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CRYPTODIRA: Genesis Of Error EP From Progressive/Experimental Metal Architects Out Now On Silent Pendulum Records

“The metalcore revival has gone in a whole bunch of different directions over the years, but it feels like it’s been a minute since we’ve gotten this type of chaos – or at least this type of chaos done this well.” – BrooklynVegan Stream CRYPTODIRA’s Genesis Of Error EP With their latest offering, CRYPTODIRA are once again pushing themselves beyond the boundaries of metal and into a space of their own. Notes Brooklyn Vegan of the band’s ‘The Same River Twice’ single, “[It’s] an under-two-minute frenzy that’s cut from that same BTBAM/DEP cloth, with a little Converge in there too, […]

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CRYPTODIRA – Genesis Of Error [EP]

For those who remember the sledgehammer to the gut that was ‘Constituted: I. Constitutum’ from ‘17’s The Devils Despair, you knew CRYPTODIRA wasn’t your New Noise / Revolver “it” band, and was thirsty for blood, likely yours. ‘No Monuments’ shows that that thirst remains unslaked, this spiked and horned child of MASTODON and CRYPTOPSY both more bristled than ever, and still – in the non-face-ripping sections – more sublime. Despite its brevity, ‘The Same River Twice’ is a caterwauling careen downhill race, just this side of uncontrolled, and the 9+ minute title track is a study in sonic immersion. An […]