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Fews – Glass City

March 24, 2023March 20, 2023 Vinterd

  It’s always a fickle thing to try and craft some quality post-punk material. In my experience, it is one of those styles that can be quite tricky to bring together in a form that doesn’t feel like it’s a … Continue reading Fews – Glass City

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Riptides – s/t

March 23, 2023March 15, 2023 Vinterd

Metalcore can be a fickle thing given the sound’s modern reputation that can just as easily be favorable as it can be hated depending completely on who you’re asking. If you ask me, it’s the same as any other style … Continue reading Riptides – s/t

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Demon King – Vesania

March 22, 2023March 15, 2023 Vinterd

To speak of technical death metal is to, in my opinion, is to speak of some of the best and most talented musicians that the world of metal has to offer us nowadays. Over the years, up-and-coming names have been … Continue reading Demon King – Vesania

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1782 – Clamor Luciferi

March 21, 2023March 15, 2023 Vinterd

When we think about how far the realm of stoner metal has come since the turn of the century, it’s a bewildering thing to comprehend. It’s in the most recent of those years that we’ve seen more than a few … Continue reading 1782 – Clamor Luciferi

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Dimwind – The Futility of Breathing

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Vinterd

It’s always great to have a plan as a band when you find yourselves coming away from your debut album especially when it comes to what direction you want to take your sound with anything being possible whether it is … Continue reading Dimwind – The Futility of Breathing

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Vomitheist – NekroFvneral

March 19, 2023March 8, 2023 Vinterd

Domination is the name of the game in the vast swathe of all that death metal encapsulates with some veins particularly more potent than others. For the Swedes, their contribution to death metal has left a long-lasting impact that we’re … Continue reading Vomitheist – NekroFvneral

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Dozer – Drifting in the Endless Void

March 18, 2023March 10, 2023 Vinterd

Even as we find ourselves before legions upon legions of fresh and new talent that are constantly giving us something to look forward to as they keep the underground alive and breathing in every aspect, there is nothing that can … Continue reading Dozer – Drifting in the Endless Void

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Thecodontion / Ceremented – Split

March 17, 2023March 6, 2023 Vinterd

The idea of no-guitar metal is something that is slowly becoming more and more of a thing with there being more than a few bands out there now that dare to attempt such a sound with it having as much … Continue reading Thecodontion / Ceremented – Split

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Zeup – Mammals

March 16, 2023March 5, 2023 Vinterd

After doing thousands of reviews concerning albums that capture my imagination in virtually every category, it can be somewhat of a challenge to remind myself that you don’t need a larger-than-life presentation to make for a damn good album. Having … Continue reading Zeup – Mammals

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Pustilence – Beliefs of Dead Stargazers and Soothsayers

March 15, 2023March 6, 2023 Vinterd

The old school of death metal is something that is never going to die. Even as it can feel as though we’re constantly swarming in hordes of opinions that claim the old ways are dead and nothing but posers populate … Continue reading Pustilence – Beliefs of Dead Stargazers and Soothsayers

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