Lastrit.es
| Last Rites | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Web address |
lastrit |
Type of site | Music blog |
| Owner | Matt Brown |
| Editor | Michael Wuensch and Zach Duvall |
| Launched | 2001 |
Alexa rank | 172,293 |
Last Rites, formerly Metal Review, is a music blog focusing primarily on heavy metal music including critical reviews, feature articles, and interviews.
History
In 2001 Matt Brown created Metal Review, a music blog with the tagline "the site that provides you with insightful and focused reviews with the intention to steer you to the finest metal for your dollar." [1] The site featured music reviews, news, mp3 downloads, and a forum for music discussion. The forum helped foster a sense of community and some of its active members went on to write for the blog.[2]
In December 2012 the editorial staff renamed the blog to Last Rites and moved it to a new domain address, lastrit.es.[3]
The forum component of the website was removed in March 2013. As a result, a Facebook group page, Last Rites/MR Forum Community, was created to fill the void.
Content
As of January 2015 Last Rites contains over 7,400 album reviews and over 900 original feature articles and interviews. It has also served as the host for several pre-release album streams for Metal Blade Records.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Way Back Machine". Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ "Blogger Spotlight Zach Duvall (Last Rites)". Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ "Welcome to Last Rites". Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ "Sahg stream "Firechild" on lastrit.es". Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "SHAKHTYOR stream "Handschuhmann" on Lastrit.es!". Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Down Among the Dead Men stream track on lastrit.es". Retrieved 2015-01-13.