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Kvlt Kolvmn // 2020 In Review

Jonathan Adams
January 25, 2021
Best of 2020, Kvlt Kolvmn
2020 felt in many ways like a perpetual winter of the soul. Thus far, 2021 feels little different. But time is a lie and black metal is forever. What a delightful truth that is. Below you will find our coll... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn // November 2020

Jonathan Adams
November 9, 2020
Columns, Kvlt Kolvmn
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.  Out... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn // September 2020

Jonathan Adams
September 2, 2020
Kvlt Kolvmn
Greetings, fellow pagans! Ave Satanas, and all that jazz. Fall is creeping its way onto the scene in my neck of the woods, which provides the perfect backdrop for fantastic black metal and the awesome changes ... Read More...

Krallice – Mass Cathexis

Jonathan Adams
August 13, 2020
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It’s been written numerous times over the past several months, but more than at any other point in time it bears repeating here: Colin Marston is absolutely owning 2020. His recording and production aesthetics... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – June 2020

Scott Murphy
July 3, 2020
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I can't tell you how many times I've thought of closing down the blog. It's kind of a secret but not really; I've spoken about it in Facebook groups before but I don't think I've ever written about it on the b... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn – June 2020

Jonathan Adams
July 1, 2020
Kvlt Kolvmn
Welcome to Kvlt Kolvmn. Another month of hell, another month of premium black metal. Our favorite places may be unsafe to visit, but icy soundscapes of death and evil are always a healthy substitute. Hope your... Read More...

Xazraug – Unsympathetic Empyrean

Jonathan Adams
June 10, 2020
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Metal has a penchant for the transcendent. As an avid music consumer, it’s a rare occurrence for a record to stop me dead in my tracks and demand my complete, undivided attention. No working. No multitasking. ... Read More...

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