Dutch futuristic metallers CRYPTOSIS have announced their return with a mighty, awe-inspiring sophomore album entitled Celestial Death, set for worldwide release on March 7th, 2025 via Century Media Records.
To further demonstrate the powerful and versatile material available on Celestial Death, a third single entitled “Static Horizon” is being made available today across digital platforms and can also be checked out in a video clip produced by the film production company F/53 below.
CRYPTOSIS checked in with the following comment about the track: “’Static Horizon’ is the 3rd single from our upcoming album Celestial Death, out March 7th through Century Media Records. The song combines black metal atmospheres and symphonic elements with fast prog metal guitar picking and melodic doomy grooves. The title represents a feeling of being trapped in a static, unchanging reality, where progress and hope seem distant. With its haunting melodies and intense riffing, the track delivers a powerful mix of raw energy and deep emotion.”
Celestial Death was recorded by Olaf Skoreng at Tom Meier and Studio Moon Music between April and August 2024, mixed by Fredrik Folkare at Chrome Studios (UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC, HELLBUTCHER) in Sweden and finally mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Studios (ARCH ENEMY, BORKNAGAR, AMORPHIS) in Sweden too. The album is the follow-up to CRYPTOSIS’ acclaimed Bionic Swarm debut album (2021) and the EP The Silent Call (2023), it once more comes with artwork by Eliran Kantor (KREATOR, TESSTAMENT, MY DYING BRIDE) and also showcases the group on a darker, heavier, more melodic and extremely cinematic journey across its 11 tracks / 42 minutes of playing time with the following track-listing:
Celestial Death track listing:
1. Prologue – Awakening (01:16)
2. Faceless Matter (03:52)
3. Static Horizon (05:10)
4. The Silent Call (Version 2024) (05:02)
5. Ascending (03:38)
6. Motionless Balance (01:48)
7. Reign Of Infinite (05:44)
8. Absent Presence (04:15)
9. In Between Realities (03:47)
10. Cryptosphere (04:22)
11. Coda – Wander Into The Light (03:11)
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