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Deathwinds – …Towards Doom…

September 24, 2025September 17, 2025 Vinterd

A decade is, by all accounts, a long time. So much can happen in that span of time that nothing is ever guaranteed especially when it comes to the concepts of change, action, and plans of any nature as things … Continue reading Deathwinds – …Towards Doom…

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Dark Watcher – The Law of Bone and Sinew

September 22, 2025September 17, 2025 Vinterd

In recent times, black metal has seen quite the schism. Constantly being pulled from one side to the next by those seeking to perpetuate the old school unto infinity and those taking the genre to new horizons, there is a … Continue reading Dark Watcher – The Law of Bone and Sinew

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Sunken – Lykke

September 17, 2025September 9, 2025 Vinterd

It can be quite a tricky thing to navigate any particular sound when it becomes oversaturated with names that are simply not up to the task of tapping into the potential of whatever the given style is. All too easy … Continue reading Sunken – Lykke

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Unsouling – Outward Streams of Devotional Woe

September 14, 2025September 8, 2025 Vinterd

In the current state of the underground, I think it’s safe to make the claim that the musicians are more involved than ever before given the sheer breadth of talent out there that find themselves spread across several different bands … Continue reading Unsouling – Outward Streams of Devotional Woe

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Smohalla – Ruina Draconis

September 12, 2025September 7, 2025 Vinterd

Innovation has long been a driving force throughout the underground, but it’s not always the key to success. Oftentimes, acts bite off more than what they can chew as ambition can easily overshadow one’s capacity to bring such a vision … Continue reading Smohalla – Ruina Draconis

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Wstręt – Subhuman Eschatology

September 9, 2025September 7, 2025 Vinterd

It can be quite difficult to make your impact known in an underground where only the strongest can truly thrive, but all you need to survive is passion and a little bit of know-how. Such a thing can take many … Continue reading Wstręt – Subhuman Eschatology

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Rye – Знание

September 7, 2025September 5, 2025 Vinterd

Time can be an exceedingly tricky thing. It can be just as harmful to the soul and body just as it can be a boon to our skills and our growth in all things. It’s often enough that we see … Continue reading Rye – Знание

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Angrrsth – Złudnia

August 30, 2025August 29, 2025 Vinterd

In the vastness of the underground, there isn’t much that’s certain. Out of everything, however, there’s one thing that is: rising talent attracts attention for all the right reasons. We’re lucky enough to be absolutely inundated by loads of fresh … Continue reading Angrrsth – Złudnia

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Acephalic Void – We Chose Death

August 27, 2025August 24, 2025 Vinterd

The expansion of black and death metal over the decades is no surprise. As one of the epitomes of what it means to take metal to some of its most extreme reaches, there are always bands trying their hand at … Continue reading Acephalic Void – We Chose Death

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Tine – A Winter Horrorscape

August 20, 2025August 16, 2025 Vinterd

Growth has been a constant theme in my listening habits lately, and I have no reason to complain. To watch an act grow into something more, whatever form that may take, is a privilege the likes of which one can … Continue reading Tine – A Winter Horrorscape

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