Category: Reviews
Lunar Shadow – Far From Light Review
At first glance, Germany’s Lunar Shadow occupies the same epic, sweeping terrain as Atlantean Kodex, and the comparison is certainly not without merit. After all, debut full length Far From Light certainly feels grandiose through …
Striker – Striker Review
Since 2010, Edmonton, Alberta’s Striker has released five records – including its latest self-titled disc – and Last Rites has not reviewed a single one of them until now. Shame on us, because Striker is …
Dread Sovereign – For Doom the Bell Tolls Review
Irish doombringers Dread Sovereign feature the immortal Alan Averill aka A. A. Nemtheanga (Primordial) on bass and vocals along with Johnny King aka “Dubh Sol” (Malthusian) on drums and “Bones” (ex-De Novissimis) on Guitar. That’s …
Immolation – Atonement Review
It’s little secret that your favorite moldy cheese-rinds here at Last Rites love Immolation to an almost unhealthy degree. Given not only Immolation’s narrowly squeaked-out win against fellow NY death metal titans Suffocation in our …
Light of the Morning Star – Nocta Review
I promised the boys and girls over here I wouldn’t do this. I swore I wouldn’t start by talking about leather. But, here we are, and here I am about to drone on about leather. …
Arduini / Balich – Dawn Of Ages Review
Fossilized sci-fi and fantasy nerds such as yours truly who got into metal in the early-to-mid 80s forged a peerless bond with the unique sounds put out by Fates Warning. Night On Bröcken, The Spectre …
Unearthly Trance – Stalking The Ghost Review
Friends, here is an incomplete list of things for which I have a wafer-thin patience: – Fascist apologetics – The patriarchy – Typos and grammatical errors on businesses and in ad copy – Anthrax (the …
Cultes Des Ghoules – Coven, or Evil Ways Instead of Love Review
Someone needs to write an open letter to metal artists letting them know that albums simply don’t need to be longer than 48 minutes. When you have bands like Black Anvil reducing their typical run-time …