James Pesature, Author at Cryptic Rock

Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain (Album review)

James PesatureJames PesatureSeptember 12, 2014

One of the darkest bands in all of metal has just become a shade darker. Like a horror movie for the ears, Cannibal Corpse has always been a source of hedonistic torment. Forged in the frozen putrid landscape of Buffalo, NY back in 1988, the ... Read More

Belphegor – Conjuring the Dead (Album review)

James PesatureJames PesatureSeptember 3, 2014

Coming off their twentieth anniversary last year, blackened death metal heathens Belphegor rise again releasing another diabolical album Conjuring the Dead. This new addition is the bands tenth studio album since its formation in Salzburg, Austria back in 1991 under the alias Betrayer. An uncompromising ... Read More

Watain bring rare ritualistic performance to New York 6-15-14

James PesatureJames PesatureJune 19, 2014

After the rituals and ceremonies that occurred on Sunday June 15th, 2014, Brooklyn Night Bazaar in New York City will never be the same. Less than a month ago Sweden’s Watain announced the venue would be hosting their only US appearance of the summer. NYC’s black metal ... Read More

Enthroned – Sovereigns (Album review)

James PesatureJames PesatureJune 10, 2014

Belgium’s Enthroned has been a part of the black metal scene since its first uprising in the early 1990’s, through its transformation into the modern day. After founding member Cernunnos took his life in April of 1997, the band went on to finish recording their ... Read More

Nile’s At The Gate Of Sethu Tour Part III Annihilates NYC 4-20-14

James PesatureJames PesatureMay 19, 2014

On a very cold Easter Sunday night April 20th, die-hard death metal fans gathered in Hell’s Kitchen at Stage 48 to worship Ra and ingest the knowledge of Thoth. The scourge of Nile was upon the island of Manhattan on the third date of the ... Read More

Exmortus – Slave To The Sword (Album Review)

James PesatureJames PesatureMay 2, 2014

Exmortus returned with a vengeance in February 2014, releasing their third full length album Slave To The Sword. The album is their follow-up to Beyond the Fall of Time (2011), and first with new label Prosthetic Records. Hailing from Whittier CA, this Southern Californian phalanx together now over ... Read More

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Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain (Album review)

Belphegor – Conjuring the Dead (Album review)

Watain bring rare ritualistic performance to New York 6-15-14

Enthroned – Sovereigns (Album review)

Nile’s At The Gate Of Sethu Tour Part III Annihilates NYC 4-20-14

Exmortus – Slave To The Sword (Album Review)

Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain (Album review)

Belphegor – Conjuring the Dead (Album review)

Watain bring rare ritualistic performance to New York 6-15-14

Enthroned – Sovereigns (Album review)

Nile’s At The Gate Of Sethu Tour Part III Annihilates NYC 4-20-14

Exmortus – Slave To The Sword (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)