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Black Sky Giant – Falling Mothership

December 9, 2021November 26, 2021 Vinterd

With the many different landscapes that the world of all things psychedelic can put forth in the mind such that we can practically see it in reality, it’s oftentimes that it becomes hard to find the words for it. Many … Continue reading Black Sky Giant – Falling Mothership

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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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Others by No One – Book II: Where Stories Come From

December 7, 2021November 25, 2021 Vinterd

It’s whenever we take a dip into the world of any music that can be considered progressive that it really does feel like we could get literally anything given it can go in virtually any possible direction with the variations … Continue reading Others by No One – Book II: Where Stories Come From

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Bednja – Ponosni U Smrti

December 6, 2021November 20, 2021 Vinterd

Catharsis is a large part of what metal has become in many of its corners rather than trying to implement a specific emotion or to simply devastate the listener for one reason or another, and it’s a concept that is … Continue reading Bednja – Ponosni U Smrti

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The Delirium Effect – Eternal

December 5, 2021November 25, 2021 Vinterd

When most people tend to think of deathcore, it’s far too often that many tend to think of the same traits done over and over again with no sort of change, evolution, or range when it comes to the sound … Continue reading The Delirium Effect – Eternal

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Vorga – Striving Toward Oblivion

December 4, 2021November 21, 2021 Vinterd

The stars offer truly endless inspiration. It’s been sometime now since the realm of black metal took its first steps into the cosmos with some of the most well-known acts in the whole of the underground finding their place performing … Continue reading Vorga – Striving Toward Oblivion

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Daemonelix – Devil’s Corkscrew

December 3, 2021November 21, 2021 Vinterd

Whenever I sit and consider the many different directions and branches that the world of metal has taken over the decade, I find it a tad interesting that it’s in the modern era that we don’t really see as many … Continue reading Daemonelix – Devil’s Corkscrew

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Dakhma – Blessings of Amurdad

December 2, 2021November 20, 2021 Vinterd

There are very few things out there that can compare to when metal goes to some of its more extreme tendencies and take on themes of religious or even occult origins for when those very themes are also taken to … Continue reading Dakhma – Blessings of Amurdad

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Genocide Pact – s/t

December 1, 2021November 20, 2021 Vinterd

There are more than enough ways to deliver some worthwhile death metal with it easily being one of the most fleshed out and expansive styles to grace the world of metal by far with its popularity never once waning and … Continue reading Genocide Pact – s/t

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Bog Wizard – Miasmic Purple Smoke

November 30, 2021November 19, 2021 Vinterd

If you ask me, it’s almost painful how often bands pick only a single lane to stay in when it comes to crafting a new album. There is nothing wrong with honing your craft in order to become all but … Continue reading Bog Wizard – Miasmic Purple Smoke

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