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Sickle of Dust – Where the Sun Glare Danced

August 5, 2022July 30, 2022 Vinterd

To find yourself in the ethereal realms of black metal where the very themes of nature are just the starting point for what you’re getting yourself into is to find yourself amongst what has to be effortlessly some of the … Continue reading Sickle of Dust – Where the Sun Glare Danced

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Icosandria – s/t

August 3, 2022July 30, 2022 Vinterd

For the most part, I think it’s safe to say that black metal is a vicious sound that doesn’t usually offer much in the way of color, emotions, or any form of bliss whatsoever so long as you’re keeping even … Continue reading Icosandria – s/t

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Sangre Negra – Bruma Primigenia

August 1, 2022July 29, 2022 Vinterd

The very pits of the underground where the rawest and unrefined of acts constantly find themselves swirling around is not a place for any of us who need any sort of production value or polish to our metal, for it … Continue reading Sangre Negra – Bruma Primigenia

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Interview with Manos Six and the Muddy Devil

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Vinterd

Whenever I think about the wide range of music that I’ve ever found myself listening to, it has only ever been in two circumstances where I ever could’ve dared where the worlds of black metal and Americana could coexist in … Continue reading Interview with Manos Six and the Muddy Devil

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Olhava – Reborn

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Vinterd

For the longest time, many corners of black metal have been intertwined with virtually every concept of nature and all that it embodies from glorious chaos to unparalleled serenity disrupted by the very existence of humankind, and it’s been since … Continue reading Olhava – Reborn

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White Ward – False Light

July 9, 2022June 29, 2022 Vinterd

The very boundaries of black metal have been getting pushed for decades with innovative minds, and that’s still very much a trend that’s more than alive and well today. We could sit here all day and talk about the bands … Continue reading White Ward – False Light

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Saor – Origins

July 7, 2022June 28, 2022 Vinterd

At this point, the very mention of bringing black and folk metal together should elicit the very name of Saor by mere default. It’s the name that many have set the very standard of the sound to given how powerful … Continue reading Saor – Origins

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Nebran – … Of Long Forgotten Times

July 1, 2022June 21, 2022 Vinterd

For as long as I could remember, black metal has been a true time machine in certain areas with a particular focus on fantasy and medieval elements playing huge roles for many, many bands throughout the style. It has long … Continue reading Nebran – … Of Long Forgotten Times

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Prometheus – Aornos

June 28, 2022June 15, 2022 Vinterd

When a band pushes for their own sound such that it can only be called their’s, it can easily become drowned down by the simple factor of the band reaching too far with talent that sadly isn’t enough to achieve … Continue reading Prometheus – Aornos

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Light Dweller – Lucid Offering

June 26, 2022June 15, 2022 Vinterd

The very idea of the one-man band is something that has become truly integral in the world of black metal since the dawn of the digital era with plenty accomplishing it for years prior, but it’s now with so many … Continue reading Light Dweller – Lucid Offering

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