Kvlt Kolvmn – September 2018

Heavy Blog
Kvlt Kolvmn, Lists!
September was a damn good month for all things frostbitten and evil. Showcasing the genre’s insane breadth of style and influence more than in any month in recent memory, black metal showed up in a big way as the multi-faceted beast we’ve always known it was. The releases featured here are in majority some of our favorite of the year, and we hope you will share that sentiment. So feast your eyes and ears on the ridiculous bounty that was the month in black metal.

Dimmu Borgir – Eonian

Cody Dilullo
Reviews
By now, Dimmu Borgir are no strangers to the extravagant and grandiose accompaniment of Gaute Storaas. After the departure of Mustis and ICS Vortex post In Sorte Diaboli, the band has reached for Snowy Shaw to ... Read More...

Half-Life – Cradle of Filth, Part 1

Joshua Bulleid
Half-Life
Cradle of Filth have become one of the most recognisable and quickly dismissed names in extreme metal. Yet, although the band are widely regarded as populist, entry level rendition of the black metal formula, a closer look at their extensive catalogue reveals a far more innovative and surprisingly consistent act than their reputation suggests. Since their discography is so extensive—the band have released eleven full-length studio efforts to date, with one in the pipeline as we speak, and numerous and often notable tidbits here and there—this survey has been broken up into two sections. This first offering examines what many would consider to be the band’s classic period: moving through their early, formative years, up until their commercial breakthrough and (only) major label release in 2003; while part two will pick up from 2004’s Nymphetamine and carry through to the present day.

Kvlt Kolvmn – January 2017

Scott Murphy
Kvlt Kolvmn
When I originally launched Kvlt Kolvmn back in 2015, my intention was to create an HLT-style outlet for all of the noteworthy releases I find while digging around for underground black metal. But as you can tell by the singular installment linked above...that didn't end up happening. I never stopped my constant conquest for new BM, though, and I figured a new year would be a great opportunity to compile all of my findings in one place and jot down why I think they're absolutely worth our readership's time and attention. So here we are with Kvlt Kolvmn, Take Two - a monthly round-up of my top 10 favorite BM releases from the past 30 days. There's a fair amount of variety here in terms of where these bands/one-man projects are from and the music they're churning out, and my hope is you'll find at least one of these albums worth your time (and, potentially, support). And while this might be self-explanatory, please comment with any releases I've missed out on but are definitely worth a spin.