All posts by Old Guard

The retired elite of LastRites/MetalReview.

Miseration – The Mirroring Shadow Review

Originally written by Ross Main. Miseration are a band that know what they are doing and what they are going for. With any luck they will be free of the tag that labels them as another

Acheron – The Final Conflict: Last Days Of God Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell For nearly twenty years, Acheron have toiled away in relative obscurity. Near-comedic lineup woes and sporadic recorded output have rendered their name as one that is merely known—and not often praised—in subterranean circles.

Common Grave – Embedded Coding Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell As heavy metal surges into the 10’s, a lingering army of deathcore stragglers are attempting to leave that much-maligned tag behind by hitching their wagons to the legit DM caravan.

Krallice – Dimensional Bleedthrough Review

originally written by Jim Brandon “Rest your weary brow in laughing sighing boughs / Soothe your fevers in the pulsing bark and rot / And dream of nothing…” While we’ve seen and heard many established

Katatonia – Night Is The New Day Review

originally written by Jim Brandon There are winning streaks in all walks of life, whether it’s being productive at your very unglamorous job, excelling at whatever glamorous sport you’re overpaid to play, or creating music. Everyone is capable

At Vance – Ride The Sky Review

Originally written by Ross Main. German power metal outfit At Vance remind me an awful lot of EA Sports. Once establishing their brand, they are more than happy to churn it out year after year, with slight

Belphegor – Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn Review

originally written by Jim Brandon At one point, all too briefly, it looked as though Belphegor was primed and ready to leap quite a few rungs towards the top of the second tier of blast-oriented

Skeletonwitch – Breathing The Fire Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas So, I sorta dug this band’s 2007 second album, Beyond the Permafrost, but also considered them the slightly more black metal influenced baby brother of 3 Inches of Blood with their take on old