All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Siebenbürgen – Darker Designs & Images Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner Darker Designs & Images is Siebenburgen’s fifth release of vampire inspired black metal. Will this be the album that propels Siebenburgen from their relative obscurity on Napalm Record’s roster? No.

Divine Empire – Method Of Execution Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner First, a little bit of current events…Divine Empire is a death metal band, previously of Olympic records, before the negative legal attention from the actual Olympic committee graced the metal

The Absence – From Your Grave Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. Something strange happened to me somewhere in listening to From Your Grave. It wasn’t a miracle nor was it particularly eye-opening. Nevertheless, it was surprising. I found myself enjoying a modern

Arsis – A Diamond For Disease Review

Originally written by Clay Moore You may have noticed that we’ve recently begun teaming up on some of the more noteworthy releases, in an effort to both provide extra discussion of albums of interest and,

Vader – The Art Of War Review

Originally written by Ben Graves. This six-song EP entitled The Art Of War is my first exposure to the legendary Vader. I’m not entirely sure why it’s taken me so long to check them out, especially since I’m

Fuck The Facts – Legacy Of Hopelessness Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas While the likes of Ion Dissonance, The End, Despised Icon and Neuraxisgarner most of Canada’s tech –grind-core praise, Ottowa’s female frontedFuck the Facts, though quiet since their Backstabber Etiquette effort are making a little noise with this

Ed Gein – Judas Goats & Dieseleaters Review

Originally written by Doug Moore. It’s a good thing that Church of Misery and Ed Gein have a genre gap and the Pacific ocean between them, ‘cause the Japanese doom legends might be getting pissed that these dudes are

1349 – Hellfire Review

Originally written by Jason Jordan. Humorous how a band like 1349 conjures the fiery depths of Hell, whereas a group like Immortal embodies cold Arctic winds which terrorize frozen tundra. I’m also obligated to point out that – though I’ve