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Okuribi – Adabana

May 24, 2025May 21, 2025 Vinterd

Metal has always had a global presence with many tending to focus on what European or American acts can offer, but, as many of us are well aware of, there’s so much to be had across the other continents and … Continue reading Okuribi – Adabana

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Mastiff – Deprecipice

April 14, 2024April 6, 2024 Vinterd

By and large, the metal underground is known for being exceptionally intense above all else. The material that tends to be too much for a mass audience but nevertheless consistently able to gain a following no matter how small, the … Continue reading Mastiff – Deprecipice

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Monolith – Hornets Nest

March 16, 2024March 8, 2024 Vinterd

For all that the metal spectrum and related sounds have been hailed for over the years, there are still a few sounds out there that can often feel as though they aren’t getting the representation or credit that they deserve. … Continue reading Monolith – Hornets Nest

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Eretia – Quietud

November 5, 2023October 26, 2023 Vinterd

I have had the immense pleasure of losing myself in many of the sounds that grace the incredibly wide spectrums of rock and metal music over the years with more than a few of the contemporary styles certainly material that … Continue reading Eretia – Quietud

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Lethvm – Winterreise

April 5, 2023April 3, 2023 Vinterd

It is at the intersection of styles that we can often find some of the most interesting and ear-catching material that can be found across any genre so long as there are bands bold and daring enough to explore such … Continue reading Lethvm – Winterreise

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Montagne – Poudreuse

March 27, 2023March 26, 2023 Vinterd

For as long as I’ve been doing these reviews, I’ve never once failed to be fascinated to watch a band’s path forward with their sound changing as they press onward in their own personal journeys. When I first came upon … Continue reading Montagne – Poudreuse

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Korrupt – Secret Sorrows

February 18, 2023February 8, 2023 Vinterd

Despite many of my musical roots tracing back to the world of punk music, my efforts to find worthwhile punk in today’s climate only yield a single handful of interesting moments at best in any given year. Even then, however, … Continue reading Korrupt – Secret Sorrows

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Death Engine – Ocean

January 19, 2023January 15, 2023 Vinterd

Despite how bountiful it can be, the world of post-metal continues to be one of the few styles in the vast spectrum that metal encompasses that I still struggle to properly fall into at times. It tends to be from … Continue reading Death Engine – Ocean

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Candy – Heaven is Here

June 17, 2022June 14, 2022 Vinterd

The very landscape of what can be considered hardcore, punk, or literally anything in between has become a true breeding ground for some of the most exceptional and unyielding bands to have come forth out of the underground over the … Continue reading Candy – Heaven is Here

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Hoy Es Siempre Todavía – Amapolas

May 6, 2022May 3, 2022 Vinterd

Far too often is it that the world of hardcore is given a hard time, in my opinion. I will never quite understand it since the style has always existed in this off middle-ground between rock and metal where it … Continue reading Hoy Es Siempre Todavía – Amapolas

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