All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Man Must Die – No Tolerance For Imperfection Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Man Must Die, thus far, have been quietly lurking in the periphery of the death metal elite. Despite having two critically-acclaimed releases to their credit (Start Killing and The Human Condition) the

Primordial – A Journey’s End (Reissue) Review

originally written by Chris McDonald I’ll go ahead and say it outright; A Journey’s End is my favorite Primordial album, and likely always will be. A dense, challenging record, it represents the ideal crossroads between

Marduk – Wormwood Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas There are few things as satisfying as a new Marduk album, even more so now that Mortuus (aka Funeral Mist’s Arioch) has joined the fold for a couple of albums, adding his twisted, anguished

Despised Icon – Day Of Mourning Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. More than almost any other band melding technical death metal and hardcore, Despised Icon has been remarkably consistent. Sure, plenty in the much-maligned sub-genre haven’t been around long enough or released enough

Dethklok – Dethalbum II Review

Originally written by Ross Main. Has anyone noticed that this silly animated metal band from a ridiculous cartoon has a sound that is instantly recognizable? Do you know how many bands try and achieve that?

Dawn Of Demise – Lacerated Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Containing only two original tracks and three covers, Dawn of Demise’s new EP doesn’t exactly offer a lot of bang for your buck. This wouldn’t matter so much if the

Hiems – Worship Or Die Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Most black metal outside of the folk-oriented realm tends to fall into three camps. You have the unholy raw stuff, the floaty atmospheric stuff, and the grizzly rockin’ stuff. There’s

Insomnium – Across The Dark Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas It’s ironic that I write my review of Insomnium’s fourth album the same week that Be’lakor’s second album also gets reviewed as there are a lot of similarities between the two acts; both ply