{"id":245,"date":"2026-03-07T11:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/theoutcast\/theoutcast\/reviews\/crionics-armageddons-evolution\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:05:45","slug":"crionics-armageddons-evolution","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/adkoi.com\/theoutcast\/reviews\/crionics-armageddons-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Crionics &#8211; &#8220;Armageddon&#8217;s Evolution&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is cool about this band is that: 1) they play fast, blasting black metal; 2) they make their songs distinctive from one another, not relying on speed alone; 3) they add melody, but the type of melodies which are not clich\u00e9d\/happy\/overly sweet; it&#8217;s subtle and slightly twisted. 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