Tag: Slam

Taking A Demo Dump – Going Small With New Standard Elite
At nearly 15 years since their inception, you can’t really call brutal death metal label New Standard Elite “new” anymore, but in that time they’ve certainly become a, um… standard of eliteness in that realm. …

Analepsy – Quiescence Review
[Cover art by Lordigan] To listen to and fully enjoy Analepsy requires a state of mind matching the above. The band’s wares are most effective when you’ve turned off your brain and you can be …

Bludgeoned ‒ Summary Execution Review
Bludgeoned is a new brutal death metal band out of Washington State and, wait a sec… The brutal variety of death metal has been around since Suffocation unleashed Human Waste on mankind over 30 years …

Stillbirth – Strain Of Gods Review
Way back many decades ago when it was 2020, several bands managed to put out multiple high-quality releases that were a potent mix of full-lengths, EPs, live albums and who knows what else. In fact, …

Unborn Suffer – Commit(ment To) Suicide Review
Unborn Suffer have 25* songs for you. You need only set aside 33 minutes to experience those songs. There are samples, and popcorn drums, and vocals from the bottom of the gutter. If you guessed …

Devangelic – Ersetu Review
[Cover art by Nick Keller] If you’ve been paying attention to the goings on here at Last Rites (but why would you?), you might have noticed that we’ve had a rebirth of brutal death metal. …