Antigama – Meteor Review
It’s only halfway through the year, but it might not be too early to hand 2013’s grindcore crown to Antigama. These Polish tech-grinders dropped one of 2012’s best EPs in Stop The Chaos – one which …
Atrocity – Okkult Review
Experimentation is a double-edged sword – on the one hand, it’s a trait most often praised by critics, if not always loved by fans, and its converse, static repetition, is as sometimes decried by both …
Amorphis – Circle Review
The Joutsen-fronted era of Amorphis is certainly consistent, even if these Finns haven’t released anything that truly captures the groundbreaking and game-changing magic of Elegy since… well, Elegy. After swapping Pasi for Tomi some eight …
Vicious Rumors – Electric Punishment Review
2006’s Warball and 2011’s Razorback Killers, the last two Vicious Rumors records, were confident and strong efforts. Both showed that this long-running Californian power metal act had finally managed to push through their mid-90s shift …
KEN Mode – Entrench Review
In looking back at it now, 2011’s Venerable lived up to its name. Following rightful critical praise for that record and a grueling tour schedule to support it, KEN Mode was rewarded with a Juno …
Flotsam And Jetsam – Ugly Noise Review
Some people peak early. If you graduated high school more than five years ago, you can be guaranteed that somewhere in your hometown is someone who was once at the top of the pecking order, …
Enabler – Shift Of Redemption Review
One of the perks and perils of this “music critic” gig is that we’re each inundated with new music every month – I’m not complaining, mind you; new music is why I’m here, after all. …
Complete Failure – The Art Gospel Of Aggravated Assault Review
Way back at the beginning of three months ago, we here at Last Rites did a little round-up feature of records we were most looking forward to in 2013. My contribution to that article was …