Tag: The Chasm
Best Of 2017 – Dave Pirtle: Blitz – The Expurgated Version (The One Without Venenum)
To say it’s been a rough year would be an understatement. I don’t even have to dive deep into the current socio-political climate. This is about ME, goddamnit. Hell, I’ve been so self-involved that I …
Best Of 2017 – Konrad Kantor: Naked, Ashamed, Abased
‘Tis the season for lists, and there is no shortage of them. Since it’s impossible to uncover every gem — those who feel they came close are surely bullshitting themselves — this is merely a …
Best of 2017 – Dan Obstkrieg: For The Love Of Everything
For most of the year, I found myself thinking, “Huh, it hasn’t been a particularly great year for heavy metal.” Of course, I found myself thinking that while also getting busy listening to a whole …
Best Of 2017 – Last Rites Combined Staff
2017 was a big year behind the scenes for Last Rites—the biggest since we switched names back in December of 2012. Ownership changed hands, which on the surface had zero effect on readers, but it …
The Chasm – A Conscious Creation From The Isolated Domain – Phase I Review
Trying to put words to the wordless is something I never thought I’d find myself tackling with regard to Chicago’s The Chasm. Yet here I sit, trying to put words to the wordless. Who the …
90s Essentials – Volume Seven
We’re seven weeks into this, and by now, you know the drill. Here are ten more albums that every metalhead worth his or her Slayer shirt should know and know well. For this seventh entry …
John Ray’s Top 20 Of 2009
First, my apologies for being so late with this. Thing is, I spent the last couple of weeks battling an upper respiratory infection and simultaneous nasal staph infection. If you’ve never had the pleasure of …
Zach Duvall’s Top 20 of 2009
2009 has been one helluva year for me and music. The sheer number of killer albums and shows (Neurosis!) has been overwhelming, making the 29th year of my life my best yet as a music …