#### VÖ / Release Date: 16.08.2013 #### Versand / Shipping: 14.08.2012 #### #### REVIEWS #### "A very successful mixture, which moves away from the soundscape of the omnipresent and influential Norwegian Black Metal and totally does its own thing. Unique and affecting!" (Marlis Wimmerer, www.nuclearblast.de) #### "Full of anthems, epic and powerful without end: Cryptic Forest celebrate melodic Black Metal in their own special way." (Dieter Hübing, www.zillo.de) #### "Far removed from any Pagan cliches and chock-full with ideas, forged into nine songs, "Ystyr" rips down from the slopes of the Black Forrest like a winter storm. CRYPTIC FOREST deliver a convincing debut without losing themselves in amateurishness or overly streamlined composition." 7,5/10 points (Christian Schwarzer, www.Powermetal.de) #### "This production deserves the rating „ultra-fat“! Thundering drums and buzz saw electric guitars meet earth shattering vocals and lots of furiousness." (Karsten Henze, www.nachtaktiv-magazin.com ) #### „A killer album where Immortal meet arcane and astral melodies. Black metal with a mystic spell but also powerful as old school teutonic thrash metal!“ (Paolo Vidmar, www.metalitalia.com) #### "(…) their strong debut album "YSTYR" (…). Get ready for a powerful, well-produced and melodic Black Metal album, which does not have to fear the comparison to the greats of the genre. ." (Kruemel, www.bleeding4metal.de) #### "With "Ystyr"Cryptic Forest release a well-crafted debut album, which will delight friends of melodic Black Metal art." 11/15 points (Wallace, www.folkmetal.at) .
