Grave Digger – Healed By Metal Review
Grave Digger is the veritable embodiment of consistency. Like Accept, like UDO, like Helloween, these Germans have carved themselves a kingdom from a seemingly endless wellspring of trad-metal inspiration, assembling and re-assembling the basics of power-trad …
Sepultura – Machine Messiah Review
In listening to yet another mostly mediocre new Sepultura, I find myself thinking two things: Thought Number One: I kinda feel bad for Derrick Green. His voice isn’t bad – he’s got a wider range …
Insulters – Metal Still Means Danger Review
When it comes to black metal, I wouldn’t call myself much of a fan. Though there are exceptions, of course, for the most part, I enjoy black metal musical tropes like I enjoy tomatoes: Sandwich …
Tygers Of Pan Tang – Tygers Of Pan Tang Review
People love a good underdog story. The sports team that shouldn’t win, but perseveres against all odds and pulls off The Big Win with an unbelievable goal in the last seconds. The little David who …
Andrew Edmunds’ Best Of 2016 – Let’s Put This Year Behind Us
Christ, what a terrible terrible terrible year. I’m glad this one’s behind us. Between the deaths of so many greats and the interminable American presidential election, 2016 was an insufferably brutal year. (Let’s not speak …
Martyrdod – List Review
Two years ago, Martyrdöd’s Eldopp very rightly found its way into many a year-end list, including Last Rites’ staff-wide Top 25 and a top ten spot on my personal list, placings that were each rightfully …
Civil War – The Last Full Measure Review
Ah, European power metal… When it’s done poorly, there’s very little in all of metal that could possibly be lamer. (Maybe basement-level black metal, but that’s another argument for another time.) But when Euro-power is …
Metallica – Hardwired… To Self Destruct Review
If ever an album title accurately described Metallica’s past two decades, there it is… There’s no need to rehash in any significant depth those past twenty years, of course – if you’re here now, you’ve …