Tag: Death Angel
250 Top American Metal Albums For 250 Years Of America, Part 2
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 2, already. Please note that these albums are not ranked …
Diamonds & Rust: Death Angel – Act III
[Artwork by Adrian Stubican] Finally hauling Death Angel into the Diamonds & Rust ring and electing to award sacred gem status to an album other than The Ultra-Violence somehow feels… Unseemly? Misguided? Crazier than a …
Best Of 2019 – Chris Sessions: My List Is Best Because It Contains No Preservatives
The Missing Rant It is customary to write a lengthy preamble to our lists, and I am normally hilariously guilty of overwriting mine. Fact is, this year I am tired. Depressed, clinically and otherwise. Old. …
Thanksgiving Turkeys: 2019’s Fowlest Flops
In the immortal words of generational icon and slacker philosopher Butt-Head, “You gotta have stuff that sucks, to have stuff that’s cool.” This was true in 2019 as it was in most years, although as …
Last Rites’ Facebook Albums Of The Week: April 15–21
“Album Of The Day” is a new Last Rites Facebook feature we started recently whose purpose is quite straight-forward: highlight one album per day and say a few words about it. Understanding that not everyone …
80s Essentials – Volume Ten
THIS IS IT! Volume Ten has finally arrived. And with it, so does the end of Last Rites’ 80s Essentials lists. We hope you’ve had as much fun reading them as we did putting them …
Death Angel – Relentless Retribution Review
Nowadays I approach a new Death Angel album with a combination of the piqued interest of the old-school fan and the steeled nerves of those accustomed to disappointment. I came to this party just before …
Death Angel – The Art Of Dying Review
Originally written by Alex de Moller. Death Angel have always been a little bit too… cute for my liking. Put it this way – if Sammy Hagar was into thrash, then this would be his band. The guitars are razor, …