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Outlaw – Reaching Beyond Assiah

March 25, 2023March 20, 2023 Vinterd

To even dip your toes into what modern black metal has to offer is to find yourself absolutely inundated by the sheer volume and staggering variety of styles that call the style home in the landscape we see today. Personally, … Continue reading Outlaw – Reaching Beyond Assiah

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Golgata – Ur Eld Och Aska

December 8, 2022December 6, 2022 Vinterd

And here I thought that I was given my fill of melodic black metal for some time now after experiencing the new Moonlight Sorcery and Inherits the Void in just the past week alone, but the universe had one more … Continue reading Golgata – Ur Eld Och Aska

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Inherits the Void – The Impending Fall of the Stars

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Vinterd

There’s never any shortage of bands trying to bring melody to black metal, but those that are able to bring it forth in any meaningful form without the final result coming across as boring, flat, or even outright uninteresting are … Continue reading Inherits the Void – The Impending Fall of the Stars

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Eufobia – Madness

August 11, 2022August 5, 2022 Vinterd

Oftentimes, whenever we’re dealing with the grandeur of death metal we find ourselves taking our expectations to the very extreme. That’s far from unreasonable given the very nature of an already extreme sound even in its more subtle moments, but … Continue reading Eufobia – Madness

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Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army

July 25, 2022July 23, 2022 Vinterd

Of all the names that have come out of death metal over the decades, Amon Amarth is certifiably one of those names that hasn’t needed any sort of introduction for many of those years at this point. They’ve become the … Continue reading Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army

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Ephemeral – From Our Deepest Nightmares…

July 14, 2022July 6, 2022 Vinterd

The very rise of a band’s talent is something that takes time, patience, and the proper level of attention in order to make sure you’ve cultivated something that can definitely be considered growth. The first album is always a blank … Continue reading Ephemeral – From Our Deepest Nightmares…

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The Atrophic – Coagulating Mirth

July 8, 2022June 29, 2022 Vinterd

Long has the very essence of technical death metal been something that has attracted true spectacles year after year with fascinating releases that always impress be it from the same reliable sources or new names that have come to shape … Continue reading The Atrophic – Coagulating Mirth

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Inexorum – Equinox Vigil

June 24, 2022June 13, 2022 Vinterd

A band that is always seeking to better itself while never once confining itself to one specific sound is one that is truly capable of many, many things. It’s something that many names think that they’re capable of but they … Continue reading Inexorum – Equinox Vigil

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Allegaeon – Damnum

December 27, 2021December 15, 2021 Vinterd

When it comes to the very vibrant scene of technical death metal that we find ourselves in after years of bands coming out of seemingly nowhere to show us their crazy prowess in technicalities that can be applied to such … Continue reading Allegaeon – Damnum

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Aephanemer – A Dream of Wilderness

November 14, 2021October 29, 2021 Vinterd

A rising band is oftentimes one that we can see coming from miles away because of all the attention that is drawn towards them with each effort that they put out coming to mass acclaim and throngs of people following … Continue reading Aephanemer – A Dream of Wilderness

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