Jul 15, 2020
0:25-4:51
COUCH SLUT
(Brooklyn)
I'm 14
— The band name, the vocalist, the
attitude, all of it is just cooler than the rest. She pours herself
in this sound of aggressive, bleak reality. Wield that
sword.
5:45-13:01
SERMENT
(CAN)
Flamme Hivernale
— An epic, dynamic, heart-wrenching
black metal storm filled with the devil. And your butt.
13:31-17:00
REBEL WIZARD
(AU)
the mind is not your
friend
— This guy is emperor of song titles,
so much so that I awarded my Best Song Names in 2018. He dives into
the unique and blows out in high pitched noise, heavy metal, black
metal and industrial. It is just eccentric madness, Aussie
style.
17:26-26:32
BATTLE DAGORATH
(USA/Switz)
Twilight of the Cold Sun
— You are not stuck in your house.
You can travel to Battle Dagorath’s inky black galaxy and drift out
into their dreams with ripples of guitar and building meditative
dissonance.
27:10-29:30
SKELETON
(Austin)
Skeleton
— Romping riffs under a hot summer
sky with a seething acidic underbelly. Remember Scorpion Child from
Austin? This has nothing to do with that, but they rocked also, in
this sort of hot bbq summer rock sort of sound. Completely
different, but you know, really similar.
30:00-37:46
M.S.W.
(OR)
Humanity
— This really hit my bleeding, big,
awesome, incredible heart. Give it a chance, let it wash over your
brittle soul. A beautiful slow-burner.
38:17-43:44
STATIQBLOOM
(Brooklyn)
Black Lava
— This new album has incorporated an
evil ambient atmosphere in the perfect drops of hot-blooded
industrial beat and rhythm.
44:10-51:54
MYRIDIAN
(AU)
Babylon
— Wait for the clean vocals, it is
done so well. I am such a snob when it comes to clean stuff, and
this is the perfect balance, along with the usual death growls and
high-pitched screech. A wide ranging melodic death with beautiful
instrumentation, including piano.
53:12-57:39
WANDERER
(Portugal)
Force Of Ancient Steel
— Let's swing our hips wide to the
groove of Portugal's Wanderer, straight-forward speed, made for you
to punch holes in the sky. Simply loveable.
57:55-END
BARGHEST (Baton
Rouge)
Nomadic Plague
— I’ve played this band multiple
times over the years, and they are still a beast of snarling,
filthy, gargled black metal. So sweet.