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Evidence (2023)
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Grand Haven, Michigan's Crypt blend power metal's soaring melodic ambition with thrash metal's kinetic aggression. The result is a high-energy sound that pairs galloping rhythms with anthem-ready hooks.
Salt Lake City's Crypted Roots combine death metal's sonic aggression with thrash metal's punishing velocity, crafting music that moves fast and hits hard. Their Utah roots inform an isolation and intensity in their recordings.
Worcester, Massachusetts' Crypter weld black metal's icy atmosphere to thrash metal's relentless propulsion, producing ferocious, riff-driven songs with a distinctly Northeast edge. Their material moves with urgency and controlled menace.
Fort Wayne, Indiana's Cryptic blend black and death metal into a dense, extreme sound with roots in the American underground. Their approach draws from both genres' most severe tendencies.
Sugar Land, Texas' Cryptic carve out a niche in the Houston area underground with death/thrash that channels the aggressive, riff-forward energy of the region's long metal tradition. Their sound is fast, hot, and unforgiving.
Fish Creek, Wisconsin's Cryptic blend classic heavy metal foundations with thrash's aggressive pace, writing straight-ahead metal rooted in the genre's meat-and-potatoes tradition. Their material is energetic and unself-consciously old-school.
San Diego's Cryptic approach thrash metal from a progressive angle, building technically involved compositions that retain the genre's bite and momentum. Their material suggests a band as influenced by Watchtower as by Slayer.
Thrash metal band from Sarreguemines on the German border, France, active since 1992. With over three decades of history, Cryptic Art are veterans of the French thrash scene.
Razor-sharp Melodic Thrash Metal out of Texas.
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