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Cryptic Rock Magazine is a digital entertainment magazine covering a broad range of music and film. Established over a decade, Cryptic Rock has in-depth music reviews, film reviews, retrospective reviews, interviews, and live concert photography/reviews.

Dead or Alive – The Pete Hammond Hi-NRG Remixes (Colored 2LP Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 17, 2024

Sadly, the two key figures behind Dead or Alive – Vocalist Peter Burns and multi-instrumentalist Steve Coy – are no longer part of the material world. Coming out of England, Dead or Alive are famously recognized for their massively successful 1984 single “You Spin Me ... Read More

Blood for Dust (Movie Review)

Cara McWilliamCara McWilliamApril 17, 2024

Directed by Rod Blackhurst (Here Alone 2016, John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise 2021), who reunites with Scriptwriter David Ebeltoft (Here Alone 2016, Root Letter 2022), Blood for Dust is a thriller that demonstrates how desperate times can call for desperate measures with terrible consequences. In select ... Read More

The Yardbirds – Psycho Daisies – The Complete B-Sides (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 16, 2024

Popularly referred to as the British Invasion, breaking it down, the mid-1960s was a time where there was an influx of talented, new bands arising from the UK to international acclaim. Led by mega acts like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who, others ... Read More

Filter – The Very Best Things (1995–2008) (Vinyl Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 16, 2024

The mid-90s saw Industrial Rock rise in popularity with broader audiences thanks to bands like Nine Inch Nails. Leading the way for others in the genre to find new followers, you also had acts like Stabbing Westward, Marilyn Manson, as well as Filter. Looking at ... Read More

Interview – Wolf Hoffmann of Accept

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoApril 15, 2024

Of all the legacy Heavy Metal bands still in existence, there are few who can boast such consistent output as Accept. The Germans even reformed with a new American singer, finding new stability and now entering their sixth album cycle – no easy feat in ... Read More

Black Girl – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Clear Black Swirl Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 15, 2024

Social commentary in cinema has been an intricate part of modern culture for each of the past five decades. Something that has been touched in a wide range of genres, by filmmakers including George A. Romero in Horror, Spike Lee in Comedy or Drama, let ... Read More