All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Weedeater – Jason… The Dragon Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Despite not being a huge fan of sludgy doom metal, something about Weedeater has always been peculiarly endearing to me. Maybe its the sense of humor that comes through in

Deicide – To Hell With God Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas So it appears that Glen Benton has gotten all the personal, anti-marriage, anti-wife and divorce bullshit that filled the In Torment In Hell awfulness of 2008’s lame ‘Til Death Do Us

An Interview With Massive Slavery

Originally written by Sasha Horn. “No slouches.” Straight from the keystrokes of fellow staffer, Erik Thomas, when he not so long ago took on the task of reviewing Massive Slavery’s latest offering, Global Enslavement. This, above all

Near – The Opening Of The Primordial Whirl Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Considering how flooded the black metal scene is with new projects these days, its becoming harder and harder as a reviewer to come up with ways to describe bands as

Clagg – Lord Of The Deep Review

Originally written by Dimitris Chrys. Clagg’s Lord of the Deep, their third excursion in sludgy doom, is one hell of a listenable record. Of course, one has to be ready to endure songs whose lengths range

Crucifyre – Infernal Earthly Divine Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas It’s going to be hard to top 2010’s balls-deep array of awesome old school Swedish death metal from the likes of Entrails (my album of the year), Brutally Deceased, Interment,

Blut Aus Nord – The Mystical Beast Of Rebellion (Reissue) Review

originally written by Chris McDonald The Mystical Beast of Rebellion has inexplicably become the “black sheep” of Blut Aus Nord’s long-running and highly celebrated catalogue. Resting between the raw, more traditional black metal explored on

Noisear – Subvert The Dominant Paradigm Review

Originally written by Justin Bean. In the grand scheme of the history of grindcore, the mid-to-late 1990s saw Brutal Truth, Discordance Axis, Pig Destroyer and a handful of other bands introducing certain elements of what you might call ‘artistic