▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Cryptic Shift ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Beyond the Celestial Realms █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2016 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-03-28 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Thrash Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Fractured Mind Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD EP ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ An action-packed voyage through space and time, █ █ led by a Sci-Fi Death Metal Assault Squad from the █ █ UK eager to conquer the entire universe with their █ █ progressive and technical brutality. █ █ Are you ready for a voyage through space and time, █ █ a daredevil journey to a parallel universe where █ █ youÆll face technology a million light-years █ █ beyond our knowledge and where unknown forms of █ █ extraterrestrial life coexist, all to the sound of █ █ a very progressive and technical fusion of Death █ █ and Thrash Metal? This is what youÆll get in █ █ Beyond the Celestial Realms, the brand new EP by █ █ British Progressive Death/Thrash Metal act Cryptic █ █ Shift. If youÆre a fan of the hard-hitting and █ █ intricate sound of iconic bands such as Death, █ █ Obituary and Voivod, lasers will blast from your █ █ eyes with excitement while listening to Cryptic █ █ Shift. █ █ Formed in 2010 under the name Cr ptic Shift, this █ █ Leeds-based group calls itself a ôSci-Fi Death █ █ Metal Assault Squadö, a distinct designation that █ █ makes total sense as soon as you start listening █ █ to their high-quality material. And this blend of █ █ extreme music and Sci-Fi led the band to share the █ █ stage with renowned acts like Exodus, Hirax and █ █ Lost Society, also playing at some up-and-coming █ █ festivals in the UK such as Thrashersaurus, Full █ █ Thrash Assault and Thrashoholic Fest, all between █ █ 2014 and 2015. Beyond the Celestial Realms, which █ █ features a ôfuturistic old schoolö (if that █ █ expression exists) artwork by Nemesis Design, can █ █ be considered the ôencapsulationö of the bandÆs █ █ short but very active career, containing revamped █ █ versions of some of their original demos mixed █ █ with brand new compositions and, of course, a high █ █ level of brutality and stamina. █ █ In the cinematic/alien-inspired intro Beyond the █ █ Celestial Realms, ominous acoustic lines and a █ █ phantom voice inform the listener a dangerous █ █ journey is about to begin, entitled Voyage Through █ █ Dimensions. This feast of old school Death and █ █ Thrash Metal with a futuristic concept brings █ █ forward sheer dexterity and aggressiveness through █ █ the guitar riffs by Xander Bradley and Henry █ █ Parker, which precisely follow the potent rhythm █ █ imposed by drummer Ryan Sheperson. The second half █ █ of the song gets groovier thanks to the rumbling █ █ sound of the bass guitar by John Riley, adding █ █ layers to a song that has all it takes to become █ █ the bandÆs biggest classic in the future. █ █ When a song is named Deathcrusher, we all know █ █ itÆs going to be a demonic onrush perfect for █ █ breaking your neck headbanging until its █ █ apocalyptic ending, with its Slayer-ish riffs █ █ being nicely complemented by some traditional █ █ Death Metal beats. In addition to that, Xander █ █ and Ryan not only have their kick-ass riffs to █ █ provide us, but their solos are also amazing. The █ █ following song, Spore, showcases a traditional █ █ fast-paced Death Metal rhythm boosted by the █ █ piercing guitars by Xander and Ryan, sounding like █ █ a fusion of Anthrax and Death, in special the █ █ vocal lines by Xander. And after the songÆs calm █ █ and harmonious break halfway through it, weÆre █ █ treated to a storm of groovy high-end guitar solos █ █ and endless progressiveness. Lastly, the initial █ █ peace found in Glacial Reclamation suddenly gives █ █ place to an outstanding Thrash Metal extravaganza, █ █ with Xander blasting his growls while John keeps █ █ delivering his low-tuned punches. All band members █ █ display a high level of adroitness with their █ █ instruments in this solid and thrilling █ █ composition, getting even more progressive than █ █ all previous tracks. █ █ The gates to the parallel universe of Death Metal █ █ crafted by Cryptic Shift can be found at the █ █ bandÆs Facebook page, YouTube channel, SoundCloud █ █ and ReverbNation, and the key to open those gates █ █ can be purchased at their official website or █ █ BandCamp page, at the Fractured Mind RecordsÆ █ █ BandCamp, at the Nightbreaker ProductionsÆ █ █ webstore, at the TictailÆs webstore, or at the █ █ Blood HarvestÆs webstore. Cryptic Shift aim at █ █ conquering this universe (and any other existing █ █ ones) with their fusion of progressiveness and █ █ brutality, and based on the high quality of the █ █ music found in Beyond the Celestial Realms, we can █ █ say their spaceship of Death Metal is on course █ █ without a shadow of a doubt. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Beyond the Celestial Realms 1:12 ░ ░ 2. 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