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Any Given Sin – War Within (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockAugust 21, 2023

Over the last decade there honestly have been only a few new bands to enter the Hard Rock scene that really turn your head. Yes, the genre has continued on, but most new acts are a new hybrid of Hard Rock that perhaps does not ... Read More

10 Years – Violent Allies (Album Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsSeptember 15, 2020

Over the last two decades Knoxville, Tennessee’s 10 Years have quietly been one of the most consistent bands in Hard Rock. In fact, since breaking into the mainstream with 2005’s The Autumn Effect, 10 Years has attained one highly charted album after another. Now, 2 and ... Read More

Interview – Mike Conner of Any Given Sin

CrypticRockCrypticRockJune 1, 2020

Based out of Southern Maryland, Any Given Sin is slowly creeping up in the rankings on the American Hard Rock scene. Originally coming together some time ago, the band’s sound has morphed over the last decade, and further took shape with the introduction of Vocalist ... Read More

Through Fire – All Animal (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJuly 15, 2019

Kissed by the flames of the music industry with past endeavors, Hard Rock outfit Through Fire are set to return with their sophomore album, All Animal, on Friday, July 19th through Sumerian Records. Arriving with high expectations due to the fact that their 2016 debut ... Read More

Interview – Blake Bedsaul of SAUL

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 21, 2019

Iowa based band SAUL are currently one of the hottest commodities on the Hard Rock scene. A band hard at work for some time now, their persistence has seemed to pay off with their single “Brother” becoming the #1 most spun song on SiriusXM Octane, ... Read More

Like A Storm – Catacombs (Album Review)

Vito TanziVito TanziJune 21, 2018

Reaching for the top, Auckland, New Zealand’s hottest commodity in Hard Rock, Like A Storm could not be more excited to announce the release of their third overall studio album, Catacombs, dropping on Friday, June 22, 2018, via RED Music. For the Hard Rock fan who ... Read More

SiriusXM Octane

Any Given Sin – War Within (Album Review)

10 Years – Violent Allies (Album Review)

Interview – Mike Conner of Any Given Sin

Through Fire – All Animal (Album Review)

Interview – Blake Bedsaul of SAUL

Like A Storm – Catacombs (Album Review)

Any Given Sin – War Within (Album Review)

10 Years – Violent Allies (Album Review)

Interview – Mike Conner of Any Given Sin

Through Fire – All Animal (Album Review)

Interview – Blake Bedsaul of SAUL

Like A Storm – Catacombs (Album Review)

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Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Smoke Trigger

Interview – Clayne Crawford & Summer Shelton

Interview – Bishop Briggs

Interview – Henry Thomas & Sarah Lind

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Blood Star (Movie Review)