Category: Features

Outre Monde – Arc Of Ascent And Compactor

One persons poison is another’s nectar, and in the spirit of sparking the synapses into gear, Outré Monde is here to illuminate bands that might not be metal per se, but still retain plenty of

80s Essentials – Volume Two

Our journey through the golden age of metal continues with another set of ten classics. If you missed the first installment of The Most Essential Albums of the 80s, check it out here. Goats were

80s Essentials – Volume One

We are at it again. Having previously compiled the 100 Most Essential Albums of both the 1990s and the 2000s, the Last Rites staff set its sights on that golden age of heavy metal, the

Killing Joke And Dub – And Red Pills And Blue Pills

Originally written by Ian Chainey Killing Joke‘s recently released In Dub remix collection is a monster. Taking cuts from across their career, on-again-off-again-on-again-and-on-and-on bassist Martin “Youth” Glover has done a yeoman’s job of stitching together

Protoplasm – The Archaeological Dig For Metal’s Ancestors

Look at us, tugging at them bootstraps with enough force to leave the webpage plague ages. Check it out, ma, we’re bleached clean. Finally, you can come to Last Rites and not think you’re entering

Satanist vs. The Satanist – Is Behemoth The Rightful Heir?

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Behemoth is making some serious waves in the run-up to the release of The Satanist, due February 4th via Metal Blade. The hype shouldn’t be surprising. Over the course of