All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Hacavitz – Venganza Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner I’ve never had more than a passing interest in the bands Moribund Records distributes until they’ve recently been expanding their repertoire and promoting a surprisingly wide minded variety of metal

Decapitated – Organic Hallucinosis Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner Decapitated is a tank that has been on a path of unstoppable destruction since their first full length release The First Damned, pulverizing everything in their way with a refined

Severe Torture – Fall Of The Despised Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner There have been a few important changes in the Severe Torture camp. First, these Dutch heavyweights have moved from Hammerheart Records to the ranks of monolithic death metal label Earache;

Canvas Solaris – Penumbra Diffuse Review

Originally written by Jason Jordan. Grab a Snickers; you’re gonna be here for a while. No matter how much my musical preferences change, I’ll always have a soft spot for prog. It was the first

Squash Bowels – Love Songs Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner After releasing their last two full-lengths on Obscene Productions (No Mercy in 2004 and The Mass Rotting The Mass Sickening in 2002) Squash Bowels made a somewhat surprising move to

Kataklysm – In The Arms Of Devastation Review

Originally written by Jason Jordan. It’s not so much about the Benjamins as it is about the riffs, and Kataklysm have plenty of them. Surprisingly, this Canadian band has been tearing it up for 15 years, but

Helrunar – Frostnacht Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner I’ve been struggling with this particular band for some time now. I can’t really place my finger on it, but there’s something about this band that eludes me. Helrunar doesn’t

Himsa – Hail Horror Review

Originally written by Ben Graves. I hate reviewing albums that I’m indifferent to, and Himsa’s Hail Horror, the followup to 2003’s Courting Tragedy And Disaster, falls squarely into that category. Hail Horror isn’t an awful release by any stretch of