All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Mayhem – Chimera Review

Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Mayhem is a band whose career has spanned 20 years now, although you’d never know it by looking at their discography. With Chimera being only their sixth real studio release,

Clutch – Blast Tyrant Review

Originally written by Ian Dreilinger. It’s been over a decade since Clutch first made their way into the stoner rock/metal scene, and it’s been an inconsistent career, to say the least. There have been some great records

Eyes Of Fire – Ashes To Embers Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas Without boring you too much with band history, basically Eyes of Fire is the new project of former Mindrot/Shiva members Dan Kauffman and Matt Fisher (I highly recommend Mindrot to

Insomnium – Since The Day It All Came Down Review

Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Yet again Finland has found itself another solid release. Insomnium brings together a fine mix of melodic fueled death with a perfect splash of melodic doom. Since the Day it

God Forbid – Gone Forever Review

Originally written by Tim Pigeon It seems as if I’ve been waiting forever for Gone Forever to finally hit the stores. God Forbid’s previous album, Determination, hit me with all the force of a 20

Gojira – The Link Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas I’d like to give credit to France’s Gojira for providing me with opportunity to write one of the hardest reviews I’ve ever had to write. With The Link, they have

Centinex – Decadence – Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos Review

Originally written by Gregory Bradley. And so the war continues between Sweden and Finland for the crown of best melodic death metal-producing country. 2003 was full of Finnish victories, with their lightning speed and hyper-melodic

Moonsorrow – Suden Uni (Reissue) Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas I generally don’t agree with reissues unless they actually are worth the extra $$ for something you more than likely already own. Fleurety’s recent re-issue is a decent example of