Anorak brings it forth: thrash and hardcore, and a French vocalist.

I've never been: Anorak (France) (0:28-5:53)

Proggy blackened riffs, jamming out in their second E.P. release from the scourges of Baltimore.  

Iron Towers: Myopic (Baltimore) (6:37-14:27)

Heart-wrenching black metal, bringing me a Cure-like nostaligia.

Sleepeater: Aylwin (California) (15:29-21:00)

Norway’s Årabrot is witty and charming and rock it into your brain. 

The Bitter Tears Of Könt: Årabrot (Norway) (21:39-26:13)

Mollusk is a 2 piece, they focus on the technical, some spacey aspects, but all in all heavy

Hollowed: Mollusk (Cincinnati) (27:16-34:41)

Iron Reagan.  You better know this band.

Mini Lights: Iron Reagan (Richmond, VA) (34:49-36:22)

Australian groove beer band, but don’t underestimate them.  Really varied, I was surprised where they went with it – they break it down for sure.

Sorrow on Hill 105: I Exist (Australia) (36:47-42:40)

U.K.’s Bossk has a ton of different sounds, including a cover of Fleetwood Mac. 

Pick-up Artist: Bossk (U.K.) (43:07-45:52)

A “cinematic journey about the end of civilization on Mars.”  A one-person band, but not avante-garde, the guy really brings the sound with black and brutal and industrial and space. 

Vuoto: Phobonoid (Italy) (47:00-50:09)

Because I love Weekend Nachos, how about a song from their 2011 album.

The Meeting: Weekend Nachos (2011) (Chicago) (50:33-53:04)

A 16 minute E.P., (3) years in the making.

Letting The Vampire Kill You: Orphan Donor (Pennsylvania) (53:26-57:14)

Austrian hardcore!

Inflame. Exhume. Resign.: Withers (Austria) (57:25-END)

Mutoid Man with members of Converge and Cave In, Ben from Converge moved to California and they want to have a west coast show.  Please let that happen.

Scavengers: Mutoid Man (Boston-ish/California) (0:28-3:16)

Gorgeous dark cover of the Cure on a split with Planks and O.  Lead singer of Tombs is guest vocal.

A Forest (cover of the Cure): Planks (Germany) (4:19-11:18)

Cold destructive brutality from an unexpected place.  I never heard it this brutal from Ireland.

Hallucinogen: Malthusian (Ireland) (11:44-17:11)

Iced Out and Razoreater are on one of the best splits this year, this is a gnarly filthy tune.  Heavy riffage from both bands.

Dead Men: Iced Out (U.K.) (17:22-20:05)

Black metal with gothic influence, including horror and lots of drama.

Flittermice As Satan Spys (Darkthrone Cover): L´Acephale (Portland) (20:29-27:05)

Heavy punk, influenced by the melancholy and hard hit of metal, but punk is on their minds.

100 times: Drip of Lies (Poland) (27:55-31:24)

Ambient ripples in heavy lake of black metal.

He Who Becomes: Lake of Blood (LA) (31:47-39:55)

I put out an intellectual question for you to consider.  ANOTHER SPLIT! With brutally screamy sludge. 2 piece and stuff.

Emaciate/Euthanise: Monolithian (U.K.) (40:31-44:17)

I guess another rockin beer band from. . Edmonton?

Invoking the Storms of Ahkiyyini: Northern Torment (Canada) (45:08-53:23)

Italian hardcore is hardcore brah.

Last Dose: Left in Ruins (Italy) (53:34-54:59)

Sludgey hardcore from the swedes..

At The Forests Edge: Totem Skin (Sweden)(55:19-end!)