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Today, we crack open the world of Joseon, a band that treats rules as expendable. It’s a conversation shaped by curiosity, tension, and process. If you feel like you’ve heard every version of the story already, this might shift that feeling. Oh, and the band leaves a short audio message […]
Nehellenia is one of those artists who makes you feel seen without even trying. Known first as the heart of ‘Drag Race Italia’ and later as a standout presence on RuPaul’s ‘Drag Race Global All Stars’, she carries her drag with honesty, vulnerability, and a quiet kind of strength. Behind […]
I want you to picture this: the glamour of 1920s Berlin, fancy clothes, a totally different era from which a mysterious figure drifts through the nightlife, embodying art and enigma. I bet you’re curious about who that might be, right? Our guest is not merely a performer, but a time-traveler. […]
There’s something beautifully unhinged about the way Madmans Esprit crosses continents, one moment brooding in Seoul’s shadows, the next tearing through Europe like a band possessed. Romania hasn’t met them yet, but the band already steps into the room like they own the stage, the night, and possibly your insomnia. […]
Drenched in shadows and shimmering with emotional honesty, SIMHAE emerges like a whisper from the abyss, a project born not just from musical ambition, but from a raw, almost visceral need to confront the deepest recesses of the self. With a name that translates to “deep waters,” this band doesn’t […]
Successfully creating a personal sound, Of Blood and Mercury is a project that infuses you in the most hidden inner places. They recently staged, exclusively for Roadburn, a breathtaking material called “The Other Side of Death”. By mixing deep lyrics and dark musical themes, they’ve produced an album worth keeping. […]
WOLVENNEST was started in 2013 by Kirby Michel, Corvus Von Burtle, and Marc De Backer. It proposes a compositional process of guitar loops, repetitive beats, synthesizers keys mixed to darkened hypnotic ambient vocal sounds. April 2019 saw WOLVENNEST performing the album “Void” live in its entirety for a unique show […]
Lycia is an American darkwave band formed in 1988 in Tempe, Arizona. The main personnel of the band is Mike VanPortfleet, Tara VanFlower, and David Galas. Devoted to cold, somber, and synthetic sounds, these pioneers of the ethereal are responsible for some of the most acclaimed underground albums of the ‘90s. We talked to Tara VanFlower about their newest material, […]
Menton J. Matthews III is an American painter, illustrator, and comic book artist currently living in Atlanta. Matthews is also a multi-instrumentalist who can play a number of diverse instruments such as cello, viola, violin, guitar, drums, piano, and bass. CVLT: Hello, Menton! Let’s start with the beginning! What first got you […]
German post-punk finest Bleib Modern play one of the most impressive modern take-ups of the 80’s gloomy melodic coldwave with leading throbbing basslines, mechanical drumming, reverbed, and razor-sharp guitar riffs, emotionless and visceral vocals. Tell us a bit about the history of when did Bleib Modern start? Well, in 2014, […]