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.

Tool – Fear Inoculum (Album Review)

Eschewing live performances and bits of early tracks posted online, Fear Inoculum, released on Friday, August 30th through their own label, Volcano, and RCA, represents the first new material from Tool since 10,000 Days back in the spring of 2006. After thirteen years (and four ... Read More

Sheryl Crow – Threads (Album Review)

Nine-time Grammy Award-winner Sheryl Crow is set to return with her brand new album, Threads, on Friday, August 30th via The Valory Music Co. A singer and songwriter with over thirty years in the music industry, which includes having her songs recorded by major artists ... Read More

Tarja – In The Raw (Album Review)

Finding purity amongst the obscurity and inauthentic facades that much of society hides behind is a complicated labyrinth to navigate. For someone as well-versed and awe-inspiringly talented as Finnish Vocalist Tarja Turunen, who has built a queendom in not only Heavy Metal but also in ... Read More