Cryptosis

Cryptosis is a quintessential offering to the metal gods: melodic guitar riffs and precise solos, thrashing double-bass drum rhythms, intense vocals and an air of severity that nonetheless manages to avoid inducing headaches. The Dutch trio know how to deliver, having made music together in the genre for more than a decade before shifting directions and releasing the albums Bionic Swarm (2021) and Celestial Death (2025). Hailing from the province of Overjissel, the band - vocalist/guitarist Laurens Houvast, bassist Frank te Riet and drummer Marco Prij first came together in 2...