Oranssi Pazuzu – Valonielu Review
One of the signs of a truly intriguing band – and that’s intriguing – is the ability for a new album to both provide new perspectives on their previous releases and to retroactively enhance those …
Cleric (TX) – Gratum Inferno Review
Fans of the classic Stockholm / Sunlight Studios death metal sound have had no shortage of new music to chew on in recent years. Grave is still going quite strong, the reborn Entrails has put …
Altars – Paramnesia Review
Despite forming in 2005 and having a demo out as early as 2008, Paramnesia is the first proper full-length from Australian death metallers Altars. Over this time, the band has honed its sound to an …
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 …