CVLT Nation is ultra stoked to be premiering the new video “It Was All Very Sudden” by RITUALS, from their self-titled soon to be released album. This visual work of art was filmed and edited by Frank Huang, who did an outstanding job of creating images that brought a different life to an amazing song! The full stream & download of the awesome RITUALS album can still be found HERE on CVLT Nation. Hear me when I say this: this band is truly something special, and this album is a journey to another solar system! Pre-order their album HERE!

The countdown is on, and the hands of harsh noise are turning. From now until 9pm PT today, CVLT Nation will be streaming Side One of Glass Torn and War Shortage: The Purposeful Poisoning of a Shardless Society by Mike IX Williams, the cassette he released on December 1st, 2011, via Auris Apothecary. This whole project is one gnarly, brain-exploding mind fuck, from the sinister, deranged sonic dirge to the packaging of the anti-cassette, which is coated in shards of glass and nestled in a foam-lined case. If you try to play it, it will shred your hands as well as your ears. The best way for you to know how insane this whole audio affair really is, is to check out the stream below, but today only! Tomorrow, stay tuned for a limited streaming of Side Two. After the jump, peep the sick promo video and further details about this insane, but weirdly beautiful, project!

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This tome of black metal. I think it deserves to be known. For those unfamiliar with the murky depths of the black metal underground, one comes upon certain prolific individuals and circles of information wherein a wellspring of black energy comes out from. Infamroth ov Throne of Katarsis is one of these individuals. He is also a prominent member of Myrkraverk, and operates a small label entitled Daudings Gjenklang. This is the zine crafted for the latter’s bands, as well as some other sinistral sects dispersed across Europe. Contained within the photocopied and handwritten pages are the black speech ov; Tomhet, Prest, Frostskogr, Hinsides, Vemod & Aetergap Prod. dispersed with grainy photographs that don’t resemble the bands in person at all. (a sign of quality), and a compilation of reviews ov Mare, Dodsengel, Cultes Des Ghoules, Prest, Vemod, Panphage and other initiates. This is completely done by him, and was a heavy inspiration for my own zine, Die Hard, in concept and aesthetics. If you are an avid reader, or lust for knowledge of these elusive acts, this would be worth your money, your time, and probably some other things. The essence of Daudings Skript is bare bones, the questions are straight forward and insightful, something lacking for zine quality. I have enclosed photos of some of the pages, if you can’t read them and are still inclined with interest, there is a reason, maybe this is for you.

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It’s all going down in the PLAGUES world: new records and documentaries. This California band are getting ready to release a bombastic split with their label mates The Cold Front in March via Irish Voodoo Records. Keep in mind that the PLAGUES just released their EP, Age of Viral Origin, and it’s straight hood banging! When you hear their new EP, you will have to admit that this band is growing! The mini-documentary about the PLAGUES and COLD FRONT tour is a visual blast. I dig when bands go that extra step to create videos that bring you into their world; it gives you a better understanding of why they create what they do. This documentary shows these humans’ sense of humor, and how both bands have united together to make killer music. The way that they shot this footage is fucking eye candy, and if you have never heard of them you will be a fan after you watch this. So peep the documentary and show dates after the jump!

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We received a killer package at CVLT Nation today from CHIPS & BEER magazine, with both of their issues inside. This print publication really fucking impresses me, especially the way that all of its articles are in-depth. Not only does CHIPS & BEER cover music, like their full history of Mercyful Fate, or the cool interview with one our favorite artists, Halseycaust. While reading this magazine, I had a flashback to how I felt when I would read the latest issue of Flipside in the early 80′s. The page layout is on point throughout, and these magazines are definitely collectors items. When you are reading CHIPS & BEER, it will not be hard to realize that you are reading a magazine that was created by people from within the community, for the community! I know for a fact once you buy your first issue, it won’t be enough for you, and you will be hooked for sure! In the meantime, check out this preview of CHIPS & BEER after the jump. All issues can be purchased HERE!

