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Spaceslug – Reign of the Orion

December 18, 2019December 17, 2019 Vinterd

It has been ever since their debut album not all that long ago that Spaceslug has become a damn near integral band for the realm of anything related to stoner metal or rock with every new album from them displaying … Continue reading Spaceslug – Reign of the Orion

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Husmanskost – Solstice II

December 17, 2019 Vinterd

It’s not uncommon to see a band want to try something different with each record that they put out as they simply don’t want to repeat themselves whether it be because they don’t want to seem like they’ve become boring … Continue reading Husmanskost – Solstice II

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Moonknight – Discernment

December 16, 2019December 7, 2019 Vinterd

Many, many bands have tried to make their own little brands of atmospheric black metal stand out more than plenty of others, but there it’s not terribly often that we get a band that can actually pull it off even … Continue reading Moonknight – Discernment

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Sun of the Dying – The Earth is Silent

December 15, 2019December 7, 2019 Vinterd

This entire year has already been beyond bountiful for anyone who enjoys any sort of death/doom metal as we’ve gotten so fucking much excellence from that realm from the likes of Officium Triste, Weeping Sores, Illimitable Dolor, and much more … Continue reading Sun of the Dying – The Earth is Silent

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Iku-Turso – Storm Over Isengard

December 14, 2019December 7, 2019 Vinterd

The long history of black metal is one that is rich with so many different bands that approach the style in so many different ways that you could pay tribute to so many of the greats one by one and … Continue reading Iku-Turso – Storm Over Isengard

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Osi and the Jupiter – Nordlige Rúnaskog

December 13, 2019December 7, 2019 Vinterd

There are plenty of ideas throughout the wide realm of music that will always have my attention right from the get-go, but none other is greater than that of anything that has heavy pagan influence with folk instruments that pay … Continue reading Osi and the Jupiter – Nordlige Rúnaskog

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Abstruse – Submerge: Ritual

December 12, 2019December 5, 2019 Vinterd

The very idea of innovation is to be as creative as possible and push yourself as far as you feel you can go as an artist in the name of creating something new the likes of which the world has … Continue reading Abstruse – Submerge: Ritual

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Reza Solatipour – The Gate

December 11, 2019December 2, 2019 Vinterd

To delve into the wide and expansive world of dark ambient is to immerse yourself in a style that is bent on making you feel uncomfortable by luring you into a lucid dreamlike state where your very conscience is easily … Continue reading Reza Solatipour – The Gate

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Wilderun – Veil of Imagination

December 10, 2019November 30, 2019 Vinterd

About once a year or so, we’re treated to something special from the likes of the underground that draws from a truly special place the likes of which makes any worthy band destined for greatness. Works like this aren’t common … Continue reading Wilderun – Veil of Imagination

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Third Island – Unspeakable

December 9, 2019November 30, 2019 Vinterd

It’s been the realm of post-metal that I’ve had my eye on for some years now with varying amounts of surveillance given how up and down the style tends to be, and this year has been no different. Cult of … Continue reading Third Island – Unspeakable

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