Seven Stories…Max Hale0
Posted In Art,Black Metal,Features,Music,Photography,Seven Stories,Uncategorized
Photographer: Max Hale
Site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxhalephotography/
Based in: Sydney, Australia
These images have been taken through various venues in Australia over the past four years. In that time, I have been drawn to the dark alternative scene and found my roots in local black metal. There are a lot of great bands and, as a photographer, they appeal due to their presence on-stage. My mission has been to connect with these Australian bands’, and some international ones, in a way that presents the reality of their performances.
ONE
Portal, 2010, The Bald Faced Stag, Sydney
I have shot Portal a few times now and they are a treat to shoot because of how they dress and perform on stage. Some people may not think there is much to taking a good gig shot but it is all about the moment. Being so immersed within the music to feel that moment and know when to shoot. This photo was taken when Portal played inSydneyat the start of 2010. The reason I picked this particular photo is the lighting. Given the fact that they were all wearing black robes, I feel it added colour to what was a darkly brilliant performance.
SPIRIT BOUND FLESH…
CVLT Nation interviews Scott Kelly1
Posted In Apocalyptic Blues,Avant Garde,Features,Interviews,Music,Neo Folk
Scott Kelly has nothing to prove. As a founder and main songwriter of one of the most critically-acclaimed experimental metal acts of the past two decades, Neurosis, his path was set.
With his reach extending through Neurosis alter-egos Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Times and, most recently, doom supergroup Shrinebuilder – a whole generation of heavy musicians wanting to step into new realms of consciousness owe a debt to this man.
Yet he is unsatisfied. Over 10 years ago, he stripped himself back to only an acoustic guitar and the sound of his haunting tongue to bare all as a solo artist.
On the eve of the release of his third solo LP, The Forgiven Ghost In Me, he has once again transformed himself. CVLT Nation talked with the singer and songwriter earlier this year about the upcoming release…
REVERANCE AND SOLITUDE…
CVLT Nation interviews Drowning Horse0
Posted In CVLT,Doom,Features,Interviews,Music,Sludge,Uncategorized
“I really appreciate seeing someone up the front…where you just know that person is going somewhere inside their head. I know it because I do it,” Kim McConchie, vocalist for Drowning Horse.
Head down. Eyes closed. Deep thought. This is the way Drowning Horse reflect.
Borne out of a curiosity to toe-the-line between the misanthropic and philanthropy, this Perth-based doom collective have garnered an enviable following in the Australian scene over the past few years. With members linking from Extortion to Warthreat, Suffer and the now defunct Negative Reply – these musicians took the chance to step away from their more aggressively-honed pasts to explore the intensity of slow-burning animosity.
Recently releasing a live split with Japanese dronepop duo Sarry, the sextet plan to deliver their debut LP later this year. Talking to vocalist Kim McConchie and guitarist Brendan McGrath, CVLT Nation reveals an extract from the upcoming album.
Oceans To Eternity…DROWNING THE LIGHT review0
Posted In Avant Garde,Black Metal,Blackened Crust,CVLT,Music,Uncategorized
Drowning The Light have finally learnt how to breathe.
Oceans Of Eternity, the twelfth offering from this prolific Sydney-based black metal outfit, was released as 2011 drew to a close. Considering this is the eleventh album from Azgorh, the founder and only main constant behind this project, since 2007 — not to mention the many demos, splits and collaborations — leaving more than a year between full lengths’ is an age for this artist. But time has not only proven its worth, it has paved the way for a renewed sense of urgency.
Ritual and worship…CVLT Nation interviews Erebus Enthroned0
Posted In Avant Garde,Black Metal,Blackened Crust,CVLT,Features,Interviews,Music,Uncategorized
“We seek to commune with the utterly Satanic forces of Chaos…” – Nihilifier, Erebus Enthroned.
Erebus Enthroned have wisdom far beyond their years. Although their first formation stems back as far as 2006, this Australian outfit did not achieve a creative – or spiritual – consensus until two years ago.
Releasing their debut LP, Night’s Black Angel, last year, they wore their modus operandi on their sleeve – in all its black, and utterly satanic, glory. Reflecting the notion of ‘Him’ as the true being of destruction, they have used their art to express these beliefs.
With material already in the works for their sophomore full length and a 7” on the way this year, CVLT Nation interviews frontman Nihilifier.
Astral Projections…Part Two of CVLT Nation’s interview with HEIRS0
Posted In Art,Avant Garde,Doom,Features,Film,Interviews,Mixed Media,Music,Music Videos,shoegaze,Sludge,Streaming,Uncategorized
More than 145 days of production, a string of technical issues and the overpowering urge to step into the ethereal. These are the elements that bound Melbourne quintet HEIRS to create their latest film venture, HUNTER.
Featuring the world premiere of the clip, a visualisation from their recently released 10-inch, CVLT Nation unveils part two of their chat with drummer Damian Coward…
Ceremonial Incantations…CVLT Nation interviews Order of Orias0
Posted In Avant Garde,Black Metal,Blackened Crust,Features,Interviews,Music,Sludge,Uncategorized
Order of Orias are procurers of their own destiny. Two years after their first material came-to-light, formed through a series of rough cuts, this Australian quintet placed themselves in the path of World Terror Committee productions with the hope of gaining an ear.
Their moment of whim came to fruition as the iconic German-based label took up their call, laced with the blackened brush of defining new material.
Shortly after the release of debut LP, Inverse, CVLT Nation chats with bassist Robert Prain….
Tales of human filth:
Part one of a CVLT Nation
interview with HEIRS0
Posted In Features,Interviews,Uncategorized
The work of Australian outfit HEIRS is sonic contradiction defined. Always taking steps toward the ethereal, the delicate layering of sound produced by this Melbourne-based quintet tears apart the common barriers between genre, art and the darkness within us all.
This month will see HEIRS release their third studio offering, Hunter. The 10-inch not only features two new tracks, but also a cover of Sisters of Mercy’s Never Land.
Ahead of the premier of the new video from the EP, live on CVLT Nation soon, read part one of our interview with guitarist Brent Stegeman and drummer Damian Coward…
Read the rest of the interview after the jump!
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Until The Light Takes Us interview0
Posted In Black Metal,Documentaries,Features,Film,Interviews,Music,Uncategorized
Music. Arson. Suicide. Murder. Art. Black metal. Until The Light Takes Us is the first feature length documentary chronicling the history, ideology and aesthetic of the infamous Norwegian musical subculture.
This interview with American filmmakers Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell is from the vault, before the international release of the DVD last year. READ MORE…
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