Cryptopsy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cryptopsy
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Technical death metal, deathcore (2008–present)
Years active	1988–1992 (as Necrosis) 1992-present (as Cryptopsy)
Labels	Century Media, Regain, Displeased
Associated acts	Capharnaum, Gorguts, Quo Vadis, The Agonist, Mythosis, 3 Mile Scream
Members	Jon Levasseur Flo Mounier Christian Donaldson Matt McGachy Olivier Pinard
Past members	See below

Cryptopsy is a Canadian death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1988. The band has sold over 300,000 records.

Members

Current members

• Flo Mounier – drums (1992–present)
• Jon Levasseur – lead, rhythm guitars (1993–2005, 2011–present)
• Christian Donaldson – guitar (2005–present)
• Matt McGachy – lead vocals (2007–present)
• Olivier Pinard – bass guitar (2012–present)

Former members

Vocals

• Lord Worm – lead vocals (1988–1997, 2003–2007)
• Mike DiSalvo – lead vocals (1997–2001)
• Martin Lacroix – lead vocals (2001–2003)

Rhythm guitar

• Steve Thibault – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1988–1995, 1996)
• Miguel Roy – rhythm, lead guitars (1996–1999, 2004)
• Alex Auburn – rhythm guitar, lead, backing vocals (1999–2009)
• Youri Raymond – guitar, backing vocals (2009–2011), bass guitar (2011)

Bass guitar

• John Todds – bass guitar (1988–1992) as Necrosis
• Kevin Weagle – bass guitar (1992–1993)
• Martin Fergusson – bass (1994–1995)
• Eric Langlois – bass guitar (1996–2011)

Lead Guitar

• Dave Galea – lead, rhythm guitars, vocals (1992–1993, 2000)

Keyboards

• Maggy Durand – keyboards (2007–2008)

Drums

• Mike Atkin – drums (1988–1992) as Necrosis

Session members

• Dan Mongrain – lead guitar (2004)
• Steve Shyy (aka Steven J. Robillard) – keyboards (studio and live) as Necrosis

Images for kids

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  Guitarist Jon Levasseur live in Austin Texas (2003).

See also

In Spanish: Cryptopsy para niños