15 years ago is when I first heard the unreal voice of ZOLA JESUS, and was hooked instantly. Her album The Spoils became a go-to record for me and I would lose myself every time I put it on. As I immersed myself in songs like “Six Feet (From My Baby)” and “Smirenye,” I knew ..read more

Right now, I’m immersed in BleakHeart‘s enthralling doom folk. Today we’re premiering their video for “Where I’m Disease,” and as someone who was raised by a mother with chronic illness, witnessing her medicalization and the way she was consistently under- and mis-diagnosed and treated like a guinea pig, the concept behind this song really resonates ..read more

Exploring the intersection of dark ambient, techno, and industrial music, Italy’s Pavor Nocturnus’ new album, Ecatombe, is a masterpiece of unsettling atmospherics. The record comes courtesy of Cyclic Law and was released on August 4th. Ecatombe by Pavor Nocturnus Despite working in electronics-oriented genres, Ecatombe sounds timeless if not atavistic. The opening track, “Maleficio”, utilizes […] The post Old Rituals Are New Again with PAVOR NOCTURNUS first appeared on CVLT Nation ..read more

Black Aleph has swept me up in their blackened folk drone and is holding my nervous system hostage with their dissonant strings and caustic fuzz. I’m watching their video capturing the band live at Lazybones in Sydney, in July 2022. These three musicians weave Persian classical and ritual sounds together with a blackened doom sound […] The post Feel the Intoxicating Blackened Folk Drone of BLACK ALEPH “Live at Lazybones” first appeared on CVLT Nation ..read more

Jozef van Wissem’s new visual created by Chariot Of Black Moth entitled ‘Nosferatu Act 4’ (an Incunabulum Records release) is all that! I got to say that this song only proves why I love this project t so much. Jozef manifests oceans of sonic space that I want to wash over my reality. His music […] The post Beauty in Sonic Darkness! Watch the New JOZEF VAN WISSEM Visual “Nosferatu Act 4” first appeared on CVLT Nation ..read more

Stepping into Lili Refrain‘s universe is like stumbling into some esoteric ritual. I’m standing on the edge of an obscure magic, but as “Ahi Tapu” unfolds around me I can’t help but be pulled into the rhythmic dance. It’s part ancient percussion and part electronic futurism, and the vocals feel like ghosts rising out of […] The post Witness the Captivating Dark Folk Rituals of LILI REFRAIN “Ahi Tapu” first appeared on CVLT Nation ..read more

What do you hear when you listen to French collective NO TONGUES? I hear gorgeous sonic landscapes formed by the instruments around us. Somehow this group takes rain, bees, tools, appliances, decor, and human movement and shows me that the lines between music and sound are arbitrary. Today we’re sharing their video for “Parrandada De […] The post Step into the Experimental Electronic Folk of NO TONGUES “Parrandada De Entroido Do Canizo” first appeared on CVLT Nation ..read more

King Dude had to die so that TJ Cowgill, the man behind King Dude, could continue to live, grow and change—because while King Dude might be TJ Cowgill, TJ Cowgill is not King Dude, at least entirely. What began in 2010 as a bedroom project while Cowgill was still playing in the black metal band […] The post KING DUDE Is Dead: Part One first appeared on CVLT Nation ..read more

Cave In has me reminiscing about all of the moments in my life where I found myself at the edge of a dark pit, and walking away—and how many times I jumped in, finding myself desperately clawing my way out of my circumstances. Their cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “The Hole” is chilling, harrowing, and […] The post Crawl Out of Life’s Pit With the Dark Folk Rock of CAVE IN “The Hole” (Townes Van Zandt cover) + Interview first appeared on CVLT Nation ..read more