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Delving – All Paths Diverge

August 17, 2024August 15, 2024 Vinterd

Endless and constantly shifting are the boundaries of psychedelic rock. In a sound where anything can seem possible, it can sometimes be the case that bands come around and take a bigger bite than what they can swallow with their … Continue reading Delving – All Paths Diverge

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Oldd Wvrms – Abysséphale

August 9, 2024August 3, 2024 Vinterd

It was for years that I felt as though it wasn’t nearly often enough that the possibilities of sludge metal had gone largely unheralded outside of a few key exceptions. Now, I know that the best sludge is the kind … Continue reading Oldd Wvrms – Abysséphale

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Glacier – A Distant, Violent Shudder

August 7, 2024August 3, 2024 Vinterd

In the modern digital age that we find ourselves in, it is all but effortless for bands to find themselves mixing styles and genres together intentionally and unintentionally to create efforts that can just as easily be fresh as they … Continue reading Glacier – A Distant, Violent Shudder

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Shipyard – Swing Bridge

July 25, 2024July 20, 2024 Vinterd

Heaviness needs no introduction in the current landscape that the underground finds itself in today with the mere concept of intensity coming in all shapes and sizes from all corners of the map to show us what it can still … Continue reading Shipyard – Swing Bridge

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Atomic Vulture – Pilgrims of the Sun

June 26, 2024June 19, 2024 Vinterd

Growth is something that we’re able to bear witness to many times over throughout the vast underground with it being every given style that has quite a long list of acts that know how to always keep us in suspense … Continue reading Atomic Vulture – Pilgrims of the Sun

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Ainu – s/t

June 4, 2024May 29, 2024 Vinterd

Often enough have the many different realms of doom metal received a psychedelic gloss in recent times with there being several acts coming out of the woodwork to show us what can still be done with the concept, but it’s … Continue reading Ainu – s/t

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Million Moons – I May Be Some Time

May 5, 2024April 26, 2024 Vinterd

As we traverse the many different sides to the vast underground with its vastly different scenes and hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, if not millions, it’s only natural that we get some bands that manage to not just do their … Continue reading Million Moons – I May Be Some Time

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Goodbye Meteor – We Could Have Been Radiant

April 26, 2024April 20, 2024 Vinterd

The very notion of being expansive and imaginative by name is something that few realms are able to incorporate into their very being as well as what instrumental rock has done over the years. Through tons of experimentation, soul-searching, and … Continue reading Goodbye Meteor – We Could Have Been Radiant

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Cloud People – Simulacra

April 12, 2024April 5, 2024 Vinterd

When we look upon the whole of what can be done within the different realms of psychedelic rock, it can effortlessly seem as though the possibilities are truly endless – and they are! – even if there are many who … Continue reading Cloud People – Simulacra

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The Cosmic Dead – Infinite Peaks

March 25, 2024March 16, 2024 Vinterd

For all that can be pulled off in the vast, seemingly endless stretches of psychedelic rock, it cannot be argued that there isn’t still much glory to uncover should we continue to get acts that love breaking new ground, exploring … Continue reading The Cosmic Dead – Infinite Peaks

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