OUTBURN ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHS BY KEVIN GRAB Swiss all-female, classic heavy metal quintet Burning Witches has been on a tear lately by releasing four full-length albums in six years. On the band’s newest Norse mythology themed opus, The Witch of the North, the band—featuring bassist Jeanine Grob, drummer Lala Frischknecht, Dutch vocalist Laura Guldemond, and guitarists Romana Kalkuhl and Larissa Ernst—executes some great storytelling and tight compositions on its 14 tracks, including a fantastic bonus cover of Savatage’s “Hall of the Mountain King.” Speaking with vocalist Laura Guldemond, we discovered that she has many pets at her home in the Netherlands, as well as a lush Japanese styled garden in her backyard. During the global pandemic, the Dutch singer has kept herself busy by taking care of all her critters, recording cover tunes, and broadcasting her YouTube vlog, Borona Garden, which has become quite popular with her fan base.