Cypher (Spektr album)

Cypher
Studio album by Spektr
Released	2013
Genre	Black metal, black ambient [ citation needed ]
Length	45:51
Label	Agonia
Spektr chronology
Near Death Experience (2006) Cypher (2013) The Art to Disappear (2016)

Cypher is the third album by the experimental black metal band Spektr, via Agonis Records. It was released on February 5, 2013 in Europe and February 19, 2013, in North America. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer
PopMatters
Punknews.org

Punknews.org rated the album two and a half stars, noting "With Cypher, SPEKTR attempt to make black metal for people who don't like black metal." ^[2] PopMatters gave it a rating score of seven and remarked, "Cypher is replete with effects and distorting sounds that make the journey fraught with confusion." ^[3] The album was rated three and a half stars by Metal Hammer, which stated, "Cypher takes on a cast of diseased urban psychosis where all the familiar surfaces of the world give way to reveal the ‘ineffable terror’ beyond." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hermetism"	1:22
2.	"Teratology"	9:39
3.	"The Singularity"	8:14
4.	"Solitude"	1:40
5.	"Antimatter"	6:09
6.	"Solve Et Coagula"	2:42
7.	"Cypher"	11:15
8.	"Decorporation"	1:15
9.	"Le Vitriol Du Philosophe"	3:35
Total length:		45:51

Personnel

• kl.K. (aka Krig) - drums, vocals, samples, programming^{[ citation needed ]}
• Hth - guitars, bass, vocals, samples, programming^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "SPEKTR To Release 'Cypher' In February". Blabbermouth. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
2. "SPEKTR - Cypher". Punknews.org. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
3. "Spektr: Cypher". PopMatters. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
4. Cook, Toby (2013-02-05). "Spektr: Cypher". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 2025-06-28– via Louder Sound.