Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots

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  Ghoul

  Transmission Zero

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2011

  Oakland-based horror lovers Ghoul have returned with Transmission Zero, their first full-length album in five years. The members of Ghoul c...

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  Seven Sisters of Sleep / Children of God

  Seven Sisters of Sleep / Children of God

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2011

  On this split endeavour, Seven Sisters of Sleep and Children of God combine their efforts into 24 minutes of unbridled fury. Seven Sisters...

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  Ringworm / Mindsnare

  Ringworm / Mindsnare

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2011

  Brief as it is brutal, this Ringworm/Mindsnare split is a series of short blasts, like bursts of machinegun fire. Cleveland, OH-based Ringw...

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  Taake

  Noregs Vaapen

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2011

  Infamous Norwegian black metal band Taake emerge from a cloud of scandal and imprisonment to triumphantly release Noregs Vaapen, their best...

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  Junius

  Reports from the Threshold of Death

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2011

  Boston, MA-based space rockers Junius have produced an album of contrasting and contradictory textures for their second full-length. On one...

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  Harpoon

  Deception Among Birds

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2011

  Chicago, IL-based Harpoon combine the speed of grind with the sonic effects of drone. Deception Among Birds is marked by layered, obscured...

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  Black Cobra

  Invernal

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2011

  Invernal is the second full-length San Francisco, CA-based doom sludge duo Black Cobra have released with Southern Lord. The album was reco...

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  Boris / Asobi Seksu

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2011

  New York-based Asobi Seksu opened Boris's Toronto stop and did an excellent job. The dream pop aesthetic that governs their songwriting is...