{{Short description|Online magazine}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox dot-com company |name = CVLT Nation |owner = |logo = |logo_size = |company_type = Private |foundation = {{start date and age|2011|03}} |founder = Sean Reveron<br/>Meghan MacRae |location = Vancouver, Canada; Los Angeles, United States |area_served = Worldwide |key_people = |num_employees = |url = [https://www.cvltnation.com/ www.cvltnation.com] |alexa = |ipv6 = |industry = Music, apparels, accessories |registration = |num_users = |launch_date = 2011 |current_status = Active |language = English |advertising = |website_type = Music, arts, and fashion magazine; online store |revenue = |screenshot = |caption = }} '''CVLT Nation''' is an international online magazine established by Sean Reveron and Meghan MacRae in 2011 in Los Angeles, California.<ref name=vice/> Founded primarily as an independent clothing brand inspired by crust punk and extreme metal, its articles and music projects have gained considerable recognition. CVLT Nation is now based in Vancouver, Canada.<ref name=axs/>
The publication focuses on music, art and fashion, especially relating to underground musicians and visual artists of extreme metal, crust punk and punk rock's heavier subgenres.<ref name=axs/><ref name=cz/> It also features articles on real-life horror stories, such as cults and murders.<ref name=cz/> CVLT Nation's clothing art is either made by them or commissioned from metal and punk tattoo artists, musicians, and illustrators around the world, wherein black metal artists play a substantial part.<ref name=noisey/><ref name=high/> According to Reveron, the company was intended to be international from the beginning, and most of its collaborators are from outside the United States.<ref name=salad/>
== History == CVLT Nation was founded in 2011 by Sean Reveron and his partner Meghan MacRae.<ref name=noisey/> Previously, both were part of the streetwear company RockersNYC from New York and [https://www.notjustalabel.com/gods-prey God's Prey] from Los Angeles.<ref name=high/> The couple decided to launch the company after attending an Amebix show in 2010 in Los Angeles, where they "felt at home" because their fashion and music tastes were based on metal and crust punk, as well as the community of these subcultures, said Reveron, which is at variance with the competitiveness of the fashion industry.<ref name=vice/><ref name=high/> Reveron stated that they were "trying to build a bridge between the music we love and the clothing we make".<ref name=high/> They started a blog as a complement for the clothing line, which soon became a proper web magazine; according to ''Arkansas Times'', CVLT Nation had become an "indispensable metal/punk/hardcore online magazine" by 2012.<ref name=ark/><ref name=salad/>
In August 2015, CVLT Nation established the new marketplace site CVLT Nation Bizarre to sell their clothing alongside small-batch goods from other underground companies and record labels.<ref name=bizarre/>
== Music projects == Since its beginning, CVLT Nation has released series of free albums.<ref name=ark/><ref name=earsplit/> The "Sonic Cathedrals" series are mixtapes curated by artists such as Nails, Pallbearer and The Body, who choose songs from bands that influenced them.<ref name=ark/><ref name=nails/> The "Doom Nation" series are doom metal mixtapes.<ref name=sludge_mix/>
In January 2014, the publication began releasing the "CVLT Nation Sessions" series, which are cover compilation albums of classic recordings by underground artists.<ref name=earsplit/> Albums covered include Black Sabbath's ''Master of Reality'', Dead Kennedys' ''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables,'' The Cure's ''Pornography,'' Black Flag's ''My War'' and Sleep's ''Holy Mountain''.<ref name=axs/><ref name=spill/> The CVLT Nation Sessions have been featured on Episode 67 of the metal and motorcycle podcast ''[http://choproll.libsyn.com/episode-67-the-cvlt-nation-sessions Chop N' Roll] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115221510/http://choproll.libsyn.com/episode-67-the-cvlt-nation-sessions |date=November 15, 2019 }}''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-67-the-cvlt-nation-sessions/id1357381017?i=1000444653321|title=Chop n Roll: Episode 67 - The CVLT Nation Sessions on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-15}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Recognitions == In March 2015, ''Noisey'' called CVLT Nation a "crucial resource for underground music".<ref name=noisey/> In March 2019, Czech Radio named it one of the four best independent punk websites, praising the quality of the underground artists featured despite the brand's substantial growth.<ref name=cz/> Dave Cantrell of XRAY.FM credits the darkwave articles of CVLT Nation for the foundation of his radio program ''Songs From Under the Floorboard'' and the Out From the Shadows music festival which started in 2018.<ref name=popmatters/>
