All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Dissection – Reinkaos Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner With the much publicized rebirth of Dissection there has been a prodigious amount of debate and speculation about the resulting effort, and here I sit listening to the disastrous result.

Amoral – Decrowning Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner From what I understand this was already released abroad through Spinefarm records, but Candlelight USA has taken it upon themselves to release their new album for its US distribution. Wound

Dim Mak – Knives Of Ice Review

Originally written by Ian Duncan-Brown. If you are a fan of technical death metal, skip the review and pick up the disc right now; the level of musicianship on display here is practically unparalleled in

Lacuna Coil – Karmacode Review

Originally written by Harley Carlson. Successfully employing (for the most part) a safe and simple formula that blurs the lines between mainstream radio rock and bona fide underground metal, little strategic musical change has been

Wolves In The Throne Room – Diadem Of 12 Stars Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner Hmm…this is interesting. Just when I was giving up on US black metal and the genre in general of putting out anything that really advances and pushes conventional boundaries, a

Oxbow – Love That’s Last Review

Originally written by Doug Moore. It’s hard to believe that Oxbow has been around for nearly twenty years now. It’d be hard to believe that anything as stubbornly atypical and unfriendly as these Californian lunatics could last

Annihilator – Ten Years In Hell Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. While Annihilator version 2006 may no longer be of interest to the same fan base the group garnered in its early years, this spiffy new DVD should certainly turn those stubborn heads.

The Gathering – Home Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner I’ve always got a kick out of pulling some of my records of The Gathering around my friends and watching their puzzled slack jawed expressions as their light tones floated through