#crystallake
Ian’s Favorite Heffy Records of January ’26
#JanuaryReleases #Megadeth #CrystalLake #Bullet
Link: https://metalinsider.net/lists/ians-favorite-heffy-records-of-january-26
Stargazers Ball returns to Raue Center with disco, dining, dancing – Shaw Local
Raue Center For The Arts will once again host its signature fundraising gala, the 2026 Stargazers Ball: Love to Love …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #crystallake #entertainment #mchenry-county-front-headlines #the-scene #the-scene-front-headlines #the-scene-mchenry-county #valentine-s-day-2021
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2495063/stargazers-ball-returns-to-raue-center-with-disco-dining-dancing-shaw-local/
Niet alleen is het de laatste dag van januari, maar het is ook nog eens weekend. Het is dus het perfecte moment om de nieuwe albums van deze maand eens te draaien. Wat dacht je bijvoorbeeld van Crystal Lake, Megadeth, Softcult en Trash Boat? Bekijk snel ons overzicht voor nog meer verse muziek!
https://www.nine32.nl/album-releases-2026/
#Rock #Metal #Metalcore #Punk #CrystalLake #Megadeth #Softcult #TrashBoat
Crystal Lake is one of those bands that I lost track of. I adored 2015’s The Sign, its blend of hardcore attitude with a surgical metalcore attack and just enough djent and deathcore to make things interesting resulted in some of my all-time favorites in the style (“Prometheus,” “Matrix,” “Hades”). Yes, it’s knuckleheaded and boner-dragging brutality posturing, but for a jolt of breakdown-heavy sonic adrenaline, the Japanese quintet fit the bill. I lost track of them, with albums True North and Helix toning down the weight for an Erra-inspired atmospheric metalcore sound. It has been eight years since Helix entered the scene with a thud, so what can we expect from The Weight of Sound?
The Weight of Sound is the heft of change and consistency alike for Crystal Lake. A notable change is the departure of long-time vocalist Ryo Kinoshita, who released the debut for his solo project Knosis last year, and was replaced by John Robert Centorrino, former vocalist of The Last Ten Seconds of Life. The band acknowledges that Kinoshita’s shoes are nearly impossible to fill; to supplement, Centorrino is backed by an array of guest vocalists: David Simonich of Signs of the Swarm, Taylor Barber of Left to Suffer and Seven Hours After Violet, Myke Terry of Volumes and Fire from the Gods,1 Karl Schubach of Misery Signals and Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage. Consistently, however, the instrumental approach is the same, bringing back the nu-metal-meets-djent-meets-hardcore chugs (whose absence made the last two outings toothless), as well as that trademark ethereal guitar layers. The result, however, falls woefully short compared to Crystal Lake’s landmark albums, as the knuckleheaded overtakes the thoughtful and the vocals become a monotonous muck.
The Weight of Sound (24-bit HD audio) by Crystal Lake
For positives, when Crystal Lake manages to balance the heavy and the atmospheric, tracks can truly soar. Yearning chord progressions, layers of melodies and sustained trills, and desperate vocals combine to add a nice dose of melancholy and fury, accented by the band’s signature guitar tone that balances djent weight with hardcore urgency. Even Centorrino’s cleans are a nice addition throughout these tracks, distant shouts or croons that recall Brett Gurewitz’s guest spot in Parkway Drive’s “Home is for the Heartless:”: tasteful and subtle. These tracks primarily populate the back half, a calm after the storm of metalcore pummeling, complete with a more somber mood (“The Undertow,” “The Weight of Sound,” “Sinners,” “Coma Wave”) that recalls more melodic hardcore-inflected metalcore acts like Counterparts or The Ghost Inside. The patience in the songwriting of these moments is also noteworthy, as movements feel nicely unhurried and appropriately contemplative.
Crystal Lake’s balance of the atmosphere and chug, as well as vocal charisma, have always been assets, but they plague The Weight of Sound. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t love Helix’s more light-and-airy vibe, but too many tracks are just too knuckleheaded here to make a splash, particularly the opening “unnecessary contractions” triptych (“Everblack,” “BludGod,” “Neversleep”), which seem like the band’s metalcore answer to Signs of the Swarm’s To Rid Myself of Truth. Meanwhile, other tracks seem to be wildly inconsistent and are true head-scratchers in terms of placement in the tracklist, featuring bluesy Southern vibes (“King Down”) or awkward shifts between heavy and ethereal (“Dystopia,” “Crossing Nails”). Each placement in the playlist at large feels shoehorned and abrupt, from balls-to-the-wall heavy to southern to ethereal, to confused. For the number of guest vocalists that appear throughout The Weight of Sound, Centorrino’s vocals make them difficult to discern with his smokier and denser presence. It’s unclear if this makes him a better performer or if the production value is just that putrid – or both.
