Art Worlds of Nightmare: The Dark Art of Aeron Alfrey by Oliver Sheppard Visual artist Aeron Alfrey has furnished illustrations for books about horror authors like HP Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Thomas Ligotti. Alfrey’s... Oliver SheppardJuly 6, 2012
Black Metal Terrorfront: Top 5 of the Month – June Edition Summer has always been the most conflicting season of the year for me – on one hand, the environment I grew up in for... T. TerroristJune 28, 2012
Death Rock CVLT NationDeathrock 2012 II MixtapeCurated by Oliver Sheppard The first “Deathrock 2012” mixtape (which is here) was so popular I thought we’d do it again! Included here are some new bands I... Oliver SheppardJune 28, 2012
Crust An interview with… dark punk band Dekoder!by Oliver Sheppard First there was the d-beat crust of Born Dead Icons, whose 2003 Ruins LP is some sort of d-beat/crust masterpiece. Then came the “post-d-beat”... Oliver SheppardJune 27, 2012
Death Rock A CVLT NATION exclusive interview with Arctic Flowers!by Oliver Sheppard Arctic Flowers’ Reveries LP (Inimical Records) was easily one of the finest punk records of 2011. With a new EP, “Procession,” coming up in... Oliver SheppardJune 25, 2012
Art Alien Dimensions: The Art of Christopher Ilth by Oliver Sheppard Christopher “Ilth” Erickson has sung for Chicago punk bands like the Functional Blackouts and Daily Void; the latter was a band... Oliver SheppardJune 22, 2012