Sceptocrypt Extreme Music Research

Oratorio Mortem 2 : The Unwanted Requiem (New song after 24yrs absence, released 25.11.2023)

November 25, 2023

Hello all, this is Malcolm, founder of Sceptocrypt in 1992 in Malta, re-launching the band back in 2023 here in London!How to find the right words to start this? While elated to finally share new music after 24 years, on the other hand returning with a requiem isn’t the most fashionable thing isn’t it? But we never followed trends anyway…… So why celebrate a return with a requiem? Here’s the scoop!Back in September this year, I got the call that my mom Doris Callus was very unwell. I left London the day after for her to pass away on 25.09.2023, just 1 day after my arrival in Malta. Having only seen her remotely the last couple of years, I wanted…

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Sceptocrypt’s new song after 24 years away

November 20, 2023

Hey everyone, Sceptocrypt (a band that existed from 1992-99 in Malta), finally re-launches itself in London after 24 years, which brings us to 2023!How to find the right words to present this? While elated to finally share new music after such a long absence, we will be returning with a requiem! Not the most fashionable thing isn’t it? But we never followed trends anyway…… So visit this page again on 25th November, where we reveal our new (dark-ish) song, its full artwork (yes what you are seeing is only a teaser) and the whole story behind it. It is going to be a juxtaposition of feelings – of darkness meets light! For now we invite you to flow effortlessly within…

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Sceptocrypt re-launch with a new genre in 2023: Read our “Extreme Music Research” Manifesto!

November 19, 2023

Proud of but not limited by the heritage that is extreme metal, Sceptocrypt have always been known to not be confined by one style and to welcome cross-genre influences! So for our re-launch, we have a vision that we are calling Extreme Music Research. Read our manifesto as follows! Extreme – undettered by trying different forms of experimentation, from over-the-top technical riffs to the lack of same in form of time & harmonic changes that flow seamlessly, an extremity measured in the myriad of influences recalled to shape the final aural palette. Music – in a time when visual media continually compliments the music industry, we aim to present you music that evokes you the more you close your eyes,…

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