Tag: Black Metal

Wampyric Rites – The Eternal Melancholy Of The Wampyre Review
Is black metal real? Sheath your quills and hold your emails, please. Yes, of course black metal is real in the sense that it is comprised of actual sounds, rhythms, melodies, vibrations of the tympanic …
By Dan Obstkrieg on February 10, 2021

Caedes Cruenta – Of Ritual Necrophagia And Mysterious Ghoul Cults Review
[Cover art by Christopher Moyen] Heavy music fans regularly reach for their favorite black metal records during the snow-filled months of winter. The motherlands of its inception and frigid sounds/atmospheres utilized through the past few …
By Spencer Hotz on February 3, 2021

MRTVI – Omniscient Hallucinatory Delusion Review
Don your best tinfoil cap before listening to MRTVI. You’ll need all the protection you can get as this weirdo music short-circuits your frontal lobe causing it to fire off all sorts of thoughts you …
By Spencer Hotz on November 5, 2020

Wake – Confluence EP Review
Some bands just truly love their fans and want to give them endless opportunities to grow record collections. Wake is certainly no Nunslaughter, but they have been busy in 2020 replenishing the musical coffers of …
By Spencer Hotz on November 2, 2020

Icare – Khaos Review
When we encounter the unexpected, our initial reactions generally fall into two main categories: 1. The negative: Frustration, stress, disappointment, anger, etc. 2. The positive: A smile, a spark of joy, wonderment at a surprise, …
By Spencer Hotz on October 26, 2020

偏執症者 (Paranoid) – Out Raising Hell Review
If you’re feeling neck-deep in existential angst right now, Swedish horde 偏執症者 (Paranoid) know just how you feel. The group fully admit to feeling like they were drowning in darkness and wondering whether to put …
By Craig Hayes on October 8, 2020

Imperial Triumphant – Alphaville Review
Consider, if you will, the splendor and aura of a classic detective film noir. One where the men all wear suits with bowler hats calling ladies dames while they chain smoke in a diner somehow …
By Spencer Hotz on July 24, 2020

Skeleton – Skeleton Review
It’s no secret that every member of the crew here at Last Rites is a huge fan of Pittsburgh label 20 Buck Spin. Of course, that doesn’t mean we love every one of the label’s …
By Craig Hayes on July 7, 2020