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CRYSTAL VIPER - new studio album "The Silver Key", out on June 28, 2024, on Listenable Records. It will be available as a vinyl record, compact disc, cassette, and digitally.
The album will be promoted on European headlining tour, on which CRYSTAL VIPER will be joined by the US heavy metal act Savage Master.
As all the lyrics are once again inspired by the works of the father of cosmic horror, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, "The Silver Key" is a natural continuation of the previous full length release, "The Cult", which came out on Listenable Records in 2021. In fact, working title of the new album was "The Cult II". However, "The Silver Key" is an album with very own identity and character, and is without a doubt the most intense release that CRYSTAL VIPER ever recorded. The new album is heavier, faster and darker, but at the same more epic and melodic than their previous works. In the past the band was very often balancing between Power Metal and Heavy Metal, but here, there's no doubt that we are talking about pure Heavy Metal. The band had very unique approach to songwriting and production, which was almost like a tribute to classic Metal acts such as IRON MAIDEN or JUDAS PRIEST, but except that CRYSTAL VIPER decided to show their love for the Metal culture, and incorporated in their songs several new elements, characteristic for other subgenres. So don't get fooled by the term "female-fronted" which is usually associated with softer genres: CRYSTAL VIPER, founded and led by the vocalist and bassist Marta Gabriel (who for the last few years played rhythm guitar for the band), is simply as that METAL, and very serious about it.
"The Silver Key" was produced and mastered by the Heavy Metal veteran Bart Gabriel, and was recorded and mixed by Rafal Kossakowski. Its cover artwork was painted by respected Guatemalan artist Mario Lopez, who was also responsible for the cover artwork of the previous album, "The Cult".

Some bad news, some good news! As some of you maybe already know, due to conflicting schedules Eric Juris decided to leave CRYSTAL VIPER and focus on his session musician career. Eric played with us since 2018 – we did 3 albums, and played a lot of shows together. Good times! We wish Eric nothing but all the best, and who knows, maybe we will meet on the same stage again one day.
But, there’s no rest for the wicked ones! Please welcome the Sicilian born Giuseppe Tiyris Taormina as the new CRYSTAL VIPER axeman. We are Metal Nation!