Tag: Technical
Cryptic Shift – Overspace & Supertime Review
[Cover art by Jesse Jacobi] A recent conversation among friends – all current or former Last Rites writers – discussed Opeth’s (in)famous song “Black Rose Immortal,” and its merits and pitfalls. Some friends love the …
Dead And Dripping – Nefarious Scintillations Review
[Cover art by sole band member Evan Daniele] I had a roommate in college who would regularly say, “I’m gonna spray noodles out your dome” after a few drinks (i.e. shoot your brains out of …
Coroner – Dissonance Theory Review
Within the context of human lives, 32 years is a pretty long goddamn time. That’s basically a third of a really long life, so you’d expect people to change quite a bit over that time. …
Blindfolded And Led To The Woods – The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me Review
By way of Christchurch, progressive/technical death metal titans Blindfolded and Led to the Woods are creating some intriguing tunes. In fact, fellow Last Rites contributor Seth Buttnam compared their sound to that of their New …
Species – Changelings Review
[Album artwork by Aleksandra Pawłowska] Earlier this year, I finally grabbed the limited edition CD reissues of the early works from Montréal, Canada’s very excellent Obliveon—one of those oft-overlooked projects that arrived somewhat late for …
Feind – 9mm Neuroleptika Review
I bet you were expecting Albert Pecans or Old Man Socks, or whatever those idiots’ names are, but they’re not the only ones who listen to grind around here. Ten tracks in less than seven …
Deliquesce – Saviour / Enslaver Review
Melbourne’s Deliquesce debuted with monstrous intent on 2023’s Cursed with Malevolence, an album so stuffed with brutal/technical death goodness that you’d have thought they were flies on the wall for the Pierced from Within sessions. …
A Devil’s Dozen – Coroner
After many moons sitting upon the desk of editor Zach Duvall, it’s time to tell the local coroner to bust a U-turn—this installment of the Devil’s Dozen is, in fact, alive and well. While comatose …