Category: Features
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 2
For the 250th anniversary of America, Last Rites is featuring 250 of the greatest American metal albums ever made, and here we are at Part 2, already. Please note that these albums are not ranked …
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 1
Hey, so, yeah, this nation is about to celebrate its SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, which is a very fancy way of saying “America is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.” Needless to say, it’s sort …
Diamonds & Rust: Praxis – Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) // Mother Earth Is Pregnant For The Fourth Time
[Album artwork by James Koehnline] As much as I love and appreciate the fact that my metal foundation was fortified by growing up alongside the genre in the ‘80s as a youth, I owe a …
Staff Infections – June 2026
Howdy, friends. Welcome to another edition of Staff Infections, wherein we, the cultured and erudite Last Rites staff, share our recent listening habits with you, our equally cultured and erudite readership. Also, I sometimes complain …
Staff Infections – May 2026
Howdy, friends. May is upon us, and although almost everything is still terrible, at least it’s getting a little warmer. In no time, I’ll be bitching about the heat. But at the time of this …
Staff Infections – April 2026
Alright, friends, the world might be going to Hell in a handbasket, but that doesn’t mean you need be deprived of your monthly glimpse into the listening habits of the Last Rites Staff. In other …
In Crust We Trust: Vol 37
Kia ora, compadres. Welcome to the latest edition of In Crust We Trust. Below you’ll find a bunch of ear-wrecking noise to help you process and/or drown out the 24/7 horror show currently occupying our …
Staff Infections – March 2026
Alright, ladies and gents, maybe the empire is falling, maybe we’re on the verge of World War III, maybe the end-times are upon us. But through whatever may come, by the grace of Lord Anthony …