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Somnuri – Nefarious Wave

July 4, 2021June 25, 2021 Vinterd

It’s not terribly often that we can come across a band that can be considered a game-changer in some form or another simply because acts like that are few and far between, but it’s when one crosses our path that … Continue reading Somnuri – Nefarious Wave

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The Swamp Creatures – Sequence

June 26, 2021June 10, 2021 Vinterd

  Psychedelia has long been one of my favorite aspects of rock music with how much it’s able to be shaped into many different forms whether it’s something that completely bends the mind or a minor addition that’s not much … Continue reading The Swamp Creatures – Sequence

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Kauan – Ice Fleet

June 25, 2021June 11, 2021 Vinterd

With the void that Agalloch left with their departure, many people were looking for a band to fill those shoes despite how magnificently big they may be. But, like with many things, people want things they already have with what … Continue reading Kauan – Ice Fleet

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Tremor Ama – Beneath

June 18, 2021June 4, 2021 Vinterd

The recent wave of psychedelia with a solid degree of heaviness is something that many of us have clung onto with plenty of examples of it being what we never knew we needed out of music before we stumbled onto … Continue reading Tremor Ama – Beneath

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Atomic Vulture – Moving Through Silence

June 16, 2021June 3, 2021 Vinterd

When I find myself venturing back into the world of instrumental rock at least once every month (I have a problem, send help), it tends to be from the world of psychedelia that the material stems from. A change would … Continue reading Atomic Vulture – Moving Through Silence

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Dimwind – Slow Wave Violence

June 12, 2021May 31, 2021 Vinterd

The vast majority of the time, it’s within the vast world of rock that instrumental acts tend to find a home in rather than in the world of metal. Something about rock is more appealing to instrumental acts out there, … Continue reading Dimwind – Slow Wave Violence

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Stöner – Stoners Rule

May 31, 2021January 20, 2023 Vinterd

We can’t go far in the world of desert rock when it comes to noteworthy names without encountering some key players not even two feet in. Names like Brant Bjork, Nock Oliveri and Ryan Gut all have a massive place … Continue reading Stöner – Stoners Rule

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Birds of Nazca – s/t

May 15, 2021May 1, 2021 Vinterd

Should we take into consideration all of the instrumental rock bands that are luckily around today, we’d be here for weeks, no doubt. From names like My Sleeping Karma and The Re-Stoned to Kylver and The Mantle, we truly have … Continue reading Birds of Nazca – s/t

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LáGoon – Skullactic Visions

May 9, 2021April 23, 2021 Vinterd

Of the many rising stars that are taking the psych-rock world head-on, LáGoon is definitely a name that more people need to know. With their raw sound that hearkens back to classic models as well as carving out their own … Continue reading LáGoon – Skullactic Visions

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Polymerase – Unostentatious

May 7, 2021April 22, 2021 Vinterd

The true beauty of Bandcamp comes into play when you’re able to discover an album from a band that in no other way would you ever hear under any circumstances. It’s the great vast majority of the time that so … Continue reading Polymerase – Unostentatious

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