Artist Zoroaster

Heavy as the celestial bodies that frequently make their way into the band’s lyrics, Zoroaster plays psychedelic doom metal with a bent toward the mythological. A worthy contender for the title of “Atlanta’s loudest band” (though it would obviously have to fight Mastodon for that crown), the trio has spent most of its career trudging through heavy, Big Muff-laden riffage—although it picks up the pace on “Black Hole,” the apocalyptic track from 2010’s Matador. With a clearer chug and more harrowing growls from vocalists Will Fiore and Brent Anderson, “Black Hole” burrows deep into a space-opera hell, aided by a Pink Floyd-esque sax break.

Updated 01/07/2011