All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Jeff Loomis – Zero Order Phase Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Hot on the heels of Warrel Dane’s debut, Nevermore guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Loomis has graced us with a solo outing of his own. These kinds of albums can be tricky;

Poisonblack – A Dead Heavy Day Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Alright, this one’s been simmering in the tank for a while. Letting A Dead Heavy Day fester and swell for a decent amount of time was an act of fairness, due to

The Haunted – Versus Review

Originally written by Sasha Horn This just isn’t that good……. …….by Haunted standards. By any other name, it’s a solid output. But “solid output” here and now translates to “waste removal”. And it breaks my

The Claw – Self Titled Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell This self-titled, self-released EP (“…back in my day, we called these things demos!” – Some Old Dude) comes courtesy of Philadelphia’s The Claw. And while they may be yet another recent

Svarti Loghin – Empty World Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Ultra bleak, depressing black metal is becoming peculiarly popular these days, as evidenced by the rise in prominence of bands like Xasthur and the steady stream of pale and frail

Ne Obliviscaris – The Aurora Veil Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell I felt somewhat obligated to review this Australian collective’s demo, simply because I have the band’s name tattooed on my forearm. If you want to know why I got it,

Intronaut – Prehistoricisms Review

Originally written by Michael Roberts. Intronaut have always been a band on the peripheral for me. As impressive as their previous releases are, for some reason they haven’t stayed with me. I always felt these guys

Gojira – The Way Of All Flesh Review

Originally written by Sasha Horn After all is said and done, The Way Of All Flesh is a good album. You should know. The entire album has been streaming for awhile now, and you’ve probably