VINTERBLOT

The pagan death metal project Vinterblot took shape in Bari (Italy) in winter 2008 due to the initiative of such musicians as Vandrer, Wolf, Eruner and Fjorgynn, who would lately bid welcome to the singer Phanaeus from death metal band Mharbh. Their music is to be rated as a merger between the European death metal tradition and the typical dark mood featuring black metal and ambient music, whose atmospheres are the solid ground on which themes like the constant relation between the man , his darkest sides and the myth are based. In summer 2010 is their first self- produced EP “For Asgard” released, which and drew many positive reviews from heavy metal magazines and webzines, among which HeavyMetal. it and MetalArci awarded them the title of 2010 Best Underground EP. Vinterblot also took part in the free downloadable “Underground Southern Conspiracy” compilation and a split album with other Southern Italy bands. Besides, they were hired to take part in the final round of the Agglutination Takeoff Contest. In march 2011 the Italian band signed its first contract for the English label Rising Records, which produced its full-length debut album entitled "Nether Collapse", which has been released on January 31st 2012. The band also recorded an Official Videoclip (by director Salvatore Perrone) for the track “Upon a Reign of Ashes”. "Nether Collapse" receives many international positive reviews: 15/15 Twilight Magazine ( DE ), 15/15 Myrevelations ( DE ) , 9/10 Sorrow Eternal ( UK ), 9/10 MedazzaRock ( CH ), 80/100 Metallized ( IT ), 8/10 Global Metal Apocalypse ( USA ) etc. In February 2012, it's announced the participation to Fosch Fest, MetalCamp Sicily and the Rockcult Extreme Fest. In the end of 2012 Vinterblot joined Abinchova, Waldwind and Knaat for the “Rauhnacht Tour” (their first European mini-tour ever) handling Northern Italy, Germany and Switzerland. At the start of 2013 there is the first line-up change, Fjorgynn quit and Auros from Twilight Gate joins the band. On February 1st 2014 a new Single and relative Official Videoclip are independently released: "Triumph Recalls My Name". Vinterblot performed with International Bands such as: Obituary (US), Entombed (SE), Sinister (NE), Moonsorrow (FI), Arkona (RU), Natron (IT), Sear Bliss (HU), Trollfest (NO) etc.

Bitonto, IT