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Dødsferd – Skotos

March 1, 2021February 15, 2021 Vinterd

If you were to ask me to name some modern bands in the world of black metal that have left a profound impact on the style in some form or another whether or not any of the bands are widely … Continue reading Dødsferd – Skotos

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Orecus – The Obliterationist

February 28, 2021February 14, 2021 Vinterd

We could sit here all day and have a mostly civil conversation about the pros and cons between modern takes on death metal that aren’t afraid to do something fresh with a modern coat of shine and those that feel … Continue reading Orecus – The Obliterationist

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Miasmata – Unlight: Songs of Earth and Atrophy

February 27, 2021February 21, 2021 Vinterd

It really does feel like some musicians are simply filled with more talent and ambition than others. That’s not to say everyone else isn’t talented or lazy by any means, but there is absolutely a select group who always seem … Continue reading Miasmata – Unlight: Songs of Earth and Atrophy

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Chainsword – Blightmarch

February 26, 2021February 12, 2021 Vinterd

When it comes to extreme metal bands taking influence from wars past, there really does not feel to be any shortage of acts that are able to do the concept injustice. From legends like Bolt Thrower to modern legends-in-the-making like … Continue reading Chainsword – Blightmarch

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Insinistra – Art of Slavery

February 25, 2021February 12, 2021 Vinterd

I honestly could not tell you the last time that any single piece from the world of symphonic metal really caught my eye to the point that I could not stop listening to it. The style has long been one … Continue reading Insinistra – Art of Slavery

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Evulse – Pustulant Spawn

February 24, 2021February 12, 2021 Vinterd

To come across any small band of any style that can really grab ahold of your attention and never once let go is to come across a boon like extremely few others. In death metal, that can become especially fortuitous … Continue reading Evulse – Pustulant Spawn

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Shattered Hope – Vespers

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 Vinterd

Of all the many different smaller styles that exist within the wider-known styles at large, it’s the dark and still largely unexplored territory that is funeral doom metal that catches my eye in many of its forms, and it’s as … Continue reading Shattered Hope – Vespers

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Isolert – World In Ruins

February 22, 2021February 24, 2021 Vinterd

“Scathing” is one of those hot keywords that many of us, myself absolutely included, like to use for particular bands throughout the realms of black metal to describe acts that are particularly fiery in their power and unrelenting in their … Continue reading Isolert – World In Ruins

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Plasmodium – Towers of Silence

February 21, 2021February 6, 2021 Vinterd

Experimentalism in metal has long been one of my absolute favorite things about the sound as a whole with the many halls and corridors that any given band can take the sound is oftentimes random and never repeated by any … Continue reading Plasmodium – Towers of Silence

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Midnight Odyssey – Biolume Part 2: The Golden Orb

February 20, 2021February 6, 2021 Vinterd

It’s already been one fuck of a week for black metal, hasn’t it? Just two days ago, I discussed the upcoming Mare Cognitum album with that alone being enough to talk about to make many of us return our attention … Continue reading Midnight Odyssey – Biolume Part 2: The Golden Orb

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