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Wilderun – Epigone

January 17, 2022January 4, 2022 Vinterd

It’s out of the mystical realm of folk metal that I really do feel as though there aren’t nearly as many large, bewildering bands that listeners can really latch on to especially when it comes to new names with it … Continue reading Wilderun – Epigone

Atmospheric, Black, Death, Doom, Metal, Progressive, Sludge, TechnicalLeave a comment

Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2022

January 16, 2022January 10, 2022 Vinterd

Anyone who knows anything about me and my listening habits knows that there are a few constants that I always find myself adhering to when it comes to my listening habits whether it be subconsciously or very on purpose, as … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2022

Death, Doom, MetalLeave a comment

Night Hag – Phantasmal Scourge

January 13, 2022December 28, 2021 Vinterd

It’s always fascinating to watch a band right from the nastiest boards of the rotten, seething floor of the underground of death metal to become their own entity that is by no means anything to mess with in any form … Continue reading Night Hag – Phantasmal Scourge

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The Mist From the Mountains – Monumental – The Temple of Twilight

January 12, 2022January 1, 2022 Vinterd

A black metal record that draws from the very fabric of nature itself is far from an anomaly in our current climate for many different reasons, and it can effortlessly feel as though we’re drowning in throngs of bands that … Continue reading The Mist From the Mountains – Monumental – The Temple of Twilight

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Ectoplasma – Inferna Kabbalah

January 11, 2022December 28, 2021 Vinterd

The very old school of death metal still provides endless inspiration for the modern acts that we find ourselves constantly bombarded with whether it be for better or for worse, and I cannot help but feel in every way that … Continue reading Ectoplasma – Inferna Kabbalah

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Mizmor – Wit’s End

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Vinterd

The very landscape of all that can be filed under evocative doom that takes more than a few cues from the realms of black metal has expanded exponentially in recent years with throngs of acts coming out of the woodwork … Continue reading Mizmor – Wit’s End

Death, Doom, MetalLeave a comment

Druid Lord – Relics of the Dead

January 7, 2022December 26, 2021 Vinterd

The many different iterations of death-doom have led to what can easily be called some of the most evocative releases that metal has seen in some of its heaviest forms, but anyone who even has only ever dipped their toe … Continue reading Druid Lord – Relics of the Dead

Death, Metal, TechnicalLeave a comment

Godless Truth – s/t

January 4, 2022December 21, 2021 Vinterd

The very origins of technical death metal can be up for dispute much the origins of any style, but it can be very interesting in this case given its recent rise in popularity, but it seems to be more often … Continue reading Godless Truth – s/t

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Pyrrhic Salvation – Manifestum I

December 31, 2021December 20, 2021 Vinterd

It’s such an obvious thing to conceive but it still needs to be said every so often so that it is perfectly clear for all to know – just because you’re loud and intense does not mean you’re able to … Continue reading Pyrrhic Salvation – Manifestum I

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Allegaeon – Damnum

December 27, 2021December 15, 2021 Vinterd

When it comes to the very vibrant scene of technical death metal that we find ourselves in after years of bands coming out of seemingly nowhere to show us their crazy prowess in technicalities that can be applied to such … Continue reading Allegaeon – Damnum

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