Tag: Thrash
Diamonds & Rust: Destruction – Release From Agony
[Cover artwork by Joachim Luetke] I have always found thrash to be one of the more interesting case studies in heavy metal because thrash in its purest form experienced one of the more spectacular near …
Dissimulator – Artifice Dissolves Review
[Cover art by Noah Cutter Meihoff] It’s been more than 40 years since Watchtower really ushered in the age of tech metal with their debut Energetic Disassembly, and in all those years, the techy arms …
Miscreance – Reminiscence Review
In an effort to spare the impatientest of you fine people, let’s proclaim right at the start that Reminiscence, the second album from Italy’s Miscreance, is a frankly incredible album of technical death/thrash that should …
Triosphere – Oceans Above, Stars Below Review
[Cover artwork by Giannis Nakos / Remedy Art Design] A rather impressive 12 years have passed since we last heard from Norwegian progressive power outfit Triosphere, which would normally indicate some level of internal upheaval …
Ninth Realm – Damnation’s Veil Review
[Cover Art by Jerry “Wyrmwalk” Hionis] Damnation’s Veil, the sophomore effort from Maryland crossover thrashers Ninth Realm, has got me thinking a little bit about time travel. I’m sure you’ve had the experience of a …
Ripper – Towards Rebirth Review
[Cover art by Paolo Girardi] There are currently nine bands named “Ripper” listed on ye olde Metal-Archives, but it’s tough to imagine any of them earning the moniker as well as the boys from Chile …
Diamonds & Rust: The Rise And Decline Of Crossover – Just How Weird Was The Crumbsuckers’ Beast On My Back?
So, there’s a thing that happens behind the scenes at Last Rites HQ called ‘Sunday Funday’ where we each pick a random album for the LR collective to listen to during the week, and then …
Egregore – It Echoes In The Wild Review
To tell you about Egregore’s second album, I’d like to first talk about wildness. If you traipse back to heavy metal’s origins, it was about wildness, right? “Helter Skelter,” Blue Cheer’s take on “Summertime Blues,” …