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Moonlight Sorcery – Nightwind: The Conqueror from the Stars

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 Vinterd

When we’re dealing with a scene as jam-packed and thriving as black metal, it really does feel as though you have to become truly exceptional or be known as a deep find in the dense underground in order to make … Continue reading Moonlight Sorcery – Nightwind: The Conqueror from the Stars

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Leipa – Reue

December 1, 2022November 29, 2022 Vinterd

True talent never seems to sleep. As time has gone on and the world of the metal underground has become ever more diverse and wondrous, there has always been a select list of musicians that manage to not just impress … Continue reading Leipa – Reue

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Satanic Warmaster – Aamongandr

November 29, 2022November 28, 2022 Vinterd

It’s not often that we’re able to come across any style from any particular genre that manages to not just push the envelope with forward-thinking tendencies but still manage to keep the original ideas solid and healthy despite the progress … Continue reading Satanic Warmaster – Aamongandr

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Tchornobog / Abyssal – split

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Vinterd

Given that for many of us it is the holiday season, it’s almost cliché to say that we’re being given a true gift with any given album. Most of us who do reviews and run websites covering the new releases … Continue reading Tchornobog / Abyssal – split

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Ashen Horde – Antimony

November 27, 2022November 25, 2022 Vinterd

To watch the progression of any given band from a small one-man act into an entity that is entirely different and a true beast that is not to be messed with is a privilege like few others that one can … Continue reading Ashen Horde – Antimony

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Garota – Czarne Wizje

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Vinterd

When you’re dealing with a sound as voracious, unrelenting, and blasphemous as the fiery fusion of black and thrash metal, it doesn’t exactly take a genius to really deliver on what’s capable with a sound that can be as straightforward … Continue reading Garota – Czarne Wizje

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Nachtmaer – Van de Mare Bereen

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 Vinterd

The seemingly endless depths of folklore over thousands of years of human history has long influenced music and all of what it can be from fantastic Biblical tales to simple chants to ward off some goblin of the night so … Continue reading Nachtmaer – Van de Mare Bereen

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Ueldes – Foreverer

November 17, 2022November 16, 2022 Vinterd

Change is inevitable, but what form it comes in is what we can never truly guess. We may be able to guess as to the direction with the degree of such change something that we’re not ultimately able to really … Continue reading Ueldes – Foreverer

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Eternal Helcaraxe – Drown In Ash

November 15, 2022November 14, 2022 Vinterd

Often the implementation of dour emotion finds its way into the world of metal given the natural catharsis and release that comes with the style, and there have always been bands to capitalize on that simple fact with entire subgenres … Continue reading Eternal Helcaraxe – Drown In Ash

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Witcher – Lélekharang

November 11, 2022November 9, 2022 Vinterd

The element of fantasy is something that has been something of a sight to behold in the world of black metal given how attractive it can be with the added challenge of simply bringing it to life since it requires … Continue reading Witcher – Lélekharang

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