Yob – The Great Cessation Review
originally written by Jim Brandon So, you like it heavy, huh? Heavy enough to make it hard to breathe, or just smashed into a patty of bone, sinew, and offal? I’d make the strong suggestion …
Anaal Nathrakh – In The Constellation Of The Black Widow Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell “The Scariest Band on the Planet Returns,” screams the Anaal Nathrakh promotional banner that has been sporadically haunting the pages of Metal Review. With all due respect to the marketing genius at Candlelight …
Suffocation – Blood Oath Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas A new Suffocation album seems to be somewhat of an event in the metal world. Even three albums into their comeback, there’s as much hype forBlood Oath as there was for 2004’s reunion …
Scale The Summit – Carving Desert Canyons Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Scale the Summit’s second album Carving Desert Canyons was one of those that just slipped through the cracks here at Last Rites. It sat unreserved in our queue for so …
DevilDriver – Pray For Villains Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell On at least one level, Pray For Villains is a tasty record. Juicy, meaty, and fleetingly addicting, this is the kind of record that you’ll spin six times in a row right …
Alestorm – Black Sails At Midnight Review
Originally written by Ross Main. We Scots have given the world some pretty awesome stuff actually; fine whiskeys, mythological beast sightings, the television set, rain and some pretty entertaining stereotypes. However, our crowning glory and …
Job For A Cowboy – Ruination Review
Originally written by Sasha Horn Ruination is not your little sister’s Job For A Cowboy. But there’s just no pleasing some of you, and for alot of us, we don’t even have little sisters, so …
Shackles – Traitors’ Gate Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell In comparison with other English-speaking territories, metal bands that hail from Australia seem to have a greater propensity for kicking ass–though whether there’s more to this phenomenon than happenstance is …