All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

All Out War – Assassins In The House Of God Review

originally written by Jim Brandon I don’t know about some of you dweebs, but hardcore has been with me right along with metal from the moment I first tuned-in Z Rock Radio back in the

Lord Belial – Revelation: The 7th Seal Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner I’ve met a lot of people who consider Lord Belial to be the token underachievers of black metal. Personally I disagree. Granted I can’t really point to any releases from

Kekal – The Habit Of Fire Review

Originally written by Tyler Wagnon. Kekal has spent 12 years together as a band, originally getting together in Jakarta, Indonesia way back in 1995. Over the years they’ve endured some membership issues, eventually settling on the

Watain – Sworn To The Dark Review

originally written by Jim Brandon When I first heard from a few reliable sources that the new Watain was more melodic and deliberate than their past works, admittedly, apprehension set in very quickly for me.

Man Must Die – The Human Condition Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Personally, Man Must Die’s Debut, …Start Killing was one of the better death metal effort of the last few years, and I was curious to see how these Scot grinders would

Becoming The Archetype – The Physics Of Fire Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: My review of this band’s impressive debut, Terminate Damnation, was a lighting rod of polarity where progressive death metal stalwarts and Christianity clashed as to whether such a band belonged

Unsane – Visqueen Review

Originally written by Ian Chainey Ever since that video where skaters dined on pavement and extreme sports stars of every variety were punched off their respective way of locomotion by the fists of failure, I’ve

Nagelfar – Virus West (Reissue) Review

Originally written by Ian Chainey I want to believe that Ván is pushing Nagelfar’s third and final full-length back out to the public because it never had its fair share of time in the spotlight.