Tag: Exodus

Last Rites’ Facebook Albums Of The Week: March 24th – March 30th
“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 …

Last Rites’ Facebook Albums Of The Week: May 13th – 19th
“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 …

Dave Pirtle’s Best of 2014 – This Blitz Goes to 21
I didn’t mean to do a blitz this year. I really didn’t. In case you missed the story last year, that troublesome “personal life” thing prevented me from keeping up with all the great stuff …

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, …

Exodus – Blood In Blood Out Review
In his review of Hatriot’s mostly forgettable Heroes Of Origin, my erstwhile compatriot Zach Duvall hit upon one fundamental truth about Exodus: In the absence of Baloff, Exodus needs Zetro, and Zetro needs Exodus. The …

80s Essentials – Volume One
We are at it again. Having previously compiled the 100 Most Essential Albums of both the 1990s and the 2000s, the Last Rites staff set its sights on that golden age of heavy metal, the …

Hatriot – Heroes Of Origin Review
It goes without saying that it really matters who you work with, but I’m going to say it anyway… Members of The Who and Led Zeppelin had embarrassing solo careers. Samoth and Trym’s work in …

Exodus – Exhibit B: The Human Condition Review
It’s not a particularly radical notion that this latest incarnation of Exodus has become something of a polarizing outfit. While no one can deny the band’s historical impact, since the second departure of their second classic vocalist …