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My whole body is being eaten up by the superdelic monster named Casa De Diversion . This compilation of covers was put together by one of our favorite websites, TOXICBREED’S FUNHOUSE. To make a long story sort of short, they got 34 of the sickest bands on this earth to reinterpret their favorite tunes. The final outcome is a total reshaping of underground sound as we know it! This compilation is an explosion of pure awesomeness. Nowhere else will you be able to hear MASAKARI rework Discharge’s Fight Back EP, Full of Hell shape-shifting Joy Division’s “Atmosphere,” Plagues working their magic on the Beatles “I Want You,” Low Places straight killing “Deathcrush” by Mayhem, and one of our new favorite bands, SKINFATHER, wrecking shit with Dismember’s “Casket Garden”. Hold on, it gets better – it’s all free, the download link is below! I want to send a big shout out to all of the bands for stepping out of their comfort zones and creating a really special audio event, and big up to TOXICBREED’S FUNHOUSE!

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The dogs of war are barking, and if one band could make them eat lead and die it would be Seattle’s OCCULT SS. Their four song demo, Cop Skulls, has been on fucking repeat since Wartime Collective sent us a copy. Is there one whack moment on this tape? Hell no! The whole blackened affair is john blaze! If you demand your Dis Beat charred and BB-Q’ed with extra hot anger, you will devour this bands primal sound. Once you hear the first minute of “Rattle Tooth” you will realize that OCCULT SS is on some next shit. This band doesn’t just play riffs, they fucking shoot them at the skulls of corrupt politicians with no remorse. What gets me so hyped about this band is the way they have melted down the sound of D-beat and mixed it with all sorts of ignitable audio formulas that make it all their own. Let me talk about how killer their singer is – this human’s delivery is in attack mode on every track. The way that OCCULT SS writes their songs, you will feel their anger towards authority, but it’s the rancid melody that gets me high. The amount of misery you are going to hear in their riffage will make the hair on the back of your neck fall off. Before I forget, I’ve got to give the drummer some: at certain times, you would swear the ghost of old school thrash metal was banging out the beats! I dig the way they mixed this demo as well, everything is at the right level, and the end result has the right amount dirt. Even when they slow down, like the dirge on their tune “Heathen Blood,” my reality turns black, before transforming into warrior mode! I feel real fucking lucky to be able to share OCCULT SS’ Cop Skulls demo with the CVLT Nation readers, this band is what this zine is all about FTW. Trust me when I say this: you will be hearing more about OCCULT SS – I have a feeling that this demo will end up on many end of the year lists, and I don’t think that this band will stay unsigned for very long! What I do know is that you will hear them on the next volume of CVLT Nation’s Blackened Everything. In the meantime, check out the stream below and download this sick demo in the process as well.

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As we all know, one of the greatest artistic punk collectives was Crass, and their vision has reshaped popular culture. Sometimes people forget that they were more than just a musical group, but also were filmmakers, illustrators, sound engineers, poets and all around creative beings. Gee Vaucher worked her magic through visual media – before collage work was hip, she was doing her thing with a of vibe of revolution! She created many of the Crass album covers that we have all stared at for hours. Gee really expressed herself with her love of the film medium, where she would cut and paste images to create her own universe. Today, CVLT Nation would like to share with you over a 100 minutes of Gee Vaucher amazing work. Keep in mind that everything you are about to see was made way before the advent of the internet and Final Cut Pro! So after the jump, see the big A in motion!

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To celebrate our SXSW 2012 showcase with Century Media & Stumptown Coffee, CVLT Nation is proud to present the first in our SXSW 2012 mixtape Series, curated by The Atlas Moth. With this mix, The Atlas Moth gives you a glimpse of their musical tastes, and something to bro down with them about at the showcase! Below, stream this mix in full, and download it after the jump!

These are just some songs we have been listening to lately. Also, none of these songs make any sense next to each other. Enjoy randomness.

Stream SXSW 2012 Mixtape Series Curated by The Atlas Moth:

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How long has music from Washington D.C. been a part of my life? I would say at least 30 years or more. The label that put out the music that I wanted to hear has been Dischord Records. The hardcore days in the 80′s were cool, but the one band that has had the biggest impact on my life is Lungfish. I believe that Daniel Higgs is one of the most mind-altering lyricists of our modern age. On a personal level, his words have guided me out of some dark tunnels that I found myself in. Lungfish’s music is super heavy, without always sounding heavy; maybe I should say it’s dense. No matter what off-kilter rhythms the band is playing, it’s Daniel’s voice and lyrics that are the driving force behind their songs. Lungfish is the product of the 80′s punk movement, and it’s super interesting to hear how they have taken punk in a whole new direction! This band creates sound that changes what we see or don’t see around us, and that’s what makes them so unique. CVLT Nation would like to share with the universe a full live set by Lungfish. So after the jump, walk down the path of weird, and witness greatness!

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