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Interview – Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost Talks New Music

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 18, 2025

There are some bands that find a sound, stick with it, and rarely venture too far outside those lines. Respectable and in no way marginalizing their works, on the opposite end of the spectrum, others have carved out a distinctive sound, yet still manage to ... Read More

Paradise Lost -Ascension / Nuclear Blast Records (2025)

Paradise Lost – Ascension (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 18, 2025

Paradise Lost is perhaps one of the most underappreciated bands in Heavy Metal of our time. A band with a history that dates back to the late 1980s, Paradise Lost are not only pioneers in the Death Doom Metal genre, but also led the way ... Read More

Interview – Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 2, 2025

Few of the bands that emerged from the Sunset Strip Hard Rock scene during the 1980s struck the same nerve as L.A. Guns. Formed in 1983 by Guitarist Tracii Guns after he bowed out of Hollywood Rose (a band that would eventually morph into Guns ... Read More

Interview – Jack Russell Talks Great White, Russell / Guns + More

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 9, 2024

The ’80s Hard Rock scene was full of vocalists that had cores that were not only powerful, but reaching for the heavens whenever they had the opportunity. Arguably one of the most underrated decades of Rock-n-Roll singers, one who always stood out in the crowd ... Read More

Russell / Guns – Medusa (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 4, 2024

In our youth, many of us dreamt of mixing and matching our favorite athletes from different teams into one all-star lineup. It was fun, stimulated your imagination, and left you wondering ‘what if.’ Daydreaming a little more, what if you applied the same type of ... Read More

Medusa (Movie Review)

Cara McWilliam-RichardsonCara McWilliam-RichardsonJuly 31, 2023

It may only be her sophomore feature, but Brazilian Filmmaker Anita Rocha da Silveira is already taking on the patriarchy and authoritarianism with Medusa – a Psychodrama with a strong message. Released in cinemas on July 14th, and is also available on PVOD and ESVOD ... Read More

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