Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

Novembers Doom Are Not a Doom Band, Says Frontman

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2014

Novembers Doom occupy the venerable position of being one of the earliest doom metal bands in North America — since forming in 1989,...

Rob Halford Talks Judas Priest's Return with 'Redeemer of Souls'

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2014

With the exception of Black Sabbath, no other heavy metal band on the planet may be as universally revered as Judas Priest. Their influence...

Judas Priest

Redeemer of Souls

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2014

From the very opening of "Dragonaut," it's hard to hear Redeemer of Souls as anything less than a triumphant celebration. It can be stated...

Mortals

Cursed to See the Future

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2014

Sometimes you don't want subtlety, gentleness, intricacy, complication. Sometimes you just want a record to pummel you mercilessly until yo...

Goatwhore

Constricting Rage of the Merciless

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2014

Over the complex, intensely storied 16 years of their career, New Orleans based black metallers Goatwhore have been in a constant state of...

HUSH.

Unexist

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2014

We are in the midst of a doom renaissance. With bands like Pallbearer and 40 Watt Sun consistently exploring the limits of what can be crea...

Auroch

Taman Shud

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2014

Vancouver's Auroch are the sister band to experimental death metal group Mitochondrion; as well as sharing members (the former's vocalist/g...

Boris

Noise

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2014

Weirdly prolific and wondrously strange, Japanese noise rock and experimental metal laboratory outfit Boris excel at exploring the liminal...