Adrian Breeman, Author at Cryptic Rock

Possessed – Revelations of Oblivion (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanMay 6, 2019

Death Metal legends Possessed are back with their new album, Revelations of Oblivion, on Friday, May 10th, 2019 through Nuclear Blast. Their first full-length of original material since 1986’s Beyond the Gates, which itself came on the heels of their legendary 1985 debut Seven Churches, ... Read More

Doomstress – Sleep Among the Dead (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanMay 6, 2019

After three years of touring, EPs, and splits, Texas Doom quartet Doomstress are set to release Sleep Among the Dead, their first full-length, on Friday, May 10th through Ripple Music. The brainchild of Vocalist/Bassist Alexis Hollada, known throughout Heavy Metal circles as Doomstress Alexis, this ... Read More

L7 – Scatter the Rats (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanApril 29, 2019

Los Angeles foursome L7 are set to release their seventh album, Scatter the Rats, on May 3rd through Blackheart Records; the legendary label started by Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna nearly forty years ago. Founded in the mid-Eighties by Guitarists Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, ... Read More

Helheim – Rignir (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanApril 23, 2019

Helheim, borne from the cold, unforgiving climate of Bergen, Norway, and longtime weavers of dark tapestries, are set to release Rignir through hometown label Dark Essence on Friday, April 26. Founded in 1992, and releasing their debut, Jormundgand, three years later, the band has never ... Read More

Sabbath Assembly – A Letter of Red (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanApril 17, 2019

Sabbath Assembly, the New York musical collective (by way of Texas), have recorded A Letter of Red, a fresh digest of songs scheduled for release April 19th through Svart Records. Featuring cover art from frequent collaborator Alex Reisfar, A Letter of Red offers eight tracks ... Read More

Inter Arma – Sulphur English (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanApril 9, 2019

As a general rule, the more genres a band is purported to cover, the less enjoyable the overall product can be. Luckily, such is not the case with Inter Arma, the Richmond, Virginia quintet whose fourth album, Sulphur English, is due for release Friday, April ... Read More

Adrian Breeman

Possessed – Revelations of Oblivion (Album Review)

Doomstress – Sleep Among the Dead (Album Review)

L7 – Scatter the Rats (Album Review)

Helheim – Rignir (Album Review)

Sabbath Assembly – A Letter of Red (Album Review)

Inter Arma – Sulphur English (Album Review)

Possessed – Revelations of Oblivion (Album Review)

Doomstress – Sleep Among the Dead (Album Review)

L7 – Scatter the Rats (Album Review)

Helheim – Rignir (Album Review)

Sabbath Assembly – A Letter of Red (Album Review)

Inter Arma – Sulphur English (Album Review)

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