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New drummer Mark Andrews

August 20, 2025

Due to a foot injury, Dr S had to step down as our drummer. We wish him well, as we welcome his replacement Mark Andrews. Playing drums since his mid-teens, Mark finds himself comfortable playing anything from free flow to hard hitting, while adding a groove-focused swing to it all. As a band and with every rehearsal, we can confidently say that he elevating the riffs thrown his way to make the ritual of playing the songs more rewarding. His presence on the UK scene is/was with death metal stalwarts Helestios, the symphonic metal Deity And Devilry, and finally a heavy metal covers band called Entropy. This varied experience is making him learn quite fast, and we hope to share…

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Welcome new bassist Skyler (incl. link to a jam with 1996-99 bassist Johann)

April 30, 2025

Quite an announcement here as we welcome our youngest member to date in the form of new bass player Skyler who joined Sceptocrypt earlier this year. Besides lending his skills on 5 string bass, the chap came aboard the Sceptocrypt ship in full swing as he is also programming drums for an upcoming release, of which he is also taking recording, sound engineer and pre-mixing duties. Skyler is multi-talented, and we look forward to present his contributions on record and live later this year. For now, at https://www.instagram.com/p/DJAUuxWOcan/ you can enjoy a 3-bassist jam between Skyler, Malcolm (our guitarist) and our 1996-1999 bass player Johann who was currently visiting London.

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Sceptocrypt comeback shows on YouTube

March 3, 2025

So here goes with our 1st of new vidz at our YouTube chnl! Premiering this Sunday 09/03/25, you can check out Sceptocrypt in a kind of different stance – i.e. a compilation of all acoustic shows held in 2024.Get notified for when the link goes live at https://youtu.be/rfZamEbJSSU Sub to our channel, and share this post with hashtags #youneednotfearshame and #sceptocrypt.

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New YouTube channel

February 20, 2025

Hi guys We now got a YouTube chnl you can follow at www.youtube.com/@sceptocrypt, which also comes with our new hashtag #youneednotfearshame We look forward to upload short & long vidz as time goes on. Having had our previous one removed for no reason, and Google not answering back to our claim to reinstate it, we highly appreciate if you could subscribe to the new channel, and share this post with hashtags #youneednotfearshame and #sceptocrypt. Thanks.

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New Sceptocrypt vocalist – Pawel

February 8, 2025

Across the hills and valleys, from the cold winters of Polska to the bittersweet rumble of London town, we present you Pawel. Bringing vocals, stage tricks, and general good vibes to the band, we continue to shape new music and lyrics bearing titles as “Cherish the Tail that Chokes You”, “This Odometer Syndrome” and “A Place for Thorned Souls”.See you later this 2025 with more news!

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Wanted! Noise Synth Player + 2nd guitarist (Vocalist found)

November 8, 2024

We have now found a vocalist & more will be announced as we work towards bringing Sceptocrypt back to the stage in 2025! We meanwhile want to shape our sound a bit more, and hence seek 2 more members, being – a noize/synth player to add electronics to our sound texture live! Whether your sounds come from computers, instruments, or synth, what matters is that you bring the noize! Anything from industrial to orchestral is welcome, as long as there is an actual human controlling this live on stage! – 2nd guitarist to add more beef to our sound. Although unnecessary, doubling on guitar synth/ using lots of effects is a welcome asset. About us – visionhttps://sceptocrypt.com/2023/11/19/manifesto-2023/– future2 albums’ worth…

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Sceptocrypt seek vocalist ASAP

September 15, 2024

Now that we finally have a drummer & are prepping to come out live early 2025, we are looking for a vocalist who can growl/scream (but be generally understood), and also sing clean (think doom, prog, industrial, etc but NOT nu-metal).Adding drama to your singing by bringing lyrics to life (current lyrics deal with mental health, technology failures, willpower, etc not dragons/satan/gore) is more than welcome! Basically the more theatrical you are, the more you can play with the audience! Listen to “The Wards Outside” to get a glimpse of our current sound (as every song differs a bit) & if you like what you hear, are London based/can commute here regularly for rehearsals, let’s set up a jam. Our vision…

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Sceptocrypt have a new drummer (still seeking vocalist)

September 15, 2024

It’s been a while now brewing, and here we are, happy to announce that we finally got a drummer in our fold. Please welcome he who for now shall be called Dr S! The doctor has been busy dealing with our riffs – chk him out here!. More reels to be revealed from time to time! As a band, we now have near to 35mins of music (3 songs), and are looking for a vocalist to prep up for live shows. Any interested parties, check our ad.

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Sceptocrypt back live after 27yrs

April 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 for who is interested. Browse the official Renaissance Festival event page for more details on all the other bands etc and for a history of all other gigs we played in the 90s.

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Intie re Sceptocrypt’s return & our plans going forward + new reviews

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.Some interviews would also be welcome, so we look frwd to hear from you media lot. The 1st interview was during a Maltese podcast Rockna, a nice chat with host Michael about the latest in the world of Sceptocrypt & what we got stored in the pipeline. Audible at https://netondemand.mt/play/16458, the Maltese show switches to English while interviewing Sceptocrypt in its 2nd part. More airplay, reviews & interviews will be posted at www.sceptocrypt.com/category/press. Any interested media can contact us via the same page.

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