Tag: Traditional
Iron Man – South Of The Earth Review
Originally written by Matt Longo Have they lost their minds? No, clearly the fine folks over at Rise Above Records can see — and are no longer blind to — the fact that Iron Man …
In Solitude – Sister Review
I first stumbled across Sweden’s In Solitude much the same way I’ve managed to stumble upon a slew of new bands over the last handful of years: early Mercyful Fate references get thrown around and curiosity …
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 …
Queensryche – Queensryche Review
It’s no grand revelation that an established band changing singers is a daunting task. For every Bon-to-Brian smooth transition, there’s a Dave-to-Sammy changeover that alienates fans, or worse, a Sammy-to-Gary trainwreck that alienates everyone. A …
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 …
Age Of Taurus – Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times
Ask just about any young band what they believe to be a principle advantage to knocking about in our current era and they’ll likely concede that it centers around the fact that it’s a hell …
Magister Templi – Lucifer Leviathan Logos Review
It might seem like a ludicrous notion, but a band can in fact sound completely unique without necessarily doing anything original. Some of the best restaurants might not have one original dish on the menu, …
Vhol – Vhol Review
VHOL‘s debut is less than a month old, yet the fields already seem armpit-high with glowing reviews from critics and fans alike. It’s admittedly pretty tough not to have an itchy finger on the happy …