Sascha Becker, Author at Cryptic Rock

Varg – Götterdämmerung (EP Review)

Sascha BeckerSascha BeckerApril 24, 2017

Founded over a decade ago, Germany’s Varg are a Metal band on a mission. Begun purely as a Pagan Metal act, creating songs with German lyrics, their name is lent from the Nordic mythology which means wolf. Highly talented, Varg has not been without criticism in the German ... Read More

While She Sleeps – You Are We (Album Review)

Sascha BeckerSascha BeckerApril 17, 2017

If one asks oneself, where on this planet is the most fertile soil for modern Metalcore bands, chances are they will immediately have the British industrial stronghold Sheffield in mind. Beside the multi-seller Bring Me The Horizon, along with many other promising acts, one has ... Read More

Smash Into Pieces – Rise And Shine (Album Review)

Sascha BeckerSascha BeckerJanuary 30, 2017

“Anything standing between us and our dreams, we Smash Into Pieces,” chants the Swedish based multiple award-winning Electro Rock act by the same name. Established back in 2008, they quickly learned about the highs and lows of the music business by signing a record deal ... Read More

Julien-K – California Noir – Chapter Two: Nightlife in Neon (Album Review)

Sascha BeckerSascha BeckerDecember 22, 2016

Rising from the ashes of the Electro Rock veterans Orgy, the Long Beach, California based Synth-Wave-Rock trio Julien-K were founded in 2003 as a side project. Starting the early days in a more Rock orientated way, Julien-K developed their sound more to their New Wave and ... Read More

In Flames – Battles (Album Review)

Sascha BeckerSascha BeckerNovember 14, 2016

It is always difficult to find the right introduction of one of Gothenburg, Sweden’s finest Metal bands, In Flames. Fans of the early days are still waiting for a new album that goes back to the roots of the early ’90s of the band. That ... Read More

Sonic Syndicate – Confessions (Album Review)

Sascha BeckerSascha BeckerOctober 14, 2016

It almost feels like yesterday when the Swedish Melodic-Deathcore act Sonic Syndicate from Falkenberg released their self-titled studio effort in 2014. Always acting in the shadow of genre leading bands like In Flames or Soilwork, the underrated Sonic Syndicate look back on successful career, touring ... Read More