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Ad Infinitum - Abyss / Napalm Records (2024)

Ad Infinitum – Abyss (Album Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsOctober 28, 2024

A journey that began back in 2018, what was once dubbed a solo project for Rage of Light Vocalist Melissa Bonny, has turned into something much more with Ad Infinitum. A name that translates as To Infinity, the Swiss project might be led by the ... Read More

Metalite – Expedition One (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 15, 2024

Formed nearly a decade ago by Guitarist Edwin Premberg, Metalite is a part of Sweden’s new wave of Metal bands. A country with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Metal bands – from Europe to In Flames – Metalite’s sound is best described ... Read More

Ad Infinitum – Chapter III – Downfall (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 20, 2023

Previously the vocalist for such acts as the Symphonic Metal Evenmore, as well as the more Electronic/Alternative Metal Rage of Light, in 2018, Melissa Bonny opted to strictly concentrate on a new project called Ad Infinitum. Latin for “to infinity,” Bonny’s work ethic truly lived ... Read More

Within Temptation's Bleed Out Album Out Now

Within Temptation – Bleed Out (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 25, 2023

Of all the acts to emerge from the European region under the sub-genre of Symphonic Metal, The Netherlands’ Within Temptation have arguably been the most internationally successful. With roots that date back to 1996, Within Temptation is a name that was known in the underground ... Read More

Cryptic Rock Presents: The Best Albums of 2019

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 21, 2019

A year of division and social unrest, 2019 saw many artists utilizing their platforms to speak out on topics such as mental health, peace, love, and those dreaded political affairs. No matter the subject of their lyrics, intent upon composing a soundtrack for the final ... Read More

Interview – Hendrik Jan de Jong of Nemesea

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 13, 2019

First coming together back in 2002, the Netherlands’ Nemesea has sustained their share of trials and tribulations. Initially a Symphonic Gothic Metal styled band with the release of Mana in 2004, they would soon shape shift to something different with subsequential albums such as 2007’s ... Read More

within temptation

Ad Infinitum – Abyss (Album Review)

Metalite – Expedition One (Album Review)

Ad Infinitum – Chapter III – Downfall (Album Review)

Within Temptation – Bleed Out (Album Review)

Cryptic Rock Presents: The Best Albums of 2019

Interview – Hendrik Jan de Jong of Nemesea

Ad Infinitum – Abyss (Album Review)

Metalite – Expedition One (Album Review)

Ad Infinitum – Chapter III – Downfall (Album Review)

Within Temptation – Bleed Out (Album Review)

Cryptic Rock Presents: The Best Albums of 2019

Interview – Hendrik Jan de Jong of Nemesea

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 – 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)