Category: Reviews
Wolf Hoffmann – Headbangers Symphony Review
I’m not gonna lie: I feel like a fraud reviewing this album (even more so than I normally do just being here with the rest of this intrepid staff). I’m a moderate fan of Accept …
Nuke – Nuke Review
Somewhere along the anthropological evolution of metal, way back there in the mid 60s, in the city of Detroit, resides the MC5. A band full of Motor City grit, shotguns, a whole bunch of drugs …
Ashbringer – Yugen Review
Originally written by K. Scott Ross. Some things benefit from precision modern engineering and production: skyscrapers, automobiles, pharmaceuticals. Others, not so much. A blanket, infused with memory. A favourite meal, prepared by a loved one. …
Dawn of Disease – Worship the Grave Review
Again, we come upon an important realization: death metal, even when trite, boring, derivative, etc., is still terrific. That’s why death metal has always been my favorite sub-genre of metal. Sure, many bands today are …
Forteresse – Thèmes Pour La Rébellion Review
Friends, if you’ve been reading our exploits here at Last Rites for a while, you know that we take things extremely seriously. We eat metal, breathe metal, sleep metal, shit metal, grimace metal, hug metal… …
Terra Tenebrosa – The Reverses Review
Execute program: Terra Tenebrosa The Reverses. …Begin Phase 1… Execute sub-program: “Makoria.” Purging of chaotic elements. System reset… Execute sub-program: “Ghost at the End of the Rope.” Tentative merging of the mechanical and the organic. …
Conclave – Sins Of The Elders Review
I have been sitting in this Conclave album for a couple of weeks, playing it and trying to pin down my impressions of it. I’ve said in the past that sludge is a strange animal …
Astronoid – Air Review
Most would agree that it’s wildly unrealistic to expect everyone to love or even like the achievements people spend time and great effort to create. Polarization is healthy when it comes to art, though, and …