The new vocalist, Matt McGachy, is abominable. First of all, I'm not entirely sure his balls have dropped, as his voice often scratches during his bizarre high-pitched wails. Secondly, the band has made the decision to have him contribute a large amount of melodic singing to the record - a first for Cryptopsy. Why they made this decision is beyond me, as the kid just can't sing. He's more Gerard Way than Howard Jones.

In a way, The Unspoken King feels like an attempt to rip off as many bands as possible in a set amount of time. There are moments when one will recognize elements of everyone from Korn and The Deftones (vocally) to Despised Icon. I mention Despised Icon in particular because they are a fellow Montreal band who play with Cryptopsy quite often. Despised Icon's sound exemplifies the current popular sound, and I feel like Cryptopsy probably saw how well they get the floor moving at shows (not to mention how much merch they probably sell) and said, "Hey, I want to do that too!"

Unfortunately, I'm not sure how well their album will catch on, as it just struggles to find any sort of coherence and consistency. At almost all points it feels lost and unsure of its direction. I hate to say it, but Cryptopsy have completely lost their way. Filed under metalcore.