To their credit, Crystal Lake hasn’t had to change up their sound since Kinoshita’s departure, and the balance between ethereal atmosphere and chuggy metalcore remains a formidable asset. However, scattershot songwriting and odd track placement doom effectiveness beyond a few sparse moments to break up the confused, knuckleheaded beatdowns. The Weight of Sound is everything you loved about The Sign eleven years ago, but with less identity and more distraction, chugging along for one song before brutalizing you with breakdowns the next. But most notable is Crystal Lake’s lack of direction: The Weight of Sound is all chugs and atmosphere with no clear purpose.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: N/A | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Century Media Records
Websites: crystallake-worldwide.com | facebook.com/crystallake777
Releases Worldwide: January 23rd, 2026
CRYSTAL LAKE Releases Their Seventh Album — 'The Weight of Sound' — via Century Media Records, Available NOW. #crystallake @CrystalLake777
Noch eine Vorschau für die Metalheads hier :
𝑴𝑶. 𝟎𝟐.𝟎𝟑 // 𝑪𝑹𝒀𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑨𝑲𝑬 & 𝑴𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑴𝑨𝒀 𝑰 // 𝑺𝑶𝟑𝟔
Special Guests: GREAT AMERICAN GHOST + DIESECT
Formed in Tokyo in 2002, Crystal Lake is a dynamic five-piece band. Their distinctive sound draws from hardcore and metalcore influences, seamlessly blending infectious melodies with a powerful heaviness. Their exceptional music has garnered widespread recognition internationally, surpassing national boundaries.
#so36 #berlin #kreuzberg #live #concert #crystallake #missmayi
https://www.wacoca.com/media/557969/ Crystal Lakeのインタビュー＆動画メッセージ公開！音楽がカルチャーになり、歴史になっていく──待望の現体制初アルバム『The Weight of Sound』を明日1/23リリース！ #CrystalLake #music #クリスタル・レイク #音楽
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalInjection
CRYSTAL LAKE Names The Inspirations Behind Their Upcoming New Album, The Weight Of Sound
#CRYSTALLAKE #NamesTheInspirationsBehindTheirUpcomingNewAlbum #TheWeightOfSound #album #newalbum #guitarist #MetalInjection #metal #music
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalInjection
CRYSTAL LAKE Names The Inspirations Behind Their Upcoming New Album, The Weight Of Sound
#CRYSTALLAKE #NamesTheInspirationsBehindTheirUpcomingNewAlbum #TheWeightOfSound #album #newalbum #guitarist #MetalInjection #metal #music
Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #CrystalLake #LindaCardellini 'Crystal Lake' Creator Reveals New 'Friday the 13th' Prequel Isn't "Quite a Slasher" http://dlvr.it/TQ1j1D
https://www.wacoca.com/media/533597/ 世界最大級のメタル・フェス”Wacken Open Air”出場権を懸けた”Metal Battle Japan”、決勝ラウンド来年4/12渋谷CYCLONEにて開催！ゲスト・バンドにCrystal Lake出演決定！ #CrystalLake #music #クリスタル・レイク #音楽
Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #CrystalLake #Fridaythe13th Jason Voorhees’ Return to Screens Receives a Killer Update From ‘IT: Welcome to Derry' Boss http://dlvr.it/TPq2nW
‘Crystal Lake’ EP Explains ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series Is Not “Quite A Slasher”
#News #BradCalebKane #CrystalLake #FridayThe13th #Peacock
https://deadline.com/2025/12/crystal-lake-ep-friday-the-13th-prequel-not-quite-slasher-1236646681/
Brad Caleb Kane on Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees in #CrystalLake:
“She’s gonna shock and surprise a lot of people… She’s inconceivably brilliant in it.”
Friday the 13th fans, get ready — this is gonna be HUGE. 🔥🔪
CRYSTAL LAKE Shares New Single "Neversleep (feat. Myke Terry)". #crystallake @CrystalLake777
https://slrmagazine.com/2025/12/07/crystal-lake-shares-new-single-neversleep-feat-myke-terry/
🔥 Metalcore demoledor con Crystal Lake y Miss May I en marzo de 2026
Toda la info en 👉 https://www.guitarcalavera.com/metalcore-demoledor-con-crystal-lake-y-miss-may-i-en-marzo-de-2026/
#BringTheNoise #CrystalLake #Diesect #GreatAmericanGhost...
https://www.guitarcalavera.com/metalcore-demoledor-con-crystal-lake-y-miss-may-i-en-marzo-de-2026/?utm_medium=Guitar%20Calavera%20&fsp_sid=1780&utm_source=Mastodon%20&utm_campaign=metalcore-demoledor-con-crystal-lake-y-miss-may-i-en-marzo-de-2026%20
Crystal Lake ex-Marine, Smash’d Burger owner, turned to cooking in ‘dark’ times, found mission – Shaw Local
Crystal Lake resident, businessman and Marine Corps veteran Kevin Byrnes enlisted when he was 2…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #Algonquin #cary #crystallake #LakeintheHills #McHenryCounty #mchenry-county-college #Richmond #thank-you-veterans
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2371627/crystal-lake-ex-marine-smashd-burger-owner-turned-to-cooking-in-dark-times-found-mission-shaw-local/
#Peacock's #JasonVoorhees Show #CrystalLake Wrapped #Filming, And One Star Used A Word That's Never Been Synonymous With #FridayThe13th