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Category: Symphonic

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Abyssic – Brought Forth in Iniquity

September 13, 2022September 6, 2022 Vinterd

The smallest change can make for a wildly different record, by all accounts. Whether it’s the addition of one instrument or even its removal, the changing of a single member of a line-up, or the simplest shift of a dial … Continue reading Abyssic – Brought Forth in Iniquity

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Immaterium – The Primal Evil

December 24, 2021December 14, 2021 Vinterd

The very existence of symphonic metal is something that I can’t help but appreciate since it taps into a glorious section of metal that was always destined to be at one point or another no matter what happened, but it’s … Continue reading Immaterium – The Primal Evil

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Tine – Mergae Maris Profundi

December 8, 2021November 25, 2021 Vinterd

When I was first setting out in my mission with this website to explore metal as I knew at a pace that feels both sluggish but immensely quick, I wasn’t first into the more extreme ends of what the style … Continue reading Tine – Mergae Maris Profundi

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Nahtram – Forest of Eternal Dawn

September 16, 2021September 1, 2021 Vinterd

Have you ever listened to a new sound and realized how much you didn’t know you needed it? Of course, you have! Everyone has experienced it and in the current state that we find metal in, many people think that … Continue reading Nahtram – Forest of Eternal Dawn

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Eonian – The Nomad

May 23, 2021May 13, 2021 Vinterd

 It wasn’t long ago whatsoever that I reintroduced myself to the world of symphonic metal after having barely any interaction with the style in years with the occasional Fleshgod Apocalypse or Carach Angren song here or there being my experience … Continue reading Eonian – The Nomad

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Osiris – Meanders A Soul…

April 28, 2021April 12, 2021 Vinterd

Of all the styles that I’ve come across that have the most obvious potential but we never really see it executed in a way that the more extreme ends of metal can really eat up, symphonic metal is easily the … Continue reading Osiris – Meanders A Soul…

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Insinistra – Art of Slavery

February 25, 2021February 12, 2021 Vinterd

I honestly could not tell you the last time that any single piece from the world of symphonic metal really caught my eye to the point that I could not stop listening to it. The style has long been one … Continue reading Insinistra – Art of Slavery

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Vampiric – Supernatural Tales

June 29, 2020June 14, 2020 Vinterd

There are many instances of tons of different bands constantly pumping out material at an alarming rate to where, like many things, it’s impossible to keep up with them all. By far, my favorite of these lands on the name … Continue reading Vampiric – Supernatural Tales

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Orquìlux – The Desire to Vanquish Myself

October 10, 2019October 3, 2019 Vinterd

Across the years, I’ve come across loads of different atmospheric black metal bands that absolutely love to stretch the style in all different sorts of directions in order to try and provide us experiences that we don’t get often. When … Continue reading Orquìlux – The Desire to Vanquish Myself

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Glasya – Heaven’s Demise

August 24, 2019 Vinterd

There are several different styles throughout the very diverse world of metal that I just don’t simply listen to enough, and I’ve been finding myself saying that more often than I am attempting to fix it. Whether it’s folk metal … Continue reading Glasya – Heaven’s Demise

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