Helfró – Helfró

Jonathan Adams
Reviews
There isn’t a single location on planet earth churning out more creative, exciting, and blisteringly intense black metal than Iceland. With a population dwarfed by many of the world’s mid-sized cities, it’s ha... Read More...

Sinmara – Hvísl Stjarnanna

Claire Qiu
Reviews
Sinmara’s previous release, the 2017 EP Within the Weaves of Infinity, was a notable turning point for the Icelandic black metal group: it contained a much greater focus on clearly defined threads of melody, co... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn // July 2017

Heavy Blog
Kvlt Kolvmn
Welcome back to Kvlt Kolvmn! Another month, another insane amount of premium black metal. For the second month in a row, Scott is back in the saddle, churning out sterling recommendation after sterling recommendation. Hell is most pleased with his offerings, and all is again right in the black metal world. In a similar fashion to death metal releases in July, I was skeptical regarding how many quality albums we would hear this month. Let's be real: July is relatively awful for new releases across all genres of music, but can be especially brutal for metal. On most fronts, July 2017 proved me wrong by unleashing upon us some excellent black metal records that are not only worthy of a solid listen, but are some of the most accomplished to be released this year. Scott and I are happy to share these records with you, and hope you enjoy them as much as we did. So, without further adieu, into the ninth circle we go.