0:25-6:17
ABDUCTION (UK)
Permissible Death
— Pulsating black metal, droning swarming filling in space vacuums, bleeding into nowhere.

7:05-9:39
INNUMERABLE FORMS (Boston)
Stress Starvation
— Moody vocalist breathing over rampant death slowed down periodically in doom.

10:03-14:22
REBEL WIZARD (AU)
The Poor and Ridiculous Alchemy of Christ and Lucifer and Us All
— One-man weirdo band with a screech of a voice painting over his heavy metal infused black metal.

14:53-17:35
SECRET CUTTER (PA)
4 1/2
— Sharp decapitating vocalist and noise breaking sludge.

17:56-25:04
GIANT OF THE MOUNTAIN (Texas)
Lamentations of Smoke
— Texan prog and black metal filled with epic and climactic songs of monsters and flames.

25:35-30:01
HADAL MAW (AU)
Charlatan II: Fervent Beasts
— Raw death metal made unique with atmospheric bubbles popping through.

30:35-36:43
VOID RITUAL (NM)
Given Unto The Water
— Another immensely talented one-man band creating gorgeous black metal with a ton of instruments.

37:08-41:10
MAJESTIC MASS (Denmark)
Clandestine Supremacy
— Pagan garage rock created for your Sunday sacrifices in front of the altar.

41:54-46:50
ANCESTORS (LA)
Into The Fall
— Ancestors is very TeePee Records - progressive and psychedelic and warm and vocal/lyrical-forward songs. The surprises are everywhere, and I love the horror electronica. Violin and piano make this utter loveliness. I love this band.

47:49-51:22
LURK (Finland)
Nether
— Depressive sludge and doom and death in an incredible album cover with skeleton zombies and an owl. 'Cause those go together.

51:45-54:51
SEPTEKH (Sweden)
Travesty
— Hot swedes breaking out thrash with the hard edge of death.

55:24-END
CEMETERY URN (AU)
Down The Path Of The Dead
— Monster death, brutal and powerful.

0:25-6:36
LEAD INTO GOLD (Portland)
The Sun Behind the Sun
— Ministry's Paul Barker, creating projects Pailhead and Revolting Cocks, has just released the second full-length Lead Into Gold album. Hella Wax Trax-era sounds; and his vocals are so incredibly nostalgic.

7:42-13:32
KVALVAAG (Norway)
Bergtatt
— Norwegian symphonic, theatrical, haunting and melodic black metal with some fun synth.

13:48-19:40
MONGREL’S CROSS (AU)
Neurian Transformations
— Thrash-infused black metal from the attitude of kangaroo-loving weirdos.

20:39-25:54
ohGr (LA)
Mind made goD
— Ogre was my fantasy boyfriend in every daydream since I was 13 years old. Skinny Puppy centered around promoting veganism, anti-animal experimentation and anti-war beliefs. This spiky-black haired hero has multiple albums under ohGr in 17 years, and this new one is the best one yet. If you don't love him, you won't love this album.

26:31-31:18
CANCER (AU)
The Sleepless Waltz
— Desolation and heartache is the crux of this black metal sound.

31:44-37:05
WOLFHEART (Finland)
Breakwater
— Epic romantic and melodic death metal from Finnish boys that raise a chalice to their Viking overlord.

37:30-44:00
DIE SEKTOR (GA)
Accelerant (vProjekt Version)
— Danceable, groovy, hard industrial sound reminiscent of everything we grew up loving about industrial.

44:58-47:52
PIG DESTROYER (VA)
The Torture Fields
— You may be surprised that the new songs released from upcoming Pig Destroyer's album is not grind, and way more groove-core.

48:28-54:54
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY (Vancouver)
Meteorfall
— It must be in the 80's industrial water. All these artists are still frigging HOT. Bill Leeb, fan my face, drummer-lover mama.

55:26-END
PLAGUEWIELDER (OH)
In Depths of Cold Hell
— Big and Ohio meaty.

0:25-5:58
VREID (Norway)
Lifehunger
— Norwegian black metal that breaks into galloping rock.

6:49-12:31
MANTICORA (Denmark)
Katana - Opium
— Blasting power metal instrumentals, hungry drumming and vocals reminiscent of Hammers of Misfortune - epic and dramatic.

12:50-19:53
THE SPIRIT (Germany)
The Clouds Of Damnation
— Throaty German vocals singing of fiery romance; and leather-clad arms on dual guitars.

20:31-24:33
BEHEMOTH (Poland)
God = Dog
— Polish extreme Behemoth revel in being sacreligious.

25:07-29:17
THE VINTAGE CARAVAN (Iceland)
Reflections
— Icelandic retro-rockers clench my heart with luscious vocals accompanied with jean jacket jams.

29:46-39:46
INFERA BRUO (Boston)
Shroud Enigma
— Super group with members of Trap Them and Pillory, and yes this is atmospheric - but don't let that scare you. They still break into epic head banging savagery.

37:03-44:27
UNEARTHLY TRANCE (NY)
Mechanism Error
— Layered thick with sludge, floating vocals and pummeling drums.

45:19-51:54
CONAN (UK)
Vexxagon
— Heavy doom mixed with their new drummer from Dread Sovereign.

52:15-56:26
BLACK TUSK (GA)
Scalped
— Signature snarling hardcore, punk and southern rock infused with thick beards.

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MANTAR (Germany)
Seek + Forget
— Chunky 2-piece chunky black metal with massive drumming and the element of hardcore up your butt. These guys are supposed to be incredible live.

0:25-6:33
INEXORUM (MN)
To Omega
— Minnesota rages their icy-black metal on your head with vast and frothy romantic compositions.

7:32-14:17
KHORADA (Portland)
Edeste
— Agalloch and Giant Squid members create melancholy and college rock-style mixed with doom. Vocals-forward.

14:48-19:46
STATIQBLOOM (Brooklyn)
Ersatz Gaze
— You know I love Fade and everything that he creates.

20:09-27:33
DEADBIRD (AR)
Luciferous Heart
— When I call Deadbird stoners, I mean the individuals, not the genre. Bros smoke a mean joint, I’m sure, but they are romantic sludge. Those vocals kill me.

28:01-30:50
ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE (VA)
Schism Perpetration
— Volcanic ash pummels down, fiery and suffocating. Why do we need to be punished gawdammit aren't we tortured enough?!

31:15-37:46
KHANUS (Finland)
Secular Spiritual Existence
— Finnish alien vocals sings of blood and gore and forests or whatever these weirdos are doing. These guys have unexpected lead-ups.

38:30-44:05
THOU (Baton Rouge)
The Lasting Dose
— Thou's new EP is the best balance of evil and lush, dramatic and badass. The last (3) EPs are on (3) different labels, and the full-length is on another label. It will be unexpected.

45:07-49:44
THE LION'S DAUGHTER (St. Louis)
Grease Infant
— Sci-fi metal horror synth-heavy metal-infused crazy.

50:18-54:37
REBEL WIZARD (AU)
The Poor and Ridiculous Alchemy of Christ and Lucifer and Us All
— You think you know it all. So you'll listen and categorize this immediately into classic heavy retro metal. Then the vocals drop - completely soulless raw and evil.

55:06-END
DIRE OMEN (CAN)
Null
— Suffocating dissonant death with blistering layers.