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.

Agnostic Front – Get Loud! (Album Review)

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Just shy of forty years ago, the politically driven Agnostic Front was introduced to the New York Hardcore scene. A highly influential band, also considered pioneers in pushing the crossover Thrash movement, they have continued to make an impression across the land album after album, ... Read More

Otherwise – Defy (Album Review)

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Rockin’ out of Las Vegas, Nevada since 2003, the band known as Otherwise – Adrian Patrick (vocals), Ryan Patrick (guitar), Tony Carboney (bass), and Brian Medeiros (drums) – are set to drop their brand new album, Defy, on Friday, November 8, 2019 via their new ... Read More