Category: Features
Our Djent Problem – Is There Truth In Perception?
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Djent is inherently problematic. The forefathers of the sound, Meshuggah, are one of the most complex, innovative acts in the history of progressive metal. That alone should lend the Scions …
80s Essentials – Industrial Revolution: The New Soul Of An Old Machine
[Because the decade was a formative time for so much more than just our beloved heavy metal, today we’re pleased to present you with a look at fifteen essential industrial albums from the 1980s.] I’m …
5Q5A – Shabda
We were put on to Shabda, an Italian trio of avant-droners previously in Thee Maladoror Kollective, by the princely Matt Fitton over at The Sludgelord. Matt’s got a real knack for sniffing out delectable …
Mainstreaming Metal – Part 2: Fraud (The Visiting Team)
originally written by Craig Hayes This is the second installment in a five-part series. In Mainstreaming Metal, LR scribe Craig Hayes looks back on his experiences as a beacon for underground heavy metal within the …
Taurus – No/Thing Review
originally written by Kyle Harcott Taurus’ No/Thing , with its menacing, doom-slaked vibe, embodies the infamous quote, “If you’re going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy.” An auditory hallucination of mental hell …
RIP Dave Brockie, AKA Oderus Urungus
Gwar Frontman Escapes Earthly Imprisonment Last Rites is saddened to hear of the passing of Gwar frontman Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus. You can love ’em or hate ’em or think they’re just okay, but …
80s Essentials – Volume Seven
Welcome to volume seven of the Most Essential Albums of the Eighties. Previous volumes are available here. This week’s edition is short on big names, highlighting the fact that second-tier and lesser-known bands are still capable …
5Q5A – Slomatics
Belfast’s Slomatics are the Masters & Johnson of the wumgasm. They know this stuff forwards, backwards, slower, and lower. BF-ORs? Uh, yeah dude, BF-ORs. Enormous ones, in fact. The kind forcing you to circle the …