Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

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  Ulcerate / Castevet / Thantifaxath

  The Comfort Zone, Toronto ON, May 14

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2014

  The most prominent association with black metal in the minds of many is the aesthetic and performance style that evolved in the earliest, S...

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  Lantlôs

  Melting Sun

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2014

  German blackgazers Lantlôs have always been entwined closely with French leaders of the genre Alcest, due to the latter's founder/singer Ne...

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  Of Spire & Throne

  Toll of the Wound

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2014

  Like any torturer administering peine forte et dure, Scottish doom lords Of Spire & Throne don't add all of the weight at once, but instead...

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  Agalloch

  The Serpent and the Sphere

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2014

  The legends are true. The Serpent and the Sphere, the fifth full-length record from Portland, Oregon's blackened folk metal maestros Agallo...

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  Owl

  Into The Absolute

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2014

  Some metal prefers to do damage via blunt instruments, bludgeoning like a war hammer or morning star, creating impact by sheer, bone-crushi...

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  Mastodon / Gojira / Kvelertak

  Sound Academy, Toronto ON, May 10

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2014

  While Canadian Music Week is not exactly known for its aggressive music programming, there was at least one show taking place during the ru...

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  Noneuclid

  Metatheosis

  PUBLISHED May 5, 2014

  Thrash metal, as a genre, has a reputation for privileging intensity over complexity. When critics discuss the thrash revival, it's often i...

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  Ifing

  Against This Weald

  PUBLISHED May 5, 2014

  While Grand Rapids, Michigan might not be the first place of origin you'd guess for a vibrant new Viking Metal project, it certainly proved...