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Ninkharsag – The Black Swords of Winter

March 22, 2025March 15, 2025 Vinterd

By and large, black metal is not lacking in representation whatsoever. For every possible vein or old school practice that black metal has to boast, there are legions of acts out there seeking to perpetuate the dark splendor that previous … Continue reading Ninkharsag – The Black Swords of Winter

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Tentacult – Untamed Revulsion

March 21, 2025March 15, 2025 Vinterd

At some point, the swirling cauldron of ingredients that bands constantly contend with during their writing processes can easily boil over if thing aren’t kept in check. It can be all too easy to try and just add more and … Continue reading Tentacult – Untamed Revulsion

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Teitanblood – From the Visceral Abyss

March 20, 2025March 15, 2025 Vinterd

The sheer darkness of the most obscure and menacing corners of the underground are not something that are to be easily underestimated lest you find yourself swallowed whole by the very madness you sought to avoid. It’s a corner of … Continue reading Teitanblood – From the Visceral Abyss

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Grave Infestation – Carnage Gathers

March 18, 2025March 14, 2025 Vinterd

It should be obvious to anyone who steps foot into the metal underground for even a brief moment that the nasty, unsightly, and grotesque oftentimes capture the attention of the masses. Long has such an approach been the name of … Continue reading Grave Infestation – Carnage Gathers

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Torpedo Torpedo – Arrows of Time

March 17, 2025March 14, 2025 Vinterd

To be aware of the modern state of all things heavy is to be intimately aware of the psychedelic reaches. Where the laws of reality bend and become twisted by the very will of the musicians in question, we are … Continue reading Torpedo Torpedo – Arrows of Time

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Dead Chasm – Spectral Tyranny

March 16, 2025March 9, 2025 Vinterd

It can oftentimes be the most literal approach that can bear the most delicious fruit, but it’s not always the most obvious solution. As we find ourselves in a state of the underground where there’s so much nuance and innovation, … Continue reading Dead Chasm – Spectral Tyranny

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Dragon Skull – Chaos Fire Vengeance

March 15, 2025March 9, 2025 Vinterd

Even as we find ourselves in an underground realm where anything feels possible, it can be all too easy to feel like a given sound isn’t nearly as active as it should be for one reason or another. Heavy metal, … Continue reading Dragon Skull – Chaos Fire Vengeance

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Granitader – Schlachtenklang

March 14, 2025March 8, 2025 Vinterd

Despite how dense and sprawling the genre can be, there is the plain truth of oversaturation to be had when dealing with something like black metal. There’s just so much out there that it can oftentimes feel as though there’s … Continue reading Granitader – Schlachtenklang

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Vale – No Tomorrow Worth Knowing

March 12, 2025February 21, 2025 Vinterd

Despite what I know some others may feel about what black metal can bring to the table, there’s so much space for emotion other than supposed raged pointed in all sorts of directions even if there are plenty of instances … Continue reading Vale – No Tomorrow Worth Knowing

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Lik – Necro

March 11, 2025February 26, 2025 Vinterd

For all intents and purposes, Sweden is a haven for all things death metal. It’s quite a phenomenon as there is just always a band of note pumping out something new and fresh to keep the country’s reputation strong in … Continue reading Lik – Necro

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