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Darkestrah – Nomad

March 15, 2024March 8, 2024 Vinterd

Given time, most bands can produce material the likes of which can really astonish and astound. We’ve seen that happen many times over with there being loads of bands out there who have had gaps in the release schedules for … Continue reading Darkestrah – Nomad

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Dödsrit – Nocturnal Will

March 13, 2024March 7, 2024 Vinterd

For all that goes on within the seemingly endless depths of the underground, it’s passion that drives everything forward. From that singular point of real fervor can magnificence take place with those capable of growing and evolving their sound to … Continue reading Dödsrit – Nocturnal Will

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Vøidwomb – Spiritual Apotheosis

March 10, 2024March 1, 2024 Vinterd

For all that has come to pass in the vast underground of metal, the darkness where many bands have resided in for decades has only succeeded in becoming ever darker. As such, there is always a select group of acts … Continue reading Vøidwomb – Spiritual Apotheosis

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Venomous Echoes – Split Formations and Infinite Mania

March 7, 2024February 25, 2024 Vinterd

Every so often when finding new material to review, you come upon something that is really hard to pin down, understand, and put into words even if the mind compels someone like me to do that very thing. Each year … Continue reading Venomous Echoes – Split Formations and Infinite Mania

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Udåd – s/t

March 4, 2024February 29, 2024 Vinterd

Normally, the evolution of any musician would see them go forward rather than backwards. It’s through trials and challenges of many different sorts that can see a musician’s sound change over time to become quite a honed beast that is … Continue reading Udåd – s/t

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Griffon – De Republica

February 29, 2024February 23, 2024 Vinterd

At the intersection where metal and history meet, it’s not uncommon to come across some of the very best works that metal can ever hope to bring forward. Such a combination is something that we can get a seemingly infinite … Continue reading Griffon – De Republica

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Cistvaen – At Light’s Demise

February 25, 2024February 14, 2024 Vinterd

It tends to be that whenever we’re dealing in a band that’s firmly entrenched within the realm of atmospheric black, little to no inspiration from outside styles are incorporated to make the proceeding music multi-dimensional or even interesting in more … Continue reading Cistvaen – At Light’s Demise

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Maere – …And the Universe Keeps Silent

February 23, 2024February 12, 2024 Vinterd

It is within the many different realms of metal that we oftentimes see bands try their best to embody the horrors of nothingness and the madness held therein, but it’s not often to see one overcome and deliver on such … Continue reading Maere – …And the Universe Keeps Silent

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Mourning Dawn – The Foam of Despair

February 21, 2024February 12, 2024 Vinterd

In all of its many different forms, doom metal is one thing above all else: uncompromising. We’ve seen the sound stretched into so many different forms to become a beast unto itself with incredibly few other styles within the vast … Continue reading Mourning Dawn – The Foam of Despair

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Funeral Oration – Antropomorte

February 19, 2024February 7, 2024 Vinterd

The resurgence of obscure black metal bands from the darkest hallways of the style’s crypts have become much more of a common occurrence in recent times with the advent of the digital world giving these bands a renewed foothold where … Continue reading Funeral Oration – Antropomorte

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