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Montagne – Poudreuse

March 27, 2023March 26, 2023 Vinterd

For as long as I’ve been doing these reviews, I’ve never once failed to be fascinated to watch a band’s path forward with their sound changing as they press onward in their own personal journeys. When I first came upon … Continue reading Montagne – Poudreuse

Doom, Heavy, Metal, PsychLeave a comment

Rezn – Solace

March 26, 2023March 20, 2023 Vinterd

Typically, it takes a band decades to become a widely respected, known, and landmark name in their respective style to the point where it becomes one of the first that many think of when envisioning what the modern landscape of … Continue reading Rezn – Solace

Black, Melodic, MetalLeave a comment

Outlaw – Reaching Beyond Assiah

March 25, 2023March 20, 2023 Vinterd

To even dip your toes into what modern black metal has to offer is to find yourself absolutely inundated by the sheer volume and staggering variety of styles that call the style home in the landscape we see today. Personally, … Continue reading Outlaw – Reaching Beyond Assiah

-core, Metal, ProgressiveLeave a comment

Riptides – s/t

March 23, 2023March 15, 2023 Vinterd

Metalcore can be a fickle thing given the sound’s modern reputation that can just as easily be favorable as it can be hated depending completely on who you’re asking. If you ask me, it’s the same as any other style … Continue reading Riptides – s/t

Death, Metal, TechnicalLeave a comment

Demon King – Vesania

March 22, 2023March 15, 2023 Vinterd

To speak of technical death metal is to, in my opinion, is to speak of some of the best and most talented musicians that the world of metal has to offer us nowadays. Over the years, up-and-coming names have been … Continue reading Demon King – Vesania

Doom, MetalLeave a comment

1782 – Clamor Luciferi

March 21, 2023March 15, 2023 Vinterd

When we think about how far the realm of stoner metal has come since the turn of the century, it’s a bewildering thing to comprehend. It’s in the most recent of those years that we’ve seen more than a few … Continue reading 1782 – Clamor Luciferi

Instrumental, Metal, Post, RockLeave a comment

Dimwind – The Futility of Breathing

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Vinterd

It’s always great to have a plan as a band when you find yourselves coming away from your debut album especially when it comes to what direction you want to take your sound with anything being possible whether it is … Continue reading Dimwind – The Futility of Breathing

Death, MetalLeave a comment

Vomitheist – NekroFvneral

March 19, 2023March 8, 2023 Vinterd

Domination is the name of the game in the vast swathe of all that death metal encapsulates with some veins particularly more potent than others. For the Swedes, their contribution to death metal has left a long-lasting impact that we’re … Continue reading Vomitheist – NekroFvneral

Death, MetalLeave a comment

Thecodontion / Ceremented – Split

March 17, 2023March 6, 2023 Vinterd

The idea of no-guitar metal is something that is slowly becoming more and more of a thing with there being more than a few bands out there now that dare to attempt such a sound with it having as much … Continue reading Thecodontion / Ceremented – Split

Death, MetalLeave a comment

Pustilence – Beliefs of Dead Stargazers and Soothsayers

March 15, 2023March 6, 2023 Vinterd

The old school of death metal is something that is never going to die. Even as it can feel as though we’re constantly swarming in hordes of opinions that claim the old ways are dead and nothing but posers populate … Continue reading Pustilence – Beliefs of Dead Stargazers and Soothsayers

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