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Maniard – Fragments of Time

May 26, 2025May 25, 2025 Vinterd

There’s a good reason why “slow and steady wins the race” is oftentimes a saying that rings true even in today’s world. It’s always tempting to see what a band can throw down in relatively quick fashion, but excellence cannot … Continue reading Maniard – Fragments of Time

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Conan – Violence Dimension

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 Vinterd

It goes without saying that every style out there has a number of reliable names that we can rely on to keep things interesting at the very least. Metal has never been the exception to that rule. No matter what … Continue reading Conan – Violence Dimension

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Aglo – Fixate & Disgrace

March 28, 2025March 22, 2025 Vinterd

A constant presence from a single person is something we’re slowly seeing more and more of throughout the vast underground. The sheer drive, creativity, and passion that one must have in order to achieve such a vision with consistent output … Continue reading Aglo – Fixate & Disgrace

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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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Ghostsmoker – Inertia Cult

March 5, 2025February 26, 2025 Vinterd

It should go without saying at this point that the Australian scene is nothing that should be taken lightly. Every year it seems to be the case that the land down under finds new ways to surprise and deliver names … Continue reading Ghostsmoker – Inertia Cult

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Sunrot – Passages

February 4, 2025January 29, 2025 Vinterd

Not often enough do we see a band really embrace the phase that they find themselves in as they travel from one release to another. It’s only every now and then that we see such acts come about and give … Continue reading Sunrot – Passages

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Obscure Sphinx – Emovere

January 20, 2025January 15, 2025 Vinterd

Not often enough do we see a band capitalize on what it means to be a sludgy yet atmospheric creation that takes into account much of what both sounds can become when placed in the right hands. Sure, we are … Continue reading Obscure Sphinx – Emovere

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Burning Sanctum – Eternal Acquisition of Souls

January 2, 2025December 25, 2024 Vinterd

I don’t know about you, but there are few things to me as interesting in the whole of the underground as witnessing a band rise out of nothingness that’s able to throw down captivating metal on such a high level … Continue reading Burning Sanctum – Eternal Acquisition of Souls

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Blackstaff – The Storyteller

December 31, 2024December 21, 2024 Vinterd

While it’s always a treat to see a name come out of nothingness and immediately prove itself as a name that can throw down excellence right out of the gate, such instances are oftentimes few and far between. It tends … Continue reading Blackstaff – The Storyteller

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Morpholith – Dystopian Distributions of Mass Produced Narcotics

December 29, 2024December 21, 2024 Vinterd

Always has it been the case that those who dare are oftentimes those that succeed. A little bit can go a long way in the right hands with that still absolutely being an obvious truth in the current state of … Continue reading Morpholith – Dystopian Distributions of Mass Produced Narcotics

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