All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Manowar – The Sons Of Odin Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: It’s Manowar. Posers leave the hall… Review: All fur clad, homoerotic gesturing aside, heavy metal stalwarts Manowar are arguably one of the most polarizing heavy metal bands on the planet. You either

Converge – No Heroes Review

Originally written by Ramar Pittance “Orphaned.” It’s probably the most perfect piece of music I have ever heard in my life. That fact that music fans aren’t quitting their jobs and killing their families so

My Dying Bride – A Line of Deathless Kings Review

Originally written by Tim Pigeon It’s always a pleasure and a challenge to review a band with as lengthy a catalogue and as wide a following as My Dying Bride. Fortunately, I own a few of

For Ruin – Obsidian Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. This is an interesting release for me because I have had the good fortune of seeing this band grow at an alarming rate.  I was first introduced to For Ruin through a

Sammath Naur – Self-Proclaimed Existence Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner At first I had absolutely no clue why it had taken me so long to finally get around to reviewing this one (not that it’s sat in my to do

Martyr – Feeding The Abscess Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner It’s been six years since Warp Zone was released and followed with a showering of praise from critics and fans alike. I’d like to think it apparent that I’m one

Skeletonwitch – Worship The Witch Review

Originally written by Ramar Pittance I think most metal fans know a band or two like Skeletonwitch. Either they practiced in your dormitory’s basement while you were in college, lived a few doors down from you

Ludicra – Fex Urbis, Lex Orbis Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner While normally these sorts of things don’t matter in the least to me, I find it compellingly interesting to point out a few distinctive anomalies present. Part of the reason