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Cruel Force – Dawn of the Axe

October 2, 2023September 19, 2023 Vinterd

The classic vein of any given sound throughout the metal underground is held in high reverence for anyone involved with tons doing their best to keep it alive, yet some sounds are more adept at giving it alive in a … Continue reading Cruel Force – Dawn of the Axe

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Walking Corpse – Our Hands, Your Throat

October 1, 2023September 13, 2023 Vinterd

By all intents and purposes, grind has long been one of the most unrelenting and unapologetically malicious brands of metal that can be found throughout the entirety of the global underground. As such, the scene is quite an impenetrable beast … Continue reading Walking Corpse – Our Hands, Your Throat

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Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit

September 30, 2023September 18, 2023 Vinterd

Hype is quite a dangerous thing if unchecked. Just because a notable band is putting out material does not mean we’re automatically in for a good time whenever new material does come around for the universe is rarely gracious on … Continue reading Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit

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Dopelord – Songs for Satan

September 29, 2023September 19, 2023 Vinterd

For all the many different bands that have risen above the masses in recent years, there are quite a few that have made such an impact such that they cannot be considered any less than substantial for one reason or … Continue reading Dopelord – Songs for Satan

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Baring Teeth – The Path Narrows

September 28, 2023September 18, 2023 Vinterd

For some time now, the very boundaries of what’s possible within the many different realms of metal have been crossed and transcended many times over by bands either daring or foolish enough to try and explore avenues that many declared … Continue reading Baring Teeth – The Path Narrows

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Woe – Legacies of Frailty

September 27, 2023September 19, 2023 Vinterd

It is no secret that black metal has long looked upon the many different fallacies of humankind with disgust, disdain, and disappointment. For all that we could achieve together, it is all too often that we work against each other … Continue reading Woe – Legacies of Frailty

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Heads for the Dead – In the Absence of Faith

September 26, 2023September 12, 2023 Vinterd

Normally, it takes quite some time before any particular band can become known as ubiquitous in their style with it taking years of honing your craft and shaping the very sound of the genre around your own to the point … Continue reading Heads for the Dead – In the Absence of Faith

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The Grief – Crucible

September 25, 2023September 13, 2023 Vinterd

Doom has this stigma of being supremely heavy and an absolute riff-fest with many circles of the sound certainly perpetuating that stereotype, but it needs to be made clear every so often that there is far more to the sound … Continue reading The Grief – Crucible

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Temple of Scorn – Funeral Altar Epiphanies

September 24, 2023September 10, 2023 Vinterd

New names coming out of the woodwork are events that are far from uncommon given what the very landscape of the underground scene has become since the dawn of the digital age where bands are sprouting forth from the darkness … Continue reading Temple of Scorn – Funeral Altar Epiphanies

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Iron Buddha – Raze//Repose

September 23, 2023September 12, 2023 Vinterd

Metal has long been known to be a vicious assault upon the senses. While that hasn’t always been the case for a long time now, there is nothing that can compare to when a band does come around that doesn’t … Continue reading Iron Buddha – Raze//Repose

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