Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli worked on and off on what became their sole album as the Gutter Twins for about five years, but the release of Saturnalia showed it was well worth the wait. Lanegan’s guest singing on the Twilight Singers’ album She Loves You already had showed that the two clicked creatively; as the Gutter Twins the blend of their passionate yet distinctly different voices, along with Dulli playing a slew of instruments along with the help of numerous guests, resulted in killer songs like the moody click of “Who Will Lead Us” or the building fire of “God’s Children.”

– Ned Raggett