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Great Cold Emptiness – Miles Before I Sleep

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Vinterd

 If you’re even a little familiar with the current black metal scene you’ll notice that atmosphere is literally everywhere. It seems to permeate every layer of the scene, and at some point, there always come along a few bands that … Continue reading Great Cold Emptiness – Miles Before I Sleep

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The Shiva Hypothesis – Ouroboros Stirs

July 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Vinterd

 Forgetting about a band because of one reason or another is something that we’re all guilty of, and I’m not a personal fan. I remember checking out the first bit of material that The Shiva Hypothesis put three years ago … Continue reading The Shiva Hypothesis – Ouroboros Stirs

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Kuilu – Monumentti

June 9, 2018June 10, 2018 Vinterd

 It’s not hard to figure out that some of my favorite music comes from the realm of black and doom metal separately. Yet, I’ve never been ignorant of the fusing of the two together even though it’s something that I … Continue reading Kuilu – Monumentti

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Progenie Terrestre Pura – starCross

June 5, 2018October 11, 2025 Vinterd

 Last year, the spacial entity known as Progenie Terrestre Pura took us on yet another trip across the cosmos. It was beautiful, intense, and an absolute joy to listen to that still permeates the album to this day. The band had … Continue reading Progenie Terrestre Pura – starCross

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Mongrel’s Cross – Psalter of the Royal Dragon Court

June 4, 2018 Vinterd

 Thrash has always been a tricky style for me to get into because there isn’t a lot of variation with regular thrash, death-, and black-infused being the three I’ve really only been able to come across. It’s far from a … Continue reading Mongrel’s Cross – Psalter of the Royal Dragon Court

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Geisterfels – La névrose de la pierre

June 2, 2018June 3, 2018 Vinterd

 France is far from a country that is new to the world of metal as a whole with several notable acts coming from within its borders in recent years, namely Gojira. Yet, with the black metal act of Ende easily … Continue reading Geisterfels – La névrose de la pierre

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Veldes – Storm Borrower

May 31, 2018June 1, 2018 Vinterd

 There are very few instances where I would ever label a band as underrated simply because I know how often the term gets thrown around. It really gets annoying sometimes, but if there is any single act out there that … Continue reading Veldes – Storm Borrower

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Arallu – Desert Battles

May 24, 2018 Vinterd

 The idea of wanting to go back and polish up a past release is far from a new one as literally every single content creator of every variety, myself included, as either contemplated or attempted to go back and make … Continue reading Arallu – Desert Battles

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Truchło Strzygi – Pora Umierać

May 15, 2018May 16, 2018 Vinterd

 Poland is far from a place that I would expect to find any variety of punk let alone black metal, but leave it to the world of metal to always keep me guessing where the next tasty piece is going … Continue reading Truchło Strzygi – Pora Umierać

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Gravecoven – Coughing Blood

May 13, 2018May 14, 2018 Vinterd

 Creating a hybrid of metal is far from an easy task but it’s not exactly a mammoth one since there is a near-infinite amount of examples of hybrid metal that’s out there in the world nowadays. Yet, I still manage to … Continue reading Gravecoven – Coughing Blood

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