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Okwaho – The Usurper Regime

June 14, 2023June 3, 2023 Vinterd

There is nothing that can compare to some black metal that actually serves as a release for fury and disparity the likes of which only the deepest pits of the soul know truly. I’m not talking about some riffs or … Continue reading Okwaho – The Usurper Regime

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Yawning Balch – Volume One

June 13, 2023June 3, 2023 Vinterd

Oftentimes, the best creations have the simplest beginnings. For the last little while, it has really seemed like the best and most interesting works to have come from the instrumental reaches of instrumental rock are born out of naught but … Continue reading Yawning Balch – Volume One

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Usnea – Bathed in Light

June 12, 2023June 2, 2023 Vinterd

As one of the original bands that showed me what all was possible from the world of funeral doom metal, this is a return that I have been anticipating for years now. It has been far too long since we … Continue reading Usnea – Bathed in Light

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Dead and Dripping – Blackened Cerebral Rifts

June 11, 2023May 14, 2023 Vinterd

It has been far, far too long since I’ve found myself before any body of work from the pulsing realm of brutal death metal and feel as though I walked out from a work that actually did the style justice … Continue reading Dead and Dripping – Blackened Cerebral Rifts

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Wooden Veins – Imploding Waves

June 10, 2023May 29, 2023 Vinterd

For years now, the state of doom metal has been nothing to underestimate or joke about. From a great level of innovation to a fiercely strong devotion to the classic veins, the future of doom has never been in question … Continue reading Wooden Veins – Imploding Waves

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Stoned Jesus – Father Light

June 9, 2023June 3, 2023 Vinterd

For decades now, the very reputation of all things related to the world of heavy rock has reached a fever pitch the likes of which finds the style in a real golden era where any and every fan of the … Continue reading Stoned Jesus – Father Light

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Solt / Obsidian Shrine – Consortium In Diaboli

June 8, 2023May 28, 2023 Vinterd

A quality split is something that comes in many different forms as it can be from many different bands that can effortlessly create a different concoction from all the rest by nothing more than pure happenstance and nothing else. It’s … Continue reading Solt / Obsidian Shrine – Consortium In Diaboli

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Stillbeing – World Builder

June 7, 2023May 29, 2023 Vinterd

From the ashes of what once was, something always arises. It may not be in the form that we expect, but something will absolutely come forth from what was laid to rest much like the phoenix. I have listened to … Continue reading Stillbeing – World Builder

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Serpent Corpse – Blood Sabbath

June 6, 2023May 28, 2023 Vinterd

It’s no secret that the worlds of punk and death metal tend to overlap from time to time. Numerous bands over the decades have done quite a good job at showing us what all is possible when the two are … Continue reading Serpent Corpse – Blood Sabbath

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Cloak – Black Flame Eternal

June 5, 2023June 3, 2023 Vinterd

Spirituality is something that many within the realms of black metal dare to try and bring to the table with very few able to get a real grasp on it in such a way that feels fully fleshed out, compelling, … Continue reading Cloak – Black Flame Eternal

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