Adrian Breeman, Author at Cryptic Rock

Zakk Sabbath – Doomed Forever Forever Doomed (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanMarch 6, 2024

Zakk Sabbath, the Zakk Wylde-fronted Black Sabbath tribute, makes up for a four-year wait by releasing a double-dose – Doomed Forever Forever Doomed, out March 1, 2024 through Magnetic Eye Records. Looking back, where 2020’s Vertigo covered the Birmingham legends’ self-titled 1970 debut (and took the ... Read More

The Obsessed – Gilded Sorrow (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanFebruary 29, 2024

What is there to say about Scott “Wino” Weinrich that has not been written already? Starting his first band, Warhorse (in the ’70s), he eventually changed the name to The Obsessed by the end of the decade. Before long, Saint Vitus, the Los Angeles American ... Read More

Overkill – Scorched (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanDecember 15, 2023

Somewhere they may still be a Metal fan, old or young, who has not kept up with Overkill, but they are likely one of the few… and they are definitely missing out. Scorched, out April 14th through Nuclear Blast, continues the path the band has been ... Read More

Carcass – Torn Arteries (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanDecember 21, 2021

Nearly a decade since the acclaimed Surgical Steel, Carcass have returned with a ripe full-length, Torn Arteries, on September 17, 2021 through Nuclear Blast Records. Formed in 1986, Carcass were borne of the Merseyside scene that produced acts such as Echo & the Bunnymen, A ... Read More

Spirit Adrift – Forge Your Future (EP Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanNovember 3, 2021

Buoyed rather than trapped by the pandemic, Spirit Adrift recently released Forge Your Future, a fresh EP of three new tunes, out on Friday, August 27th through Century Media. Forge Your Future marks the band’s first effort since the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic began; its predecessor, ... Read More

Dark the Suns – Suru Raivosi Sydämeni Pimeydessä (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanSeptember 21, 2021

Ending seven years of silence, Dark the Suns return in 2021 with Suru Raivosi Sydämeni Pimeydessä through Inverse Records on April 9th. The years have brought several supporting members, but founder and mastermind Mikko Ojala returns to helm vocals, guitars, and drums, joined as always ... Read More

Adrian Breeman

Zakk Sabbath – Doomed Forever Forever Doomed (Album Review)

The Obsessed – Gilded Sorrow (Album Review)

Overkill – Scorched (Album Review)

Carcass – Torn Arteries (Album Review)

Spirit Adrift – Forge Your Future (EP Review)

Dark the Suns – Suru Raivosi Sydämeni Pimeydessä (Album Review)

Zakk Sabbath – Doomed Forever Forever Doomed (Album Review)

The Obsessed – Gilded Sorrow (Album Review)

Overkill – Scorched (Album Review)

Carcass – Torn Arteries (Album Review)

Spirit Adrift – Forge Your Future (EP Review)

Dark the Suns – Suru Raivosi Sydämeni Pimeydessä (Album Review)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Smoke Trigger

Interview – Clayne Crawford & Summer Shelton

Interview – Bishop Briggs

Interview – Henry Thomas & Sarah Lind

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Blood Star (Movie Review)