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Last Rites Co-Owner; Senior Editor; That was my skull!

Candlemass – Death Thy Lover Review

Let’s start things off with song number two, “Sleeping Giant.” It’s got a fairly strong swagger at its heart, but…are you sure that giant’s sleeping? Perhaps I already hit my quota regarding this theme with

Wobbly Metal Comics – Heavy Metal: The Internet: The End of the World

NOTE: Any resemblance to actual bands, living or dead, or actual events is stupidly coincidental. Wobbly Metal Comics  supports the endeavors of the ex-members of Snowfort unconditionally. @Wobbly_Metal Wobbly Back Issues

Grand Magus – Sword Songs Review

We are often the hardest on the ones we love, and make no mistake, I love me some Grand Magus. I have a long-standing appreciation for metal that’s to the point, infectious and galloping, and

Alaric – End Of Mirrors Review

Unless you’ve been living under a very modern bridge that’s not at all gothic lately, you’ve noticed an intense resurgence in the post-punk, goth-rock, deathrock camp over the last five years or so. If you’re

Polyptych – Defying The Metastasis Review

Chicago’s Polyptych is an ideal representation of what’s very right and wrong with metal in 2016. Thankfully, what’s amiss isn’t actually a result of something the band has done, and it’s very fixable. First, let’s

Wobbly Metal Comics – Russell Himmel, Power Metal Fan

Wobbly Back Issues @WobblyMetal This Month’s Inspirational Playlist: 1. Hammerfall – Glory to the Brave 2. Primal Fear – Rulebreaker 3. Gamma Ray – Land of the Free 4. Lost Horizon – Awakening the World

Necrot – The Labyrinth Review

Punishing, savage, treacherous, merciless, bloodthirsty, bulldozing, butchering, buzz-sawing, spine-rupturing, bludgeoning, battering, primitive, old-school: All descriptors that threw all-too familiar punches toward the eyes, sternum and gut as I read the accompanying email for this promo.

Graves At Sea – The Curse That Is Review

Graves at Sea is the kind of band that’s tailor-made for heavy metal hype: The Curse That Is represents their first full-length after being together for fourteen years; what the band’s managed to produce –