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Ephemeral – From Our Deepest Nightmares…

July 14, 2022July 6, 2022 Vinterd

The very rise of a band’s talent is something that takes time, patience, and the proper level of attention in order to make sure you’ve cultivated something that can definitely be considered growth. The first album is always a blank … Continue reading Ephemeral – From Our Deepest Nightmares…

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The Atrophic – Coagulating Mirth

July 8, 2022June 29, 2022 Vinterd

Long has the very essence of technical death metal been something that has attracted true spectacles year after year with fascinating releases that always impress be it from the same reliable sources or new names that have come to shape … Continue reading The Atrophic – Coagulating Mirth

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Inexorum – Equinox Vigil

June 24, 2022June 13, 2022 Vinterd

A band that is always seeking to better itself while never once confining itself to one specific sound is one that is truly capable of many, many things. It’s something that many names think that they’re capable of but they … Continue reading Inexorum – Equinox Vigil

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Moonlight Sorcery – Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity

April 25, 2022April 15, 2022 Vinterd

When you have a scene that’s as fully realized and stocked as black metal all across the world, quality is all but guaranteed at a certain point. Yet, it’s even in the face of such wonders that are all but … Continue reading Moonlight Sorcery – Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity

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Allegaeon – Damnum

December 27, 2021December 15, 2021 Vinterd

When it comes to the very vibrant scene of technical death metal that we find ourselves in after years of bands coming out of seemingly nowhere to show us their crazy prowess in technicalities that can be applied to such … Continue reading Allegaeon – Damnum

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Aephanemer – A Dream of Wilderness

November 14, 2021October 29, 2021 Vinterd

A rising band is oftentimes one that we can see coming from miles away because of all the attention that is drawn towards them with each effort that they put out coming to mass acclaim and throngs of people following … Continue reading Aephanemer – A Dream of Wilderness

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Sense of Noise – s/t

October 29, 2021October 14, 2021 Vinterd

Whether you’re aware of it or not, it really does seem that melodic death metal finds itself at a crossroads the likes of which I find endlessly fascinating as I don’t see anything else quite like it across any of … Continue reading Sense of Noise – s/t

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Carchosa – Realms

August 14, 2021August 4, 2021 Vinterd

Every year, the world of melodic death metal seems to get even more interesting. No matter if we’re strictly talking about the heavier side of the style or its more innovative, colorful side, or even both, melo-death is arguably in … Continue reading Carchosa – Realms

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Miasmata – Unlight: Songs of Earth and Atrophy

February 27, 2021February 21, 2021 Vinterd

It really does feel like some musicians are simply filled with more talent and ambition than others. That’s not to say everyone else isn’t talented or lazy by any means, but there is absolutely a select group who always seem … Continue reading Miasmata – Unlight: Songs of Earth and Atrophy

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The Harvest Trail – Instinct

January 5, 2021December 26, 2020 Vinterd

Death metal, like all forms of extreme metal, has long been subjected to many different forms of experimentation, but there are very few things that can compare when it’s stripped down to an immensely basic form whose only goal is … Continue reading The Harvest Trail – Instinct

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