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Windhand's 'Grey Garden' Fuses Grunge Into Psychedelic Doom-Metal

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Windhand's 'Grey Garden' Fuses Grunge Into Psychedelic Doom-Metal

August 1, 2018 • The Richmond, Va. metal band's fourth album, Eternal Return, both reins in and matures its heavy and psychedelic throb.

The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ (180-161)

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ (180-161)

July 30, 2018 • This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

All Hail Windhand, All Hail The Sinister 'Three Sisters'

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All Hail Windhand, All Hail The Sinister 'Three Sisters'

February 12, 2018 • The 14-minute track appears on Windhand's split LP with Satan's Satyrs, out this Friday. Like a smoking cauldron, it beckons with mysterious portent.

Review: Windhand, 'Grief's Infernal Flower'

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Review: Windhand, 'Grief's Infernal Flower'

September 9, 2015 • The Virginia metal band's third album transcends era and genre, thanks to the group's ear for deceptively infectious songwriting — not to mention Dorthia Cottrell's gutsy, hypnotic voice.

Songs We Love: Dorthia Cottrell, 'Oak Grove'

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Songs We Love: Dorthia Cottrell, 'Oak Grove'

February 4, 2015 • In Windhand, vocalist Dorthia Cottrell can match and destroy the doom-metal band's oppressive riffs. On her new solo record, she can still shake the ground, even at a whisper.

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First Watch: Windhand, 'Crypt Key'

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First Watch: Windhand, 'Crypt Key'

August 5, 2015 • The video for this creeping doom-metal waltz layers an array of cult images on top of each other.

Windhand's Riffs Clobber The Air In 'Orchard'

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Windhand's Riffs Clobber The Air In 'Orchard'

August 20, 2013 • The body-rattling stoner-metal band hides rhythmic tricks under distortion and double guitar solos.

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