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Saor – Amidst the Ruins

January 19, 2025January 12, 2025 Vinterd

As time moves on, clear talent makes itself known time and time again. Whether it’s a fledgling act that comes out of nowhere to really impress listener for what they bring to the table or a long-established name that continues … Continue reading Saor – Amidst the Ruins

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Havukruunu – Tavastland

January 17, 2025January 4, 2025 Vinterd

For all the things that black metal has been able to deliver since its inception, it’s clear that there are always a number of acts from each decade that not only stand out from the crowd, but carve a path … Continue reading Havukruunu – Tavastland

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Bloodbark – Sacred Sound of Solitude

January 15, 2025January 3, 2025 Vinterd

The underground is truly a wondrous beast. Perpetually, there are names that are keeping things going strong in their own right, but there are always names that know precisely what they’re doing that almost seem to revel in operating solely from the … Continue reading Bloodbark – Sacred Sound of Solitude

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Repugnator – Foul Transfixation

January 13, 2025January 3, 2025 Vinterd

For all that can be done within the vast reaches of the underground, there’s simply nothing that can replace doing things right even if it means retreading the same ground that countless others have done so before you. It’s an … Continue reading Repugnator – Foul Transfixation

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Mayhemic – Toba

January 10, 2025January 2, 2025 Vinterd

The realms of metal are in a tremendous state as a whole, if you ask me. We live in a time where the sound is being constantly supplied by greatness from legions of new names while old veterans are still … Continue reading Mayhemic – Toba

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Malacath – Eternal Roar of the Thunder and Rain

January 8, 2025January 1, 2025 Vinterd

At the start of every year, it tends to be the case that people are looking to see which styles are already primed for excellence in some form or another as the search commences for a name that can really … Continue reading Malacath – Eternal Roar of the Thunder and Rain

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Vspolokh – Mertvozem

January 6, 2025December 28, 2024 Vinterd

For all the different scenes across all the different styles the world over, there are always a handful of bastions in different countries that every sound can rely on in some form or another. For death metal, the United States, … Continue reading Vspolokh – Mertvozem

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Winds of Winter – Dark Chameleon Dimers

December 30, 2024December 21, 2024 Vinterd

As the year comes to a close, many of us who do reviews are typically done with what the closing year has to offer with many calling it before the end of November, but there is always something to find … Continue reading Winds of Winter – Dark Chameleon Dimers

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Ungfell – De Ghörnt

December 22, 2024December 14, 2024 Vinterd

While there are certainly bands out there that have really cornered the market when it comes to embodying all that the sound can be, there are always those that are carving out a path for themselves and doing a damn … Continue reading Ungfell – De Ghörnt

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Omegaeternum – 1248

December 19, 2024December 8, 2024 Vinterd

Comb through black metal for long enough, and you’ll come to the realization that it is a sound that reveres what has come before almost more than anything else. The old schools of the genre still have an iron grip … Continue reading Omegaeternum – 1248

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