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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Conquer (feat. Josh Mowery of Catch Your Breath) (2025)
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Evidence (2023)
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Long Island's Cryptic trade in straightforward death metal rooted in the dense, uncompromising style of the New York area underground. Their material is blunt and punishing, with little interest in ornamentation.
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.
Mingo Junction, Ohio's Cryptic Abuse smash together brutal death metal and grindcore into relentlessly punishing music from the heart of the rust belt underground. Their recordings are deliberately unclean, prioritizing crushing impact over studio gloss.
Englishtown, New Jersey's Cryptic Affection deliver death metal with a straightforward aggression rooted in the dense, Northeast underground tradition. Their material is unpretentious and built to do one thing: pummel.
Razor-sharp Melodic Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Portland, Oregon's Cryptic Edifice specialize in doom metal with a monolithic, introspective quality that suits the Pacific Northwest's grey, rain-soaked atmosphere. Their music is slow and heavy in the best possible way.
Suffocating Doom Metal, Ambient out of Texas.
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