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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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Ripping Remains – Necrodestiny

October 11, 2025October 8, 2025 Vinterd

Sometimes, you don’t need anything fancy in order to get results. Often, it’s the straightforward and the unapologetically efficient that gets you to where you need to be in such a fashion that may not be the most flavorful for … Continue reading Ripping Remains – Necrodestiny

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Old Animals – s/t

October 10, 2025October 6, 2025 Vinterd

A little bit of daring and an adventurous attitude can take a band very far. There’s plenty to be said for those that are able to deliver greatness all within the typical confines of a particular sound, but I think … Continue reading Old Animals – s/t

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Wstręt – Subhuman Eschatology

September 9, 2025September 7, 2025 Vinterd

It can be quite difficult to make your impact known in an underground where only the strongest can truly thrive, but all you need to survive is passion and a little bit of know-how. Such a thing can take many … Continue reading Wstręt – Subhuman Eschatology

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Acephalic Void – We Chose Death

August 27, 2025August 24, 2025 Vinterd

The expansion of black and death metal over the decades is no surprise. As one of the epitomes of what it means to take metal to some of its most extreme reaches, there are always bands trying their hand at … Continue reading Acephalic Void – We Chose Death

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Perishing – Malicious Acropolis Unveiled

August 17, 2025August 10, 2025 Vinterd

The threat of an oncoming darkness is something that has permeated many corners of the underground for as long as many of us can remember. We’ve been blessed over the years with throngs of acts that are able to come … Continue reading Perishing – Malicious Acropolis Unveiled

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Insomniac – Om Moksha Ritam

August 16, 2025August 12, 2025 Vinterd

Perpetually, we’re always on the lookout for the next big thing. Whether we want to admit it or not even if we’re already drowning in stupendous talent, the mind cannot help but wonder what will come next that could blows … Continue reading Insomniac – Om Moksha Ritam

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Gloombound – Dreaming Delusion

August 11, 2025August 2, 2025 Vinterd

We could sit here all day and talk about all that the sprawling realms of death-doom bring to the table with its heaviness, raw melancholies, and overwhelming intensity that permeates virtually every creation of the sound to such a degree … Continue reading Gloombound – Dreaming Delusion

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Witch Hound – Mountain Knows

August 2, 2025July 24, 2025 Vinterd

Fresh talent is always something that has kept the underground moving forward. Whether it comes in the form of an envelope-pushing act or one that seeks the perpetuate the greatness of what’s come before in straightforward reverence via imitation, it … Continue reading Witch Hound – Mountain Knows

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Methammer – Downfall

July 29, 2025July 18, 2025 Vinterd

For all the many different avenues that are gloriously available throughout the vast spectrum of all that metal music has to offer, it’s surprisingly the instrumental reaches that we don’t get enough material from often enough. It’s one of those … Continue reading Methammer – Downfall

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