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New reviews & an intie re Sceptocrypt’s return & our plans going forward

April 9, 2024

With Sceptocrypt’s return since 2023, we are currently looking for reviews for our never promoted 1999 recording “!26hrs 72mins … the need to differ)” as well as our latest 2023 & 2024 new music.Also, some interviews would be welcome in the mix. During the 2nd part of this program Rockna (audible at https://netondemand.mt/play/16458), we have a nice chat about the latest in the world of Sceptocrypt & what we got…

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Sceptocrypt back live after 27yrs

March 13, 2024

It’s been since 1997 that Sceptocrypt have not played live. So what better way to celebrate our renaissance than at an open air festival called Renaissance? Ever wondered how abrasive tunes with dissonant chord voicings comes across in an acoustic set? Come down as this will be a special first-ever acoustic show! Of course our search for a permanent vocalist/frontman and more importantly a drummer are still on. Details here…

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“The Wards Outside” out 22 Feb 2024 : Ready to play a game?

February 22, 2024

Are you ready to play a game with Sceptocrypt? Shamelessly, and with no pardon why a tune has to be short, to even be called a song, or to please a format that the market or trends ask for, we present you a 12min+ soundscape entitled “The Wards Outside”! Looking at the father of the European avant-garde, Monsieur Antonin Artaud, unjustly incarcerated for his forward-thinking Theatre of Cruelty, here shouting…

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Drummer & Vocalist wanted

February 20, 2024

Despite active with other bands/musical activities, the idea of reviving Sceptocrypt never left founding member Malcolm. Since late 2022 he started jamming some songs written in 2014 & newer ideas with different musicians, and there is now near to 2 LPs running time of music, so a full line-up is being sought to present it live & on record! We are currently a guitarist (doubling as vocalist for recordings only),…

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New Sceptocrypt logo

February 16, 2024

We know that we promised a new work “The Wards Outside” for January 2024, but as we had a new logo in development, we decided to postpone the release by few weeks, as to include this new logo into the website and the single’s cover! Story goes that while Malcolm was in Malta last year he accidentally met Sceptocrypt’s 2nd vocalist and long time friend James Sciberras, few days before…

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The Wards Outside : New Single coming Jan 2024

December 15, 2023

As some might have read, we launched an experimental manifesto upon ourselves back in Nov 2023, of which you can read at https://sceptocrypt.com/2023/11/19/manifesto-2023/. In line with this new vision, we dropped a comeback track “Oratorio Mortem 2 : The Unwanted Requiem” that caught some by surprise – despite our extreme metal past, this leaned more towards neo-folk, with parts even hinting at flamenco. All fits the new breadth of view…

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