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None – Inevitable

June 1, 2023May 21, 2023 Vinterd

Already, I wasn’t expecting myself to be here given how little I find myself within the reaches of depressive black metal. Just the other day, I found myself before a work that I was damn near convinced was going to … Continue reading None – Inevitable

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Sporae Autem Yuggoth – …However It Still Moves

May 31, 2023May 20, 2023 Vinterd

Normally, whenever we start talking about the old school in relation to death metal, it’s a very singular conversation where the style is to be considered. The straightforward ferocious death metal is mostly what people tend to keep the conversation, … Continue reading Sporae Autem Yuggoth – …However It Still Moves

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Mother Augusta – Low Lights

May 30, 2023May 21, 2023 Vinterd

It tends to be the case that whenever I find myself in the depths of the more depressive reaches of black metal that the themes and quality can take a real nose dive if not even care is taken into … Continue reading Mother Augusta – Low Lights

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Vinsta – Freiweitn

May 29, 2023May 20, 2023 Vinterd

With all that we have in ways of potential in the modern landscape that we found ourselves in, innovation is truly the driving force that keeps many of us coming back for more as the very influence of metal continues … Continue reading Vinsta – Freiweitn

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Abanamat – s/t

May 28, 2023May 20, 2023 Vinterd

There are many tropes that have found their way into the various realms of psychedelia with much of them more pervasive than others depending on what particular corner of psychedelia you’re dealing with. When it comes to the heavier ends … Continue reading Abanamat – s/t

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Furnace Floor – s/t

May 27, 2023May 19, 2023 Vinterd

As has been the case since the very inception of the genre, it is often the case that the very best material that is to be found in the hole of the underground is what’s on the very floor of … Continue reading Furnace Floor – s/t

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Burden of Ymir – Heorot

May 26, 2023May 19, 2023 Vinterd

Not enough do I find myself within the ancient and prolific reaches where black and folk metal intersect purely because it is one of those sounds that I find myself frustratingly picky with despite my best efforts to do otherwise. … Continue reading Burden of Ymir – Heorot

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Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean – Obsession Destruction

May 25, 2023May 18, 2023 Vinterd

I feel as though I was just here a minute ago talking about new material from Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, but, apparently, we’re dealing with an act that can move quickly. Such a thing can be just … Continue reading Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean – Obsession Destruction

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Ashtar – Wandering Through Time

May 24, 2023May 14, 2023 Vinterd

While we live in an age where every vein of the wider styles of metal have more than enough of a platform to really deliver on their own kinds of greatness, there will always be a few sounds that don’t … Continue reading Ashtar – Wandering Through Time

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Black Rainbows – Superskull

May 23, 2023May 18, 2023 Vinterd

I always know I’m repeating myself when I say this but it always demands to be said: we are truly living in a magnificent era for all things psychedelic. Particularly, when things start to get heavy is where the modern … Continue reading Black Rainbows – Superskull

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