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Doro - Warriors Of The Sea / Rare Diamonds (2025)

Doro – Warriors Of The Sea (Album Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeOctober 29, 2025

What does being a warrior really entail? One specific warrior and Heavy Metal Queen, Doro Pesch, can certainly answer that. German-born, the iconic Doro now has full control over when and where she releases her music as she thrives in her own music label, Rare ... Read More

Cobra Spell – Anthems of the Venomous Hearts (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 19, 2025

Sonia Anubis, a highly proficient guitarist, opted to leave the Heavy Metal-styled Burning Witches in 2020 and the Death Metal act Crypta in 2022. These were big decisions, but they were all made with good reason. Anubis wanted to focus attention on her own band, ... Read More

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 15, 2024

With over four decades behind her, Doro Pesch remains as inspired, active, and energized as ever before. A force of nature, just in the past few years, the Metal Goddess released the Triumph And Agony Live in 2021 ( a live album celebrating the 35th ... Read More

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 4, 2024

While some may mock the past of Heavy Metal with the arrogance of a modern spectator, the truth is there is no denying the power behind the genre’s origins. Dating back to the late ’70s, the style blossomed to something ever-so-dominating in the ’80s, and ... Read More

Interview – Rena Petrucci of Meanstreak

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 14, 2024

Over the last decade there has been tremendous strides toward a more balanced attack of ladies and gentlemen in the Heavy Metal world. With a slew of talented all-female Metal bands popping up all over the globe in recent times, it is important to recognize ... Read More

Meanstreak – Blood Moon (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 2, 2024

Historically, Heavy Metal has been a genre of music that has often been dominated by men. A reality that dates back decades, chances are if you look at most Heavy Metal bands of the ‘80s, matched with the attendees at their concerts, it was by ... Read More

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Doro – Warriors Of The Sea (Album Review)

Cobra Spell – Anthems of the Venomous Hearts (EP Review)