NEW ALBUM
SCRIPTURES OF TORMENT

VIDEOS

30.11.2025 - Decibel Assault 2025

23.11.2025 - Cryptic Carnage Interview publication in 'Le Journal du Dimanche'

09.08.2025 - URF 2025

29.03.2025 - Fund raise concert for Ryoshi

23.11.2024 - Cryptic Carnage Live @ Decibel Assault 2024. Opening bands: Devived & Ryoshi (Photos, Videos)

19.10.2024 - Launching of 1st Decibel Assault event by Cryptic Carnage

23.06.2024 - Short Warm-up Live Session @ Conservatoire Francois Mitterrand (Link)

12.06.2024 - Featuring of the band in 'Get heavy UK' podcast (Link)

14.01.2024 - Integration of Shakti in replacement of Yura

24.05.2023 - Integration Of Sathyam & Yura In The Band! (Link)

26.03.2023 - 'Scriptures Of Torment' Now Available on all streaming platforms (Link)

20.01.2023 - Band Interview in New Born Patrol Zine (UK), 3rd Edition (Link)

19.01.2023 - Album Review In Abaddon Magazine (Link)

23.12.2022 - Album "Scriptures Of Torment" Released

ABOUT

• Yashil Dreepaul: Guitars

• Shakti Daby: Drums

• Sathyam Teeluckdharry: Vocals

• Irving Vamben: Bass

Cryptic Carnage is a death metal band formed in 2012 in Mauritius, born out of guitarist Yashil Dreepaul and bassist Irving Vamben's mutual involvement in Tribus (Thrash band). Passionate about extreme music, horror and gore movies, they wanted to redefine their music and take it to the extreme - music that confronts, confounds, and eviscerates in equal measure. The members of the band have gained local recognition through their associated and previous influential metal acts, namely, Yashil Dreepaul in Haze, Tribus, Metropolis, Xenolith &  Feedback, Irving Vamben in Tribus & Revolt, Shakti Daby in D-Tuned & Black Illusion, and Sathyam Teeluckdharry in 6 Black Coffins.

Cryptic Carnage is locally known for powerful and energetic performances, a unique extreme genre and an irreprochable sound clarity. Over the years, they have played at and headlined several local metal concerts such as “Noiz revisited” - Conservatoire Francois Miterrand (2015), “Rocktober” - Altitude Club (2015), “The Biocide chapter” - Altitude Club (2017), “The Reckoning” - Barcode (2019), “Hail the Horns” - Barcode (2019), "Underground Rock Festival" - Temple Of Rock (2022). They have also organized concerts to support the local metal scene: Uprising - Live for Metal (August 2016) and Winter Metal Mayhem (July 2018) at ‘Nu Baz’ (ex Altitude), in Ebene. The two concerts received support from metal heads all over the country. 

The band has been featured in the book “Heavy Metal Africa: Life, Passion, and Heavy Metal in the Forgotten Continent” after being interviewed by the author, Edward Banchs. His research on rock and metal in Africa has been featured in publications such as The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Decibel, Noisey-Vice, and O Globo. He lives in Pittsburgh, PA.

Cryptic Carnage has also been mentioned on the African rock/metal music website www.audioinferno.com in the article“Getting in Tune with the African Metal Scene” and local newspapers - ‘Weekend Scope’ and ‘Le Mauricien’. 

Their demo “Cathartic Possession” was launched on the 24th April 2020 and is available for streaming on Bandcamp and SoundCloud.  

The band's debut album "Scriptures Of Torment" is now released and available for order.