Category: Features
Track Premiere: Shadows – Night Stalker
“Nightstalker,” the opening track off the forthcoming Out For Blood, emerges from a twilight mist. The rustle of wind in the trees and the cawing of crows set the stage. The soft guitar strums a …
Staff Infections – April 2023
Hello, dear friends and loyal readers. Journey with me once more into the minds of the Last Rites staff, as we discover just what kind of music has been massaging the ears of these champions …
In Crust We Trust: Vol 25
Kia ora, amigos. Welcome to In Crust We Trust. This column has been in cryogenic sleep mode for quite some time, so apologies if things feel a little rusty while I try to get ICWT’s …
Track Premiere: Concilium – “Between The Moon And The Mountain”
In metal, it is often times easy to get swept away in this romantic vision of Death. Whether it be the mournful, wilted funeral flowers of My Dying Bride or the gorephillic brutality of Cannibal …
Minenwerfer – Feuerwalze Review
28 June, 1914: Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. 28 July, 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. A chain of alliances kicks off a multinational conflict, sparking the European …
Staff Infections – March 2023
Greetings, dear readers. Here’s hoping you and yours are safe and sound after the storms that have whipped through a fair portion of the country in the past week or so. However, if you’re huddled …
Black, Raw, & Bleeding: Enlightened In The Gleam Of The Scythe, Its Blade Reflecting Funeral Pyres Of The Black Metal Underground
A new moon has passed once again, and yet again I find myself on a bit of a fools errand, seeking to read truth in something as erroneous as the black arts. Contradiction is its …
Staff Infections – February 2023
Howdy, partners. Here’s hoping you’ve come through the arctic blast safe and sound. Why don’t you brew yourself something hot and spend a few minutes with your pals at Last Rites. It’s time for Staff …