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Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2019

January 17, 2019 Vinterd

 It’s every new year that many of us come back together pretty soon after coming together at the end of the last year to announce our favorites of the previous months that we all now talk about what we have … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2019

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Un / Coltsblood – Split

January 12, 2019 Vinterd

 There are many bands that I’ve been fortunate enough to experience to where the instant I see they have something available, I jump on it as quick as I can. Many fans are like this with many bands, and when … Continue reading Un / Coltsblood – Split

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Oldd Wvrms – Codex Tenebris

January 7, 2019 Vinterd

 Many times, to create a great album is to great a unique experience. Some bands manage to accomplish that by more conventional methods as they propel themselves into fame and the limelight of their corner of music, but others intentionally … Continue reading Oldd Wvrms – Codex Tenebris

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Religious Observance – Utter Discomfort

December 18, 2018 Vinterd

 Whenever I delve into the world of doom, I usually go for two distinct styles that I simply enjoy more often than most: long-winded and hypnotic experiences stretching on and on, or riff after riff that do naught but keep … Continue reading Religious Observance – Utter Discomfort

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Oryx – Born Into Madness

December 15, 2018December 16, 2018 Vinterd

 Seeing bands try different things and even slowly morph their style into something else entirely is just the sort of thing that keeps me crawling back to certain bands time and again. From acts like Esoctrilihum to The Re-Stoned, it’s … Continue reading Oryx – Born Into Madness

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Eremit – Carrier of Weight

December 6, 2018December 4, 2018 Vinterd

 It was a little over a year ago at this point that we got one of the heaviest, most ambitious, and an extremely meaningful albums of doom metal in recent times: Bell Witch’s “Mirror Reaper”. Ever since then, it’s been … Continue reading Eremit – Carrier of Weight

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A Flock Named Murder – An Appointed Time

November 6, 2018 Vinterd

 If you’re anything like me, you enjoy the novelty that some bands bring to the table. It’s always fun to see how some bands bring different approaches to their music be it an instrumental take, an out-of-the-box performance of a … Continue reading A Flock Named Murder – An Appointed Time

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Outre – Hollow Earth

October 18, 2018 Vinterd

 Black metal has long been known for being either strictly adhering to the classic sound laid down by the fathers of the genre as well as being an absolute playground for innovation and different stylistic approaches. I’m a fan of … Continue reading Outre – Hollow Earth

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Fórn – Rites of Despair

September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 Vinterd

 Of all the bands that grace the world of funeral doom, there are three that always stick out to me no matter what bands come and go: Bell Witch, Un, and Fórn. While it’s Bell Witch that tends to lap up … Continue reading Fórn – Rites of Despair

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Potmos Hetoimos – Vox Medusae

August 7, 2018August 8, 2018 Vinterd

The word “experimental” is an incredibly dangerous one in the world of music. Simply because it can lead to quite literally anything that pops into the mind of the artist, and given the wide variety and territories that metal covers, … Continue reading Potmos Hetoimos – Vox Medusae

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