| align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Cryptic Writings |
| lign="center" colspan="3"| |
| lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Album by Megadeth |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Released | colspan="2" valign="top"|June, 17 1997 |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Recorded | colspan="2" valign="top"|??? |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Genre | colspan="2" valign="top"|Heavy Metal |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Length | colspan="2" valign="top"|46 Minutes 52 Seconds |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Record label | colspan="2" valign="top"|Capitol Records |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Producer | colspan="2" valign="top"|??? |
| gcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Professional reviews |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Allmusic.com | valign="top"|2.5/5 | valign="top"|link |
| gcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Megadeth Chronology |
align="top"|Hidden Treasures
(1995) | valign="top"|Cryptic Writings
(1997) | valign="top"|Risk
(1999) |