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Transcending Obscurity Records – 2023 Label Sampler

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 Vinterd

In the nearly ten years I’ve been doing these reviews, I’ve been blessed with a few constants in my life that keep me interested in more than one way with new material from different sources and always give me something … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – 2023 Label Sampler

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A Diadem of Dead Stars – Emerald Sunsets

January 13, 2023January 8, 2023 Vinterd

With all that is constantly going on within the undeniably dense underground of black metal, A Diadem of Dead Stars has long been a name that I’ve kept a close eye on since I first discovered the name with “The … Continue reading A Diadem of Dead Stars – Emerald Sunsets

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Altar of Gore – Infinite Visions of Violence

January 11, 2023January 7, 2023 Vinterd

In the utter density of the death metal underground, excellence and intrigue could be laying in wait just around the corner with a big jagged and serrated knife waiting for you to stumble into its trapped yet you never do … Continue reading Altar of Gore – Infinite Visions of Violence

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Moluchtas – Telos Terminus

January 29, 2022January 17, 2022 Vinterd

While I tend to deal more in releases that have the backing of at least a little studio magic in the form of EPs or full-length albums, there’s something about the particular magic of a well-done demo that I simply … Continue reading Moluchtas – Telos Terminus

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Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2022

January 16, 2022January 10, 2022 Vinterd

Anyone who knows anything about me and my listening habits knows that there are a few constants that I always find myself adhering to when it comes to my listening habits whether it be subconsciously or very on purpose, as … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2022

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Gomgoma – Efflorescent Graveyards

April 8, 2021March 28, 2021 Vinterd

It’s on occasion that we get an album from a band that truly isn’t afraid of genre boundaries for one reason or another, and it tends to be the case that we get one of two scenarios: a surprisingly fluid … Continue reading Gomgoma – Efflorescent Graveyards

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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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Dødsferd – Death Shall Purify the Wounds of Your Fragile Mortality

October 10, 2020September 23, 2020 Vinterd

Twenty years is, by all accounts, a long time for any band to keep going, especially if people can always rely on a constant stream of quality and self-improvement if they stick with that act. Next year will herald that … Continue reading Dødsferd – Death Shall Purify the Wounds of Your Fragile Mortality

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Warred – MMXX – The Singles Collection

June 5, 2020May 24, 2020 Vinterd

Brazil tends to be a country that I associate with thrash more often than not because that appears to make up the majority of the metal that comes from that portion of South America, but, of course, there are plenty … Continue reading Warred – MMXX – The Singles Collection

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Unexplained Sounds Group – Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Indonesia

April 22, 2020April 12, 2020 Vinterd

If you know anything about any sort of world music that’s been making its way across the internet especially with the help of Bandcamp, you’ve more than likely come across the curated compilations made by the people from Unexplained Sounds … Continue reading Unexplained Sounds Group – Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Indonesia

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