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Black Aleph – Apsides

November 1, 2024October 30, 2024 Vinterd

When you dig through the underground long enough, it’s only a matter of time before you come across something that is certifiably different than much of what else is out there. Of course, that doesn’t make such a find interesting … Continue reading Black Aleph – Apsides

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Codespeaker – Scavenger

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Vinterd

Much can change in what feels like no time at all. There are bands out there that manage to go years with a sound that remains virtually unchanged for one reason or another with the results predictably varying for every … Continue reading Codespeaker – Scavenger

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Together to the Stars – The Fragile Silence

August 8, 2024August 3, 2024 Vinterd

It’s far from a rare sight nowadays to see black metal take a turn toward sonic territory that’s atmospheric and sometimes filled with light as it’s been a bit of a movement throughout certain corners of the underground as bands … Continue reading Together to the Stars – The Fragile Silence

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Glacier – A Distant, Violent Shudder

August 7, 2024August 3, 2024 Vinterd

In the modern digital age that we find ourselves in, it is all but effortless for bands to find themselves mixing styles and genres together intentionally and unintentionally to create efforts that can just as easily be fresh as they … Continue reading Glacier – A Distant, Violent Shudder

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Partholón – The Ocean Pours In

June 27, 2024 Vinterd

 When you spend enough time in the underground, you begin to realize that even though there are countries that are more active and reliable than others across the world when it comes to delivering quality metal like America, England, Germany, … Continue reading Partholón – The Ocean Pours In

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Ainu – s/t

June 4, 2024May 29, 2024 Vinterd

Often enough have the many different realms of doom metal received a psychedelic gloss in recent times with there being several acts coming out of the woodwork to show us what can still be done with the concept, but it’s … Continue reading Ainu – s/t

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Million Moons – I May Be Some Time

May 5, 2024April 26, 2024 Vinterd

As we traverse the many different sides to the vast underground with its vastly different scenes and hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, if not millions, it’s only natural that we get some bands that manage to not just do their … Continue reading Million Moons – I May Be Some Time

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Goodbye Meteor – We Could Have Been Radiant

April 26, 2024April 20, 2024 Vinterd

The very notion of being expansive and imaginative by name is something that few realms are able to incorporate into their very being as well as what instrumental rock has done over the years. Through tons of experimentation, soul-searching, and … Continue reading Goodbye Meteor – We Could Have Been Radiant

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Ba’al – Soft Eyes

April 19, 2024April 7, 2024 Vinterd

When we’re in the company of extreme metal, things tend to be dark and very aggressive in more ways than one. There’s nothing wrong with that as that has been the basis for an endless number of fantastic albums that … Continue reading Ba’al – Soft Eyes

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Leaving – Liminal

April 8, 2024March 24, 2024 Vinterd

Oftentimes do we see plenty of acts come around trying to bring some sense of atmosphere to metal with there always being varying levels of success even when we’re dealing within the veins that tend to have more luck in … Continue reading Leaving – Liminal

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