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Abiotic – Ikigai

January 13, 2021January 1, 2021 Vinterd

To see any band of even mild renown go on hiatus can be a devastating thing for us fans since that can often mean that it will be several years before we hear more from the band, but that isn’t … Continue reading Abiotic – Ikigai

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Lam – Liber K

January 12, 2021January 1, 2021 Vinterd

When the quarantines started going around the world, it was a truly dark time for the vast majority of us who felt like we had nothing to do, but, lucky for us, the musicians never stopped in their toiling. What … Continue reading Lam – Liber K

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Demon King – The Final Tyranny

January 11, 2021December 31, 2020 Vinterd

The supernova-like explosion of technical death metal in the last few years has been an absolute joy to experience for any of us who are able to fall into what these bands are putting out, and it’s staggering to realize … Continue reading Demon King – The Final Tyranny

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The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara – Full Spectrum

January 10, 2021December 31, 2020 Vinterd

With the many different iterations of metal out there, it can often feel hard to find something worth sinking your teeth into when it feels like every other band is trying to create something new whilst doing the exact opposite. … Continue reading The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara – Full Spectrum

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Aberration – s/t

January 9, 2021December 26, 2020 Vinterd

Just looking back at the last twelve months of our miserable lives is enough to make every single one of us sigh with a collective agreement of “Fuck”. However, one thing that’s been helping us power through more than ever … Continue reading Aberration – s/t

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Escaping Aghartha – White-Nose Syndrome

January 6, 2021December 26, 2020 Vinterd

There really is nothing quite like trying to survive in extreme cold. It’s a horror that few of us rarely have to face anymore for one reason or another, but we all have an innate fear of a frozen death … Continue reading Escaping Aghartha – White-Nose Syndrome

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The Harvest Trail – Instinct

January 5, 2021December 26, 2020 Vinterd

Death metal, like all forms of extreme metal, has long been subjected to many different forms of experimentation, but there are very few things that can compare when it’s stripped down to an immensely basic form whose only goal is … Continue reading The Harvest Trail – Instinct

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Severoth – Vsesvit

January 2, 2021December 18, 2020 Vinterd

Each style has many pillars that we can constantly find the entirety of that sound resting on at all times with the many ideals, techniques, and variations that one can contain being what uphold it all through all sorts of … Continue reading Severoth – Vsesvit

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Sepulcros – Vazio

January 1, 2021December 8, 2020 Vinterd

It’s more often than not that we find metal coming from the same set of countries, but it’s when you put in a little bit of elbow grease and go outside the normal boundaries that you tend to find greatness … Continue reading Sepulcros – Vazio

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Funeral Winds – Essence

December 28, 2020December 16, 2020 Vinterd

It’s not very often that we can find ourselves bands that have been around since a time that was extremely short after the creation of an entire style, and it’s with black metal that we occasionally get such a treat. … Continue reading Funeral Winds – Essence

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