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God Is An Astronaut – Embers (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 20, 2024

In the world of Instrumental Rock music, few stand out quite like Ireland’s God Is An Astronaut. Dubbed Post-Rock, alongside other well-known acts like Explosions in the Sky, Russian Circles, Pelican, and Japan’s Mono, God Is An Astronaut has been a beacon of consistency for ... Read More

James Bay - Changes All the Time / Mercury Records (2024)

James Bay – Changes All the Time (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeOctober 11, 2024

First making an impact a decade ago in 2014 with the single “Let It Go,” it has been a steady string of success for the English Singer-songwriter James Bay ever since. A three-time Grammy Award-nominated artist, having toured alongside everyone from Taylor Swift to Hozier, ... Read More

Kobra Paige – Like No Other (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 6, 2024

The queen of well-known Metal band Kobra and the Lotus, Kobra Paige is looking to soar to new heights as a solo artist. Classically trained, Paige possesses a powerful voice that immediately turned on Heavy Metal fans around Canada early on, before making a more ... Read More

Blaze Bayley – Circle of Stone (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 23, 2024

When the international Metal community thinks of the name Blaze Bayley, they more than likely think of his tenure in Iron Maiden. Taking over for Bruce Dickinson between the years of 1994 and 1999, Bayley provided vocals and songwriting contributions both in 1995’s The X ... Read More

Dimmu Borgir – Inspiratio Profanus (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 5, 2023

Leaders of Symphonic Black Metal, Dimmu Borgir are often associated with epic arrangements, a bombastic sound, and sense of drama amidst their music that is impossible to ignore. Recognized largely by their core fanbase for albums such as 1997’s Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, 1999’s Spiritual Black ... Read More

Story Of The Year – Tear Me to Pieces (Album Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsDecember 4, 2023

Making a significant impact on the Emo and Pop Punk Rock scene in the early 2000s, Story Of The Year’s history goes rather deep. Originally formed around 1995 out in St. Louis, Missouri, they first went under the name 67 North, which became Big Blue ... Read More