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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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Concrete – Domain of Untold Horrors

December 25, 2017 Vinterd

 I’m all for the progressive nature of music as much as the next guy, but sometimes it really feels nice to simply travel back in time and experience something that sounds like it could’ve come out over ten or fifteen … Continue reading Concrete – Domain of Untold Horrors

Atmospheric, Black, Folk, MetalLeave a comment

Blencathra – These Bones Became the Roots of the Forest…

December 24, 2017December 25, 2017 Vinterd

 Like many people, I’ve always been enthralled by tales and legends of times long past where knights in armor were commonplace and epic battles that were decided on sword and steel took place often. Obviously, those don’t really happen nowadays … Continue reading Blencathra – These Bones Became the Roots of the Forest…

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Accuser – The Mastery

December 23, 2017December 24, 2017 Vinterd

 Germany has long been a place for quality meta to be constantly flowing out of. It comes in many different forms as all metal does, but more times than not what we get is incredibly satisfying to the very end. … Continue reading Accuser – The Mastery

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Exterior Palnet – Dorsia

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 Vinterd

 The cosmic realm of black metal can be one that’s all but tantalizing, but often it can be understandably overwhelming with how much talent there is to go around for the genre as a whole. Yet, people like people absolutely … Continue reading Exterior Palnet – Dorsia

Instrumental, Psych, RockLeave a comment

Church of Orion – Spirals

December 21, 2017December 7, 2020 Vinterd

 Ever since I discovered the wondrous act that is My Sleeping Karma over two years ago, the realm of instrumental psychedelic rock is something that I can’t get enough of. It’s a place that I visit very often as there’s … Continue reading Church of Orion – Spirals

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Arkheth – 12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches Brew

December 20, 2017 Vinterd

 It’s incredibly rare that I hear but one song off of an album and think to myself “this album is going to be magnificent”, but that’s exactly how I felt almost exactly a year ago when I heard the yearly … Continue reading Arkheth – 12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches Brew

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Eccentric Pendulum – Tellurian Concepts

December 19, 2017 Vinterd

 In a world where sometimes the allure of the simple and basic goes away, I find it very nice to have more extravagant bands to look forward to when I want to take the music I’m enjoying to the next … Continue reading Eccentric Pendulum – Tellurian Concepts

-core, Death, MetalLeave a comment

Deathwish – s/t

December 18, 2017 Vinterd

 No matter what your opinions are when it comes to death- and metalcore, it’s here to stay as it’s now a global thing that millions upon millions have tried to imitate like any style of any music. But it truly … Continue reading Deathwish – s/t

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Broken But Still Standing

December 17, 2017 Vinterd

 Experimentation is possibly the single most important thing that has allowed music to evolve the way it has over the centuries into what we know it as now. Many musicians have tried their hand to create a unique experience to … Continue reading Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Broken But Still Standing

Atmospheric, Black, MetalLeave a comment

Evilfeast – Elegies of the Stellar Wind

December 16, 2017December 17, 2017 Vinterd

 Every genre of every type of music that has ever been has always garnered a select group of acts that know how to breathe life back into the style even for those who’ve been enjoying it for years. Black metal … Continue reading Evilfeast – Elegies of the Stellar Wind

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