NEWS: Cryptic Shift unleash “Hexagonal Eyes (Diverity Trepaphyphasyzm)”!

It seems that the rumours are indeed true as Progressive Death Metal outfit Cryptic Shift are set to allow Metal Blade Records to distribute their album “Overspace & Supertime” on 27th February. If the title didn’t give it away the band are lovers of all things science fiction as well as heavy metal, the album fusing together Technical Death, Thrash and Progressive Metal with their musings on the subject. Produced by Jack Helliwell Jack Helliwell (Akilla, Unburier, Void Maw) and mastered by Greg Chandler (Esoteric, My Dying Bride, Conjurer) and features the stunning artwork of Jesse Jacobi (Spirit Adrift, Tomb Mold, Mind Conflict) you can’t help but get the feeling this one is going to crush you…

Drummer Ryan Sheperson comments: “The concept of Overspace & Supertime plays as an alternative reality to the happenings of Visitations From Enceladus, taking our character into new dimensions filled with both greater adventures and more bizarre encounters. Whilst the concept themes of our sci-fi tale have grown, so have our efforts in synthesizing it with the ultimate Astrodeath soundscape. The record takes the listener on a deeper journey through the fusion of our influences, with some exciting twists and turns along the way.”

Vocalist and guitarist Alexander Bradley adds: “I was inspired by an image from 40 Days In The Desert by the legendary Moebius, The tall, sombre, cloaked figures were a fitting reference for the occurrence of our main character ’The Recaller‘ as she finally encounters ’The Alien Sorceress.‘ Jesse Jacobi is the one behind the phenomenal painting, and he was always the only one who‘s style I could imagine it in. I did a lot of research into cloud formations for the lyrics and wanted them featured as the backdrop of the cover art with justice to their splendour. Furthermore, keen eyes will notice the composition rhymes with that of Visitations From Enceladus. Even though both characters are different entities, their paths are severely intertwined.”

“The track [“Hexagonal Eyes (Diverity Trepaphyphasyzm)”] demonstrates a vicious proficiency never before seen in death and thrash metal: A relentless flow of smart compositional ideas seize your attention in a black hole grip, across our most extreme material yet. ’Diverity Trepaphyphasyzm‘ then describes the first stages of a warped temporal disease as our character returns to the moonbase location from our highly acclaimed debut album. Films like the Star Wars prequels inspire us just as much as our contemporaries in the genre; fans of sci-fi storytelling and ripping technical metal are guaranteed to have a blast with this record.”