Tag: Season Of Mist
Anciients – Heart Of Oak Review
There were a handful of occasions under the MetalReview banner where readers accused us of being “too underground for our own good,” likely stemming from some mediocre scores getting tossed toward a scattering of the …
KEN Mode – Entrench Review
In looking back at it now, 2011’s Venerable lived up to its name. Following rightful critical praise for that record and a grueling tour schedule to support it, KEN Mode was rewarded with a Juno …
Imperium Dekadenz – Meadows Of Nostalgia Review
A band with the ability to give fans what they want will find longevity, but those who can give fans what they need will build a legacy. Germany’s Imperium Dekadenz is beginning to do just …
Complete Failure – The Art Gospel Of Aggravated Assault Review
Way back at the beginning of three months ago, we here at Last Rites did a little round-up feature of records we were most looking forward to in 2013. My contribution to that article was …
Septic Flesh – Mystic Places Of Dawn Review
In its roughly two-decades’-long existence, Greece’s Septic Flesh has been unusually restless. The core has (nearly) always been a heavily atmospheric style of death metal, but listening to this reissue of the band’s 1994 debut, …
Rotting Christ – Kata Ton Daimona Tou Eaytoy Review
The past several albums from Greek metal OGs Rotting Christ have seen a really fascinating bifurcated progression – on the one hand, the band has introduced a wide variety of new instruments, sounds, and musical …
Rage Nucléaire – Unrelenting Fucking Hatred
Originally written by Jordan Campbell It’s a strange phenomenon in heavy metal: Rarity begets esteem, and exclusivity breeds desire. Whereas, say, the world of professional sports tends to reward consistency, dominance, and longevity, metal legends …
Undercroft – Ruins of Gomorrah Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell It’s odd that there aren’t more Sepultura clones out there. (And when I’m talking Sepultura, I’m talking about the band that broke up circa 1997. I know Andreas Kisser’s cabaret …