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Saevus Finis – Facilis Descensus Averno

November 12, 2023October 22, 2023 Vinterd

In no small way, the underground is constantly pulsating with new talent the likes of which are always clamoring to put forth earth-shattering intensity of their own kind. Death metal, in particular, is always finding itself in a scenario where … Continue reading Saevus Finis – Facilis Descensus Averno

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Flesh of the Stars – The Glass Garden

November 11, 2023November 5, 2023 Vinterd

It’s always a great thing to watch a band progress their sound over time with many shifting genres and styles altogether over the course of albums and years to make for something that can’t be deemed anything less than a … Continue reading Flesh of the Stars – The Glass Garden

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Black Eucharist – Inn of the Vaticide

November 10, 2023October 27, 2023 Vinterd

By all means, black metal is home to the most blasphemous sites in all of the metal spectrum. After decades of carefully curating to bring that reality into being, it doesn’t take much to see that the status quo is … Continue reading Black Eucharist – Inn of the Vaticide

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Dominion of Suffering / Phobonoid – split

November 8, 2023November 2, 2023 Vinterd

Given the extremities which the many different styles of metal tend to inhabit, it’s not uncommon to see bands from the outer reaches come together in a demented union to show us what happens when their powers are combined with … Continue reading Dominion of Suffering / Phobonoid – split

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Aabode – Moist

November 7, 2023November 2, 2023 Vinterd

 Every so often, we’re given a piece that really knows how to get underneath the skin. A work that manages to subvert your expectations and unnerve you in such a way that makes you twist a little in your seat … Continue reading Aabode – Moist

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La Mer – Tetrahedra

November 6, 2023October 27, 2023 Vinterd

Something that I will always appreciate in the world of metal no matter how long I find myself in its trenches is the simple fact that one band can really come out of nowhere and surprise us, defy odds at … Continue reading La Mer – Tetrahedra

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Among Death’s Shadow – Darkness of My Dreams

November 4, 2023October 26, 2023 Vinterd

The very state of the Greek metal scene has never been something to question nor has it been anything that I’ve been silent about in the slightest for years now. It has long been positively overflowing with quality acts of … Continue reading Among Death’s Shadow – Darkness of My Dreams

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Novere – Nothing Stays Hidden in Daylight

November 3, 2023October 27, 2023 Vinterd

Each style of metal has plenty of emotions to wield within their vast repertoires be it from unyielding rage to the deepest pits of sorrow that the soul will never crawl out of. Some of these veins are more intertwined … Continue reading Novere – Nothing Stays Hidden in Daylight

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Domhain – Nimue

November 1, 2023October 22, 2023 Vinterd

A new name in the world of atmospheric black metal is hardly anything to get excited about since it’s a constant event on such a scale that it’s impossible for any of us to keep up with at any given … Continue reading Domhain – Nimue

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Death Magick – Demo MMXXIII

October 31, 2023October 21, 2023 Vinterd

For the very whole of the underground, there are thousands upon thousands of new acts out there that are vying for our attention with new material, many of which take the form of demos in a very large number of … Continue reading Death Magick – Demo MMXXIII

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