Missing Pieces: The Best Of What We Missed In 2025 So Far, Vol. 2
It’s the middle of the year, so we’re taking a few days to round up some of our favorites we failed to cover in the past six months. As you can read above, this is …
Missing Pieces: The Best Of What We Missed In 2025 So Far, Vol. 1
Happy summer, folks! It’s become tradition here around LR HQ to spend part of July catching up with the things we’ve missed throughout the year, or at least the things we really dig that we …
A Devil’s Dozen – Coroner
After many moons sitting upon the desk of editor Zach Duvall, it’s time to tell the local coroner to bust a U-turn—this installment of the Devil’s Dozen is, in fact, alive and well. While comatose …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025, Part 3
And here we are with Part 3 of our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2… well, correct that and catch up. And onward we go into yet another …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025, Part 2
It’s time for Part 2 of Last Rites’ super-prestigious Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025. If you’re just now diving in, don’t forget to follow through to the first part, which you can find here. TEITANBLOOD …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025, Part 1
You may have noticed this, but it’s a new year. And what that really means is that there’s a whole new slew of forthcoming heavy metal records for us all to obsess over for the …
Best Of 2024 – Last Rites Combined Staff Top 25
Hi-de-ho, neighbors! Here we are! The closing ceremonies for 2024. Remarkable survival skills, friends. Let’s see some hearty pats on the back, and let’s take some time to reflect on all the good that’s happened …
Best Of 2024 – Top 10ish EPs & Demos
Hello and welcome back to yet another Last Rites List Season (copyright pending). Today we present our annual delve into our favorites of The Short Stuff: extended plays (that’s what EP stands for), 7-inch splits, …