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Azothyst – Blood of Dead God

April 17, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

Far too often, when the realms of black and death metal crossover we find ourselves simply wanting more. It’s downright infuriating to see a band come so close to success only the just miss the mark for one reason or … Continue reading Azothyst – Blood of Dead God

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Temple of Decay – Rigor Mortis

April 15, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

Effortlessly, it’s since the arrival of black and death metal upon the global scene has the combination of the two become a true phenomenon that’s become a nigh-on integral part of the metal underground for the many bands that have … Continue reading Temple of Decay – Rigor Mortis

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Watain – The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain

April 13, 2022April 9, 2022 Vinterd

Of all the names that have cropped up in the world of black metal to gain any level of fame, few have become as heralded, ubiquitous, feared, loved, loathed, and everything in between as Watain has become since they crawled … Continue reading Watain – The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain

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Wömit Angel – Sadopunk Finland

April 6, 2022April 4, 2022 Vinterd

When we take into consideration all that the very winds of Scandinavia have done for the world of extreme metal, one cannot help but think of the big three styles of extreme metal from death, black, and doom that take … Continue reading Wömit Angel – Sadopunk Finland

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Feral Light – Psychic Contortions

April 2, 2022March 27, 2022 Vinterd

While I have always been a fan of straight-forward black metal, there is nothing that can compare to when it’s met with a group that manages to twist the sound into something else that cannot be denied in any form … Continue reading Feral Light – Psychic Contortions

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Truchlo Strzygi – Gwiezdny Demon

March 31, 2022March 26, 2022 Vinterd

The worlds of punk and black metal are distinctly different realms at a glance, but it’s in the right hands that, like many things, they can be brought together to be made into a sound that cannot be considered anything … Continue reading Truchlo Strzygi – Gwiezdny Demon

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Breaths / Dimwind – Seasons

March 28, 2022March 19, 2022 Vinterd

It should go without saying that if we were to look towards the news or even a simple walk outside of our doors will show us that the world in truly in a state of turmoil the likes of which … Continue reading Breaths / Dimwind – Seasons

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Sisyphean – Colours of Faith

March 27, 2022March 19, 2022 Vinterd

When it comes to a style that manages to scratch every itch you may have while managing to accomplish so much more, there truly is nothing in our modern soundscape like a black metal band that manages to both fulfill … Continue reading Sisyphean – Colours of Faith

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Zos – The Whole of the Body I Call ZOS

March 25, 2022March 18, 2022 Vinterd

The very outer skirts of extreme metal have always been realms that I cannot help but find endlessly fascinating. To see a style that already borders on the very edges of what many would consider beyond the very conception of … Continue reading Zos – The Whole of the Body I Call ZOS

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Falls of Rauros – Key to a Vanishing Future

March 21, 2022March 19, 2022 Vinterd

Out of the throngs of acts that black metal has seen the rise of since the turn of the century, there surely is a list that many would consider essential as we move forward in figuring out who the very … Continue reading Falls of Rauros – Key to a Vanishing Future

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