Troy Donockley Archives

For My Pain – Buried Blue (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 5, 2026

Flashback to the early 2000s, and Gothic Metal was at its peak of excellence around the globe. In the United States, you had Evanescence soaring in popularity in 2003 with songs like “Bring Me to Life,” while in Europe, you had brilliant Gothic Metal bands ... Read More

Nightwish – Yesterwynde (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 17, 2024

The phrase ”time and tide wait for no man” is still as potent and vital today as it was eons ago. A call to keep moving forward, such is the case with the internationally renowned Metal band known as Nightwish. With a history that dates ... Read More

LEAH – The Glory and the Fallen (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 13, 2024

The Metal world has been graced with a lengthy list of talented women through the decades, and one who stands out is Leah McHenry. Out of Canada, McHenry, professionally known as LEAH, has been actively making her mark on the scene for thirteen years now; ... Read More

Nightwish – HUMAN. :II: NATURE. (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 10, 2020

When making a list of the most important Symphonic Metal bands ever, it is debatable who the leader is, but you could make an argument for Nightwish. With their combination of carefully constructed arrangements, epic instrumentation, balanced yet passionate vocals, and compelling lyrical themes, Nightwish ... Read More

Apocalyptica – Cell-0 (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueJanuary 7, 2020

It has been five long years since we have heard from Neo-Classical Metalheads Apocalyptica, but 2020 is set to deliver great things when Silver Lining Music issue Cell-0 on Friday, January 10th. Considering that it has been nearly three decades since the Finnish band’s inception, the ... Read More

Nightwish – Decades: Live in Buenos Aires (Live Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueDecember 2, 2019

One of Europe’s most successful and beloved Symphonic Metal bands, Finland’s Nightwish, are ready to deliver a pre-holiday gift to their die-hard fans with Decades: Live in Buenos Aires, which arrives on Friday, December 6th, 2019, thanks to Nuclear Blast. On Sunday, September 30th, 2018, ... Read More

Troy Donockley

For My Pain – Buried Blue (Album Review)

Nightwish – Yesterwynde (Album Review)

LEAH – The Glory and the Fallen (Album Review)

Nightwish – HUMAN. :II: NATURE. (Album Review)

Apocalyptica – Cell-0 (Album Review)

Nightwish – Decades: Live in Buenos Aires (Live Album Review)

For My Pain – Buried Blue (Album Review)

Nightwish – Yesterwynde (Album Review)

LEAH – The Glory and the Fallen (Album Review)

Nightwish – HUMAN. :II: NATURE. (Album Review)

Apocalyptica – Cell-0 (Album Review)

Nightwish – Decades: Live in Buenos Aires (Live 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

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