Category: Features
Diamonds & Rust: Cryptopsy’s Blasphemy Made Flesh Celebrates 30 Years Of Getting Thrown Out Of Windows
[Cover art by Dragon Design (RIP)] Developed From Memories of Blood By 1994, death metal was a firmly established genre with expected parameters in place for what did and did not qualify. In fact, one …
Staff Infections – October/November 2024
Alright kids, we’re back for an extra special, combined October/November Staff Infections. I was going through some shit in October, so I wasn’t able to get that edition out in a timely fashion. Truth to …
R.I.P. Paul Di’Anno: 1958 – 2024
It feels like a million years ago now, but sometime in my 7th grade year, I went to a Turtle’s Records & Tapes and bought my very first-ever heavy metal cassette, which was Iron Maiden’s …
Diamonds & Rust: Type O Negative – World Coming Down
SKIP IT Believe it or not, the author of this article has not always been a beacon of handsome joy. The Isaac of the late 2000s was not a man of constant sorrow, per se, …
Staff Infections – September 2024
Howdy, dear readers. It’s time for our monthly review of the Last Rites staff’s listening habits—a little feature we call Staff Infections. Here’s hoping September finds you and yours in fine health and spirits, but …
Diamonds & Rust: Asunder’s A Clarion Call – 20 Years Of Dooming You To Death
[Cover image by Keith Evans] 2004: For me, life and times were pretty much firing on all cylinders. I was entering my fifth year of living in the Bay Area; I had a wide net …
The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal: Celebrating 20 Years Of Ashes Of The Wake And Leviathan
A Time To Be Laid To Rest The late 90s into the early 00s was a rather peculiar time in the realm of heavy music. The likes of Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park were …
Staff Infections – August 2024
Hello friends. Welcome to another edition of Staff Infections, your monthly glimpse into the listening habits of your pals at Last Rites. August is the last full month of summer for us Northern hemisphere folks, …