New York Archives

Castle Rat – Into the Realm (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 5, 2024

Heavy Metal and medieval themes go together like the sun and moon, earth and sky, wind and water, sound and fury, and so on and so forth. Factors that cannot be denied, some of the most beloved bands to unite these two worlds into one ... Read More

Silent Madness – Rising From Obscurity 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 15, 2024

Psychopaths and Horror movies seemingly go well together… because what is more frightening than an individual who lacks all empathy and kills at will? This in mind, filmmakers have explored these personality types throughout cinema history; dating back to Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic Psycho, but ... Read More

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Goo Goo Dolls – Live at The Academy 1995 (Live Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 31, 2023

For most mainstream listeners, the Goo Goo Dolls story began in 1995 with the mega hit “Name.” And for some, the story actually began even later with 1998’s hit “Iris.” However, those who have followed the band from the early days, are well aware that ... Read More

Hollywood Vampires – Live in Rio (Live Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeJuly 15, 2023

For those unaware who and what Hollywood Vampires is, the answer is a unique band featuring some huge names you would be surprised to see collaborating together. Who are those names? Simple, Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, and Joe Perry. Brought together by the close friends ... Read More

Interview – Devil’s Dildo

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 18, 2023

What do you get when you combine wild imaginations, rebellious attitudes, and raw energy? You get the obscenely named Devil’s Dildo. Based out of NYC, in the tradition of the city’s ’70s No Wave scene (which was initially inspired by the rejection of commercial ... Read More

Interview – Martyn Ware of Heaven 17

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 18, 2022

Some things get better with age, and you could argue that the UK’s Heaven 17 are one of them. Birthed in 1980, Heaven 17 took shape after both Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh parted ways with Human League to join up with Glenn Gregory ... Read More

New York

Castle Rat – Into the Realm (Album Review)

Silent Madness – Rising From Obscurity 40 Years Later

Goo Goo Dolls – Live at The Academy 1995 (Live Album Review)

Hollywood Vampires – Live in Rio (Live Album Review)

Interview – Devil’s Dildo

Interview – Martyn Ware of Heaven 17

Castle Rat – Into the Realm (Album Review)

Silent Madness – Rising From Obscurity 40 Years Later

Goo Goo Dolls – Live at The Academy 1995 (Live Album Review)

Hollywood Vampires – Live in Rio (Live Album Review)

Interview – Devil’s Dildo

Interview – Martyn Ware of Heaven 17

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Developing Artist Showcase – Niina Soleil

Developing Artist Showcase – Blythe Bonnie

Interview – Ryan Simpkins

Interview – Adam Goldberg

Interview – Joshua John Miller & M.A Fortin

Crocodile (Blu-ray Review)

Hatchet: The Complete Collection (Steelbook Review)

Johnny Cash – Songwriter (Album Review)