Music Reviews

In-depth, thoughtful, well-written reviews of a broad spectrum of music. Everything from Rock-n-Roll, Heavy Metal, and Pop to Hip Hop and Blues is covered on Cryptic Rock Magazine.

The Native Howl - Sons of Destruction / Sumerian Records (2024)

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 16, 2024

Purity in genres is always nice, although when a hybrid unlike anything comes along, you cannot help but show interest. We have seen Rap, Pop, Country, Blues, and Classical come together with Heavy Metal, but how many can say they have ever seen Bluegrass join ... Read More

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Scout HinsonScout HinsonNovember 15, 2024

If you know The The, you know about the ballads of the most popular release, 1983’s Soul Mining. Some quintessential ’80s Post-Punk Synth-Pop from Britain, leading man Matt Johnson had success only a few years after he formed the band in the late ’70s. Now ... Read More

Poppy - Negative Spaces / Sumerian Records (2024)

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 15, 2024

American Performer Poppy is perhaps one of the most enigmatic in music today. A compliment when it seems many others are a carbon copy of the next, Poppy has made a name for herself in the pop and also the Heavy Metal genre. A part ... Read More

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 15, 2024

With over four decades behind her, Doro Pesch remains as inspired, active, and energized as ever before. A force of nature, just in the past few years, the Metal Goddess released the Triumph And Agony Live in 2021 ( a live album celebrating the 35th ... Read More

Marvin Gaye – In The Groove (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 15, 2024

By 1968 Marvin Gaye had established himself as a well-known name in the world of R&B and Soul music, but in the grand scheme of matters, the best was yet to come. Gaye, a key part of Motown Records’ success, had made major impressions on ... Read More

The Temptations – Sky’s The Limit (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 15, 2024

As times changed between the early ‘60s into the ‘70s, so did many recording artists. Transitioning, or growing as songwriters and performers, The Beatles went from “Love Me Do” in 1963 to “Let It Be” in 1970, while The Beach Boys would go from “I ... Read More

Music Reviews

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

Marvin Gaye – In The Groove (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

The Temptations – Sky’s The Limit (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

Marvin Gaye – In The Groove (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

The Temptations – Sky’s The Limit (Limited Edition Vinyl 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)