KVLT Drums II metal drum library by Ugritone virtual instrument interface

KVLT Drums II: Black Metal Drum Library by Ugritone

KVLT Drums II is a metal drum virtual instrument by Ugritone, built from one-shot samples of hand-picked kits and cymbals. It is available as a VST2, AU and AAX plugin for Windows and macOS.

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01Overview

KVLT Drums II is a drum library from Ugritone focused on heavy metal drumming. The developer describes it as an update that combines styles including Bay Area thrash, East Coast death metal and 90s Belgian metal breakdowns. The library includes a kick, three snare drums, five toms and a set of cymbals, plus more than 100 one-shot samples. Fourteen kit presets give you starting points for different genres and styles. You can also load your own WAV, AIFF or FLAC samples.

Best for

Black metal drums
Thrash metal drums
Death metal drums
Breakdown drum tracks
Metal drum production

Developer: Ugritone
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Kick: Mapex Armory 22x18
Three snare drums: Mapex Black Panther, Ludwig Black Beauty, Mapex Warbird
Toms from Mapex Armory 8x8 up to 18x16
Cymbals from Sabian, Zildjian and Wuhan lines
More than 100 one-shot samples
14 hand-crafted kit presets by genre and style
Load your own WAV, AIFF and FLAC samples
Download size of about 600 MB

03In depth

Drum Kit Sounds and Presets

The library is built around a named set of drums. The kick is a Mapex Armory 22x18, and the snare section offers three options: a Mapex Black Panther 14x6.5, a Ludwig Black Beauty 14x6.5 and a Mapex Warbird 12x5.5. The toms range from an 8x8 up to a 18x16 Mapex Armory.

The cymbal set includes Sabian and Zildjian models, along with Wuhan splashes and china cymbals and a custom stack. Ugritone includes 14 kit presets, among them Default Kit, Seattle 1991, Thrash 1989 and TRVE KVLT, so you can start from a style close to your song and adjust from there.

Workflow and Sample Loading

KVLT Drums II ships with about 600 MB of content. Beyond the included kits, you can load your own WAV, AIFF or FLAC samples if you want to combine this library with other drums.

The developer says the presets were crafted to give a useful starting point per genre. That makes the library a practical option for producers who want a ready metal kit to shape rather than building one from scratch.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Ugritone
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Formats	VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does KVLT Drums II support?

KVLT Drums II is available in VST2, AU and AAX formats. It runs on Windows and macOS.

What do I need to use KVLT Drums II?

The minimum hardware is 6GB RAM, a dual-core CPU and 4GB of hard drive space. Supported hosts include Pro Tools 11 and higher, Reaper 3.4 and higher, Cubase and Nuendo 8 and higher, Logic Pro X 10.2.1 and higher, Ableton Live 9 and higher, and others. Windows 7 SP1 and higher and macOS 10.9 and higher are supported, including Apple Silicon.