All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Bleeding Through – Bleeding Through Review

originally written by Erik Thomas Arguably one of the first metalcore bands to add keyboards, Orange County’s Bleeding Through have been a steady, if divisive, force in US metal. Now apparently less concerned with being rock stars

Lifeless – Beyond The Threshold Of Death Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. Reinventing the wheel, these guys are not. In death metal years, this might as well pre-date the formation of the original wheel, so the fact that Ibex Moon was the

Nominon – Monumentomb Review

originally written by Erik Thomas Along with Evocation, Fleshcrawl, Bloodbath and such, Nominon is definitely one of the more qualified and experienced purveyors of old school Swedish death metal, with past and present members serving in a host of

Twilight – Monument To Time End Review

originally written by Erik Thomas You can count me in the number that was incredibly underwhelmed by the debut from this American black metal supergroup, as it came across like all 5 members delivering their

1349 – Demonoir Review

originally written by Jim Brandon 1349’s last album Revelations Of The Black Flame was far less of a disappointment to me as it was for many others, mostly because while I’ve always respected the band,

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Black Wreath – A Pyre Of Lost Dreams Review

originally written by Jim Brandon Funeral doom is a genre I’ve slowly been easing myself into over the past few years, and Denmark’s Black Wreath is one of the bands that has left a strong impression

Hooded Menace – Never Cross The Dead Review

originally written by Erik Thomas This is my first exposure to this Finnish trio featuring Lasse Pyykkö (notably of doomsters Phlegethon and Sarnath, as well as old school death metal/grindcore act Vacant Coffin). It looks like I’m going to have

Karma To Burn – Appalachian Incantation Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell It’s been nearly nine years since the release of Karma to Burn‘s don’t-call-it-a-swansong Almost Heathen, a ten-ton stoner rock monument to the unadulterated glory of the riff. Since that album–and their subsequent