Nicholas Franco, Author at Cryptic Rock

Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoOctober 27, 2016

Despite their fair share of lineup upheaval and health concerns from about the mid-nineties to just past the millennium, consistent quality of output has become a hallmark of one of Thrash Metal’s elder titans, the finely aging Testament. The San Francisco Bay area of California ... Read More

Winterfylleth – The Dark Hereafter (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoOctober 18, 2016

Rapidly becoming a fixture in the Black Metal community, Winterfylleth is a band that has enjoyed a high degree of creative productivity since their 2007 beginnings in Manchester, England. Despite not popping up until relatively recently, the band that concerns itself with the lost heritage ... Read More

Interview – Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoOctober 3, 2016

One of contemporary Black Metal’s brightest bands is England’s own Winterfylleth. Over the past decade, they have churned out extremely high quality Black Metal concerned largely with their heritage and humanity-based issues felt in all cultures, bridging the past with the present, and offering a ... Read More

Blind Guardian & Grave Digger Soar At Webster Hall, NYC 9-15-16

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoSeptember 21, 2016

Some concerts are the result of expected tour cycles stemming from the release of new albums, and they certainly generate excitement among that band’s particular fan base, but sometimes a tour is packaged in such a way as to make the event truly special. For ... Read More

In the Woods… – Pure (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoSeptember 15, 2016

For fans of expansive, melancholic Metal with a Progressive edge, the 1990’s saw the rise of many such strains of distorted moodiness. A lot of bands, like Katatonia, Moonspell, My Dying Bride, and Paradise Lost, continued to travel onward, morphing as they went, delighting thousands along ... Read More

The Legacy Of Amorphis’ Elegy – 20 Years Later And Still Shining

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoAugust 31, 2016

Looking back on the past achievements of favorite bands provides enjoyment and stirs nostalgia, but perhaps the most valuable thing it does is to give fans perspective. In Finland, good bands are almost as common as the clear, bracing lakes which dot its forested landscape. ... Read More

Nicholas Franco

Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake (Album Review)

Winterfylleth – The Dark Hereafter (Album Review)

Interview – Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth

Blind Guardian & Grave Digger Soar At Webster Hall, NYC 9-15-16

In the Woods… – Pure (Album Review)

The Legacy Of Amorphis’ Elegy – 20 Years Later And Still Shining

Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake (Album Review)

Winterfylleth – The Dark Hereafter (Album Review)

Interview – Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth

Blind Guardian & Grave Digger Soar At Webster Hall, NYC 9-15-16

In the Woods… – Pure (Album Review)

The Legacy Of Amorphis’ Elegy – 20 Years Later And Still Shining

This Week in Horror Movie History- Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Halloween (1978)

Interview – Scott Holiday of Rival Sons

Interview – Janet Gardner

The First Omen (Movie Review)

Night Swim (Movie Review)

I Saw the TV Glow (Movie Review)

Nicholas Franco

Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake (Album Review)

Winterfylleth – The Dark Hereafter (Album Review)

Interview – Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth

Blind Guardian & Grave Digger Soar At Webster Hall, NYC 9-15-16

In the Woods… – Pure (Album Review)

The Legacy Of Amorphis’ Elegy – 20 Years Later And Still Shining

Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake (Album Review)

Winterfylleth – The Dark Hereafter (Album Review)

Interview – Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth

Blind Guardian & Grave Digger Soar At Webster Hall, NYC 9-15-16

In the Woods… – Pure (Album Review)

The Legacy Of Amorphis’ Elegy – 20 Years Later And Still Shining

This Week in Horror Movie History- Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Halloween (1978)

Interview – Scott Holiday of Rival Sons

Interview – Robby Takac of Goo Goo Dolls Talks Chaos in Bloom, Touring + More

Interview – Janet Gardner

The First Omen (Movie Review)

Night Swim (Movie Review)

I Saw the TV Glow (Movie Review)