Tag: Agalloch
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 4
For the 250th anniversary of America, Last Rites is featuring 250 of the greatest American metal albums ever made, and here we are at Part Four, already. Please note that these albums are not ranked …
Staff Infections – January 2026
Welcome back, friends, to the first Staff Infections installment of 2026. On behalf of Last Rites, I’d like to wish you all a happy new year. On behalf of myself, I’d like to say fuck …
10s Essentials – Volume Three
Greetings and felicitations, children of technology! Not much has really happened in the weeks that have passed since Volume 1 and Volume 2 dropped, right? RIGHT?? We soldier forward, we denizens of the heavy metal …
Last Rites’ Facebook Albums Of The Week: November 11th – November 17th
“Album Of The Day” is a Last Rites Facebook feature we started whose purpose is quite straight-forward: highlight one album per day and say a few words about it. Understanding that not everyone chooses to …
Khôrada – Salt Review
In music—as in life—expectations can cut two ways. Without expectations, there might be no disappointments. But without expectations, there’s also little chance for surprise. The relational structure of expectations, however, borders on tyrannical. As a …
KK’s Best Of 2014: In The St. Nick Of Time
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the halls, not a creature was stirring, not even a Gaahl; church fires were started by the Norwegians with care, in hopes that Satan soon would be …
Last Rites’ Best Of 2014 – Combined Staff List
Greetings, friends. The time has come once again to civilly and sensibly discuss the Last Rites Best of 2014 list, as collected and voted upon by our noble crew. If your favorite releases are missing, …
Agalloch – The Serpent & The Sphere Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell At the risk of stating the obvious, Agalloch is regarded as something of a critical darling. Since their second album, The Mantle, was released in 2002, the band has enjoyed …