Category: Features
Diamonds & Rust: Faith No More – Angel Dust
It’s extremely difficult to win a championship in sports. Everything has to align: player personnel, performance, coaching, and health are all requirements, and a little luck doesn’t hurt. Sure, you hear of teams “overcoming adversity” …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2026, Part 3
We’re covering some of our most anticipated albums of 2026 all week. This is the third part of this series. The first is located HERE and the second HERE. GORGUTS – TBA It’s been 13 …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2026, Part 2
We’re covering some of our most anticipated albums of 2026 all week. This is the second part of this series. The first is located HERE. IMMOLATION – DESCENT Not too long after 2025’s balls dropped …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2026, Part 1
Greetings and welcome back, readers and friends. We know you’re still recovering from about 10 tons of 2025 year-end lists, but there truly is no rest for the wicked, and we’re hopping right into 2026 …
Staff Infections – January 2026
Welcome back, friends, to the first Staff Infections installment of 2026. On behalf of Last Rites, I’d like to wish you all a happy new year. On behalf of myself, I’d like to say fuck …
Best of 2025: Chris C – Finding Renewal In A Cyclical Escapism
As cyclical as it is — the experience of being a listener of heavy metal — it is exciting, truly, how every new year brings a surprise or two or three. And it doesn’t have …
Best of 2025: Seth Buttnam – All Bosses Rando No Hit Speedrun
Is this the final album I’m ever going to listen to? That has been on my mind a lot this year. Eventually, whether it be tomorrow or years from now, there will be a final …
Best of 2025: Isaac Hams – The Big Short
Hello! Thank you for being here. I know you have a lot going on with work, family, responsibilities of many shapes, sizes and decibel levels. Taking five minutes of your valuable time to glaze over …