All posts by Chris Sessions

I write for Last Rites, but in my mind it is spelled Lassed Writes because I am a dreamer.

Six Feet Under – A Decade In The Grave Review

One day there was this band called Cannibal Corpse who were part of a great little scene of American Death Metal bands who wanted to be heavy; not good, not bad, not mind blowing, not

Sin Origin – In The Presence Of A Dread Magician Review

Synopsis Multi-tempo Black Metal with some killer Death riffing thrown in; long songs… Recommended… Review When I see that I am getting into a CD full of long songs, like 8+ minutes long, I look

Line of Fire – Line of Fire Review

You, dear reader, owe me. I took this bullet for you. I jumped on this grenade. Crucified myself on this Golgothan cross of shitty, fuckshittyfuckfuck “music”. Listening to this was like being whipped to bleeding

The Amenta – Occasus Review

There have been some masterful records released this year, especially in the last few months. Mastodon, Lamb of God, Dillinger Escape Plan…but, with all due respect to the music on those discs, I may be

Zebulon Pike – And Blood Was Passion Review

Dude, fuckin‘, Zebulon Pike, dude. It’s like, fuckin’ A man, fuckin‘, dude. It’s like, rock on man. Serious. Dude, just like, Sabbath only without the singing, right? But really fucking long. Like forever. Fuckin’ trip,

Bloodbath – Nightmares Made Flesh Review

It’s Bloodbath, which means a certain homage will be paid to your Death Metal heroes while getting all the advantages that modern recording techniques can deliver. If you are me, that means you are going

Devil’s Whorehouse – Revelation Unorthodox Review

Considering how often I bitch about things that obviously sound precisely like other things the following review should make everyone cry “hypocrite” and complain and whine and bitch and cry. Which is aces with me.

Lunar Aurora – Elixir Of Sorrow Review

Black metal. What is the appeal? It doesn’t die, and doesn’t change, so someone somewhere is really digging it. And digging it just the way it is…or was. Sloppy, thin, tedious. I do not pretend