debut album Archives

Linkin Park Celebrates 20 Years of Hybrid Theory

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueOctober 24, 2020

October 2000. Madonna, Christina Aguilera, and Creed were sitting pretty atop the Billboard Charts. In the Rock-n-Roll world, a second wave of Nu Metal was rising to commercial prominence thanks to the likes of Papa Roach, Staind, and P.O.D. Little did anyone know that an ... Read More

Saul – Rise As Equals (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueOctober 19, 2020

Slow and steady wins the race, right? It has certainly proven a winning formula for Iowa’s Saul, a band of brothers who are set to deliver their debut full-length, Rise As Equals, on Friday, October 23, 2020 via Spinefarm Records. When you come from the ... Read More

Kiirstin Marilyn – There Are No Cats In America (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueOctober 19, 2020

Somewhere out there, beneath the pale moonlight, Kiirstin Marilyn is making music with a singing mouse named Fievel—and the streets are paved with cheese. If you know, you know. If not, well, you can learn all about how There Are No Cats in America when ... Read More

CyberScream – CyberScream (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueOctober 12, 2020

When he is not pounding the skins for Industrial Metal titans Combichrist, Dane White spends his time off tour writing, producing, and performing throughout Orlando, Florida. Under the guise of CyberScream, the talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist crafts pulse-pounding beats that he sets amid crushing ... Read More

The Word Alive – Deceiver A Decade Later

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueAugust 31, 2020

In 2010, the Metalcore scene was ripe with a roster of young bands who were hungry to conquer the world. Some wanted to ruffle feathers and demand your attention, while others intentionally played it safe simply to get their names anywhere on the map—or the ... Read More

Interview – Grayson Hurd of Lightworker

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueJuly 3, 2020

Let’s just be blunt here: If you haven’t heard the name Lightworker, then you haven’t been paying attention to Cryptic Rock magazine. First spotlighted in August 2017 when the young Metal band had just delivered their debut EP Resilience, they are now celebrating the release ... Read More

debut album

Linkin Park Celebrates 20 Years of Hybrid Theory

Saul – Rise As Equals (Album Review)

Kiirstin Marilyn – There Are No Cats In America (Album Review)

CyberScream – CyberScream (Album Review)

The Word Alive – Deceiver A Decade Later

Interview – Grayson Hurd of Lightworker

Linkin Park Celebrates 20 Years of Hybrid Theory

Saul – Rise As Equals (Album Review)

Kiirstin Marilyn – There Are No Cats In America (Album Review)

CyberScream – CyberScream (Album Review)

The Word Alive – Deceiver A Decade Later

Interview – Grayson Hurd of Lightworker

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Horror Show (1989)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Gothic (1987)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Smoke Trigger

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Interview – Sen Dog of Cypress Hill & Powerflo

Interview – Rosie Bones of BONES UK

Interview – Armand Assante

MC5 – Heavy Lifting (Album Review)

Defences – Shadowlight (Album Review)

Dee Snider: He’s Not Gonna Take It (Graphic Novel Review)