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Oceans of Ash – Smoke Dreams

November 21, 2025 Vinterd

The first step is almost always the most important. Whether you’re beginning the process of writing a new album or getting your very first steps together as a band, it is ever so important to get things off to a … Continue reading Oceans of Ash – Smoke Dreams

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Sligm – Untethered Dimensions

November 19, 2025 Vinterd

Not every end has to be definitive. It is only the nature of time that things eventually  come to an end in some form other another, but we tend to get the misconception that endings are very one-dimensional and rigid … Continue reading Sligm – Untethered Dimensions

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Fimbul Winter – What Once Was

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 Vinterd

Capitalizing off past experience and growing to become more, Fimbul Winter puts forth an interesting display of power with its debut EP. Continue reading Fimbul Winter – What Once Was

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Astral Spear – s/t

November 13, 2025November 16, 2025 Vinterd

For everything that has been accomplished over the years in the vast underground, there is still plenty of glory to be had in the way of harnessing what’s been done before. Oftentimes, we’re given creations that are mere shadows of … Continue reading Astral Spear – s/t

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Miscreant of Malfeasance – Phonk Slam

November 5, 2025October 28, 2025 Vinterd

For all that’s to be found throughout the underground, it’s mandatory to understand that not everything is for everyone. I like to think that my taste in all that metal has to offer is quite inclusive, yet it’s in my … Continue reading Miscreant of Malfeasance – Phonk Slam

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Summoning Hellgates – Spear of Conquest

October 31, 2025October 10, 2025 Vinterd

Perpetually are there tons of new acts cropping up along the vast undergrowth of the metal underground. It is virtually impossible to keep up with it all given the sheer volume that’s always out there with many being far more … Continue reading Summoning Hellgates – Spear of Conquest

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Pogarda – Czarne Obrazy

October 28, 2025October 20, 2025 Vinterd

It would be a terrific understatement to say that black metal has taken on many different forms in the decades since its inception. For as many names we see trying to push the genre into fresh and compelling new territory … Continue reading Pogarda – Czarne Obrazy

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Where Innocence Died – Shades of Memories

October 23, 2025October 20, 2025 Vinterd

Given the sheer reach that doom metal has ascertained for itself over the decades, it really shouldn’t be a surprise to see just how far the sound has come for all that it offers and all that it still dares … Continue reading Where Innocence Died – Shades of Memories

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Strigiform – Aconite

October 21, 2025October 11, 2025 Vinterd

Slowly but surely, we’ve been seeing extreme metal going in many different directions ever since its inception, and while there have already been loads of different reaches already excavated by daring adventurers, there are always deeper depth to explore for … Continue reading Strigiform – Aconite

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Arrows – Yearning Arrows; Cloven Suns

October 12, 2025October 7, 2025 Vinterd

Whereas many look to the largely unexplored reaches of the underground to find new talent delivering fresh experiences, it can oftentimes be from the well-known founts of quality that we can keep returning to in the search of finding something … Continue reading Arrows – Yearning Arrows; Cloven Suns

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