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Cryptic Sounds: No Voices in Your Head

Megadeth · 1998

21 min · 5 tracks · heavy metal

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
54 /100
Lowland
Higher than 2% of albums we've rated

The arrangements make the guitar writing easier to hear, but this short set relies on existing songs and has limited sequencing logic beyond its instrumental premise.

What we noticed

  • All five tracks are instrumental versions of songs from Cryptic Writings, so vocal melodies are removed while the original riff-and-solo arrangements remain.
  • The sequence opens with the mid-paced groove of “Almost Honest,” moves through “Vortex” and “Trust,” then ends with the more aggressive “She-Wolf.”
  • “A Secret Place” interrupts the run of heavier riffing with a looser, more atmospheric arrangement before the closing track.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 1/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Almost Honest (instrumental) 4:14
  • 2 Vortex (instrumental) 3:21
  • 3 Trust (instrumental) 5:30
  • 4 A Secret Place (instrumental) 5:29
  • 5 She-Wolf (instrumental) 3:07

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata