Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

Septicflesh / Krisiun / Melechesh / Inquisition

Annex Wreckroom, Toronto, ON, October 12

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2012

While the performances at this show were all top-notch, this was definitely a case of factors beyond the bands' control interfering with th...

Enslaved

RIITIIR

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2012

The process of accretion, in the astrophysical sense, happens when a massive gravitationally body (i.e., a black hole) gradually pulls matt...

Seven Kingdoms

The Fire is Mine

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2012

At the beginning of their career, Seven Kingdoms were much more of a pure power metal outfit ― their first record, Brothers of the Ni...

Shooting Guns / Krang

Shooting Guns / Krang

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2012

This stoner rock split EP features two of the finest examples of the genre to hail from Canada's prairie provinces: Krang are based in Edmo...

Schizoid

The Next Extreme

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2012

Since 1998, Schizoid has been a fixture in the Toronto, ON extreme music community. Led by the driven J. Schizoid, the self-described "blac...

Devin Townsend

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2012

Devin Townsend is a unique figure in the landscape of Canadian heavy music (and music in general). After beginning his career as Steve Vai'...

Satan's Wrath

Galloping Blasphemy

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2012

When bands do things like refer to their music as "satanic necrometal," you can't help but wonder if sometimes they are trying to out-evil...

Winterfylleth

The Threnody of Triumph

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2012

This is the first full-length from England's Winterfylleth. Recorded with Welsh producer Chris Fielding (who is best known for his work wit...