I listen to a lot of hard rock and metal, grew up with bands like Deep Purple and Iron Maiden. Marc is more into prog rock and bands like Porcupine Tree, Tool, King Crimson, Agent Fresco, or experimental artists like Bon Iver. Simon is a huge Beatles and Queen fan, but artists like Rammstein and Nick Cave are also very important to him.
What are your main influences?Īll these elements come from many different directions. There's a lot to discover in your music, as y ou mix up a variety of styles, experiment with different sounds, rhythms, and instruments. Besides that, the name CRYPTEX has no deeper meaning. We try to create something exciting which doesn't always match to the norm, and that's what appeals to us. In that sense, it's also a bit encrypted. Basically, it even fits us, as our music is not typical, uses many different styles and moods. You know the term "Cryptex" from another context: It was shaped in Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code" as an encrypted object. Let’s take a look at your band name: Where does it come from, and what is the idea behind it? And of course the two European tours with Pain of Salvation and Threshold. I think for Simon, the concert with Alice Cooper was a big eye-opener, as we played an arena show in front of over 10.000 fans. The German "Kultrock Festival" in the “Balver Höhle” was another highlight. During a stopover on the island of Labadee/Haiti in the Caribbean, we got an immense sunburn, but also enjoyed the beautiful sea. We had two fantastic concerts on the ship, played there with countless other bands like Arch Enemy, Anthrax, Kamelot. That was the first time we flew to the USA as a band. Oh, there are a few! Speaking for myself, it's the "70.000 Tons of Metal" in Miami/Florida. With nearly 300 shows in the books so far, which were the most memorable for you? There's a lot of touring mentioned in your biography. It was released worldwide in 2020 via SPV/Steamhammer and received high praise. In 2018, Simon Schröder decided to focus on a career as live musician and left as official band member, but still plays shows with CRYPTEX, and also can be heard on their third album "Once Upon a Time".
With the new line-up, they toured and toured again in promotion of the second album. In April 2015, "Madeleine Effect" was released worldwide and very well received. As they were both studying music in Hannover at that time and already knew each other, they went to the audition together. André joined them in August 2014, and a new drummer, Simon Schröder, was also found in the same period. The release of the debut album “Good Morning, How Did You Live” (2011) was followed by three great European tours, as well as several festival appearances.ĭuring the works for the second album "Madeleine Effect", they decided to part ways, and came across Marc Andrejkvotis, who recorded the guitars for it. With their EP “Even Nature Will be Thrilled” and high placements in newcomer competitions like Emergenza, they soon earned some well-deserved attention. or how it all began: While singer Simon Moskon and drummer Ramon Fleig had played together in jam sessions since 2003, the band was formed in 2008 when Martin Linke joined them on guitar.
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