Tag: Metal Blade
Diamonds & Rust: Punk Meets Doom, And The Result Is Literally Sacrilege
[Cover artwork by Angus McKie] As a result of punk rock’s penchant for speed and aggression that eventually fueled the fires of the NWOBHM, we are all well aware that punk and heavy metal have …
Sanhedrin – Heat Lightning Review
Absolutes are dangerous. The rhetorical logic of “all or nothing” is a violent assault on the beautiful heterogeneity of the world. Taking any position to its extreme endpoint risks gross oversimplification and infantilizing generalization. That …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025, Part 3
And here we are with Part 3 of our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2… well, correct that and catch up. And onward we go into yet another …
Wolfbrigade – Life Knife Death Review
Wolfbrigade (formerly Wolfpack not to be associated with the atrociously hateful movement of the same name) just continue to pump out high-level d-beat hardcore punk rock that will get you angry, worked up, hot and …
Missing Pieces: The Best Of What We Missed In 2024 So Far, Vol. 1
Hard to believe that 2024 is halfway over, but hey, that’s the inexorable march of time for you, right? As always, we here at Last Rites World Headquarters And Royal Order Of The Moose Lodge …
Midnight – Hellish Expectations Review
I quite liked – but didn’t quite love – the last Midnight record, 2022’s Let There Be Witchery, and based on the initial announcement for this follow-up, I was not alone. According to the press …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2024, Part 3
Welcome to the final part of our look forward to some of our most anticipated albums of 2024. If you missed the first two entries and gotta get back in time, Part 1 is here …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2024, Part 2
Welcome back to our look forward to some of our most anticipated albums of 2024. If you missed Part 1 on Monday, it’s right here. Part 3 will be available for your hungry eyes on …