Stygian

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 70 ratings
August 21, 2020 / Release Date
LP / Format
20 Buck Spin / Label
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Critic Reviews

xcomebackkid
75

Pushing the limits of funeral doom to slower and more devastating depths. Stretching out Gore Grind style burp vocals into centuries long Mongolian throat singing type vocal fries that echo across. the vast spacial voids they create. Some great guitar-work is reward later in the album for those that make it through the harrowing journey.

thiefofprose
70

I have very little doubt that this will be the best funeral doom of the year.

I was going to rate it somewhere in the 7-7.5 range until the ending hit. The conclusion is so well worth the wait. While the album up to then is just really solid funeral doom, worthy of being called really good, the end is huge, epic, chilling, and shockingly otherworldly.

Nothing has ever felt like it made an arduous journey through an album worth it quite like that. Sit through it and listen at least once ... read more

Quag3418K3l
80

The artwork is so fitting to this barren and positively monoutous slab of Funeral doom. And I mean that all as compliments I just wish it could have had better production but if you're into this more niche genre I definitely recommend

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