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Old Wainds
Death Nord Kult
(Moribund Records)
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Russia’s leading black metal veterans return with their highly-anticipated fourth album. Cold, cult black metal in the Nordic tradition, this is the sound of freezing winds, glacial isolation, and permanent darkness. Old Wainds embody the harsh Arctic Circle hinterland that conceived them.








