Progressive death metal faction Cryptic Shift have a February 27th release date slated for their new album “Overspace & Supertime” on Metal Blade Records.. The Leeds, UK-based outfit have also just put up a Murry Deaves-directed video for their new song “Hexagonal Eyes (Diverity Trepaphymphaszym)“. Drummer Ryan Shepherson had the following to say about what sets this record apart from its predecessor:
“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. Whilst the concept themes of our sci-fi tale have grown, so have our efforts in synthesizing it with the ultimate Astrodeath soundscape. The record takes the listener on a deeper journey through the fusion of our influences, with some exciting twists and turns along the way.”
As for this newly streaming track from it, vocalist/guitarist Alexander Bradley stated:
“The track demonstrates a vicious proficiency never before seen in death and 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 this record.”
“Overspace & Supertime” track listing:
01 – “Cryogenically Frozen“
02 – “Stratocumulus Evergaol“
03 – “Hyperspace Topography“
04 – “Hexagonal Eyes (Diverity Trepaphymphasyzm)“
05 – “Overspace & Supertime“
Pre-orders are available now through metalblade.com/crypticshift.
