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Floating – Hesitating Lights

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 Vinterd

Different and beyond much of what many expect out of even the fringes of death metal, Floating carves out a path for themselves. Continue reading Floating – Hesitating Lights

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Valdrin – Apex Violator

May 10, 2025May 6, 2025 Vinterd

Fortunate is the soul who can identify talent before it becomes something that commands respect and more than earns the right to be a need-to-know name. The underground is constantly littered with names that have real substance to offer in … Continue reading Valdrin – Apex Violator

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Tetramorphe Impure – The Sunset of Being

May 9, 2025May 8, 2025 Vinterd

From the darkest reaches of what the underground can still become, anything is possible. Sights and experiences untold are but inches away should a band simply seize the opportunity and make something for themselves. It’s a difficult thing to ascertain … Continue reading Tetramorphe Impure – The Sunset of Being

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The Great Sea – Noble Art of Desolation

May 8, 2025April 25, 2025 Vinterd

The progression of the human species is something that is just as bewildering as it is terrifying to take into consideration for all that it has been accomplished in what has been described as a mere blink of an eye … Continue reading The Great Sea – Noble Art of Desolation

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Cadaver Shrine – Into the Horrible Depths

May 7, 2025April 26, 2025 Vinterd

The sheer opportunity that any band faces in the vastness of the underground in simply overwhelming. For all that has been and can still be done, there’s undoubtedly loads to be accomplished so long as the right band comes along … Continue reading Cadaver Shrine – Into the Horrible Depths

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Hexerei – Realms…..

May 6, 2025April 25, 2025 Vinterd

The sheer terror that black metal can bring to the table is something that is not easily tamped down. It’s a concept that has been intertwined with the finest intricacies of the genre for decades now, and it’s perpetuation by … Continue reading Hexerei – Realms…..

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In Covert – Bleak Machinery

May 5, 2025April 10, 2025 Vinterd

Every so often we find ourselves before a performance that we just did not expect whatsoever. Typically, those experiences take me into some vague corner of the metal underground where I am confronted with a band that either does things … Continue reading In Covert – Bleak Machinery

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Eleventh Ray – Reviving Tehom

May 4, 2025April 24, 2025 Vinterd

There’s always been a dark element to what black metal has been since the beginning. The two have become synonymous with each other for good reason, and it’s still well into today that we are able to bear witness to … Continue reading Eleventh Ray – Reviving Tehom

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Ikitan – Shaping the Chaos

May 3, 2025May 3, 2025 Vinterd

Endlessly fascinating it is to witness just how far someone can take their craft. No matter what sound we’re dealing with or what time period we find ourselves in, there are always a good number of bands out there in … Continue reading Ikitan – Shaping the Chaos

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Pyromancer – Absolute Dominion by Fire

May 2, 2025April 20, 2025 Vinterd

Truly, there is no school like the old school. There’s always been a desire from the metal community to maintain and preserve the classic styles for what they accomplished, yet, as you might imagine, it’s not always the case that … Continue reading Pyromancer – Absolute Dominion by Fire

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