CVLT Nation's album series have been praised by ''Kerrang!'',<ref name=kerrang/> ''Metal Injection''<ref name=bf_ms/> and ''MetalSucks''.<ref name=sludge_mix/>
== References == <references>
<ref name=ark>{{cite web|access-date=June 23, 2019|url=https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2012/07/26/cvlt-nation-posts-mix-from-pallbearers-rowland|title=CVLT Nation posts mix from Pallbearer's Rowland|first=Robert |last=Bell|publication-date=July 26, 2012|website=Arkansas Times|url-status=live|archive-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190623052030/https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2012/07/26/cvlt-nation-posts-mix-from-pallbearers-rowland}}</ref>
<ref name=axs>{{cite web|access-date=June 18, 2019|url=https://www.axs.com/sleep-s-holy-mountain-inspires-cvlt-nation-s-compilation-series-60509|title=Sleep's 'Holy Mountain' inspires CVLT Nation's compilation series|first=Octavio |last=Ramos |publication-date=July 9, 2015|website=AXS.com|url-status=live|archive-date=July 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728062437/https://www.axs.com/sleep-s-holy-mountain-inspires-cvlt-nation-s-compilation-series-60509}}</ref>
<ref name=bf_ms>{{cite web|access-date=June 20, 2019|url=https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/sludge-bands-like-16-no-funeral-team-up-to-cover-black-flags-my-war|title=Sludge Bands Like -(16)- & NO FUNERAL Team Up To Cover BLACK FLAG's My War|first=Greg |last=Kennelty |publication-date=March 10, 2018 |website=Metal Injection|url-status=live|archive-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313013727/https://metalinjection.net/av/new-music/sludge-bands-like-16-no-funeral-team-up-to-cover-black-flags-my-war}}</ref>
<ref name=bizarre>{{cite web|access-date=June 20, 2019|url=https://www.cvltnation.com/rip-cvlt-nation-store-cvlt-nation-bizarre-is-alive/|title=RIP CVLT Nation Store… CVLT Nation Bizarre is ALIVE!|publication-date=August 10, 2015|first=Meghan |last=MacRae|website=Cvltnation.com|url-status=live|archive-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816001529/https://www.cvltnation.com/rip-cvlt-nation-store-cvlt-nation-bizarre-is-alive/}}</ref>
<ref name=cz>{{cite web|access-date=6 May 2019|url=https://wave.rozhlas.cz/srdcarske-blogy-skanzeny-devadesatek-i-screamo-revivaly-spina-surfuje-po-7775289|language=cs|title=Srdcarské blogy, skanzeny devadesátek i screamo revivaly: Špína surfuje po punkových zákoutích internetu|publication-date=1 March 2019|first1=Judita |last1=Císarová|first2=Petr |last2=Wagner|first3=Honza |last3=Šamánek|website=Czech Radio|type=audio and text|url-status=live|archive-date=25 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425185806/https://wave.rozhlas.cz/srdcarske-blogy-skanzeny-devadesatek-i-screamo-revivaly-spina-surfuje-po-7775289}}</ref>
<ref name=earsplit>{{cite web|access-date=June 21, 2019|url=http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2014/01/16/discharge-hear-nothing-see-nothing-say-nothing-the-cvlt-nation-sessions-covers-compilation/|title=DISCHARGE: Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing – The CVLT Nation Sessions Covers Compilation|publication-date=January 16, 2014|website=Earsplit|url-status=live|archive-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190622002209/http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2014/01/16/discharge-hear-nothing-see-nothing-say-nothing-the-cvlt-nation-sessions-covers-compilation/}}</ref>
