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Kvlt Kolvmn // October 2020

Jonathan Adams
October 5, 2020
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Greetings, frost-bitten hoard! Welcome to another edition of Kvlt Kolvmn. The weather is beginning to turn, leaves are falling in droves and the first pricks of cold are seeping into the air. It’s finally here... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – July 2020

Heavy Blog
August 7, 2020
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We're still doing this, huh? We're still pretending as if this is as worse as it gets, as if it this is rough, sure, but we can do this, we got this? For me, July (and August) are when everything gets even wor... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn – July 2020

Jonathan Adams
August 5, 2020
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Another month, another addition of the frostiest column on the planet. Kvlt Kolvmn has been having a field day in 2020, with some of the most trying circumstances globally being met with some thoroughly amazin... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 7/17/20

Scott Murphy
July 17, 2020
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Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

Mystras – Castles Conquered and Reclaimed

Eden Kupermintz
July 2, 2020
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Why use lo-fi production today? Sure, back in the day when black metal was starting out, lo-fi was less of an intentional thing and just a sign of the times and the means by which the people making the music m... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Get Ready To “Storm The Walls of Mystras”

Eden Kupermintz
April 1, 2020
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Listening to black metal can be frustrating in many ways but sometimes, the ways in which it is frustrating can also be very rewarding. For example, the element of obscurity and persona involved in black metal... Read More...

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