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Skuggor – Where Sun Resigns

July 14, 2025July 6, 2025 Vinterd

I think it’s pretty safe to say that black metal in recent times has seen a lot of growth in terms of its population, yet, as we’re all too aware of, that doesn’t automatically mean that there’s more quality music … Continue reading Skuggor – Where Sun Resigns

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Firienholt – Night Eternal

July 3, 2025June 25, 2025 Vinterd

The sheer potential that’s constantly lurking under the surface of the modern state of atmospheric black metal is something that just cannot be denied. While it can be argued that the sound is woefully overpopulated for one reason or another, … Continue reading Firienholt – Night Eternal

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Lazer Throne – Tomb of the Lunar Oracle

June 15, 2025June 10, 2025 Vinterd

For all intents and purposes, cosmic black metal is in a tremendous state currently. With how far the style has come since its infancy and the recent popularity that it has shared, the vast reaches of space still prove to … Continue reading Lazer Throne – Tomb of the Lunar Oracle

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Labyrinthus Stellarum – Rift in Reality

May 28, 2025May 26, 2025 Vinterd

It ought to go without saying that black metal set in the endless expanse of space is something that has gained real traction in the past decade. Where it was maybe a few bands here and there throughout the underground … Continue reading Labyrinthus Stellarum – Rift in Reality

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Esox – Watery Grave

May 21, 2025May 19, 2025 Vinterd

It practically goes without saying that the world of atmospheric black metal is overflowing with names that don’t really bring anything new, or outright interesting in many scenarios, to the table with the unfortunate fate of many becoming lost in … Continue reading Esox – Watery Grave

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Vauruva – Mar da Deriva

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Vinterd

When talent finds a way forward, it’s not easily stopped. It’s the sort of thing that modern greatness is made out of with many artists that qualify as such littering the base of the underground that offers listeners a constant … Continue reading Vauruva – Mar da Deriva

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Sammale – Ikiharmaja

April 24, 2025April 11, 2025 Vinterd

Black metal truly is a special place. Where many would normally expect to see different musicians in many different acts like what much of the rest of the genre witnesses on a very regular basis, black metal is one of … Continue reading Sammale – Ikiharmaja

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Contemplation – Au bord du Précipice

April 7, 2025March 28, 2025 Vinterd

While we find ourselves in a time that sees all sorts of different avenues explored throughout the dense underground, there are still those that manage to go even further against the grain and carve out a path for themselves that … Continue reading Contemplation – Au bord du Précipice

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Neptunian Maximalism – Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu

March 29, 2025March 22, 2025 Vinterd

Sooner or later, artistic expression leads to something unique. We could search for years and never come across something that really goes against the grain to do its own thing and have that thing be such an artistic accomplishment that we have … Continue reading Neptunian Maximalism – Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu

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Vale – No Tomorrow Worth Knowing

March 12, 2025February 21, 2025 Vinterd

Despite what I know some others may feel about what black metal can bring to the table, there’s so much space for emotion other than supposed raged pointed in all sorts of directions even if there are plenty of instances … Continue reading Vale – No Tomorrow Worth Knowing

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