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Uada – Crepuscule Natura

August 14, 2023August 8, 2023 Vinterd

There have been quite several bands out there that have come around in the last ten years that, for one reason or another, have caused substantial debate and side-taking in the many different circles that inhabit the metal underground. It … Continue reading Uada – Crepuscule Natura

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Great Cold Emptiness – Immaculate Hearts Will Triumph

August 7, 2023July 31, 2023 Vinterd

The change that has come upon black metal in certain corners of its sound over the years has long been undeniable, but I feel as though there is still so much to be done. Even as we find ourselves being … Continue reading Great Cold Emptiness – Immaculate Hearts Will Triumph

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Evoking Winds – Bald Mountain

August 2, 2023July 26, 2023 Vinterd

Since the dawn of black metal going into the realms of fantasy and folklore, Tolkien has been the undeniably dominating presence with hundreds if not thousands of bands using his works to propel their brand of black metal into the … Continue reading Evoking Winds – Bald Mountain

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Sleepwalker – Skopofoboexoskelett

July 29, 2023July 19, 2023 Vinterd

How the many different worlds of experimentation in the vast landscape of metal continuously manage to stun and impress at a consistent rate is something that I will never truly understand, yet I dare not question it in the slightest. … Continue reading Sleepwalker – Skopofoboexoskelett

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Loather – Eis

July 27, 2023July 17, 2023 Vinterd

It is each and every year that we’re accosted by bands of all sorts from all creeds that try their hand at delivering black metal that is of quality. Of course, different styles come with different standards, but to deliver … Continue reading Loather – Eis

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Olde Throne – In the Land of Ghosts

July 25, 2023July 17, 2023 Vinterd

The very voices of the ancient world have long held a place in many corners of metal music, but it is in relatively few instances that we get a performance that succeeds in bringing it all forward in a meaningful … Continue reading Olde Throne – In the Land of Ghosts

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Kvad – So Old

July 21, 2023July 9, 2023 Vinterd

Long has it been a trend that we put black metal of the Norwegian variety into a category all of its own. Why such a trend began I will not claim to not, but it easily grown into one of … Continue reading Kvad – So Old

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Ofnus – Time Held Me Grey and Dying

July 16, 2023July 7, 2023 Vinterd

Practically ever since the style came into existence, pain and existential suffering have long been a core part of what has made black metal what we all know it to be. Sometimes, we’re given works that draw from that concept … Continue reading Ofnus – Time Held Me Grey and Dying

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Blackbraid – Blackbraid II

July 11, 2023July 7, 2023 Vinterd

It’s not often we get a name that’s able to embody the very definition of what it means to be a sensation, but when we’re met with a fitting event then there are few other things we can compare it … Continue reading Blackbraid – Blackbraid II

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Hell’s Coronation – Transgression of a Necromantical Darkness

July 9, 2023June 30, 2023 Vinterd

Over the years, it goes without saying that we’ve all seen varying forms of darkness from styles that claim to do great things for everything related to it and the realms beyond death. Black metal tends to be the style … Continue reading Hell’s Coronation – Transgression of a Necromantical Darkness

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