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ElonMusk – …As Your Wanderer Taps At The Invisible Gate

May 5, 2020April 26, 2020 Vinterd

A long track is something that will almost always grab my attention no matter the style simply because it’s a big undertaking to accomplish. Whether it’s in the realm of doom or something else, the mammoth task lies before whoever … Continue reading ElonMusk – …As Your Wanderer Taps At The Invisible Gate

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Jackie Treehorn Ave. – Nervous Breakdown Blues

May 3, 2020December 7, 2020 Vinterd

The right approach to your material can really make or break an album, or, at the very least, greatly impact how interesting your work is in the first few seconds. When it comes down to psychedelia, I’ve always been a … Continue reading Jackie Treehorn Ave. – Nervous Breakdown Blues

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Psyclops – Amalgam

April 29, 2020April 18, 2020 Vinterd

Some stoner metal is something that can often feel like a commodity in certain circles as plenty of bands have really broken the style down into a rough formula that they can spew out to mass appeal, and it’s not … Continue reading Psyclops – Amalgam

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The Black Capes – Lullabies For the Dead

April 28, 2020April 18, 2020 Vinterd

My history with any sort of material that could be labeled as “gothic” has been strenuous at best. A lot of the time it feels like the material is just trying too hard to be edgy and falling flat in … Continue reading The Black Capes – Lullabies For the Dead

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Kanaan – Double Sun

April 12, 2020December 7, 2020 Vinterd

Over the years, one of my absolute favorite styles to dive into whenever I want something that almost never fails me is the realm of instrumental psychedelic rock. It’s always a mouthful to say, but it always elicits a specific … Continue reading Kanaan – Double Sun

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LáGoon – Maa Kali Trip

April 10, 2020December 7, 2020 Vinterd

The sheer number of bands that have come around ever since the arrival of legendary acts like AC/DC that have tried to emulate that exact same sound is absolutely staggering still to this day. For the vast majority of them, … Continue reading LáGoon – Maa Kali Trip

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Women of Doom

April 4, 2020 Vinterd

There are many facets that the entirety of the music world faces at any given time, and by no means whatsoever are the worlds of rock or metal exempt from that reality with there being loads of controversies or unsavory … Continue reading Women of Doom

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Molly Karloff – Supernaturalation

April 2, 2020March 26, 2020 Vinterd

We all had our starting point with whatever hard music we’re listening to today whether it’s something intense metal or hardcore punk that holds nothing back. Some people had it with Motley Crue, some started with bands like Iron Maiden. … Continue reading Molly Karloff – Supernaturalation

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Brant Bjork – s/t

March 30, 2020March 24, 2020 Vinterd

Is there really anything much more to say about Brant Bjork that hasn’t been said before? The man is a true icon of the desert rock scene in ways that have changed at least two generations of the entire scene, … Continue reading Brant Bjork – s/t

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Escape Is Not Freedom – Surrounded By the Great Nothing

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Vinterd

Anything that I would ever consider to label as “sludge rock” even a little is always interesting listen as well as being something that’s just hard to pin down in general because that covers a wide base. Even then, bands … Continue reading Escape Is Not Freedom – Surrounded By the Great Nothing

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