Category: Features
Best of 2017 – Our Album Art Favorites
Hello, friends. Welcome to the official kickoff of Last Rites List Season 2017. Sure, we had a bit of a soft opening last week with Captain’s mostly comprehensive look at the year in power metal, …
A Devil’s Dozen – My Dying Bride
Some are born sad, some achieve sadness, and some have sadness thrust upon them. In the case of West Yorkshire’s incurable sad sacks My Dying Bride, it could be that all three are true. Formed …
We Have The Power! – The Top Ten Power (And Power Related) Metal Albums of 2017
The clearest way to sum up power metal in 2017 is to relate it to the abundance of superhero movies and shows from 2017: it’s out there in numbers and desperately craves broad appeal; it’s …
Riffology: A Glorious Epoch
Class is back in session, kids. You’ll have to excuse my lengthy absence; I was on a lengthy research sabbatical. I don’t know how often class will meet in the future, but, for now, we’ve …
Thanksgiving Turkeys: 2017’s Fowlest Flops
If you’re among the cherished tens and tens of regular readers we have here at Last Rites, you might notice something about us as a group: we aren’t particularly negative. This isn’t because we simply …
Wojczech / Krupskaya Split Review
I’ve had my ear on Germany’s Wojczech since their 2005 full-length Sedimente. That one hit the right spot for me back then, with its crust-fueled riffing, grindcore dissonance, balance of punk drive and outright blasting, …
R.I.P. Malcolm Young: 1953 – 2017
I don’t even know where to start. I could tell you about the first time I heard AC/DC, but I don’t remember when that was. They’ve just always been there for me, some intrinsic facet …
Last Rites Presents: Ask 2 Idiots
Hello and welcome to another sensational installment of… Last Rites Presents: Ask 2 Idiots! As you may have guessed from the title, we are two wild and crazy idiots that are also BFFAEs. As we’ve told …