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Enisum – Forgotten Mountains

January 26, 2023January 15, 2023 Vinterd

With all the names floating around in the world of atmospheric black metal, it’s only natural that a select few would rise to the top to become true staples of the sound. For some time now, it has been undisputed … Continue reading Enisum – Forgotten Mountains

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Desperation Eclipse – Heights of Negation

January 25, 2023January 15, 2023 Vinterd

When we’re immersed in the world of funeral doom, we’re already in a bit of a small room. It’s a real niche sound that doesn’t have much in way of a dense crowd with what only feels like a handful … Continue reading Desperation Eclipse – Heights of Negation

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Ciemra – The Tread of Darkness

January 24, 2023January 15, 2023 Vinterd

It can often feel like we’re drowning in more ways than one in the modern world of black metal. Names popping up all over the place, quality from decades ago still coming about to keep their claim to glory, oversaturation … Continue reading Ciemra – The Tread of Darkness

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Tumulation – Savage Blood Domain

January 23, 2023January 14, 2023 Vinterd

Once in a while, we’re dealt a card that none of us could have seen coming. Alone, that is already more than enough to catch the attention of many the world over with such an event able to really sway … Continue reading Tumulation – Savage Blood Domain

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Crucible of Sorrow – Sadistic Hymns of Sorrow

January 21, 2023January 14, 2023 Vinterd

A new name in the dense black metal underground is far from anything to lose our minds over anywhere with it really feeling as though they’re as common as little insects feeding on an old, decaying trunk of a once-glorious … Continue reading Crucible of Sorrow – Sadistic Hymns of Sorrow

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Death Engine – Ocean

January 19, 2023January 15, 2023 Vinterd

Despite how bountiful it can be, the world of post-metal continues to be one of the few styles in the vast spectrum that metal encompasses that I still struggle to properly fall into at times. It tends to be from … Continue reading Death Engine – Ocean

Doom, Instrumental, Metal3 Comments

Clouds Taste Satanic – Tales of Demonic Possession

January 18, 2023January 12, 2023 Vinterd

With each style there always comes a handful of names that become all but integral to the face of the sound itself as we know it. That’s as true as ever in the world of metal with every genre having … Continue reading Clouds Taste Satanic – Tales of Demonic Possession

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Rye – Bcë

January 17, 2023January 8, 2023 Vinterd

Every so often, a name comes around that defies any and all expectations. It’s one thing to make for a decent surprise with an interesting debut or some new element that feels incredibly fresh in the grand scheme of everything, … Continue reading Rye – Bcë

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Rotheads – Slither in Slime

January 16, 2023January 8, 2023 Vinterd

There truly is nothing quite like death metal that finds itself at home on the very floor of the underground scene. Nastiness the likes of which you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in the world of metal much less … Continue reading Rotheads – Slither in Slime

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Azken Auzi – s/t

January 15, 2023January 8, 2023 Vinterd

No matter how delicious the blending of sludge and doom metal can be in even the best of circumstances, it’s not hard to see that many tend to walk roughly the same line when combining the two styles with there … Continue reading Azken Auzi – s/t

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