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Mantras – Pillars of Creation

April 22, 2022April 10, 2022 Vinterd

Ever since Ommadon left us behind after a glorious streak of the darkest drone music I had ever heard, there has been a distinct void in my listening habits that I’ve been meaning to rectify but have simply never gotten … Continue reading Mantras – Pillars of Creation

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Skognatt / Wehmut – The Swarm / November

April 21, 2022April 10, 2022 Vinterd

The idea of bringing melancholy into a work of black metal is far from a novel idea for the style with that having been the case for decades at this point. But, like many things that are done over and … Continue reading Skognatt / Wehmut – The Swarm / November

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Seum – Blueberry Cash

April 20, 2022March 27, 2022 Vinterd

As a lover of all things in the world of heaviness, there’s nothing that can compare to some well done sludge metal that manages to be more than a simple slab of heavy riffs and some screaming to really put … Continue reading Seum – Blueberry Cash

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Silver Knife – Ring

April 19, 2022April 10, 2022 Vinterd

Every so often, we’re gifted with a new band that can only be considered an absolute sensation in virtually every aspect. When Silver Knife first came upon the scene two years ago with their debut album, “Unyielding/Unseeing”, the reaction from … Continue reading Silver Knife – Ring

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People of the Black Circle – s/t

April 18, 2022April 10, 2022 Vinterd

Oftentimes, when we consider what it means to hearken back to the classic days of doom metal’s infancy, it tends to be some sort of creation that blurs the lines between styles with some slow riffage thrown into the mix … Continue reading People of the Black Circle – s/t

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Azothyst – Blood of Dead God

April 17, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

Far too often, when the realms of black and death metal crossover we find ourselves simply wanting more. It’s downright infuriating to see a band come so close to success only the just miss the mark for one reason or … Continue reading Azothyst – Blood of Dead God

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Ufomammut – Fenice

April 16, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

With all the many different forms of psychedelia that have cropped up over the decades, it has to be its heavier forms that have got to be some of the most interesting iterations of what the concept is capable of … Continue reading Ufomammut – Fenice

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Temple of Decay – Rigor Mortis

April 15, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

Effortlessly, it’s since the arrival of black and death metal upon the global scene has the combination of the two become a true phenomenon that’s become a nigh-on integral part of the metal underground for the many bands that have … Continue reading Temple of Decay – Rigor Mortis

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Novarupta – Carrion Movements

April 14, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

The true glory of the underground comes into play when we manage to get a band that comes out of what feels like utter nothingness to bewilder us with an experience that cannot be considered anything less than essential for … Continue reading Novarupta – Carrion Movements

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Watain – The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain

April 13, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

Of all the names that have cropped up in the world of black metal to gain any level of fame, few have become as heralded, ubiquitous, feared, loved, loathed, and everything in between as Watain has become since they crawled … Continue reading Watain – The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain

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