Even without his glasses he recognized Joy's cryptic writing from cover to cover.

Three extended plays were released in support of Cryptic Writings.

It was, the professor stated, a very crude bas-relief of stone, comprising a hideous picture and some cryptic writing.

Rolling Stone was a little more generous towards Cryptic Writings.

Cryptic Writings is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Megadeth.

My fave off Cryptic Writings to play live.

As of 2005, Cryptic Writings had sold over 787,000 copies in the U.S.

Cryptic Writings is a continuation of Megadeth's 1990s transition to a mid-tempo, melodic hard rock style.

The first 500,000 copies of Cryptic Writings in the U.S. were released with silver background album cover.

Stained slate gray and inscribed with cryptic writing, the sheets take on the character of tombstones, while the effigies resemble shrunken heads.