Satan’s Satyrs – After Dark
Satan’s Satyrs – After Dark
Tee Pee Records
Release date: 30/08/2024
Running time: 34:00
Review by: Alun Jones
7.5/10
Satan’s Satyrs were on ice for a few years back there, but the Lords of Scuzz Rock weren’t over and done with, as a new single in late 2023 would testify. Now they’re back, in all their dirty and deranged glory, with a line-up consisting of High Priest of Mayhem Clayton Burgess, long time guitarist Jarrett Nettnin, plus new guys Russ Yusuf (drums) and Morgan McDaniel (guitar).
“After Dark” is a particularly gruesome blast of filthy rock’n’roll. The band have always had one foot in Stoner/Doom and the other in nasty Punk, and there’s no change here. Revving up and letting rip right away with ‘Hellin’ it like it is’, Satan’s Satyrs unleash a greasy death ride, followed by the grisly groove of ‘Deadly Again’. ‘Quick Quiet Raid’ offers up a Sabbath/Stooges raunchy riff fest, while ‘All 4s’ blasts out at a furious MC5 pace.
The album is a decidedly lo-fi affair. “After Dark” is very much a Garage Rock album with no room for fancy production. For the most part, that works great: the Stones-y swagger of ‘Saltair Burns’ benefits from the extra grit, but ‘What the Winds Brought’ is dripping with so much noise it can be hard to penetrate at first. Sadly, ‘Genuine Turquoise’ sounds like a drunk bar band covering an acoustic ABBA song.
There’s lots of invention here, even if it takes a while to adjust to the psych-drenched wall of sound and appreciate the melodies and riffs. There’s even an extended outro on ‘Saltair Burns’ that sounds like Venom playing a Bacharach tune. Not exactly easy listening, “After Dark” nevertheless shows Satan’s Satyrs living it up and burning down the freeway in their own evil style.
TRACKLISTING
01. Hellin’ It Like It Is
02. Deadly Again
03. Quick Quiet Raid
04. All 4s
05. Saltair Burns
06. Iron & Ivy
07. What the Winds Brought
08. Genuine Turquoise
09. The Afterdark/Mattressback
LINE-UP
Clayton Burgess (vocals)
Jarrett Nettnin (guitar)
Russ Yusuf (drums)
Morgan McDaniel (guitar).
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