Category: Diamonds & Rust
Diamonds & Rust: Iron Maiden – Somewhere In Time, A Personal Account
Somewhere in Time was my Iron Maiden album. I understand some bands get a little itchy when they see fan reactions similar to this, because that sort of connection / dominion very often leads to …
Diamonds & Rust: Ripping Corpse – Dreaming with the Dead
Imagine being an extreme metal fan in the New York-New Jersey region at the dawn of the 90s. It was far from the only booming death metal scene (you’ve heard of Florida, right?), but there …
Diamonds & Rust: Cradle Of Filth – The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh
No, really, I’m not here to make you care about Cradle of Filth. If you’ve wandered the dusty hallways of heavy metal for even a relatively scanty amount of time, Cradle of Filth has been …
Diamonds & Rust: The Accüsed – The Return Of Martha Splatterhead
In “Diamonds & Rust,” Last Rites looks back at classic albums from metal’s storied history. Some of those albums were big hits, and others are overlooked gems. All of them deserve your time and attention… …
Diamonds & Rust: Blue Öyster Cult – Fire Of Unknown Origin
Most people who were lucky enough to be a kid in the 80s spend inordinate amounts of time attempting to explain to anyone within earshot why that particular Golden Era was so extraordinary. Just ask …
Diamonds & Rust: Tygers Of Pan Tang – Wild Cat Vs. Spellbound
Music of any kind is not just the sounds you hear. The intangibles matter. The context matters. No one will understand exactly why I love Harry Nilsson’s The Point, and I don’t expect anyone to, …
Diamonds & Rust – Exploring Metal Classics: Atrocity – Hallucinations
By design, album art is supposed to reflect the music, to be some visual representation of the aural experience contained within the grooves or bytes or magnetic bits or whatever. A large part of album …
Diamonds & Rust: Dr. Know – Wreckage In Flesh
I don’t normally prefer to talk about myself in reviews, but Diamonds & Rust is one of those features that affords the Last Rites blockheads an opportunity to get a little more personal while dredging …