP

Transparent violet vinyl in standard cover with 4-page insert. Limited to 100 copies.

Background information about 'The Book Of Suffering - Tome I + II'

After three decades of technical death metal supremacy, Cryptopsy delivers their most cohesive statement with this unified release of "The Book Of Suffering" saga. Originally split across two separate EPs in 2015 and 2018, these companion pieces now unite to form a devastating conceptual journey through the darkest corners of human psychology. The Canadian masters craft a narrative that explores both the inflictors and survivors of suffering, creating their most thematically ambitious work to date.

Tome I plunges listeners into the minds of phobophiles who inflict torment, including the harrowing true story behind "Detritus (The One They Kept)" - a twisted tale inspired by a Greyhound bus incident that shocked the nation. The technical brutality reaches new heights with "The Knife, The Head And What Remains" and "Halothane Glow," showcasing the band's evolution beyond their legendary "None So Vile" era. Tome II shifts perspective to those who've escaped their tormentors, with "Sire Of Sin" becoming an instant classic about breaking free from a notorious religious cult. The closing tracks "Fear His Displeasure" and "The Laws Of The Flesh" cement this collection as the band's strongest material of the new millennium.

For fans of:
Suffocation, Gorguts, Dying Fetus, Wormed

Track listing

A1. Detritus (The One They Kept)
A2. The Knife, The Head And What Remains
A3. Halothane Glow
A4. Framed By Blood
B1. The Wretched Living
B2. Sire Of Sin
B3. Fear His Displeasure
B4. The Laws Of The Flesh

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