A Devil’s Dozen – Deep Purple
Admittedly, Deep Purple falls a little outside Last Rites’ usual scope of coverage. Deep Purple is not, strictly speaking, a metal band, but the group is ten times heavier than some of the fruity bullsh… …
Fast Rites – Brief Blasts
Because you demanded it! Well, not really. But, we had to do something. You know the routine: writers are deluged with albums, most of which we can barely even listen to, let alone write a …
A Devil’s Dozen – Immortal
After 24 mostly active years, eight albums, endless loads of riffs, all of the winter playlists, and oodles of crab walks, Immortal has decided to go out on their own terms and call it quits… …
A Devil’s Dozen – Bolt Thrower
Do we really need to do a Bolt Thrower Devil’s Dozen? Could not any thirteen, randomly selected Bolt Thrower tracks produce a list comparable in quality to the one below? Perhaps, and doing so certainly …
A Devil’s Dozen – Iron Maiden – Volume 2
Welcome to volume two of our Iron Maiden double Devil’s Dozen, wherein we highlight the best songs from one of the best discographies in heavy metal. If you missed volume one, you can check it …
A Devil’s Dozen – Iron Maiden – Volume 1
Inarguably one of the greatest heavy metal bands the world has ever known, Iron Maiden needs no introduction. Thirteen songs being woefully insufficient to capture the breadth of the band’s greatness, Last Rites has chosen …
Last Rites’ Best Of 2014 – Combined Staff List
Greetings, friends. The time has come once again to civilly and sensibly discuss the Last Rites Best of 2014 list, as collected and voted upon by our noble crew. If your favorite releases are missing, …
A Devil’s Dozen – Sepultura
It has been a long time since Sepultura has had any real relevance to the underground metal community, or whatever you want to call this particular sphere we inhabit. To the band’s credit it has …