Category: Features
Epicus Doomicus Boringus
Originally written by Erik Highter. How long is too long? Back in 1968, Iron Butterfly’s “In A Gadda Da Vida” took up an album side with 17 minutes of what most would call aimless noodling. …
Four To Score: Carpe Noctem And Three More
This article was originally written by Last Rites Old Guard member Ian Chainey With more new metal releases than ever before, ‘heads are forced to acknowledge some rad records shoot between their legs as if …
Things That Go Blargh In The Night – Songs That Scare Our Scribes
Our friends, coworkers, and subway-squinters-at-our-patches all say the same thing: “Metal? You like scary music.” Like every cut pumping through our cans is nothing but a game of Candyman. To them, we’re frittering away our …
A Devil’s Dozen – Type O Negative
All bands (well, most) strive to carve a unique identity for themselves, hoping to notch an eternal scar in their little thread of history. Few succeed. Fewer still can boast that they carved their name …
Through The Never And Back: One Roadie’s Journey Through Hell For… What?
Say what you will about Metallica in the new millennium, they’re not afraid of trying something new. Not content to release a mere concert film, bored as they were with the usual stage-to-screen transition, they’ve …
A Devil’s Dozen – Morbid Angel
Let’s get this out of the way: Morbid Angel shat the bed thoroughly with its last album, the title of which we shall not bother to mention. However, rather than reflect on how the mighty …
Rev and Redar – Bazaar 2.0
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Reverend’s Bazaar was a feature that ran intermittently for years, barely surviving the MetalReview / Last Rites changeover before staggering to its deathbed weeks ago. But instead of giving the …
Keep It Short, Stupid – EP Round-Up: October 2013
The Extended Play has a long and rich history in heavy metal music, particularly within the underground realms. From Deathcrush and Apocalyptic Raids to Pieces and even Breeding Death, countless great and legendary careers have been started by or greatly …