I would like to start this review by paying my respects to Cryptic Scorn’s fallen bass player Jay Ramirez who suddenly passed away on the 10th of March this year!
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This Sydney-based band has been carving and evolving their own unique sound bursting boundaries with a mix of old-school thrash, down-tuned savagery, and grindcore style of “Cabs” on rhythm guitars. From the outset this EP cannot be pigeonholed; the opening track “Just Unjust” reminds me of one time Australian exports Damaged – both in sound and vocally – with punchy straight to your face lyrics. There is some great guitar work on this track which must be noted at the 1:35 mark when a mean breakdown erupts. Track 3 “Mental Necromancer” is a lesson in Speed/Thrash Metal and lightning-fast drumming. Now here is where the EP takes a sudden and dramatic turn: Track 4 “Not Enough” slows in pace with raspy vocals that seem odd and out of place.
Track 5 “Burn” is also slow in pace with clean sorrow-ridden vocals – that is until the 1-minute mark. Then this takes flight and if I’m honest, unfortunately, there isn’t a lot to grab the listener’s attention. Track 6 “Mental Necromancer version 2” has some interesting use of atmospherics to kick off and that is where it stops, unfortunately. For me, I didn’t find any standout tracks and it’s a real shame.
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Maybe in a live setting in a small club, this may be a different beast altogether?
Cryptic Scorn: Facebook
Release Year: 2013
Label: self-released
Category: EP
Country: Australia
Reviewed by Steve Monaghan
