Category: Reviews
Dread Sovereign – All Hell’s Martyrs Review
Alan “Nemtheanga” Averill sure is having himself a time. His work in the godly Primordial should need no introduction, but he also found a winning black metal formula with Blood Revolt and a bit of …
Coffinworm – IV.I.VIII Review
Originally written by Chris Redar There’s a fine line between artistic vision and indecisiveness when it comes to peppering elements of several genres across an album. It only takes a couple of missteps to make …
Destrage – Are You Kidding Me? No Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Destrage’s Are You Kidding Me? No is an identity crisis if there ever was one. What are you going for here, dudes? Strapping Young Lad? Amon Amarth? Opeth? Pitchshifter? Linkin Park? Every UFC-core AND djent band ever? …
The Wounded Kings – Consolamentum Review
Not too long ago, you couldn’t huck a rock without hitting a drifty, smoky, fuzzy doom band directly in the marbles. Slow-bangers with stretched tunes steeped in bongwater were getting continuous front-page action, and folks …
Exhumed To Consume – Rise Of The Reissues
Welcome to Exhumed to Consume, the first of what may or may not be a recurring feature in which Last Rites staffers evaluate albums, classic or otherwise, that have recently been dug up, dusted off …
Shores Of Null – Quiescence Review
With countless young bands mining the bare-bones thrash, black, and death metal realms with little-to-no notoriety due to so much saturation (or a case of suck), it’s refreshing to hear a new group putting their …
Benighted – Carnivore Sublime Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Well, kids, do you want the good news or the bad news? Let’s start with the good news: If you’re an existing fan of Benighted, they have a new album out …
John Baizley / Nate Hall / Mike Scheidt – Songs Of Townes Van Zandt, Vol. II Review
Well, this is a bit of a disappointment… Released in 2012, the first Townes tribute was a winner, though not every track succeeded wholly. That earlier one was Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly of …