Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

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  Christian Mistress

  Possession

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2012

  Christian Mistress have garnered an immense amount of attention for Possession, and every ounce is well-deserved. Critics have attempted to...

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  Cirith Ungol

  Servants of Chaos

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

  Cirith Ungol were a Californian traditional heavy metal band that formed in 1972 and split up in 1992. The band members were all serious fa...

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  King Giant

  Dismal Hollow

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

  Hailing from Pimmit Hills, VA, King Giant's deep Southern roots permeate Dismal Hollow. The crisp, fried guitar tone resists the weight of...

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  Monarch

  Omens

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

  Omens is a three-song slab of droning doom metal from French-American soul-crushers Monarch. The band have led a very prolific career since...

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  Pallbearer

  Sorrow and Extinction

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

  With only a three-song demo prior to this release, Arkansas doom heralds Pallbearer have dropped a bomb with their debut full-length, Sorro...

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  Kittie / Nothing Left for Tomorrow / Mary and the Black Lamb / AetherBorn / Polarity

  Opera House, Toronto ON February 18

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2012

  This show was rather oddly curated, featuring a selection of bands with widely differing aesthetics and live experience. As a result, the O...

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  Orange Goblin

  A Eulogy for the Damned

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2012

  Organge Goblin hail from the UK and have been around since 1995. They have their roots in stoner metal, but have evolved over time, incorpo...

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  Protokult

  Marzena

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2012

  Protokult are a pagan metal act based in Toronto, ON, and five-song EP Marzena is their latest offering. They combine guttural black metal...