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.

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P.O.D. – Murdered Love (Album review)

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 “Murdered Love”, the eighth studio album from Christian nu-metallers Payable-on-Death (aka P.O.D.), is the second album to feature the return of Marcos Curiel after his departure from the band in 2003 and the first album on their new home at Razor & Tie Records. Having ... Read More
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Device – Device (Album review)

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When I first heard David Draiman was going to take a break from Disturbed back in 2011 I was quite surprised. Considering the mass success of Disturbed over the past decade I figured the band would be prime to continue touring after the success of ... Read More