Category: Features
Voivodentine’s Week: The Art Of Away
In the world of Heavy Metal Album Artwork, Voivod stands alone. Now, they don’t so much stand alone because their art is better than everyone else’s – it’s so idiosyncratic that it likely isn’t to …
Voivodentine’s Week: Love Letters To Voivod
Welcome, all, to a space free of judgment, where lovers of all sorts can gather and simply love. We do not kink shame at Last Rites, no sir, because kinks are just another form of …
Deathless Void – Deathless Void Review
It takes a lot to summon a whole root system of possibilities in 14 minutes, but that’s precisely what the Dutch outfit Deathless Void accomplishes on this ferocious debut EP. The opening track writhes and …
Staff Infections – February 2022
Howdy, friends. Who’s ready for World War Three? Not me; I’m too old for that shit. Furthermore, I’d like to get through this pandemic before we start an international armed conflict. Hopefully this Ukraine situation …
Blockheads – Trip To The Void Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. At the risk of repeating myself (as if this would be anywhere close to the first time for that), France’s Blockheads are far and away the best grindcore …
Eternal Evil – The Warriors Awakening Brings The Unholy Slaughter Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. Whatever the band’s conscious influences may be, Eternal Evil’s The Warriors Awakening Brings the Unholy Slaughter sounds Teutonic in aesthetic. From the unrelentingly guitar-forward POV to the frantic …
Track Premiere: Chaos Perversion – “Entangled In The Roots Of Death”
If you dig deep enough, there are about as many interpretations of black metal as there are black metal bands. Regardless of the details, at its core, black metal is about conflict. Man vs nature, …
Staff Infections – January 2022
Happy New Year, friends. It’s time for Staff Infections, wherein the Last Rites staff share what we’ve been listening to over the last month, and hopefully you, dear readers, come away with an appreciation of …