Articles by Natalie Zina Walschots
Metric
Opera House, Toronto ON June 12
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2012
"I'm just as fucked up as they say," Emily Haines sang, as the huge, powerful chords of "Artificial Nocturne" shook the Opera House. As Hai...
Witch Mountain
Cauldron of the Wild
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2012
It's already been an incredible year for doom metal releases, with Pallbearer's haunting and abyssal debut, Sorrow and Extinction, and doom...
Mike Scheidt
Stay Awake
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2012
This is the debut solo effort by Mike Scheidt, native Oregonian and founding member, guitarist and vocalist of YOB. That band are best know...
Sons of Tonatiuh
Parade of Sorrow
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2012
Sons of Tonatiuh are a doom-sludge three-piece from Atlanta, GA. While that description might initially make you assume they sound like dro...
Metric Talk the Collaborative Process of 'Synthetica'
PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2012
Any creative work can be a complex and emotionally draining process, and the process of writing and recording Metric's latest album, Synthe...
Marduk / 1349 / Withered / Weapon
Wreckroom, Toronto ON June 5
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2012
The energy of every show is different. Some are roiling thunderstorms of pent-up exuberance, whereas others are positively sedate. This sho...
The Agonist
Prisoners
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2012
This is the third studio album from Montreal, QC's the Agonist. Influenced most heavily by metalcore, with some melodic death metal element...
Din Brad
Dor
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2012
A side-project of two members of Negura Bunget (Negru and Inia Dinia), Din Brad draw upon traditional Romanian music. The moniker means "fr...