Sep 30, 2020
0:25-7:56
MESLAMTAEA
(Netherlands)
Illusie
— Screaming against the declining
world and expressing our collective utter despair and anger within
theatrical black metal woven with psychedelic and progressive. So
surprising.
8:57-11:53
BLOODLETTER
(Chicago)
Burnt Beyond Recognition ft. Rae
Amitay
— Chicago thrash and...
Sep 23, 2020
0:25-5:39
CARNATION
(Belgium)
Reincarnation
— It fits my mood to listen to
face-melting old school death metal that wants to kill
me.
6:41-12:23
SPECTRUM OF DELUSION
(Netherlands)
Into Another Formation
— Multi-layered, multi-tempo-ed,
multi-vocalized with proggy guitars that takes a deep breath before
slamming into...
Sep 16, 2020
0:25-5:56
SKELETAL REMAINS
(CA)
Tombs of Chaos
— Joy ride of riffs and face blowing
impact within technical excellence and rhythmic power. Let your
mullet flow.
7:03-13:58
DEPHOSPHORUS
(Greece)
The Mists Rose Like Departing
Dreams
— These dudes contemplate, circle
melody and infuse a groove rock within the blast of...
Sep 9, 2020
Labor Day weekend show, and I curated *my* seminal industrial/goth ALBUMS. These are the albums that started my journey down the rabbit hole.
0:25-6:02
SKINNY PUPPY (CAN):
Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse (1986)
One Time One Place
— In my top 10 bands of all time,
Skinny Puppy bent my ear towards aggressive. Their...
Sep 2, 2020
0:25-10:12
PANZERFAUST
(CAN)
The Snare of the Fowler
— Chapter II follow up to last year’s
Chapter I. Another epic, melodic, richly-textured black metal. A
spectrum from meditation to bellowing. The vocals crawled up my
spine in the best way.
11:23-17:38
NECROT
(Oakland)
Sinister Will
— Straight-up...