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Sermon of Flames – I Have Seen the Light, And It Was Repulsive

August 8, 2021August 2, 2021 Vinterd

It’s one thing to craft a record that blends together multiple styles that populate the wide and deep spectrum of all that is metal, but to make a work that brings in so many aspects that rarely make for a … Continue reading Sermon of Flames – I Have Seen the Light, And It Was Repulsive

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Cognitive – Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction

August 7, 2021August 2, 2021 Vinterd

If we were to take the time to talk about any worthwhile band that has come out of the absolute tsunami of new technical death metal bands in recent years, we’d be here for days. To just pluck one out … Continue reading Cognitive – Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction

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Norse – Ascetic

August 6, 2021July 28, 2021 Vinterd

It’s always fascinating to keep coming back to bands over and over again across many years and always being surprised every time you come back to them, and it’s quite a fortunately lengthy list in my case with it happening … Continue reading Norse – Ascetic

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Vubar – Ad Conflandum in Horror

August 5, 2021July 26, 2021 Vinterd

The vast and diverse world of horror is something that I think death metal will never cease to draw inspiration from, for what better source could such a vicious genre draw inspiration from where one specializes in visual terror and … Continue reading Vubar – Ad Conflandum in Horror

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The Angelus – Why We Never Die

August 4, 2021July 26, 2021 Vinterd

While it’s in the more psychedelic corners of rock that we tend to find bands that manage to incorporate atmospheres that could be considered trippy or anything of the sort, but that hasn’t stopped numerous bands from trying to achieve … Continue reading The Angelus – Why We Never Die

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Daemonicus – Eschaton

August 3, 2021July 26, 2021 Vinterd

The undeniable empire of raw power that is Swedish death metal is in some of the best shape that it’s ever been in the current climate that we find ourselves in today, and I couldn’t be any happier to be … Continue reading Daemonicus – Eschaton

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Ola Englund – Starzinger

August 2, 2021July 20, 2021 Vinterd

When we take into consideration all the prolific musicians that have graced our ears in recent years, there is a definitive list that crosses many of our minds when it comes to names that are downright essential in one way … Continue reading Ola Englund – Starzinger

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Hexorcist – Evil Reaping Death

August 1, 2021July 20, 2021 Vinterd

The modern state of death metal has never been better if you ask me, and it’s truly thanks to the innumerable bands from all over the world that we are able to live in such a unique and macabre renaissance. … Continue reading Hexorcist – Evil Reaping Death

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Aegos – The Great Burst of Light

July 31, 2021July 19, 2021 Vinterd

On occasion, we get an album that truly does not deserve the fate of being categorized as opposed to the record being enjoyed for all that it is. When these acts come around and manage to provide us performances that … Continue reading Aegos – The Great Burst of Light

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Defacement – s/t

July 30, 2021July 19, 2021 Vinterd

A band that manages to come up out of virtually nowhere and make waves will always be worthy of investigation by all accounts, and that was far from the case a few years ago when Defacement came out of the … Continue reading Defacement – s/t

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