Kvlt Kolvmn // November 2020
Greetings, frost-bitten hoard! Welcome to another edition of Kvlt Kolvmn. Much has transpired since we last entered the ice walls of black metal’s highest quality tundra, so let’s get right to it.
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Kvlt Kolvmn // October 2020
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...
Mystras – Castles Conquered and Reclaimed
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...
Hey! Listen to Machine Music’s Milim Kashot!
I probably need to explain that title, don't I? No worries! First, Machine Music is an insanely great metal blog run by Ron Ben-Tovim, a fellow Israeli and one of the most serious and thoughtful music journali... Read More...
Hey! Listen to Yovel!
The Hellenic black metal scene (AKA black metal from Greece) is known for many things. Chief amongst those is probably Rotting Christ or, if you run in Heavy Blog circles, Spectral Lore. As far as sound goes, ... Read More...
Kvlt Kolvmn // March 2020
Welcome, once more, to Kvlt Kolvmn. It’s… I mean, the world is the fucking worst right now. If a global pandemic of unprecedented modern proportions wasn’t enough, widespread unemployment, looming global econo... Read More...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Get Ready To “Storm The Walls of Mystras”
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...
Spectral Lore & Mare Cognitum – Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine
When I was in my senior year of high school, I was really Going Through It. Due to a combination of factors - a couple years' worth of personal events with peers that I still don't really talk about much, seei... Read More...
Heavy Delinquency – Locust Leaves’ “A Subtler Kind of Light”
Welcome, once again, to the column which exists solely so we could have a place to say: "hey, we fucked up". And boy, did we fuck up this time; despite getting some traction in our circles, we never covered Locust Leaves' 2017 release, A Subtler Kind of Light. It's a major fuck up for several reasons: first, the project contains none other than Ayloss of Spectral Lore, one of my personal favorite musicians in black metal. Second, the album itself is a blend of progressive death metal, folk, black metal and avant-garde, basically ticking every single box of stuff that Heavy Blog cares about. And, lastly and most importantly, it's fucking amazing.
With the End In Mind – Unraveling; Arising
Editor's Note: it is our extreme pleasure today to be premiering this album alongside reviewing it. If you'd like to listen along as you read this review, please scroll all the way to the bottom first to find t... Read More...