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Negative or Nothing – Drowned

January 27, 2021January 16, 2021 Vinterd

It’s simultaneously easy and incredibly difficult to fall into the wide realm of atmospheric black metal with how voluminous the scene is at any given time no matter what. Easy because of the raw abundance, difficult because it can often … Continue reading Negative or Nothing – Drowned

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Stortregn – Impermanence

January 23, 2021January 14, 2021 Vinterd

It’s every now and then that we get an album that really does challenge my previous conception of what I thought I was getting myself into, and it’s pretty much every single time that I find myself enjoying having my … Continue reading Stortregn – Impermanence

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Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2021

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Vinterd

Any single person who pays even a little bit of attention to the reviews that I’ve been putting out for years now, one of the extreme constants in my time has been Transcending Obscurity Records. Witnessing the rise of the … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2021

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Yoth Iria – As The Flame Withers

January 20, 2021January 7, 2021 Vinterd

It’s not terribly unoften to see surprising material come from unsurprising sources. There will always be musicians from great bands that are still running today that haven’t played in them for however long that still have the itch to perform, … Continue reading Yoth Iria – As The Flame Withers

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Demon King – The Final Tyranny

January 11, 2021December 31, 2020 Vinterd

The supernova-like explosion of technical death metal in the last few years has been an absolute joy to experience for any of us who are able to fall into what these bands are putting out, and it’s staggering to realize … Continue reading Demon King – The Final Tyranny

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Aberration – s/t

January 9, 2021December 26, 2020 Vinterd

Just looking back at the last twelve months of our miserable lives is enough to make every single one of us sigh with a collective agreement of “Fuck”. However, one thing that’s been helping us power through more than ever … Continue reading Aberration – s/t

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Escaping Aghartha – White-Nose Syndrome

January 6, 2021December 26, 2020 Vinterd

There really is nothing quite like trying to survive in extreme cold. It’s a horror that few of us rarely have to face anymore for one reason or another, but we all have an innate fear of a frozen death … Continue reading Escaping Aghartha – White-Nose Syndrome

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Severoth – Vsesvit

January 2, 2021December 18, 2020 Vinterd

Each style has many pillars that we can constantly find the entirety of that sound resting on at all times with the many ideals, techniques, and variations that one can contain being what uphold it all through all sorts of … Continue reading Severoth – Vsesvit

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Sorcier Des Glaces – Un Monde de Glace et de Sang

December 31, 2020December 18, 2020 Vinterd

When it comes to the representation of Canadian black metal, there’s no other band that should come faster to our minds than Sorcier Des Glaces. The band’s run has been no less than staggering with a massive catalog slowly being … Continue reading Sorcier Des Glaces – Un Monde de Glace et de Sang

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Funeral Winds – Essence

December 28, 2020December 16, 2020 Vinterd

It’s not very often that we can find ourselves bands that have been around since a time that was extremely short after the creation of an entire style, and it’s with black metal that we occasionally get such a treat. … Continue reading Funeral Winds – Essence

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