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Corpus Offal – s/t

March 26, 2025March 22, 2025 Vinterd

The dead shall rise again. Where many see only an end, there are those that see new beginnings. The tenacity of the underground and those who inhabit its depths have long propelled the seething hellscape to new horizons of blasphemy … Continue reading Corpus Offal – s/t

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Amalekim – Shir Hashirim

March 25, 2025March 21, 2025 Vinterd

Black metal truly is having a hell of a time. I don’t care what many haters or know-it-alls say online across the forums or in their own little spaces, black metal is in a glorious state where magnificence is to … Continue reading Amalekim – Shir Hashirim

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Wombbath – Beyond the Abyss

March 24, 2025March 23, 2025 Vinterd

When you become a staple in your sound and have proven yourself many times over to be capable of delivering high quality time and time again, what else is there for you to do? That’s a question that can poses … Continue reading Wombbath – Beyond the Abyss

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Phantom Druid – The Edge of Oblivion

March 23, 2025March 21, 2025 Vinterd

For all that has come about in the vast realms of doom, there are always those that seek to revert. Whether it be to intentionally draw from the original vein or to find excellence in simplicity, there are throngs of … Continue reading Phantom Druid – The Edge of Oblivion

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Ninkharsag – The Black Swords of Winter

March 22, 2025March 15, 2025 Vinterd

By and large, black metal is not lacking in representation whatsoever. For every possible vein or old school practice that black metal has to boast, there are legions of acts out there seeking to perpetuate the dark splendor that previous … Continue reading Ninkharsag – The Black Swords of Winter

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Tentacult – Untamed Revulsion

March 21, 2025March 15, 2025 Vinterd

At some point, the swirling cauldron of ingredients that bands constantly contend with during their writing processes can easily boil over if thing aren’t kept in check. It can be all too easy to try and just add more and … Continue reading Tentacult – Untamed Revulsion

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Teitanblood – From the Visceral Abyss

March 20, 2025March 15, 2025 Vinterd

The sheer darkness of the most obscure and menacing corners of the underground are not something that are to be easily underestimated lest you find yourself swallowed whole by the very madness you sought to avoid. It’s a corner of … Continue reading Teitanblood – From the Visceral Abyss

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Grave Infestation – Carnage Gathers

March 18, 2025March 14, 2025 Vinterd

It should be obvious to anyone who steps foot into the metal underground for even a brief moment that the nasty, unsightly, and grotesque oftentimes capture the attention of the masses. Long has such an approach been the name of … Continue reading Grave Infestation – Carnage Gathers

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Torpedo Torpedo – Arrows of Time

March 17, 2025March 14, 2025 Vinterd

To be aware of the modern state of all things heavy is to be intimately aware of the psychedelic reaches. Where the laws of reality bend and become twisted by the very will of the musicians in question, we are … Continue reading Torpedo Torpedo – Arrows of Time

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Dead Chasm – Spectral Tyranny

March 16, 2025March 9, 2025 Vinterd

It can oftentimes be the most literal approach that can bear the most delicious fruit, but it’s not always the most obvious solution. As we find ourselves in a state of the underground where there’s so much nuance and innovation, … Continue reading Dead Chasm – Spectral Tyranny

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