Crypta – Shieldmaidens of Metal

Brazilian death metal band CRYPTA have revealed another furious new single, entitled “Trial of Traitors“! After smashing in with the relentless “Lord of Ruins”, the first single to debut from the outfit’s sophomore album, Shades of Sorrow (out August 4, 2023 via Napalm Records), “Trial of Traitors” serves as the second harbinger off of the new record, breaking in with merciless, impressive guitar work and inciting an uncontrollable storm of pure rage that screams for more! Furthermore, its creative and devilishly brutal official music video supports the track perfectly.

In 2021, CRYPTA stormed to the top with their acclaimed debut full-length, Echoes of the Soul, landing at #55 on the Official German Album Charts and debuting at #15 on both the US Hard Music Albums and Top New Artist Albums Charts. Now, both fans and critics alike eagerly anticipate the release of the band’s new offering, teased by the bone-shaking “Trial of Traitors” today.

Check Out the Official Music Video for “Trial of Traitors”:

CRYPTA on “Trial of Traitors”:

“We decided to have ‘Trial of Traitors’ as one of the singles because, although it’s the fastest, most aggressive song on album, it still has a lot of our already characteristic melodic work here and there, so we thought this blend of these two extremes would be a good sneak-peak into what people can expect overall from the album!”

Formed in 2019 by former NERVOSA members Luana Dametto (drums) and Fernanda Lira (vocals), and now featuring guitarists Tainá Bergamaschi and Jessica di Falchi, CRYPTA once again stay true to the unique sound introduced on their first full-length, blending classic and modern death metal with significant extreme and black metal elements on Shades of Sorrow.

Fernanda Lira (bass, vocals) on Shades of Sorrow:

“Shades of Sorrow is a semi-concept album which describes a journey through the depths of our psyche when facing tough battles. It’s a trip to the many shades of pain we sometimes have to face while enduring our lives’ challenges. The songs are the perfect gloomy, dark, emotional soundtrack for this journey.”

As a raging monster on its own, Shades of Sorrow begins with the instrumental piano intro track “The Aftermath”, creating an ominous atmosphere before “Dark Clouds” kicks straight off with feral growls to drop jaws, showcasing the full extent of the band’s striking interplay from the very first second. “Poisonous Apathy” features electrifying guitar sounds and prominent hard-hitting bass, creeping into the listener’s brain. Ruthless “The Outsider” unleashes a massive drum attack and another ferocity of coals, before it fades into a softer outro that melts seamlessly into the intro of “Stronghold”, one of the slower and more melodic tracks on the album. Outstanding death metal drumming on “The Other Side of Anger” sets the scene for threatening vocals, evoking an uncontrollable storm, followed by the dark and deep instrumental piano interlude “The Limbo”. Following the eerie, haunting “Lullaby for the Forsaken” comes “Agents of Chaos”, showcasing the undeniable talent of the band with its many changes. Relentless death metal tracks “Lift the Blindfold” and “Lord of Ruins” offer the last dose of true CRYPTA sound, leaving the listener breathless before the beautiful instrumental outro “The Closure” wraps the album up.

It is clear that the talented women of CRYPTA have created another impressive masterpiece with Shades of Sorrow, presenting the very best of their technical ability and songwriting skills on this 13-track onslaught. Shades of Sorrow was recorded at Family Mob Studio, mixed by Daniel Bergstrand at 33 Stockholm, Sweden and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio.

Shades of Sorrow tracklisting:
1. The Aftermath
2. Dark Clouds
3. Poisonous Apathy
4. The Outsider
5. Stronghold
6. The Other Side of Anger
7. The Limbo
8. Trial of Traitors
9. Lullaby for the Forsaken
10. Agents of Chaos
11. Lift the Blindfold
12. Lord of Ruins
13. The Closure

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Brazilian death metal band, Crypta, have found themselves in a difficult financial situation after last week’s tornado in Belvidere, Illinois, resulted in a tragic incident leaving many concertgoers injured, and one dead at The Apollo Theatre, where the venue suffered structural damage.

In addition to the terrible human toll, there was also significant property damage outside of the venue. Among this was the RV that the band had rented in order to tour the U.S. for the first time. Due to the citizenship status of the band’s members, however, they are unentitled to any state assistance to cover the damages, and the band has had to recruit lawyers to assist with their insurance claim. If unsuccessful, the band will need to fork out $60K to pay the rental company for the RV. As a result, they have started a GoFundMe page to help raise the funds.

As per the official band statement:

URGENT: We need $60K in 15 days.

As most of you know, a tornado hit the show house where we played on March 31st in Belvidere Illinois and we lost the RV we rented to travel and sleep during our first US tour – it was completely destroyed, we had to rent a new one to keeping on with the shows

As we already imagined, dealing with insurance and severance has many pitfalls, and there’s a very high chance of things getting complicated for us.

It won’t be as easy as we thought it would be, we will even have to bring in lawyers to try to solve our situation. We are being guided in the best way possible, but because we are not American citizens, apparently we are not entitled to some state indemnity, which complicates our problem even more.

In short, if everything goes wrong (and there’s a huge chance it will), in 15 days we’ll have to pay for a new RV to the company where we rented it, which will be around 60K dollars, not to mention the lawyer fees we’ll need to cost during the process.

We know it’s a high value that we probably won’t reach, but at this point, any help and any amount will help a lot to lessen the financial damage that we will have.

We avoid having to ask for help from you, but at the moment, it is impossible to bear these costs with the band’s cashier alone.

Thanks in advance for the support!
CRYPTA via Facebook

As well as the financial consequences, the band are obviously still dealing with the psychological impacts of that night. As vocalist/bassist Fernanda Lira describes in a heartbreaking post:

In general, everyone is shaken – some more (like the boys who found the body of the deceased), others less, but all shaken.
Feneranda Lira via Facebook

We hope the band are able to resolve this situation and recover from the incident. Please help them to reach their fundraising goal if you can.