Category: Reviews
Clutch – Strange Cousins From The West Review
I love Aerosmith. I think Toys in the Attic and Rocks are among the most balls-rockin’ long players to ever be laid to tape. But there is a certain title given to the Bad Boys from Boston …
Yob – The Great Cessation Review
originally written by Jim Brandon So, you like it heavy, huh? Heavy enough to make it hard to breathe, or just smashed into a patty of bone, sinew, and offal? I’d make the strong suggestion …
Anaal Nathrakh – In The Constellation Of The Black Widow Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell “The Scariest Band on the Planet Returns,” screams the Anaal Nathrakh promotional banner that has been sporadically haunting the pages of Metal Review. With all due respect to the marketing genius at Candlelight …
Suffocation – Blood Oath Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas A new Suffocation album seems to be somewhat of an event in the metal world. Even three albums into their comeback, there’s as much hype forBlood Oath as there was for 2004’s reunion …
Astra – The Weirding Review
Everything about The Weirding screams “long-lost prog-rock album from 1972,” from the Roger Dean-ish cover art to the vinyl-hued sonics to the ten-minute-plus epics to the presence of the mellotron to the spacey band name …
Gulch – Uphill Both Ways Review
Despite the fact that I had designs on tearing this album apart and was relishing the opportunity to lay critical waste to the band who on their Myspace page proudly describe themselves as “Kansas Farm-core …
Scale The Summit – Carving Desert Canyons Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Scale the Summit’s second album Carving Desert Canyons was one of those that just slipped through the cracks here at Last Rites. It sat unreserved in our queue for so …
Fejd – Storm Review
I’m sure that after experiencing the latest offerings from Elvenking and Eluveitie, the last thing many of you are looking for is more acoustic folk metal. Although I’ve only heard the latter and therefore cannot …