Feb 3, 2021
0:25-4:17
PORTRAYAL OF GUILT
(Austin)
Masochistic Oath
— Broken shards of bleak
hardcore mixed with a demonic vocalist and grind, electronic,
melodic pop.
5:49-17:05
THE RUINS OF
BEVERAST (Germany)
The Tundra Shines
— One of my favorite metal
bands, whose 2017 album made it to my top 20 of the last 20 years.
Another vivid, moody, psychedelic, tribalistic black metal journey
with surprising clean vocals that cut through. Touching.
Massive.
17:34-22:31
EXIMPERITUSERQETHHZEBIBŠIPTUGAKKATHŠULWELIARZAXUŁUM
(Belarus)
Tahâdu
— Anonymous group takes you on a
weird, crazed death ride with a moody, rich doom.
Unexpected.
23:00-27:20
STARGAZER
(AU)
Star Vassal
— Indulgent, weird, proggy death
with a rumbling and often theatrical singer, that culminates into
kickass riffs.
28:00-36:44
THERMOHALINE
(Argentina/Brazil/Belgium)
Sirens
— A debut that nails you to the
wall with intensity, and changes shapes to droning guitars,
industrial and keyboard effects.
37:08-40:27
ALTERED DEAD
(CAN)
Prosodemic Realms
— Throat-clenched vocals within
a hurricane of bleak death, slowed down to headbang-worthy sinister
doom when needed.
41:02-47:26
TRIBULATION
(Sweden)
The Wilderness
— Take the time and meld with
this fantasy metal with vampiric blood and a storm of heavy metal
and rising melody. Excellent.
48:18-54:27
AETHYRICK
(Finland)
Flesh Once Divided
— Frosty massive black metal
that often slows to dramatic vibrant melody.
54:50-END
THE SUN CAME UP UPON THE
LEFT (Portland)
A Coward’s Expression of
Doubt
— A fantastic split with moody,
gorgeous acoustic and gothic melodies.