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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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Blackbraid – Blackbraid III

August 18, 2025August 15, 2025 Vinterd

We could sit here all day and all night arguing the semantics of the strict definitions of what a specific genre should and what it brings to the table, and I feel quite confident that we wouldn’t really make much … Continue reading Blackbraid – Blackbraid III

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Eskapism – Skresnava

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Vinterd

I think it’s safe to say that it would be a vicious understatement to claim that the world of atmospheric black metal has long been intertwined with the many different spirits of nature and all that they have to offer. … Continue reading Eskapism – Skresnava

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Hasard – Abgnose

August 12, 2025August 2, 2025 Vinterd

 There are some entities out there in the vastness of the underground that simply cannot be kept in one spot for too long. Whether it’s because of their ambition, talent, vision, creativity, or some combination of them all, there are … Continue reading Hasard – Abgnose

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Nexion – Sundrung

August 10, 2025August 9, 2025 Vinterd

I like to talk a lot about evolution a lot here as I feel like it’s the driving force that separates the bands that are kind of just doing their own thing from the artists that are seeking something more … Continue reading Nexion – Sundrung

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Moon of the Wind / No Point in Living – Child:of:Illness

August 8, 2025July 27, 2025 Vinterd

A cold and calculated performance is one of the many things that extreme metal has excelled at over the years with all sorts of different iterations on the concept being done by bands seeking to further all that the underground … Continue reading Moon of the Wind / No Point in Living – Child:of:Illness

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Esoctrilihum – Ghostigmatah – Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm

August 6, 2025July 26, 2025 Vinterd

For all intents and purposes, there are just some creations out there that words can hardly do justice for. We’re lucky enough to live in a time where there’s loads of talent to be had out in the vast underground … Continue reading Esoctrilihum – Ghostigmatah – Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm

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Kamra – Unending Confluence

August 4, 2025July 25, 2025 Vinterd

There isn’t much that can’t be said about all that can be done in extreme metal as we know it in its modern form. For all of its old school leanings and bold innovation that are constantly contrasting each other … Continue reading Kamra – Unending Confluence

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Gràtfall – Thanatopsis

July 31, 2025July 19, 2025 Vinterd

I think it’s safe to say that we’ve seen black metal given the atmospheric treatment time after time over the years with there always being more talent around the corner to throw their names into the mix to show us … Continue reading Gràtfall – Thanatopsis

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Arkhaaik – Uihtis

July 27, 2025July 25, 2025 Vinterd

There are some creations that just refuse to conform to the norm, whatever such a thing may be in this genre. When certain musicians occupy the same space and really rack their brains to explore different avenues of what metal … Continue reading Arkhaaik – Uihtis

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