Category: Features
Diamonds & Rust: Asunder’s A Clarion Call – 20 Years Of Dooming You To Death
[Cover image by Keith Evans] 2004: For me, life and times were pretty much firing on all cylinders. I was entering my fifth year of living in the Bay Area; I had a wide net …
The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal: Celebrating 20 Years Of Ashes Of The Wake And Leviathan
A Time To Be Laid To Rest The late 90s into the early 00s was a rather peculiar time in the realm of heavy music. The likes of Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park were …
Staff Infections – August 2024
Hello friends. Welcome to another edition of Staff Infections, your monthly glimpse into the listening habits of your pals at Last Rites. August is the last full month of summer for us Northern hemisphere folks, …
Staff Infections – July 2024
Howdy, friends. It’s hot. Damn hot. And it’s humid, too. What better way to take your mind off of sweltering than to ponder the cool music your pals at Last Rites are listening to? That’s …
Andas Con La Nube Negra Encima: A Conversation With Demoniac
Photo by Nicolás Ramirez Without letting the story get too much in the way of the plot (which I will inevitably do anyway): Here is the part where I tell you Chilean metal rules. I …
Staff Infections – June 2024
Alright, kids, it’s June, the weather is good, and I’m taking my niece and nephew to play mini-golf. I love you guys, but I’ve got better shit to do, so I’m keeping this brief. It’s …
Diamonds & Rust: Sabbat – Dreamweaver, 35 Years Of Reflecting On Our Yesterdays
[Album artwork: Tim Beer] Metal freaks have and indeed always will burn infinite hours debating what should be considered “The All Time Greatest Year for Heavy Metal.” If you’re like me, a prehistoric beast perilously …
Staff Infections – May 2024
Greetings, dear readers. It’s time to see what your friends at Last Rites have been listening to, with a feature we call Staff Infections. The battle for album of the month is not particularly fierce …