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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...

Mora Prokaza – By Chance

Calder Dougherty
July 15, 2020
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Growing up, it was exceedingly rare to experience something so bizarre it became a liminal event, especially in a small Southern town. When reality remains untouched by the world at large, rural suburbia becom... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn – May 2020

Jonathan Adams
June 3, 2020
Kvlt Kolvmn
Welcome to a particularly enraged edition of Kvlt Kolvmn.  We write a lot about combatting repulsive views on race in particular in black metal in this column, and once again we’re confronted with the ... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 5/22/20

Scott Murphy
May 22, 2020
Release Day Roundup
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...

Kvlt Kolvmn // April 2020

Jonathan Adams
May 6, 2020
Kvlt Kolvmn
Hello. Kvlt Kolvmn. You know the drill. ‘Tis the spring of our collective discontent. The four walls of my house are more familiar to me than ever before, feeling often more like a physical and existential pri... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn – January 2020

Scott Murphy
February 5, 2020
Kvlt Kolvmn
2019 began a shift in perspective for me regarding the month of January. It’s been belabored to death that the month is not usually kind to music fans, particularly those who enjoy the frost-bitten sharpness o... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 1/10/20

Scott Murphy
January 10, 2020
Release Day Roundup
Editor’s Note: I’m glad to welcome longtime reader Remi VL as a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group&nb... Read More...

Unreqvited – Mosaic II: la déteste et la détresse

Jonathan Adams
January 7, 2020
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Hailing from the perpetually sunny, oftentimes snowy state of Colorado comes with its fair share of outdoor rituals. One of these, found deep in the throes of deepest winter, manifests itself as shoveling stup... Read More...

2020 Primer – Heavy Blog’s Most Anticipated Releases of the Year (Thus Far)

Scott Murphy
January 3, 2020
Release Day Roundup
Editor’s Note: I’m glad to welcome longtime reader Remi VL as a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group&nb... Read More...

Unreqvited – Mosaic I: L’amour et l’ardeur

Pete Williams
November 16, 2018
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It’s so odd how we all have this one vision of what black metal is. We all kind of have an image of corpse paint, dissonant guitars, and nearly unintelligible vocals culminating in the sound of what most descri... Read More...
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