Wendy Jasper, Author at Cryptic Rock

Wendy Jasper

Wendy Jasper-Martinez is a writer and photographer who published her first freelance feature on the metal band Sanctuary in 1987. She's been thrashing, skateboarding, watching ghost stories, raising an awesomely musical son, and reading trashy historical romance novels for the past 42 years and she currently has no plans to change! Well, except her hair color...that may change weekly!

Rotting Christ – The Apocryphal Spells (Album Review)

Wendy JasperWendy JasperSeptember 13, 2023

Greek Black Metal legends Rotting Christ had a productive and surprising summer by releasing a compilation of unreleased tunes that had fans clamoring to devour. The Apocryphal Spells was first released to digital platforms, but is now available in a physical release since July 7, ... Read More

Pentagram – Curious Volume (Album Review)

Wendy JasperWendy JasperDecember 1, 2015

If anything can be said about Pentagram mainstay Bobby Liebling, it is that he has the perseverance and patience of a saint. Since the band’s inception in 1971, he has not given up on his Heavy Metal dream. Over the years, the Alexandria, Virginia based ... Read More

Trixter – Human Era (Album Review)

Wendy JasperWendy JasperJune 16, 2015

The 1980s and early 1990s was a wonderful time for music of any genre. Amongst the flood of hair bands, one particular group stood out. Trixter was fun, vivacious, a bit raucous, and despite their young age, the most accomplished of musicians. It did not ... Read More

Interview – Chuck Billy of Testament

Wendy JasperWendy JasperApril 7, 2015

One cannot describe the impact of the Bay Area Thrash scene without mentioning the mighty Testament. The band has long been a staple of the genre’s movement for over three decades, and now, the legendary band takes to the road for one of the most ... Read More

Doro’s 30th Anniversary Strong and Proud Tour Shreds Trees in Dallas, Texas 3-9-15

Wendy JasperWendy JasperMarch 19, 2015

Hard Rock singer-songwriter Doro Pesch began her career as the front woman on Warlock’s 1984 album, Burning the Witches, and has continued to rock steady for the thirty plus years since, culminating in the latest release, Raise Your Fist, in 2012. This Metal Queen has been illuminating ... Read More

LEAH – Kings and Queens (Album Review)

Wendy JasperWendy JasperMarch 9, 2015

A myriad of Metal genres can often be the topic of discussion among fans and critics, and no artists are so vehemently critiqued as the purveyors of Femme-metal. Those vocalists whose notes soar above staccato beats and thrashing guitars are often the focus of either ... Read More

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