Nov 24, 2021
0:25-7:35
OBSCURA
(Germany)
Forsaken
— Intertwining, spinning guitar solos
in a technical, noodly death reminiscent of At the
Gates.
8:40-12:57
DOLD VORDE ENS NAVN
(Norway)
Løgnens abstinenser
— Theatrical, vivid debut of black
metal within pools of languid, orchestral and gorgeous.
13:29-20:29
CIVEROUS
(LA)
Hubiku
— Another topnotch debut of
disturbing doom and horror death with a massive propulsion to head
bang.
20:45-28:51
KHEMMIS
(Denver)
The Astral Road
— Majestic doom that lifts your soul.
Period.
29:35-35:36
THE TEMPLE (New
Zealand)
Hell Incarcerate
— Most likely 67% of Ulcerate in this
New Zealand duo that is a thicker, monstrous death mix in an
indulgent pace that breaks into a lonely atmosphere.
36:12-40:56
PLEBEIAN GRANDSTAND
(France)
Jouis, Camarade
— My 2016 Best Experimental Extreme.
Intensity is their meditation, with weird bouts into 70’s style
experimental industrial within the coldest of black metal
swarms.
41:35-47:13
CONVERGE and CHELSEA
WOLFE (MA/CA)
Scorpion's Sting
— Think Neurosis with a metal goth
female vocalist. Converge have outdone themselves with their
storytelling, beautiful and ethereal with a blast of jamming
psychedelic guitars. Really fun.
48:06-53:05
VERTEBRA ATLANTIS
(Italy)
Carnal Denouement
— Debut with a member of Cosmic
Putrefaction creating a textural masterpiece. 3 layers of vocals,
instruments that mosh together until melding to an evil death
carnage.
53:33-1:00:30
DER WEG EINER
FREIHEIT (GER)
Morgen
— Stabs me in the heart with their
cinematic and plaintive, and the chomping bite of quintessential
German black metal.
1:01:08-1:06:05
DREAM UNENDING
(US/CAN)
the needful
— A duo creates the exquisite
painting of floating vocals, gorgeously harmonized guitars in a
doomy paradise. Members of Tomb Mold, Outer Heavens, Innumberable
Forms and Sumerlands.
1:06:39-END
STORMKEEP
(Denver)
The Serpent's Stone
— Soaring, anthemic black metal to
pound your mug of mead to. And then get emotional with the epic and
folk. Members of Wayfarer and Blood Incantation.