0:25-4:55
OUTRE (Poland)
Distant Daylight
— This band made my Best Black Metal list in 2015. This is more of the same relentless, claustrophobic, drum-pummelling excellence.
6:14-11:07
HATE ETERNAL (FL)
Upon Desolate Sands
— Muscular death, crushing riffs, and innovative compositions takes it beyond sweaty testicle metal.
11:39-15:01
BRAINOIL (Oakland)
Blank Static Void
— Bay area Brainoil releases groove rampage sludge that is that Brainoil-style of satisfaction. Greg's vocals are epic. John Santos created-album art!!
15:30-20:31
GLACIAL TOMB (Denver)
Sunless Dawn
— Khemmis lead singer in a new blistering death and core project.
20:53-25:11
XUL (CAN)
Life Disintegrating
— A spectrum of inventive black metal, gorgeous to snarling, warm to cutting, suspense to breakdown. Oh fuck yes – “I worship NOTHING”.
25:59-28:23
EVULSE (Oakland)
Agoraphobia
— Filthy guttural death eruptions from Oakland.
https://transylvaniantapes.bandcamp.com/album/evulse-call-of-the-void
28:46-33:54
THE ORDER OF APOLLYON (FR)
— Delicious headbanging black metal with a French accent.
34:28-40:44
ESOCTRILIHUM (FR)
— A dying gasp of medieval apocalyptic death. Released early this year, and didn't want to miss it.
41:12-45:40
BLOODBATH (Sweden)
— Supergroup with members of Paradise Lost, Opeth and Craft diving into multiple styles of death, crust and black.
46:46-52:27
VALDRIN (OH)
— Horror, creepy and carnivalesque storytelling death and black metal.
52:46-56:13
WELTSCHMERZ (Netherlands)
— Raw crusty chomping black metal with a bit of your dead soul.
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UNLEASHED (Sweden)
— Glory of the vikings!