Christmas Music Archives

Jill Schoelen – Christmas Is Forever (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 13, 2025

Like a Rubik’s Cube, there are many different sides to who we are. Some more apparent than others, to assume someone is one thing or another is simply selling them short. In the case of Jill Schoelen, most recognize her as an actress who had ... Read More

Interview – Mark Tremonti Talks The Past, Present & Future

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 8, 2025

Flashback to the mid-90s, and Mark Tremonti was an aspiring guitarist with only dreams of pursuing music. In a time of uncertainty, with immense talent and passion, he soon manifested his hopes into a reality, becoming the lead guitarist and key songwriter for the massively ... Read More

Punky Meadows - Wrap Me Up Christmas Single

Punky Meadows – Wrap Me Up (Single Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 30, 2024

Famously recognized as the guitarist of the band Angel, Punky Meadows is a name Rock-n-Roll fans know well. Meadows, a founding member of Angel, played an intricate part in building the band’s sound and unique image. Eventually earned the attention of KISS’s Gene Simmons, who ... Read More

R#XMS Vol. 2 (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 28, 2024

Back in 2021 Germany’s Metalville Records released a Christmas-themed compilation they called R#XMS. Featuring songs from The 69 Eyes and Sonata Arctica to Doro and Lee Aaron, it was an interesting Heavy Metal and Hard Rock mix of holiday music for the headbanger out there. ... 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

Mickey Thomas - A Classic Christmas (2024)

Mickey Thomas – A Classic Christmas (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 14, 2024

Famously recognized as the voice of Starship, Mickey Thomas was arguably one of the best vocalists in Rock-n-Roll during the ‘80s era. Also the voice behind the memorable Elvis Bishop 1976 track “Fooled Around And Fell In Love,” Thomas initially joined Jefferson Starship in 1979, ... Read More

Christmas Music

Jill Schoelen – Christmas Is Forever (EP Review)

Interview – Mark Tremonti Talks The Past, Present & Future

Punky Meadows – Wrap Me Up (Single Review)

R#XMS Vol. 2 (Album Review)

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

Mickey Thomas – A Classic Christmas (Album Review)

Jill Schoelen – Christmas Is Forever (EP Review)

Interview – Mark Tremonti Talks The Past, Present & Future

Punky Meadows – Wrap Me Up (Single Review)

R#XMS Vol. 2 (Album Review)

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

Mickey Thomas – A Classic Christmas (Album Review)

This Month in Horror Movie History – Terror Train (1980)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Prophecy (1995)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Abyss (1989)

Developing Artist Showcase – Red Voodoo

Developing Artist Showcase – Glitterfox

Developing Artist Showcase – Deadcode

Interview – Ms. Toi

Interview – Craig R. Baxley

Interview – Drop & Ben Nominet of Sybreed

Police Academy 3: Back in Training – Still Laughing 40 Years Later

Blackwater Holylight – Not Here Not Gone (Album Review)

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Mackenzie Donaldson

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Frater Orion of Deathless Legacy

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