Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

Kwaidan

Make All the Hell of Dark Metal Bright

PUBLISHED May 31, 2013

The debut record from atmospheric experiment Kwaidan is a jangling, lurching creature reaching painfully towards moments of the sublime. Ma...

Alice in Chains

PUBLISHED May 30, 2013

Throughout their long and storied career, Alice in Chains have consistently straddled the border between multiple genres, appealing to mult...

Rotorvator

E Vivi E I Mort

PUBLISHED May 28, 2013

Roughly translating to "the living and the dead," E Vivi E I Mort is the debut record from blackened industrial drone-mongers Rotorvator. H...

Sofy Major

Idolize

PUBLISHED May 28, 2013

The second full-length record from French metallic noise-mongers Sofy Major, Idolize is an example of excellent and intelligent musical exe...

Maryland Deathfest XI Part 2

Baltimore MD, May 23 to 26

PUBLISHED May 27, 2013

This is part 2 of our coverage of Maryland Deathfest XI; you can read part 1 here. Saturday at Deathfest started off bright and early, with...

Maryland Deathfest XI Part 1

Baltimore MD, May 23 to 26

PUBLISHED May 26, 2013

Now in its 11th year, Baltimore's annual gathering of metalheads has earned a reputation for being the premier heavy metal and hardcore mus...

Alice in Chains

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

PUBLISHED May 24, 2013

The second record that Alice in Chains have released since their return to activity in 2005, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is an evolution i...

Kylesa

Ultraviolet

PUBLISHED May 24, 2013

Ultraviolet light, despite being something that we know exists, even having an impact upon our physical bodies, is part of the spectrum of...