Category: Features
A Devil’s Dozen – Blut Aus Nord
For Vindsval, Blut Aus Nord’s many modes are the point. “Our albums are built around the control of contrasts — darkness and light continually feed one another, and the band’s entire discography is shaped by …
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 5
For the 250th anniversary of America, Last Rites is featuring 250 of the greatest American metal albums ever made, and here we are at the end of the road. Please note that these albums are …
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 4
For the 250th anniversary of America, Last Rites is featuring 250 of the greatest American metal albums ever made, and here we are at Part Four, already. Please note that these albums are not ranked …
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 3
For the 250th anniversary of America, Last Rites is featuring 250 of the greatest American metal albums ever made, and here we are at Part III, already. Please note that these albums are not ranked …
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 2
For the 250th anniversary of America, Last Rites is featuring 250 of the greatest American metal albums ever made, and here we are at Part 2, already. Please note that these albums are not ranked …
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 1
Hey, so, yeah, this nation is about to celebrate its SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, which is a very fancy way of saying “America is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.” Needless to say, it’s sort …
Diamonds & Rust: Praxis – Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) // Mother Earth Is Pregnant For The Fourth Time
[Album artwork by James Koehnline] As much as I love and appreciate the fact that my metal foundation was fortified by growing up alongside the genre in the ‘80s as a youth, I owe a …
Staff Infections – June 2026
Howdy, friends. Welcome to another edition of Staff Infections, wherein we, the cultured and erudite Last Rites staff, share our recent listening habits with you, our equally cultured and erudite readership. Also, I sometimes complain …