Staff Infections – August 2019
Welcome, friends, to a somewhat belated August edition of Staff Infections. Let us see just what the Last Rites staff has been listening to in the waning days of summer. For one, our pal Dave …
Diamonds & Rust: Ozzy Osbourne – Tribute
I don’t recall exactly when I first purchased Ozzy Osbourne’s Tribute, but I bought in on cassette, so that would mean early 90s. I wasn’t into metal when the album was first released in 1987, …
Staff Infections – July 2019
It’s time for Staff Infections, friends. Here’s hoping you Northern hemisphere denizens are finding some time for fun in the summer sun or relief from the oppressive heat, as your local climate dictates. Now let’s …
Riffology – Darkthrone’s “Black Mountain Totem”
Latter day Darkthrone is, to say the least, divisive. Many see the band’s abandonment of the “true Norwegian black metal” sound as something of a betrayal. I’m not among them. Black metal has always been …
Staff Infections – June 2019
Have you ever wondered to yourself just what the learned, well-mannered and temperate folks at Last Rites have been listening to during any particular month? Well, friends, you’re in luck, because we have this little …
Riffology – Sepultura’s “Dead Embryonic Cells”
Class is back in sessions, students of the riff. For this lesson, we will be examining some riffs from the Sepultura classic “Dead Embryonic Cells,” from 1991’s Arise. Arise might be the last great thrash …
Staff Infections – May 2019
It’s May, friends—well into spring and nudging on summer. And yet, the weather still sucks. The rain is seemingly incessant, the sun barely glimpsed, my summer clothes still packed away, and my motorcycle still un-ridden. …
Staff Infections – April 2019
Hello, dear readers. It’s Staff Infections time. Fortunately, no antibiotics will be needed. Staff Infections is just the clever(?) name we at Last Rites have given to our monthly roundup of staff playlists. We listen …