Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

Black Tusk

Tend No Wounds

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2013

A dense allow forged out of sludge metal and Southern hard rock, Savannah, GA's Black Tusk have created a sound as thick and toxic as liqui...

Old Gods

Stylized Violence

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2013

Old Gods is a hardcore punk noise rock monster, founded by Jeff Tuttle, former guitarist of Dillinger Escape Plan and vocalist for this pro...

Pardon Their French: Fuck the Facts Talk the Incorporation of Bilingualism into Their Forthcoming LP

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2013

Ottawa-based grindcore icons Fuck the Facts have always pushed aggressive music to the limits in terms of composition, intensity and experi...

Chino Moreno Details the Process Behind Palms

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2013

Influential post-metal band Isis may have formally disbanded back in 2010, but three of the members — bassist Jeff Caxide, drummer Aa...

Powerwolf

Preachers of the Night

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2013

The fifth full-length from German power metallers Powerwolf, Preachers of the Night is a return to form for the high-energy band. (Their la...

Palms

The Isis Legacy

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

Despite the fact that Isis formally called in quits in 2010, the greatly influential post-metal band have continued to make a mark on the l...

Stomach Earth

Stomach Earth

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

This self-titled morass of a debut is the first solo offering from Mike "Gunface" McKenzie, founder of, and guitar player in, the Red Chord...

Lycus

Tempest

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2013

Vast, towering and filled with a deep sense of aching regret, Lycus's three-song full-length, Tempest, is a monument to unhappy reflection....