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"Celestial Death" presents CRYPTOSIS as a proudly idiosyncratic alternative to the black and death metal status quo, but with more than enough fire and fury to keep heads banging from now until the Earth explodes.
1y
75
Celestial Death proves that Cryptosis have mastered their chosen elements. The real test will be whether they can now transcend them.
1y
60
At times viciously thrash, twistingly prog, or tantalizingly atmospheric, Celestial Death has a little something for everybody and has successfully avoided, at least in this writer’s opinion, the modern thrash trap.
1y
CELESTIAL? LET'S NOT EXAGGERATE
These are the band's words during the presentation of "Celestial Death":
"This album represents our evolution, an exploration of darkness, immense, boundless and cinematic. 'Celestial Death' will drag you into an obsessive atmosphere with an implacable heaviness".
Ok, ok, all the bands say that their new album is the most beautiful, what do they have to say???
...but there is a small problem.
The technical frenzy, ... read more
Oh boy! I love the same song over and over! However, since it sounds even somewhat like Vektor it gets a higher user rating than I personally believe it deserves! Also I’m going back on my word from a few months ago but Vektor is overrated too, something always seems missing with this overproduced, repetitive, “overly-futuristic” and “sci-fi” style of genre. You know who does this style well without it being overproduced? Hexenhaus, Voivod, and Target. Even some ... read more
Some fast and atmospheric metal music from this Dutch band. Vicious and raspy sounding vocals are shouted over noisy reverberated guitars and super fast drumming playing. The guitar-work features a lot of tremolo picking, but also with chuggy thrash riffs as well. Then, there’s the synth which honestly can sound campy at times, but it does its job in adding extra melody to the music. Every song moves progressively and has an atmosphere built around it with the soft synths and the ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Prologue - Awakening 1:16 | 70 |
| 2 | Faceless Matter 3:53 | 83 |
| 3 | Static Horizon 5:10 | 86 |
| 4 | The Silent Call (Version 2024) 5:02 | 84 |
| 5 | Ascending 3:39 | 88 |
| 6 | Motionless Balance 1:49 | 73 |
| 7 | Reign of Infinite 5:45 | 88 |
| 8 | Absent Presence 4:15 | 82 |
| 9 | In Between Realities 3:47 | 85 |
| 10 | Cryptosphere 4:22 | 83 |
| 11 | Coda - Wander Into the Light 3:11 | 78 |
Total Length: 42 minutes
