All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Ghost Machinery – Haunting Remains Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas We interrupt your high quality metal reviews to bring you this 63 minute opus of bland Finnish power metal. I had moderate hopes for this after label mates Unchained’s superb

Mourning Beloveth – A Murderous Circus Review

originally written by Nick Kulczycki It’s about time someone released a good doom death album! Grau Records out of Germany was fortunate enough to release Mourning Beloveth‘s fifth Studio album, A Murderous Circus, which is

Belphegor – Goatreich-Fleshcult Review

originally written by Nick Kulczycki Belphegor have once again bridged the sounds of black metal and death metal into a formidable commodity, on their 5th album that is Goat Reich Flesh Cult. Belphegor have once

Immolation – Harnessing Ruin Review

Originally written by Ramar Pittance It’s only natural that every new Immolation release comes bundled with great expectations. This is due largely to the fact that with with every outing, they manage to expand their

Pungent Stench – Ampeuty Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas Pungent Stench’s 1989 split with Disharmonic Orchestra was one of the first “extreme” LP’s I purchased, and the track “Rip You Without Care” still stands as one of my favorite

Cianide – Hell’s Rebirth Review

originally written by Pete Richards I was a young man going through some of the best years of my life when I first heard about Cianide while reading a friend’s ‘zine called Corrosion. Death metal

Urgehal – Through Thick Fog Till Death Review

Originally written by Drew Ailes Ah, Southern Lord, one of the few labels thats genuinely accepted amongst elitists trying desperately hard to get into heavy music in order to broaden their horizons. So how great

Origin – Echoes Of Decimation Review

Originally written by Justin Bean. As opposed to clichés as I am, I cannot help but say that Origin and I have a special love-hate relationship that stretches back to their self-titled Relapse debut, and continues up