Cryptopsy Claim Second Decibel Magazine Cover as 2026 Tour Dominance Continues!

There are death metal bands, and then there is Cryptopsy. The Canadian extreme metal legends have officially landed their second Decibel Magazine cover in under a year, cementing 2026 as another career peak for one of the most vicious and technically lethal bands the genre has ever produced.

Fresh off tearing through a largely sold-out European headline tour, Cryptopsy show zero signs of slowing down. The band is once again nominated for Best Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards , a category they already conquered just two years ago. Now, they are set to headline the longest-running heavy metal tour in North America as the featured act on the Decibel Magazine Tour 2026.

Their latest album, An Insatiable Violence , has been a major catalyst behind this renewed surge of momentum. The record sees the band blending surgical precision with savage intent, proving they are not just surviving in the modern death metal landscape, but dominating it. The Decibel cover also nods to Cryptopsy’s legendary legacy, with 2026 marking the 30th anniversary of their genre-defining album None So Vile , a release that remains a benchmark for technical brutality.

Decibel Magazine Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian summed it up best, calling this era “Peak Cryptopsy,” a rare moment where a band’s ferocious present and untouchable past collide at full force. The issue also features tourmates Necrot, Fulci, and Blood Monolith, who will be supporting Cryptopsy on the road during the 2026 Decibel Magazine Tour.

The band themselves did not downplay the significance of the moment, expressing pride in returning to the cover of what many consider the world’s foremost authority on heavy metal. With a stacked lineup, a milestone anniversary, and one of the most punishing live sets in modern extreme metal, these shows are shaping up to be the kind people brag about surviving.

The Decibel Magazine Tour 2026 will span 21 dates across the U.S. and Canada, with Cryptopsy performing material from both None So Vile and An Insatiable Violence. For longtime fans, it is a celebration of three decades of sonic violence. For newer listeners, it is a front-row seat to a band that refuses to age quietly.

If there is any doubt left about Cryptopsy’s place at the top of the death metal food chain, 2026 is here to shut that down. Loudly.

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