Watain – The Wild Hunt Review
Who, exactly, decides which bands get the blacklist treatment, and when? Why are certain bands, at particular points in their careers, just expected to drop a turd, and the expectations of said dung heap earn …
The Entombed Mixtape – Beyond the Blues
When they finally hang up their boots, there will be little doubt that Entombed will have left a complicated legacy. Their first two albums, 1990’s Left Hand Path and 1991’s Clandestine, are undisputed classics of …
Night Demon – Night Demon Review
You can go ahead and place Night Demon in the file labeled “Stuff that Will Not Be Reviewed on Stereogum in 2013.” Ain’t gonna happen. No way, no how, fuhgeddaboudit. Not only would readers of …
Gorguts – Colored Sands Review
It has been 12 years since Gorguts last released an album. It has been a full 15 years since they dropped The Album That Changed Everything. But it has only been about half of that …
Svart Crown – Profane Review
Better late than never, as they say. Despite Profane being released a few months ago, I couldn’t in good conscience let the third album by the kings of French blackened death metal Svart Crown go …
TOAD – Endless Night Review
So this band is named TOAD, eh? That’s right, TOAD. Technically their name is an acronym for “Take Over And Destroy,” but these Phoenixites could easily have gone the command-as-band-name route and stuck with that. …
Civil War – The Killer Angels Review
In the interest of full disclosure, it must be stated that I had about zero interest in really giving the subject of this review much of a chance. After all, an album named The Killer …
Megadeth – Super Collider Review
As recently as 2009’s Endgame, Megadeth was a very good band. Perhaps not a great one, but it appeared as if fans were primed to enjoy a late career surge from Dave Mustaine that included …