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Bloodbark – Sacred Sound of Solitude

January 15, 2025January 3, 2025 Vinterd

The underground is truly a wondrous beast. Perpetually, there are names that are keeping things going strong in their own right, but there are always names that know precisely what they’re doing that almost seem to revel in operating solely from the … Continue reading Bloodbark – Sacred Sound of Solitude

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High Warden – Astral Iron

January 14, 2025January 3, 2025 Vinterd

Heavy metal is one of those sounds that’s constantly pushing itself forward while simultaneously in a state of perpetual content with what the sound can be as it was decades ago it was mastered with little to no innovation dared … Continue reading High Warden – Astral Iron

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Repugnator – Foul Transfixation

January 13, 2025January 3, 2025 Vinterd

For all that can be done within the vast reaches of the underground, there’s simply nothing that can replace doing things right even if it means retreading the same ground that countless others have done so before you. It’s an … Continue reading Repugnator – Foul Transfixation

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Tormentor Tyrant – Excessive Escalation of Cruelty

January 11, 2025January 1, 2025 Vinterd

At any given time, there are plenty of acts out there that are seeking to emulate what was done in the infancy of the genre. Whether it’s channeling the style of songwriting that was laid forth decades ago or being … Continue reading Tormentor Tyrant – Excessive Escalation of Cruelty

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Mayhemic – Toba

January 10, 2025January 2, 2025 Vinterd

The realms of metal are in a tremendous state as a whole, if you ask me. We live in a time where the sound is being constantly supplied by greatness from legions of new names while old veterans are still … Continue reading Mayhemic – Toba

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Slimelord – Chytridiomycosis Relinquished

January 9, 2025December 30, 2024 Vinterd

Have you ever laid your eyes on something, told yourself that you would absolutely come back to that, and then fail to do so? It happens to me far more often that I would like to admit, and sometimes it … Continue reading Slimelord – Chytridiomycosis Relinquished

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Malacath – Eternal Roar of the Thunder and Rain

January 8, 2025January 1, 2025 Vinterd

At the start of every year, it tends to be the case that people are looking to see which styles are already primed for excellence in some form or another as the search commences for a name that can really … Continue reading Malacath – Eternal Roar of the Thunder and Rain

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Harsh Realm – Death Carries On

January 7, 2025December 29, 2024 Vinterd

Anymore, a work of death metal can feel like a dime a dozen if you’re choosing to look at things through a pessimistic lens. Sure, it all depends on your own taste for what sounds good, what doesn’t, what has … Continue reading Harsh Realm – Death Carries On

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Vspolokh – Mertvozem

January 6, 2025December 28, 2024 Vinterd

For all the different scenes across all the different styles the world over, there are always a handful of bastions in different countries that every sound can rely on in some form or another. For death metal, the United States, … Continue reading Vspolokh – Mertvozem

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Hemotoxin – When Time Becomes Loss

January 5, 2025December 27, 2024 Vinterd

When you’ve been around the block a few times, it’s only natural that you begin to really know and understand what you’re doing. That can be the case with many bands throughout the underground as they make their own paths … Continue reading Hemotoxin – When Time Becomes Loss

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