Forsaker Of The Throne – Exhion Review
[Cover artwork by The Blacksmith] I will freely admit that anonymity when it comes to art largely puzzles me, particularly as it relates to music. Aliased with some sort of elaborate costume? There’s potential there; …
The Keening – Devotion Review
[Cover artwork by Marald van Haasteren] Objectionable confession from the gate: The 2023 debut from The Keening, Little Bird, didn’t get a lot of attention from me. I feel kind of awful admitting that for …
Diamonds & Rust: Destruction – Release From Agony
[Cover artwork by Joachim Luetke] I have always found thrash to be one of the more interesting case studies in heavy metal because thrash in its purest form experienced one of the more spectacular near …
Advent Horizon – Falling Together Review
[Album artwork by THEE Travis Smith] If you manage to get old(er)—and I sincerely hope you do—and you also happen to be music-obsessed and surrounded by like-minded chums, you will likely notice that at some …
Triosphere – Oceans Above, Stars Below Review
[Cover artwork by Giannis Nakos / Remedy Art Design] A rather impressive 12 years have passed since we last heard from Norwegian progressive power outfit Triosphere, which would normally indicate some level of internal upheaval …
Papangu – Celestial Review
[INCREDIBLE album artwork provided by Juliana Lapa] Two things I’ve written over the course of the last two months have inspired me to wander in here today to discuss the third full-length from Brazilian… ‘progressive …
Galneryus – A Cry From The Sky Above Review
Look, I get it: A.I. is here and no one remembers where we put the lid to Pandora’s Box. Regardless of your stance on this divisive (?) topic, the use of A.I. art for a …
Diamonds & Rust: The Rise And Decline Of Crossover – Just How Weird Was The Crumbsuckers’ Beast On My Back?
So, there’s a thing that happens behind the scenes at Last Rites HQ called ‘Sunday Funday’ where we each pick a random album for the LR collective to listen to during the week, and then …