Album Review: Crystal Lake - The Weight of Sound : The Razor's Edge

Album Review: Crystal Lake - The Weight of Sound : The Razor's Edge

Album Review: Crystal Lake - The Weight of Sound Reviewed by Dan Barnes After an eight year wait, Tokyo metalcore survivors, Crystal Lake, unleash album number seven this month: The Weight of Sound, through the prestigious Century Media Records, and the first to feature new vocalist, John Robert Centorrino, who joined the band in 2022. Perhaps not the first name on the Metalcore team sheet, Crystal Lake have been plying their trade since their f…

Crystal Lake interview with John Centorrino: "A side of me that I’ve been fighting to show my whole career"

Joining Crystal Lake during a full reset, vocalist John Robert Centorrino stepped into one of the most closely watched chapters in the band’s history. Formerly of US deathcore outfits My Bitter End and The Last Ten Seconds of Life, he emerged from the band’s open vocal audition, THE LIGHT, a public search that drew hundreds of applicants from around the world. With a new lineup, a new label, and ‘The Weight of Sound’ marking Crystal Lake’s first…

CRYSTAL LAKE Names The Inspirations Behind Their Upcoming New Album, The Weight Of Sound - Metal Injection

We caught up with Centorrino and founding guitarist Yudai "YD" Miyamoto to discuss the influences behind The Weight Of Sound. The post CRYSTAL LAKE Names The Inspirations Behind Their Upcoming New Album, The Weight Of Sound appeared first on Metal Injection.

Crystal Lake – The Weight Of Sound

A vocalist is such an integral component in a band’s working, so much so that they are not easily replaced. AC/DC did, Iron Maiden did (and failed), but beyond a handful of examples swapping lead singers rarely works out well. However, Japanese metalcore crew Crystal Lake have bucked the trend and are leaping towards the future with new screamer John Robert Centorrino. Having joined the band in 2023, John has already been blooded on various live…