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Author: Vinterd

I am just a normal metal/rock lover who can honestly listen to almost anything. I made this one-man review account to listen to good music, meet new and cool bands, and hopefully meet some nice people along the way. Favorite bands: Inter Arma, Manowar, Black Space Riders, Howls of Ebb, Greenleaf, Cannibal Corpse, Whispered
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Dwellnought – Monolith of Ephemerality

January 7, 2026 Vinterd

A disorienting debut that’s as causitc as it is malevolent, Dwellnought held nothing back in its big entry. Continue reading Dwellnought – Monolith of Ephemerality

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Büddah – Amyotrophy

January 6, 2026January 8, 2026 Vinterd

Overcoming numerous line-up changes, it’s with their first album that Büddah allures and impresses. Continue reading Büddah – Amyotrophy

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Ritual Arcana – s/t

January 5, 2026January 2, 2026 Vinterd

A new name is always something that should be looked forward to for the simple sake of truly anything being possible. Sometimes, we’re given names that remain perfectly within the confines of a genre and display a solid understanding of … Continue reading Ritual Arcana – s/t

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Fuath – III

January 4, 2026January 2, 2026 Vinterd

Every new year tends to have a handful of tentpole releases that enable the year to ring in with a strong presence out of the underground, and it was already the case that we knew 2026 would be no different. … Continue reading Fuath – III

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Temptress – hear

January 3, 2026January 2, 2026 Vinterd

Whereas there’s still plenty of glory to be found in the more straightforward realms of rock, I’ve never been able to turn away from the showcasing of the ethereal and more nebulous sides of what the genre has long been … Continue reading Temptress – hear

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Nazghor – A World Ablaze

January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 Vinterd

The sheer intensity of black metal is something that the genre has used to great effect over the decades, and it’s still very much into the modern era that it remains a big part of what the sound can be … Continue reading Nazghor – A World Ablaze

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Ligation – After Gods

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 Vinterd

After being entrenched in the underground for over a decade, I still cannot believe how malleable and twisting the world of metal can be. As long as you find yourself before a band that has the right kind of daring, … Continue reading Ligation – After Gods

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Lord Elephant – Ultra Soul

December 31, 2025January 1, 2026 Vinterd

  It likely goes without saying that there are many, many names out there in the vast intersection where psychedelic notions and thick doom meet, yet it still must be said how prevalent talent has become in recent years. Without … Continue reading Lord Elephant – Ultra Soul

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Dhyana – Mu

December 30, 2025December 26, 2025 Vinterd

While I dare not look upon the normal notions of doom metal as anything worthy of being looked down upon, it can certainly be said that sometimes the themes of it and its contemporaries don’t branch out to discover new … Continue reading Dhyana – Mu

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Phasma – Purgatory

December 29, 2025December 28, 2025 Vinterd

Many times over the decades have we seen loads of different interpretations of what metal music can still become. Even as we find ourselves in an era where experimentation and outside-of-the-box thinking feel more rampant than ever before, there are … Continue reading Phasma – Purgatory

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