The Unspoken King

The Unspoken King is the sixth studio album of the Canadian death metal band Cryptopsy. The album was released on May 23, 2008 by Century Media Records, and marked a shift in Cryptopsy's musical style following the departure of vocalist Lord Worm. This shift is characterized by the incorporation of metalcore elements such as breakdowns, clean singing vocals and keyboard accompaniment, as well as less of an emphasis on the time signature changes and polyrhythmic elements. It was the last album to feature guitarist Alex Auburn and bassist Eric Langlois respectively. A music video for the track "Worship Your Demons" debuted on MTV Headbangers Ball on June 14, 2008.^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Matt McGachy, all music written by Cryptopsy.

1. "Worship Your Demons" – 2:12
2. "The Headsmen" – 5:14
3. "Silence the Tyrants" – 4:09
4. "Bemoan the Martyr" – 4:10
5. "Leach" – 4:48
6. "The Plagued" – 4:09
7. "Resurgence of an Empire" – 4:40
8. "Anoint the Dead" – 3:19
9. "Contemplate Regicide" – 5:29
10. "Bound Dead" – 6:26
11. "(Exit) the Few" – 2:31

Personnel

• Matt McGachy − vocals
• Alex Auburn − guitar, vocals
• Christian Donaldson – guitar
• Maggie Durand − keyboard, samples
• Eric Langlois − bass
• Flo Mounier − backing vocals, drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Gabriel McCaughry – vocals ("Anoint the Dead")
• Youri Raymond – vocals ("Leach")

• Cryptopsy – production, mixing
• Christian Donaldson – production, mixing
• Jeff Fortin – recording, engineering
• Bernard Belley – mastering

References