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Trial – Motherless

March 15, 2017 Vinterd

 With hearing a new album every day from a wide variety of bands with extremely different styles, you’re always moving forward it feels like. Each band seems to be trying to be progressive, so I decided today to not move … Continue reading Trial – Motherless

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Enisum – Seasons of Desolation

March 14, 2017April 13, 2017 Vinterd

 Anyone who follows black metal of any sort will know that the atmospheric variety has a fucking gigantic community. Just when I think the style can’t reach new heights I always come across something that’s no less than stunning. There’s … Continue reading Enisum – Seasons of Desolation

Metal, Thrash3 Comments

Eruption – Cloaks of Oblivion

March 13, 2017March 16, 2017 Vinterd

 I find it to be extremely important for any band out there to draw influence from all over, otherwise, the resulting music will be either a simple cookie cutter or come off as completely uninspired. When it comes to thrash, … Continue reading Eruption – Cloaks of Oblivion

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Fen – Winter

March 12, 2017March 13, 2017 Vinterd

 In recent times, it’s become very apparent that any casual visitor of the metal section on Bandcamp knows that black metal absolutely fucking dominates. That has led to a particular few elite bands stay near or at the top almost … Continue reading Fen – Winter

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Excalibur – Humo Negro

March 11, 2017March 14, 2017 Vinterd

 The original spirit of heavy metal has undoubtedly taken an infinite number of twists and turns in the decades since its inception, and it’s led to an infinite number of experiences and styles. When it comes to straight heavy metal, … Continue reading Excalibur – Humo Negro

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Cut Up – Wherever They May Rot

March 10, 2017March 11, 2017 Vinterd

 Sweden has always been one of those landmark countries of death metal that will always be saturated with all sorts of death metal. Be it, even more, melo-death from Gothenburg or some new act of whatever style out of Stockholm, … Continue reading Cut Up – Wherever They May Rot

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Darkened Winter – Dark Age Warfare

March 9, 2017March 10, 2017 Vinterd

 Many, if not most, associate black metal as being intense, powerful, and the sheer embodiment of rage. Yet, as with everything, there’s always people who want to flip the script to shake things up. For black metal, those people created … Continue reading Darkened Winter – Dark Age Warfare

Doom, Metal, Rock1 Comment

Spaceslug – Time Travel Dilemma

March 8, 2017 Vinterd

 As long as mankind has been able to walk, we’ve always wanted to explore. It’s in our very DNA, whether you choose to acknowledge it or not. We’re all explorers at heart. We’ve discovered the forests, the plains, the oceans, … Continue reading Spaceslug – Time Travel Dilemma

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Amken – Theater of the Absurd

March 7, 2017March 8, 2017 Vinterd

 Many countries have become with certain kinds of metal over the years. For example, Norway has black metal and Finland gets death metal it would seem. However, what about thrash? I used to think that Brazil would claim to have … Continue reading Amken – Theater of the Absurd

Instrumental, Post, Rock1 Comment

Ordeal & Plight – s/t

March 6, 2017August 10, 2018 Vinterd

 Every so often, there’s a word that gets thrown around way too much in the metal, rock, heavy, etc. industry and it gets extremely old extremely fucking quick. Nowadays, that word is “post”. People just tack it onto every to call something … Continue reading Ordeal & Plight – s/t

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