Fascination Damp and Rotting By Astrid Budgor • August 17th, 2018 Sweet Sweet Lonely Girl is emblematic of a certain species of horror movie; autumnal, elliptical, vaguely about lesbians in a troublingly reactionary way, and dreadfully slow
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – July 2018 By Astrid Budgor • August 16th, 2018 What can I say, it’s a death metal kind of month.
Procreation of the Wicked By Astrid Budgor • August 10th, 2018 “They rip him apart as he grins, nerve-endings aflame with the liquor of pain, finally accepting an eternity of obliterative bliss.”
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – June 2018 By Astrid Budgor • July 5th, 2018 This month in metal sees the awaited return of a few fan favorites and a band named after a freaking Bloodborne item.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – May 2018 By Astrid Budgor • June 12th, 2018 Astrid hates living in Tampa. These new metal records offer her blistering solace.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – April 2018 By Astrid Budgor • April 24th, 2018 Spring is here, so Astrid turns to wintry black metal to ward of the Florida sun.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – March 2018 By Astrid Budgor • April 4th, 2018 The latest metal gems unearthed on Bandcamp.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – February 2018 By Astrid Budgor • March 14th, 2018 There are no gatekeepers here at The Usurper. Witness: Necronomidol, the most metal thing you’ll hear this month.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – January 2018 By Astrid Budgor • January 29th, 2018 Introducing The Usurper, in which Astrid Budgor selects quality metal to tear up your ear holes every month.
Fascination On Who Saw Her Die? By Astrid Budgor • November 6th, 2017 As a director not bloodthirsty enough for the horror fans and not tasteful enough for the cinephiles, it only makes him ripe for endless rediscovery.