内容（「CDジャーナル」データベースより）
7枚目。ミディアム・テンポを中心として神経質なほど慎重に展開し,ところどころに仕掛けを施しつつも極度にまとまりが良く完成度の高く聴きやすい歌ものヘヴィ・メタルに仕上がった。{たいへんよくできました}のハンコを押そう。13は日本盤のみ。
From Amazon.co.uk
In 1996, after Dave Mustaine released his experimental side project, MD.45's
The Craving, there were scattered reports about how the metal veteran was turning over a new leaf with a new band. But any circulating rumours of Megadeth's demise have been greatly exaggerated. The group's seventh album
Cryptic Writings is its strongest release since 1990's
Rust in Peace. Not only are the songs crunchy and confrontational, they're suffused with crafty hooks that make them memorable without detracting from their primal power. Add some acrobatic guitar solos from Mustaine and Marty Friedman, and you've got a record that will unfurrow the brow of anyone who thinks Metallica sold out with
Load. Granted, there's not much innovation on
Cryptic Writings, but in an age of self-centred angst and watered down Nirvana riffs, Megadeth's unapologetic metal fury is as refreshing as a dip in the pool on a hot summer day.
--Jon Wiederhorn
