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Wraithfyre – Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasms

August 24, 2024August 16, 2024 Vinterd

For all that can be done within the vast spectrum of black metal, few can deny how few and far between truly exceptional works can be when it comes to those works that embody the best of what the given … Continue reading Wraithfyre – Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasms

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Glacial Tomb – Lightless Expanse

August 23, 2024August 16, 2024 Vinterd

Moving forward as a band in the underground is to find yourself with quite the dilemma in some instances with the simple prospect of grandiosity something that can lure any unsuspecting act to a downfall most unfortunate. It’s important to … Continue reading Glacial Tomb – Lightless Expanse

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The Mist from the Mountains – Portal – The Gathering of Storms

August 22, 2024August 16, 2024 Vinterd

Growth is always an extremely important part of any band’s adventures through the underground. It’s what keeps things simply moving forward and prevents stagnation from taking place which can oftentimes times be the moment where bands make or break their … Continue reading The Mist from the Mountains – Portal – The Gathering of Storms

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Blue Heron – Everything Fades

August 21, 2024August 16, 2024 Vinterd

For all that heaviness can bring to the table, it has been made clear many times over that the more psychedelic reaches of the concept has found itself in quite the year with a true menagerie of names coming around … Continue reading Blue Heron – Everything Fades

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Fleshgod Apocalypse – Opera

August 20, 2024August 11, 2024 Vinterd

It’s fascinating all the things that can go into a single album with the very lives and experiences of the band members often playing huge roles in their works. That notion alone points us in the direction of millions of … Continue reading Fleshgod Apocalypse – Opera

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Isolert – Wounds of Desolation

August 19, 2024August 15, 2024 Vinterd

It is one thing to take the steps forward through the underground to make yourself known amongst such stiff competition, but it’s another thing altogether to succeed where countless others have struggled or outright failed before you. At any given … Continue reading Isolert – Wounds of Desolation

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Feral – To Usurp the Thrones

August 18, 2024August 9, 2024 Vinterd

We could sit here all day and take into consideration all that death metal has brought to the table since its inception decades ago and all that is has accomplished in that time, but there are truths that have been … Continue reading Feral – To Usurp the Thrones

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Delving – All Paths Diverge

August 17, 2024August 15, 2024 Vinterd

Endless and constantly shifting are the boundaries of psychedelic rock. In a sound where anything can seem possible, it can sometimes be the case that bands come around and take a bigger bite than what they can swallow with their … Continue reading Delving – All Paths Diverge

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Teeth – The Will of Hate

August 16, 2024August 11, 2024 Vinterd

While the once-breakneck rate of technical death metal releases have slowed down as of late, there’s still more than enough madness to go around should one simply know where to look with a little bit of luck certainly going quite … Continue reading Teeth – The Will of Hate

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Bloody Valkyria – Kingdom in Fire

August 15, 2024August 9, 2024 Vinterd

At any given moment, the underground is always ready for the arrival of a new name in black metal that can really inject some life into the sound no matter what the approach may be. Whether it be a straightforward … Continue reading Bloody Valkyria – Kingdom in Fire

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