Category: Features

Staff Infections – April 2025
It’s that time again, friends: Time to see what kind of racket your pals at Last Rites have been shoving in their ears with a little feature we call Staff Infections. Everything still sucks here …

Staff Infections – March 2025
Welcome, dear friends, to another edition of Staff Infections, wherein the staff here at Last Rites share what they’ve been listening to for the past month. Everything is still terrible here in the U.S.A., so …

Staff Infections – February 2025
Alright, friends, It’s February, and to be honest with you, I’m having some trouble processing the amount of bullshit going on here in the good old U.S. of A. It’s raining planes and helicopters, we’re …

Diamonds & Rust: Revenant – Prophecies Of A Dying World // Lost Years, Lost Opportunities, Redemption
Since the very first day I stepped into heavy metal’s looming halls, I have been an obsessive participant in most every facet of the genre. The experience was fairly overwhelming at first, owed in part …

Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025, Part 2
It’s time for Part 2 of Last Rites’ super-prestigious Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025. If you’re just now diving in, don’t forget to follow through to the first part, which you can find here. TEITANBLOOD …

Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025, Part 1
You may have noticed this, but it’s a new year. And what that really means is that there’s a whole new slew of forthcoming heavy metal records for us all to obsess over for the …

Staff Infections – January 2025
Happy new year, friends. Oh, who are we kidding? It’s a shitty year already. Fuck everything. Here’s hoping you and yours aren’t burning, freezing or still trying to put the pieces together from one of …