All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Cattle Decapitation – Karma.Bloody.Karma Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner Is that a friggin six-armed cow brandishing various culinary tools? Why yes, I do believe it is, and I do believe it’s pissed. Well, all in all I guess it’s

Keep Of Kalessin – Armada Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner I’ll spare you, dear reader, with the majority of the history lesson concerning Keep of Kalessin… but we’ll let it suffice to say that the past and present involvement of

Drugs Of Faith – Drugs Of Faith Review

Originally written by Jason Jordan. George W. Bush will not be remembered by his triumphs, defeats, or frequent linguistic blunders, but by the album covers he’s appeared on: Megadeth’s The System Has Failed, Ministry’s Rio Grande Blood, and enough

Merrimack – Of Entropy And Life Denial Review

originally written by Jim Brandon Merrimack is a tricky band to pin down to one style entirely, which almost seems to be a goal among extreme metal bands these days. It isn’t hard to notice

Jungle Rot – War Zone Review

originally written by Jim Brandon I think most of us can still appreciate the simpler things in life. Plain blue jeans, cheese, well-filmed adult entertainment, and no-bullshit thrash metal. Hell, fit all that into a

Elvenking – The Winter Wake Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. Tis the season for folk metal, with recent releases from Korpiklaani, Ensiferum (EP), and Trollfest, and this Italian quintet gives the genre enough of a power boost that anyone turned on by ancient tales

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Cult of Luna – Somewhere Along the Highway Review

Originally written by Ramar Pittance So, what does “heavy” mean anyway? This term, which was the requisite prefix to metal during the genre’s formative years, has been stripped of its context and shifted about the

Zyklon – Disintegrate Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner Closely following the March release of their live DVD Storm Detonation, Zyklon have brought us Disintegrate, their highly anticipated third full length and follow-up album to 2003’s Aeon, one that undeniably