Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

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  Alaskan

  Despair, Erosion, Loss

  PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2014

  Ottawa's post-metal and hardcore warriors Alaskan have been all quiet on the recording front for nearly two years, with the exception of th...

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  Whores / Rabbits

  The Cure Covers 7”

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2014

  The Cure may have one of the most-covered musical ouevres out there, and even metal covers of their gothic body of work are not entirely un...

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  Junius

  Days of the Fallen Sun EP

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2014

  Somewhere between the intricacy and intimacy of atmospheric metal and the cinematic grandness of art rock, Junius have been fashioned an ae...

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  Woods of Desolation

  As The Stars

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2014

  The third full-length release from Australia's Woods of Desolation is as much stargaze as it is blackgaze. As The Stars is a strange, shimm...

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  Helms Alee

  Sleepwalking Sailors

  PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2014

  For those of us who have strange, vivid dreams, sometimes accompanied by somnambulism and other nocturnal adventures, there are a series of...

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  Shroud of Despondency

  Tied to a Dying Animal

  PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2014

  The huge, two-hour double record that is Milwaukee black metal band Shroud of Despondency's latest effort is a very different beast from th...

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  Mantar

  Death By Burning

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2014

  Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, blistering two-piece Mantar have distilled a shocking amount of punishment into their debut release Death By...

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  Descend Into Despair

  The Bearer of All Storms

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2014

  Romanian funeral doom heralds Descend into Despair have undergone a significant expansion and transformation over the past year. Originally...