''Spiral Ascent'' is the debut album by Indian
heavy metal band
Kryptos
''Kryptos'' is a sculpture by the United States, American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters, the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia.
Since its dedication on Nove ...
. The album was released on June 25, 2004, through the band's mini label, Clandestine Musick.
Niklas Sundin
Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974) is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member and former lead guitarist of the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity from 1989–2020. In 2019, he founded his own band called Mitochondrial Sun, w ...
of
Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg. They are considered one of the pioneering acts of the Swedish death metal, Gothenburg metal scene, which also includes bands such as In Flames and At the Gates - regarded a ...
designed the artwork for the album cover.
Track listing
# "Cursed Evolution" – 1:01
# "Altered Destinies" – 6:20
# "Forgotten Land of Ice" – 5:26
# "Clandestine Elements" – 5:13
# "In Twilight's Grace" – 7:50
# "Expedition to Abnormalia" – 4:44
# "Satyr Like Face" – 4:25
# "Forsaken" – 6:01
# "Descension" – 7:02
# "Spiral Ascent" – 5:56
Personnel
* Ganesh K – bass, vocals
* Nolan Lewis – guitar
* Akshay Patel – guitar
* Ryan Colaco – drums
2004 debut albums
Kryptos (band) albums
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