Category: Features
The Best Of What You’ve Missed In The First Half Of 2014 – Part 1
It’s halfway through the year, and summer has just begun. For many of us, summertime is prime heavy metal season. There’s something about cranking up the riffs when the sun is shining and meat is …
South Of Heaven – A History Of New Zealand Extreme Metal
Astute Last Riters may have noticed that New Zealand correspondent Craig Hayes has been relatively quiet of late, at least on these pages. Elsewhere, however, he’s been getting loud. Recently, he produced and presented an …
Out Of Step Dispatches – July 2013
Originally written by Ian Chainey ¡VIVA LA COMP! Whoa, whoa, whoa. Alt-Ian stepping in. So, surprise, surprise, the comp-dork is dropping another Various Artists stew in our laps. Wonder how it’s going to play out …
5Q5A – Forest of Tygers – United In Devastation
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Forest of Tygers‘ debut EP, Bruises, is a brilliant bastardization. As Captain noted back in April, it’s a smoldering, streamrolling mass of a record, as furious as it is genreless. That …
Hit ‘Em With The Triple Beam – Locusta / Brutal Blues / Gloom
Originally written by Chris Redar The EP might very well be the perfect format. Outside of a band attempting to make a grand statement via a concept album, limiting output to just a handful of …
The MDF 2014 Power Rankings – Top 10 Song Performances
Let it be known: I attended Maryland Deathfest 2014 as a fan, not a music “journalist,” so this isn’t some comprehensive recap, but more of a snapshot of one guy’s experiences. After all, when so …
Outre Monde – Blood Of The Black Owl And Ampacity
Welcome to the third edition of Outré Monde. In this ongoing series of discussions, Erik Highter and Craig Hayes will be hurling Bandcamp recommendations at each other, with the aim of recommending some new tunes …