Cryptic Shift - Red Asphalt - CD

With ‘Overspace & Supertime’, Leeds UK based Cryptic Shift sets out to blast away Extreme Metal fans with a new standard of Technical Thrash/Death Metal showmanship, including influences of progressive writing, harmonized with their fantastical storytelling. “The concept of Overspace & Supertime plays as an alternative reality to the happenings of Visitations from Enceladus, taking our character into new dimensions filled with both greater adventures and more bizarre encounters” states drummer Ryan Sheperson, “whilst the concept themes of our sci-fi tale has grown, so have our efforts in synthesising it with the ultimate Astrodeath soundscape. The record sets out to achieve a new standard of musicianship and takes the listener on a deeper journey through the fusion of our influences in the Thrash/Death Metal style, with some exciting twists and turns along the way”. Join Cryptic Shift on their mission beyond our comprehensive solar system with the release of ‘Overspace & Supertime’, coming to Earth on February 27th 2026 via Metal Blade Records.
*Song/Album Blurb (500 characters max):
Our first returning single “HEXAGONAL EYES” demonstrates a vicious proficiency never before seen in death & thrash metal: A relentless flow of smart compositional ideas seize your attention in a black hole grip, across our most extreme material yet. ‘Diverity Trepaphyphasyzm’ then describes the first stages of a warped temporal disease as our character returns to the moonbase location from our highly acclaimed debut album. Films like the Star Wars prequels inspire us just as much as our contemporaries in the genre; fans of sci-fi storytelling and ripping technical metal are guaranteed to have a blast with “OVERSPACE & SUPERTIME”