Album Retrospectives

Cryptic Rock devotes time to reflect on legendary music albums from yesteryear. For special anniversaries we provide intelligent articles with historical perspective about the importance of your favorite albums.

Phil Collins – No Jacket Required 30 years later

Marissa InfallibleMarissa InfallibleApril 20, 2015

Born Philip David Charles Collins, Phil Collins got his big break as the drummer in the Pop Rock group Genesis in 1970. After eleven years as the drummer and six as the lead singer after vocalist Peter Gabriel left in 1975, Collins launched a solo ... Read More

Radiohead’s The Bends still warping perception 20 years later

Zenae ZukowskiZenae ZukowskiMarch 13, 2015

Back in 1985, five school boys from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed a band called On A Friday, but after a chance meeting with EMI/A&R Records representative Keith Wozencraft, the band changed their name to Radiohead and have been going ever since. Renamed after the Talking Heads ... Read More

The Smiths – Meat Is Murder – iconic 30 years later

Greg CochranGreg CochranMarch 10, 2015

So as not to mince words, the advent of Punk Rock in the 1970s was an atomic bomb that completely devastated the musical terrain of a once smug and pretentious England. It completely reshaped the way musicians of the time thought and acted. From ... Read More

Slayer’s Hell Awaits still burning 30 years later

Zenae ZukowskiZenae ZukowskiMarch 5, 2015

The Californian band Slayer is one of the most demonically grueling Thrash Metal groups of all time. They are part of what is now called The Big Four of American Thrash Metal bands, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Unique from the rest, Slayer’s style is darker and ... Read More

Public Enemy – Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age, A Retrospective 20 years later

JA RiveraJA RiveraDecember 15, 2014

In 1987, Public Enemy took the hip-hop world by storm and heralded a new era in rap music with the release of their first album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show. Everything about Public Enemy was heavy – from their lyrical content to their pounding style ... Read More

Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 20th anniversary retrospective

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 9, 2014

The 1990’s are considered by most the golden age of hip hop. Reaching mainstream audiences in the 1980’s with artists such as Run DMC, Public Enemy, and Beastie Boys; a new generation of innovative hip hop artists emerged a decade later. In an time rich ... Read More

Album Retrospectives

Phil Collins – No Jacket Required 30 years later

Radiohead’s The Bends still warping perception 20 years later

The Smiths – Meat Is Murder – iconic 30 years later

Slayer’s Hell Awaits still burning 30 years later

Public Enemy – Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age, A Retrospective 20 years later

Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 20th anniversary retrospective

Phil Collins – No Jacket Required 30 years later

Radiohead’s The Bends still warping perception 20 years later

The Smiths – Meat Is Murder – iconic 30 years later

Slayer’s Hell Awaits still burning 30 years later

Public Enemy – Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age, A Retrospective 20 years later

Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 20th anniversary retrospective

This Week in Horror Movie History – Poltergeist (1982)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Demons (1986)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Firestarter (1984)

Interview – Kimi Shelter of Starbenders

Interview – Christofer Malmström of Darkane

Interview – John Gallagher of Raven

The Stepfather (4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition Review)

St. Vincent – All Born Screaming (Album Review)

Squirm (Special Edition Blu-ray Review)