12/1/2023 0 Comments All metal cryptextThere's little AOR sentiment to state too, soundwise this is comparable to the likes of Arabs In Aspic and Enchant in parts. The entire album is arranged as a well thought out chain of songs with immediate transitions. This makes it quite easy to stay on task. They are starting the album with the title track, powerful, diversified, and provided with fine vocal arrangements. Very appealing, what finally kept me close to the band, definitely a highlight. This one was offered prior to the album release, quasi as an appetizer. I would say a little treasure chest really, made of twelve consistently entertaining tracks, hey, even thirteen, if you may count the bonus song Closer in. 'Once Upon A Time' is coming from a heavy rock fundament in general, though actually enriched with symphonic keyboard contributions here and there. which by the way is not far away from my homebase, yikes! They originally started as a trio, where keyboarder Simon Moskon and his concise singing voice will be the main constant during the following years, until today. Posted Saturday, Aug| Review this album | Report (Review #2442690)ĬRYPTEX are hailing from the Hanover/Brunswick region in Germany. Slightly more serious area, with a voiceover, but when they are stay lighter then this quite an enjoyable album. I'm not so sure about the song "Body Language" where they try to push themselves into a Lightweight in some respects, with little in the way of real depth, but what you hear is what you get, and the result is To get inside, one which can be enjoyed the very first time it is played and just keeps getting better. The keyboards in question are often piano, but they can switchįrom something which is mostly Moskon accompanying himself to a band playing full on melodic rock, blurring theīoundaries as to what is progressive rock and what is melodic radio friendly hard rock. It is an album mostly of shorter material, with only a few of the twelve songs longer than five minutes, and it is basedĪround Moskon's vocals and songs with great hooks. Songwriter and has had an immediate impact. That of crossover progressive rock, moving into melodic hard rock territory and new guitarist Mertens has come in as a Played more than 250 concerts in 23 European countries, have played in the States, have headlined their own toursĪnd have supported bands as musically diverse as Pain Of Salvation, Threshold and Alice Cooper. The band has managed to gain a lot of fans across wide musical spectrums, and they have Marc Andrejkovits (bass, backing vocals) have been joined by Andre Jean Henri Mertens (guitars, backing vocals) andĭrummer Simon Schröder. This is the fourth album from German band Cryptex, and for this one Simon Moskon (lead vocals, keyboards) and
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