Adrian Breeman, Author at Cryptic Rock

Deathwhite – Grave Image (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 30, 2020

Based within the dark hills of Pittsburgh, PA, the Death/Doom outfit Deathwhite are due to release a fresh album, Grave Image, on Friday, January 31st through Season of Mist. For those unfamiliar, the band burst onto the scene in the mid-teens, wearing strong influences pegged ... Read More

Jorn – Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 22, 2020

Legendary Norwegian Rock Vocalist Jørn Lande is no stranger to covers, and Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics, the latest collection under his eponymous band Jorn, is due out Friday, January 24th through Frontiers Music s.r.l.. In a slight departure from his earlier cover ... Read More

Konvent – Puritan Masochism (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 22, 2020

Fresh off a successful four-song demo, Konvent are set to release Puritan Masochism, their debut album, on Friday, January 24th through Napalm Records. Based in Denmark, the band deals with colossal Death/Doom Metal, taking the slow, determined path to absolute pain and destruction. Set to ... Read More

Mortiis – Spirit of Rebellion (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 22, 2020

The dark mind of Mortiis is set to release Spirit of Rebellion, the outfit’s return to Dark Dungeon Music, on Friday, January 24th through Omnipresence Production / Dead Seed Productions. Billed as a re-imagining of the 1994 classic Ånden som Gjorde Opprør (literally, “the spirit ... Read More

Sons of Apollo – MMXX (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 15, 2020

Made up of Progressive and Hard Rock veterans, Sons of Apollo has barely made fans wait two years for the follow-up to their 2017 debut Psychotic Symphony, in fact, the band even released a live effort, Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony, in August of ... Read More

Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanNovember 29, 2019

San Diego-bred death camp Cattle Decapitation is back with Death Atlas, on Friday, November 29th through longtime home Metal Blade Records. Their eighth overall album, finishing just past fifty-five minutes, Death Atlas marks the band’s longest opus to date, following the pattern of their recent ... Read More

Adrian Breeman

Deathwhite – Grave Image (Album Review)

Jorn – Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics (Album Review)

Konvent – Puritan Masochism (Album Review)

Mortiis – Spirit of Rebellion (Album Review)

Sons of Apollo – MMXX (Album Review)

Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas (Album Review)

Deathwhite – Grave Image (Album Review)

Jorn – Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics (Album Review)

Konvent – Puritan Masochism (Album Review)

Mortiis – Spirit of Rebellion (Album Review)

Sons of Apollo – MMXX (Album Review)

Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas (Album Review)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Entity (1983)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)

Developing Artist Showcase – Lightworker

Developing Artist Showcase – Creeper

Developing Artist Showcase – Sede Vacante

Interview – Kevin Starrs of Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats

Interview – Sebastian Bach

Interview – Imani of The Pharcyde

Sybreed – Slave Design (20th Anniversary Edition Review)

Cellar Door (Movie Review)

Joy Oladokun – Observations From a Crowded Room (Album Review)