Category: Reviews
Vasaeleth – All Uproarious Darkness Review
They say he uses the whip, the manacles and the torment-frame they call Skeffington’s Daughter. It is a portable device, into which a man is folded, knees to chest, with a hoop of iron across …
Purson – The Circle And The Blue Door Review
Alright, folks, I’ve spent the better part of three months trying to figure out what to write about The Circle and the Blue Door, the debut album from England-based Purson. To borrow a bit from …
Saprogenic – Expanding Toward Collapsed Lungs Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Guess what kids? It’s story time. When yours truly heard Saprogenic had a new album in the pipeline, I sprang into action to make sure my name was attached for the review. …
Lychgate – Lychgate Review
For a genre as steeped in the rich, pungent peat of occult historicism as black metal, Lychgate is nearly a perfect band name. A lychgate is a small gate topped with a pointed wooden roof …
Out Of Step Dispatches – August 2013
Originally written by Ian Chainey Hey, we’re not above a list. Never think we’re above a list. We’ll steer clear of trends and dubious PR “friends,” but a list? Why toy with something so wonderfully …
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 …
Cardinals Folly – Strange Conflicts Of The Past Review
Strange Conflicts of the Past is a collection of demos and EPs from Finnish doom band Cardinal’s Folly. Cardinal’s Folly previously operated under the moniker The Coven, releasing two EPs and a live album before …
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 …