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

Archgoat – The Apocalyptic Triumphator Review

I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news: You’re going to Hell. Really didn’t take that much, either. Turns out, it was the “sleeping with someone before marriage” deal. Huge bummer. All those hours in our

Venom – From The Very Depths Review

For a while there, Venom really was the most dangerous band in the world. Not simply because they had the balls to print statements like “we’re possessed by all that is evil. The death of

Polyptych – Illusorium Review

Look, I love the bestial black/death symposium that’s in full swing right now as much as the next guy, but it’s gotten to the point where the blowout is stacked to the rafters with enough

Visigoth – The Revenant King Review

VISIGOTH! The mortal enemy of Invisijock? Of course not. Long before the goths became the darkly clad fugitives banished to the murkiest recesses of our high school commons, they provided a suffix for the Germanic

Crypt Sermon – Out Of The Garden Review

EPICUS DOOMICUS INTROICUS Doom is a unique faction of metal. It’s been around since day one, thanks to Iommi & crew, but most all of its subsequent off-shoots have remained mostly neglected when compared to

Captain’s Best Of 2014: Relentless, Paranoid, Volcanic Lust

2014 was a year of escapism for me. Hell, who am I kidding – every year is a year of escapism for me. Anything to get me off this planet for a while. Anything that

Primordial – Where Greater Men Have Fallen Review

Hey, I’m not gonna lie. The money’s good. Hell, the money’s great. Why, just last week I took my Last Rites paycheck down to the local BMW dealer and bought a brand new i8 for