Music Reviews

In-depth, thoughtful, well-written reviews of a broad spectrum of music. Everything from Rock-n-Roll, Heavy Metal, and Pop to Hip Hop and Blues is covered on Cryptic Rock Magazine.

Northlane – Mirror’s Edge (EP Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueApril 8, 2024

Australia’s award-winning Northlane is back with its first new material since 2022’s No. 1 ARIA chart-topping Obsidian. Their latest, a 6-song EP entitled Mirror’s Edge, is an independent release that arrives on Friday, April 12, 2024. And yes, it is worth the hype! Created alongside ... Read More

Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget Me (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 8, 2024

For many, it is extremely difficult to find something that grabs them in the ever so glossed modern Pop music world. A time where Pop music, by and large, has been homogenized to auto-tuned vocals, superficial lyrical content, and vacuous personalities… thankfully there are some ... Read More

Peter Garrett – The True North (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaApril 8, 2024

Formed over five decades ago, Australian Rock band Midnight Oil has been one of the pioneers and pillars of New Wave/Alternative music. With a studio discography of 13 albums – from 1978’s self-titled to 2022’s Resist – they have been nothing less than prolific. As well, their socially ... Read More

AC/DC – Celebrating 50 Golden Years of Rock-n-Roll

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 5, 2024

AC/DC are one of those Rock bands that everyone knows, no matter their background or age demographic. A factor due to the extensive use of their logo on everything from t-shirts to coffee mugs, next to KISS, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, they ... Read More

Castle Rat – Into the Realm (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 5, 2024

Heavy Metal and medieval themes go together like the sun and moon, earth and sky, wind and water, sound and fury, and so on and so forth. Factors that cannot be denied, some of the most beloved bands to unite these two worlds into one ... Read More

Blue Oyster Cult - Ghost Stories / Frontiers SRL (2024)

Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories (Album Review)

Jackie KnightowlJackie KnightowlApril 5, 2024

Originally released in 1976, Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” has sustained itself as one of the most iconic Rock songs ever. A band originating out on Long Island, New York, BÖC are easily recognizable by their Psychedelic, Heavy Metal signature sound that unquestionably ... Read More