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Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2021

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Vinterd

Any single person who pays even a little bit of attention to the reviews that I’ve been putting out for years now, one of the extreme constants in my time has been Transcending Obscurity Records. Witnessing the rise of the … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2021

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Breath – Primeval Transmissions

January 19, 2021January 7, 2021 Vinterd

If I were to sit down and want to find music that I could meditate to without having to even think about it, doom would easily be one of my quickest choices for what all the style can lend to … Continue reading Breath – Primeval Transmissions

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Morpholith – Null Dimensions

January 17, 2021January 3, 2021 Vinterd

When it comes to psychedelia in some of its heaviest forms, doom metal is one of the best vessels to deliver that excellence and it’s no task whatsoever to see why that’s the case. It hasn’t been since Zaum’s last … Continue reading Morpholith – Null Dimensions

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Escaping Aghartha – White-Nose Syndrome

January 6, 2021December 26, 2020 Vinterd

There really is nothing quite like trying to survive in extreme cold. It’s a horror that few of us rarely have to face anymore for one reason or another, but we all have an innate fear of a frozen death … Continue reading Escaping Aghartha – White-Nose Syndrome

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Dungeon Weed – Mind Palace of the Mushroom God

January 3, 2021December 19, 2020 Vinterd

If you were to look at the doom scene as a whole, you would almost immediately notice some trends. Whether they be related to the sound itself between albums or the similarities between band names with words like weed, mammoth, … Continue reading Dungeon Weed – Mind Palace of the Mushroom God

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Sepulcros – Vazio

January 1, 2021December 8, 2020 Vinterd

It’s more often than not that we find metal coming from the same set of countries, but it’s when you put in a little bit of elbow grease and go outside the normal boundaries that you tend to find greatness … Continue reading Sepulcros – Vazio

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Green Druid – At the Maw of Ruin

December 22, 2020December 7, 2020 Vinterd

Two years ago, Green Druid came around with a debut that halfway rocked the doom scene as a whole by many accounts. Their thick sound was something that truly washed over the community in a way that most bands can … Continue reading Green Druid – At the Maw of Ruin

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Swan Messiah – Child of Sorcery

December 20, 2020December 2, 2020 Vinterd

Seeing any band transition their sound from one style to another is always incredibly interesting if you ask me since that shows they have a drive to create a different sound which can be a great boon that many of … Continue reading Swan Messiah – Child of Sorcery

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Depleted / A Vintage Death – split

December 15, 2020December 1, 2020 Vinterd

When it comes to exemplary works in any style, it often doesn’t take a long time to find names that are worth talking about given how powerful word of mouth really is. A Vintage Death definitely made a splash with … Continue reading Depleted / A Vintage Death – split

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Decaying Days – The Unknown Beyond

December 11, 2020November 24, 2020 Vinterd

A strong melodic factor is something that people are constantly gravitating towards across all the different styles in all of metal with how accessible it is right from the beginning, and it’s over the decades that bands have taken that … Continue reading Decaying Days – The Unknown Beyond

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