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Unreqvited – Pathway to the Moon

December 16, 2024December 7, 2024 Vinterd

If we’re going to take into consideration all the black metal acts that have come around in the last ten years and brought about great change within their catalog, we could sit here for days going from one band to … Continue reading Unreqvited – Pathway to the Moon

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Obscureviolence – Refuting the Flesh

December 14, 2024December 6, 2024 Vinterd

It’s no new feat for the underground to throw fresh names our way. With potential unbound, it’s always a gamble as to what bands are going to climb the ladder or find themselves festering on the base of the underground … Continue reading Obscureviolence – Refuting the Flesh

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Ancient Tome – The Implications of Ascendency

December 12, 2024December 6, 2024 Vinterd

Writhing in darkness are what some bands do best. There are throngs of acts throughout the underground that are constantly striving to climb the ranks and show everyone what they can bring to the table such that they get more … Continue reading Ancient Tome – The Implications of Ascendency

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Blazemth – Gehenna

December 6, 2024November 30, 2024 Vinterd

There is well and truly no shortage of reverence for the old school nowadays. No matter what style we’re dealing with in particular, there is always a devoted sense from a vast swathe of people on board that seek to … Continue reading Blazemth – Gehenna

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Dewfall – Landhaskur

December 4, 2024November 30, 2024 Vinterd

Every year always has a few surprises in its waning moments. Whether it’s a large band making the cut before the new year to make for a splendid creation the likes of which are expected from such talent or an … Continue reading Dewfall – Landhaskur

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Auriferous Flame – The Insurrectionists and the Caretakers

December 2, 2024November 29, 2024 Vinterd

Much as is the case with death metal in its current form, black metal is perpetually in a state of revering its older years. From its many different waves to the cold efficiency of it all, the old school of … Continue reading Auriferous Flame – The Insurrectionists and the Caretakers

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Isleptonthemoon – Only the Stars Know of My Misfortune

November 20, 2024November 16, 2024 Vinterd

It would be a great underestimate to say that emotion plays a big part in what black metal has always been. Whether it’s rage towards the world as we know it, sorrow for the isolation that is existence, the destruction … Continue reading Isleptonthemoon – Only the Stars Know of My Misfortune

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Kir – L’appel du Vide

November 18, 2024November 16, 2024 Vinterd

Of all the things that metal have brought forth in its many decades of existence, it’s the sheer breadth of variety that it boasts that has always fascinated me. It can oftentimes be the case that to take any two … Continue reading Kir – L’appel du Vide

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Putrid Vomit Christ – Perpetual Intercourse

November 16, 2024November 16, 2024 Vinterd

Unfettered darkness is what the seething floor of the underground was made for. There are tons of bands out there that seek to embody that very madness with their own approach to a sound whether or not it seeks to … Continue reading Putrid Vomit Christ – Perpetual Intercourse

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Aita – I

November 13, 2024 Vinterd

In any given year, there are a few acts out there in the dense forests of folk metal that manage to not just put forth a worthwhile performance, but managing to really stand out and deliver a performance that is … Continue reading Aita – I

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