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A Ghost in Rags – Solfatara

June 21, 2025June 16, 2025 Vinterd

In many circumstances, heaviness is the name of the game. To put forth a performance that’s intense and simply overwhelming is what many corners of the underground make an undeniable living off of with all sorts of bands constantly flexing … Continue reading A Ghost in Rags – Solfatara

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Coltsblood – Obscured Into Nebulous Dark

June 8, 2025June 3, 2025 Vinterd

The continuation of excellence and to constantly pursue greater heights is something that everyone strives for in some form or another with that absolutely ringing true with what metal has to offer. We are inundated with all sorts of potential … Continue reading Coltsblood – Obscured Into Nebulous Dark

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Fallen Short – Hollow Screams of a Withering Soul

June 6, 2025June 2, 2025 Vinterd

No matter how long you find yourself in the underground, it’s still a place that manages to surprise you when you least expect it. It’s not often that the depth of the murky underground allows you to get on any … Continue reading Fallen Short – Hollow Screams of a Withering Soul

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Ravine – Chaos and Catastrophes

May 29, 2025May 27, 2025 Vinterd

The pursuit of heaviness is something that many bands have strived to achieved as the years have gone on. That fanaticism still holds true well into today with all sorts of bands constantly coming out of the woodwork to show … Continue reading Ravine – Chaos and Catastrophes

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Maniard – Fragments of Time

May 26, 2025May 25, 2025 Vinterd

There’s a good reason why “slow and steady wins the race” is oftentimes a saying that rings true even in today’s world. It’s always tempting to see what a band can throw down in relatively quick fashion, but excellence cannot … Continue reading Maniard – Fragments of Time

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Conan – Violence Dimension

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 Vinterd

It goes without saying that every style out there has a number of reliable names that we can rely on to keep things interesting at the very least. Metal has never been the exception to that rule. No matter what … Continue reading Conan – Violence Dimension

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Aglo – Fixate & Disgrace

March 28, 2025March 22, 2025 Vinterd

A constant presence from a single person is something we’re slowly seeing more and more of throughout the vast underground. The sheer drive, creativity, and passion that one must have in order to achieve such a vision with consistent output … Continue reading Aglo – Fixate & Disgrace

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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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Ghostsmoker – Inertia Cult

March 5, 2025February 26, 2025 Vinterd

It should go without saying at this point that the Australian scene is nothing that should be taken lightly. Every year it seems to be the case that the land down under finds new ways to surprise and deliver names … Continue reading Ghostsmoker – Inertia Cult

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Sunrot – Passages

February 4, 2025January 29, 2025 Vinterd

Not often enough do we see a band really embrace the phase that they find themselves in as they travel from one release to another. It’s only every now and then that we see such acts come about and give … Continue reading Sunrot – Passages

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