May 27, 2020
0:25-8:33
ESOCTRILIHUM
(France)
Exh-Enî Söph (1st Passage – Exiled
from Sanity)
— Violins make everything sound
French. Theatrical, epic and inter-dimensional black
metal.
9:22-16:27
CRYPTIC SHIFT
(UK)
The Arctic Chasm
— Unique guitar melodies that go far
out and back mixed with proggy death tempos.
16:43-23:12
ABDUCTION
(France)
Aux Marches De Lorraine
— Beauty and the Beast, another
French monstrosity sweetened by strums of guitar.
23:54-29:41
SLIFT
(France)
Dark Was Space, Cold Were The
Stars
— Psychedelic garage krautrock on
clouds of bubbles bursting with tiny jagged shards of heavier
blasts.
30:12-35:41
CAULDRON BLACK RAM
(AU)
Flame
— Australia is topnotch evil. This
form is sludge and death with whiplash beats and a smoking demonic
vocal.
36:07-40:49
THRAWSUNBLAT
(CAN)
Spectres in Mist
— Guitarist from Woods of Ypres
creates a journey of folk-infused black metal to New
Brunswick.
41:10-48:32
WITHOUT LIGHT
(Chicago)
Wretched Ascent Part Two
— Abrasive blown out death vocals is
a highlight in this moody, plodding sludge.
49:34-53:54
PILE OF PRIESTS
(Denver)
Bloodstained Citadel
— Romantic candle-lit
death.
54:30-END
MOUNTAINEER
(Oakland)
Ghost Story
— Versatile album with unrushed
post-metal building to much bigger. Super pleasant to the
brain.