<ref name=high>{{cite web|access-date=June 18, 2019|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/2011/06/10/talking-cvlt-nation-with-sean-reveron-meghan-macrae/|title= Talking CVLT Nation With… Sean Reveron & Meghan MacRae|first=David |last=Fischer |website=Highsnobiety|publication-date=June 10, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402122045/https://www.highsnobiety.com/2011/06/10/talking-cvlt-nation-with-sean-reveron-meghan-macrae/|archive-date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=kerrang>{{cite web|access-date=June 20, 2019|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/sludge-bands-cover-black-flags-my-war-for-cvlt-nation-compilation-series/|publication-date=March 13, 2018|website=Kerrang!|title=Sludge Bands Cover Black Flag's My War For Cvlt Nation Compilation Series|url-status=live|archive-date=March 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313175619/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/sludge-bands-cover-black-flags-my-war-for-cvlt-nation-compilation-series/}}</ref>
<ref name=nails>{{cite web|access-date=June 23, 2019|url=http://www.cvltnation.com/sonic-cathedrals-mixtape-series-vol-xiv-curated-by-nails/|website=Cvltnation.com|title=Sonic Cathedrals Mixtape Series Vol. XIV Curated by NAILS|publication-date=October 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023074224/http://www.cvltnation.com/sonic-cathedrals-mixtape-series-vol-xiv-curated-by-nails/|archive-date=October 23, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=noisey>{{cite web|access-date=June 17, 2019|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/metal-fashion/|website=Noisey|publisher=Vice Media|first=Kim |last=Kelly|publication-date=March 25, 2015|title=H&M Sucks at "Metal Fashion," But These Independent Brands Deserve Headbangers' Support|url-status=live|archive-date=June 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617160332/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rpypek/metal-fashion}}</ref>
<ref name=popmatters>{{cite web|access-date=June 18, 2019|website=PopMatters|title=The Enduring Power of Darkwave: An Interview with Dave Cantrell|first=Hans |last=Rollmann|publication-date=April 20, 2018|url=https://www.popmatters.com/the-enduring-power-of-darkwave-an-interview-with-dave-cantrell-2556063659.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617171913/https://www.popmatters.com/the-enduring-power-of-darkwave-an-interview-with-dave-cantrell-2556063659.html|archive-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref>
<ref name=salad>{{cite magazine|publication-date=October 30, 2012|access-date=June 18, 2019|url=http://www.saladdaysmag.com/cvlt-nation-interview-original-version/|title= Cvlt Nation interview – original version |magazine=Salad Days|language=it, en|pages=24–26|first=Marco |last=Capelli|url-status=live|archive-date=October 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030124432/http://www.saladdaysmag.com/cvlt-nation-interview-original-version/}}</ref>
<ref name=sludge_mix>{{cite web|access-date=June 20, 2019|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/03/04/doom-nation-vol-iii-nearly-three-hours-crushing-dooooom-free/|title=Doom Nation Vol. III: Nearly Three Hours of Crushing Dooooom…. for Free!|publication-date=March 4, 2014 |first=Vince|last=Neilstein|website=MetalSucks|url-status=live|archive-date=March 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326083338/http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/03/04/doom-nation-vol-iii-nearly-three-hours-crushing-dooooom-free/}}</ref>
<ref name=spill>{{cite web|url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-news-tenth-installment-cvlt-nations-compilation-series-now-playing-dead-kennedys-fresh-fruit-rotting-vegetables/|access-date=June 18, 2019|title=TENTH INSTALLMENT OF CVLT NATION'S COMPILATION SERIES NOW PLAYING WITH DEAD KENNEDYS' FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES|website=The Spill Magazine|date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323053217/https://spillmagazine.com/spill-news-tenth-installment-cvlt-nations-compilation-series-now-playing-dead-kennedys-fresh-fruit-rotting-vegetables/|archive-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=vice>{{cite web|access-date=June 18, 2019|url=https://www.vice.com/da/article/fashion-uk-shirt-heads-shoot-interview-shirt-heads-sean-reveron-cvlt-nation/|first=Sam |last=Voulters|publication-date=March 7, 2012|title=Shirt Heads: CVLT Nation|website=Vice|url-status=live|archive-date=June 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618210903/https://www.vice.com/da/article/gqn9n4/fashion-uk-shirt-heads-shoot-interview-shirt-heads-sean-reveron-cvlt-nation}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{Official website|https://www.cvltnation.com}} *[https://cvltnationbizarre.com CVLT Nation Bizarre]
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