Cryptic Shift – Visitations From Enceladus (2020)

June 24, 2021

My pathetic little human brain cannot comprehend the sheer riff fuckery that is on display here. Death metal is getting more and more ambitious and the current “wave” of death revival is super fucking exciting. Enter then, Cryptic Shift, who suck a whole bunch of influences into their deathly whirlwind. This really is something special.

The focus when it comes to the Visitations record is the first track, the absolutely gargantuan 25 minute epic that is “Moonbelt Immolator”, which is like some avant-garde fucking space opera. Like, what a debut! Fair play. Outstanding stuff.