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Faerie Ring – Weary Traveler

May 15, 2023May 7, 2023 Vinterd

I do not have to be the one to tell you how lucky we are to find ourselves in the modern digital age of music with there being more quality that ever as it is easier to find than in … Continue reading Faerie Ring – Weary Traveler

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Sarmat – Determined to Strike

May 14, 2023May 7, 2023 Vinterd

Usually, you would think a band that just came to our attention after emerging from the ethereal would take, at minimum, a year before putting out new material for one reason or another. Yet, there is always a handful out … Continue reading Sarmat – Determined to Strike

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The Big Rip – Goatlord

May 13, 2023May 6, 2023 Vinterd

Without so much as giving it a second thought, I truly believe that we’re living in an age where all things stoner related music have never been better. Sure, it’s easy to look back on the great records of the … Continue reading The Big Rip – Goatlord

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Evil Brain Taste – Number Two

May 12, 2023May 5, 2023 Vinterd

None of us are strangers to comedy in any form, but it’s not something that we tend to see in the world of metal. Rather, it’s not something that we tend to see in the world of metal and it … Continue reading Evil Brain Taste – Number Two

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Birds of Nazca – Héliolite

May 11, 2023May 5, 2023 Vinterd

Patience and a watchful eye is a combination that makes for quite the reward should they be taken in the right quantities by those who really put those principles into practice. When it comes to waiting for new material from … Continue reading Birds of Nazca – Héliolite

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Claustrum – s/t

May 10, 2023May 5, 2023 Vinterd

I have said it many times before and I will continue to do so: the old school will never truly die. No matter what anyone may claim in their self-imposed despair or falsely believe by simply looking at a small … Continue reading Claustrum – s/t

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Roseneath – Nowhere Safe

May 9, 2023April 30, 2023 Vinterd

While I will never consider myself an expert in any given style that I enjoy, I do know for a fact that my focus tends to be more in the realms of extreme metal whereas contemporary sounds just don’t get … Continue reading Roseneath – Nowhere Safe

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Nebulae Come Sweet – De Lumière

May 8, 2023April 30, 2023 Vinterd

Once in a blue moon, you’re met with a band that you just can’t simply anticipate. It could be from any style, from any corner of the globe, and defy any possible expectation that you may have before entering the … Continue reading Nebulae Come Sweet – De Lumière

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Varhara – Voidflower

May 7, 2023April 30, 2023 Vinterd

I’m not entirely sure what it is with the underground Russian scene, but it has been in the last few years that we’ve seen some truly exceptional acts come from that particular scene. From folk metal to that densest doom … Continue reading Varhara – Voidflower

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Fires in the Distance – Air Not Meant For Us

May 6, 2023April 29, 2023 Vinterd

On rare occasions, we’re given a record that really goes against the grain and manages to do so in such a way that leaves us downright bewildered. While I was content sitting here believing that рожь was going to be … Continue reading Fires in the Distance – Air Not Meant For Us

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