VEKTOR
The band became popular in the Phoenix metal scene, with a musical style that mixes progressive metal
and technical thrash metal, with high-pitched screaming vocals. In 2006, the band released a demo
entitled “Demolition”, followed by a two track demo “Hunger for Violence” (2007).
Their first full-length album, Black Future, was released on November 17, 2009, on Heavy Artillery
Records. The band released its second album, Outer Isolation, on November 22, 2011, again on the
Heavy Artillery and in 2012 they signed with Earache Records.
After the band’s relocation to Philadelphia and several years of touring, their third album, Terminal
Redux, a conceptual work with a runtime of over 70 minutes, was released on May 6, 2016, but in
December of the same year VEKTOR was put into hiatus.
In 2020, four year after the highly regarded Terminal Redux, the two original guitar players, David
DiSanto and Erik Nelson, have decided to reform VEKTOR. With new talent from Mike Ohlson on drums
and Stephen Coon on bass, VEKTOR is back as strong as ever.
CRYPTOSIS
Formerly known throughout the European metal underground as old
school thrash mob Distillator, Laurens Houvast [vocals/guitar], Frank te Riet [bass/
mellotron/backing vocals] and Marco Prij [drums] have undergone a wholesale
transformation and upgrade, resulting in a brand new band with a sound that is
guaranteed to blow minds and wreck necks.
“We took the name Cryptosis because it’s two words put together – on one side
it’s ‘crypto’, like technology, crypto-currency and the digital world,” Laurens explains.
“On the other side it’s ‘osis’ which comes from hypnosis, so the combination
means the hypnosis of technology. People can’t live without technology and they’re
hooked, and it will only get worse in the future, with technology being in total control.
You’re hypnotised by the technology around you, and that’s Cryptosis.”
“The sound is a mix of everything that we personally love,” Frank explains.
“Everything from Rush to Dimmu Borgir. It’s progressive, symphonic, it’s death,
thrash, old school and modern, with some black influences in there too. Everyone
puts their individual stamp on this new band. It’s a mixture of everything we love!”
“We really pushed the limits,” adds Marco. “We made an album that, for all three
of us, it’s the maximum of what we can do, to the limits of our abilities. We really
needed to practice and practice to get all the parts right!”
