Category: Features
Best Of 2025 – Our Album Art Favorites
As the (Western Christocentric) world is presently drowning in the pablum of commercial Christmas music and with weeks yet to go, let us instead come together to celebrate the weird and wonderful world of Heavy …
We Have The Power – The Top 25 Power And Power-Related Albums Of 2025
I AM HERE. YOU ARE HERE. WE ARE HERE. AND WE HAVE THE POWER. AGAIN! {collective transformation into an impressive jumbo robot / Machinder that shoots missiles from its tits} Hiya heya ahoy-hoy! Welcome to …
A Tribute To Deathofthesun – Rest In Peace, Warren Binder
[Pictured above: Konrad Kantor (left), Warren Binder (right)] Here’s a sentiment I’m guessing is shared by quite a number of people out there: I first met Warren Binder at a metal festival, and what I …
Staff Infections – November 2025
Howdy, friends. It’s time for the final edition of Staff Infections for 2025. I know it’s only November, but to avoid contributing to list-overload come the year’s end, we cut Staff Infections off a month …
In Crust We Trust: A Roachleg Addendum
Kia ora, crüe. It’s always the way, innit!?! You spend weeks writing a War and Peace-length round-up of recent punk releases, and then 30 seconds after you submit the damn thing, out of nowhere, a …
In Crust We Trust: Vol 33
Kia ora, crüe. I recommend gathering a few provisions before starting this month’s edition of ICWT. I’ve gone long-form (real long), and I’d strongly advise you to stock up on food and water if you …
Staff Infections – October 2025
Howdy pals. It’s time once again for Staff infections, your monthly glimpse into what the last Rites staff has been listening to. Although it’s a new month, there has been some consistency in the staff …
In Crust We Trust: Vol 32
Kia ora, crüe. Welcome back to In Crust We Trust. This semi-regular round-up focuses on crust punk, d-beat, stenchcore, raw punk, and every other Dis-charged subgenre. Artier punk occasionally appears, but in the main, ICWT …