Sceptocrypt Extreme Music Research

Double show – Sceptocrypt (full band 4pm) & Malcolm Callus (solo 7pm) at Renaissance Festival, 27 Sept

September 15, 2026

Tix from See TicketsTix from Dice(early birds already sold out!) London’s bi-annual alternative festival is back! Having debuted as a solo act playing Sceptocrypt songs at the 11th edition, Sceptocrypt return in full-force as a sextet! Active on the live scene throughout 2026, we look forward to bring our extreme music research sound to Renaissance!Opening the festival, we invite you to come down early as we are the 1st band on, on the main R.A.M. stage at 4pm! But it does not stop there.Few hours later – at 7pm on the Archer Stage – Malcolm will take to the stage again, this time with an improvised solo set on the classical guitar. With the possibility of some tunes from his…

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The Wards Outside T-shirt is here!

September 14, 2026

First off thanks to all who bought our limited edition comeback The Ancient Morning T-shirt, of which we got 6 left if anyone wants to order any of this once-only run of 30 shirts with old logo. We are now printing 30 T-shirts celebrating our 2024 single “The Wards Outside” release. Lyrics and music at link, our 1st shirt with the new logo! We are taking pre-orders until end of Sept 2026, to ship later in mid-Oct 2026. Front showcases the face of Antonin Artaud, the avant-garde master of The Theatre of Cruelty, around whom the concept of “The Wards Outside” is written. As a band, we take playing with different genres as a game, and we invite you into…

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Our 1st playthrough – Bassist Skyler plays “This Odometer Syndrome” (view on YouTube)

September 9, 2026

So earlier this year we released a teaser from our upcoming full-length, namely This Odometer Syndrome. As to compliment this, our bassist Skyler has lately filmed himself playing this song. So here’s for all of you – the 1st ever playthrough of a Sceptocrypt song! Click the YouTube link and headbang! Enjoy!

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Now on YouTube : Our 1st UK headline show, 14/08/26 Triumvirate

September 6, 2026

So 14 August we had our 1st headline gig in London, at Helgi’s.This was along the mighty Swedish death metal gurus In God’s Way, and menacing female duo Cariad. Here is the footage of some clips from this show. Enjoy!

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13 Sept @ Fighting Cocks : Sceptocrypt join The Medea Project & The River for Ekphora Europa

August 17, 2026

@themedeaproject – The name, The Medea Project, was first heard on the east coast of South Africa when a group of talented young musicians made a briefly brilliant impact on a staid and unready music scene, dazzling and intriguing before quietly imploding. Their self titled, three track EP captures the unique magic of their sound; the diverse, brooding intertwining of gothic and metal that had captured hearts on two continents. Soulful, melancholic, raw and heavy, these songs conjured shadows and taught the dead to dance.FFO: Darkthrone, My Dying Bride, Fields of the Nephilim @_riverbanduk – Formed in 1999, The River have sought to carve out their own tiny corner of the world, initially juxtaposing incredible weight and density of sound with delicate,…

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Our Story & Vision: 1992-99 Malta; 2014 & 2022 London

July 10, 2026

The original Sceptocrypt formed on the island of Malta in 1992. Being from the smallest nation in Europe did not temper their intent: to forge a sound wholly theirs’. Its founding members being staunch members of the underground scene, running Rancid Soup zine & radio show, and music scholars alike, always keen for original sounds, as inspirations and as their own. Releasing only a demo & a rehearsal tape in its timespan to 1999, Sceptocrypt’s idea was received warmly by the leading press of the time – like Aardschock (NL), Fight Amnesia (DE), Ill Literature (USA), Koito (IT), MorticiaNumskull (NL), Dusk Woerot (Colombia), Death Bite (Lith), Fanfare (BE), Brutalism.com (NL), Eternal Darkness (USA), etc. – with worldwide reviews as Metal…

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Triumvirate Fri 14th Aug @ Helgi’s! Sceptocrypt, In God’s Way & Cariad

July 7, 2026

Tix now out from Dice Returning live after a 28 year hiatus earlier this year, we are elated to have been so far received as – “surreal horror with a theatrical sense of impending doom building to manic panic!” – Loud Enough Mag– “Direct and visceral. – WormHoleDeath Records– “…. an entropic rollercoaster ride, never knowing what to expect next, …..bringing about visions of an inpatient in an asylum comparing his involuntary home with the world outside” – Cacaphony Music With this appreciation at heart, it is time to present our 1st headline show in the capital, leeking new material off our upcoming full-length, and introducing our new 2nd guitar player Sabin.Consistenly inconsistent, our extreme music sound researches ways how…

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Sceptocrypt recording new full-length! “This Odometer Syndrome” drops 13.01.26! 2 festival live shows in Feb!

July 2, 2026

It has been a busy 2025 as we replaced both bassist & drummer, and were joined by a vocalist and sampler player to become a 5-piece band. We have also commenced to track 7 songs for a full-length which we hope to finalise by late 2026. 3 of these tracks are already available for promotion purposes, and on 13th January 2026, we will be dropping 1 of them, namely This Odometer Syndrome. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SceptoCrypt (@sceptocrypt) If you are a label/magazine interested in this 3-song promo, please contact us via [email protected]. In line with this news, we will hit the stage with some of our new tunes, firstly on 6th Feb at our…

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2nd guitarist Sabin joins Sceptocrypt

June 29, 2026

When Sceptocrypt founder Malcolm met Sabin in the crowd at one of our shows, they exchanged socials (as musicians do). Little did Malcolm know that the next days he would be scrolling in admiration at the collection of riffs at https://www.instagram.com/sabin_pavel/ Malcolm being a guitar tutor by profession, it comes as no secret that if there is one instrument that one must be good at to impress him, that it is the guitar, even more so if one had to join Sceptocrypt. Truth be told, we were not even considering a 2nd guitarist up until we came across Sabin’s insta. However, as most of the riffs at Sabin’s social were not leaning towards the extreme side, the question popped if…

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Meet founding member Malcolm

May 28, 2026

Sceptocrypt co-founder Malcolm moved to London back in 2007 forming and releasing 2 CDs with avant-world-noir act EthnaMorte until they folded in 2014, when he started re-composing for Sceptocrypt. A music tutor by profession, but also an adversary to musical comfort zones by choice, Malcolm’s creed has always been to challenge not conform to tradition. From how Sceptocrypt respects its extreme metal heritage but is not confined by it, to other bands he collaborated to over the years, as can be viewed at malcolmcallus.com. He also has a finger in the journalistic pie, most known as ex-editor/DJ for his own Rancid Soup zine & radio show, and reviewing contributor for both the Aussie Black Death Zine and Dutch portal brutalism.com!…

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