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Indigosaur – Cosmic Censor

November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 Vinterd

While many of us are constantly looking for the next big thing when it comes to what rock music can still bring to the table in a revolutionary way, I think only focusing on such one-in-a-generation talent is a disservice … Continue reading Indigosaur – Cosmic Censor

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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Death Hilarious

April 18, 2025April 6, 2025 Vinterd

We’re fortunate enough to live in a time where there really does seem to be a flavor of metal for everybody, but it’s even then that there are itches that extremely few bands are able to scratch. When they do … Continue reading Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Death Hilarious

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Death Denied – Through Waters, Through Flames

November 18, 2022November 15, 2022 Vinterd

The very idea of crunchy rock that has a clear flair born out of the southern reaches of the United States is something that has become undeniably infused with much of what comes out of that part of the country … Continue reading Death Denied – Through Waters, Through Flames

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Ultra Void – s/t

March 27, 2021March 10, 2021 Vinterd

Back when metal was in its very infancy, it was a fuzz-filled world of riffs that were constantly teetering between the lines of some amazingly groovy hard rock and a certain something else entirely that would eventually blossom into the … Continue reading Ultra Void – s/t

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Phantom Hound – Mountain Pass

October 21, 2020September 30, 2020 Vinterd

To say that the landscape of literally anything that can be called hard rock has been going incredibly well even after so long would be putting it mildly at best. The style has been no less than stupendously bountiful over … Continue reading Phantom Hound – Mountain Pass

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Triúr – Now’s The Time

August 1, 2020July 18, 2020 Vinterd

It’s much more often than not that most hard rock I find feels like the sort of material that’s actively trying to get on the radio for one reason or another, and it also feels like the vast majority of … Continue reading Triúr – Now’s The Time

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Horseburner – The Thief

July 19, 2019 Vinterd

There are many ways to make an intriguing record that grips the viewer whether it be through heaviness, riffage, grand psychedelia, or magnificent songs with so many different levels to them that a single listen would be a complete disservice … Continue reading Horseburner – The Thief

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ASG – Survive Sunrise

June 10, 2018 Vinterd

 Coming across some hard rock recently has left me high and dry more than anything, sadly. The style has never really stood out without the help of riffs coming into play in order to carry an album forward. I felt … Continue reading ASG – Survive Sunrise

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Three Left – The Calling

June 1, 2018 Vinterd

 There is this incredibly thin line that separates metal and rock that many bands tread for to either test their capabilities as musicians or simply because that’s what the band wants to play. I’ve found that a supreme amount of … Continue reading Three Left – The Calling

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Tornado Kid – Hateful 10

June 3, 2017June 4, 2017 Vinterd

 It’s quite hard to find a band anymore who seems to make music purely to have fun as so many others do it simply to see if they can or do it for the money, but I always figured that … Continue reading Tornado Kid – Hateful 10

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