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Stormkeep – Tales of Othertime

December 19, 2021December 8, 2021 Vinterd

The digital age is quite a boon to the underground since we now have a much larger selection than ever before to choose from, and whenever a fantastic new album comes around there’s always a chance that it will spread … Continue reading Stormkeep – Tales of Othertime

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The Last of Lucy – Moksha

December 18, 2021December 7, 2021 Vinterd

I’ve said it many times before and I refuse to cave on it so I will keep saying it: the realm of technical death metal is easily one of the most interesting regions in all of modern death metal. With … Continue reading The Last of Lucy – Moksha

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Earthwomb – Becoming Immanence

December 17, 2021December 8, 2021 Vinterd

Of all the facets of anything in regards to atmospheric material that never once fails to hold my attention, it’s the mere success of it that can leave me scratching my head as to how exactly it was executed so … Continue reading Earthwomb – Becoming Immanence

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Somalgia – Inverted World

December 16, 2021December 7, 2021 Vinterd

Exploring different avenues of sound as a whole, not just music, is something that fascinates me wildly. Just seeing the many different directions that a specific style can be twisted or influenced to go an entirely different direction than what … Continue reading Somalgia – Inverted World

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Kadavereich – Radiance of Doom

December 15, 2021December 7, 2021 Vinterd

It can often feel as though death metal is a singular sound despite having tons of different varying branches that keeps the genre going to fantastic reaches far beyond the original scope of the style for people like me, but … Continue reading Kadavereich – Radiance of Doom

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Hell’s Coronation – Silver Knife Mysticism

December 14, 2021December 6, 2021 Vinterd

While black metal remains as one of the great bastions for innovation in all that metal can be despite how narrow-minded far too many can be when regarding the style, but it’s without even straying far from those classic core … Continue reading Hell’s Coronation – Silver Knife Mysticism

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Under the Church – Total Burial

December 13, 2021December 6, 2021 Vinterd

With the thousands upon thousands of death metal bands out there for us to choose from nowadays, it’s not hard for any of us to come up with expansive lists of acts that we keep our eyes on for one … Continue reading Under the Church – Total Burial

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Sylvan Awe – Transcend

December 12, 2021December 3, 2021 Vinterd

The various avenues of black metal have become no less than fascinating for me as we can really see the style go into literally any different direction at the drop of the hat should any band of any kind come … Continue reading Sylvan Awe – Transcend

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Drune – s/t

December 11, 2021December 3, 2021 Vinterd

It’s been a long-standing tradition at this point that the tried and true magic of sludge and doom metal brought together can provide us with material that isn’t some of the heaviest that we’ve ever come across, but it can … Continue reading Drune – s/t

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Misery Spell – Ведьмин круг

December 10, 2021November 26, 2021 Vinterd

I’m not entirely sure what it is about Russia that has enabled the country to be able to make some truly striking metal such that the country has a very respectable swathe of the underground in its clutches with the … Continue reading Misery Spell – Ведьмин круг

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