Feb 7, 2024
0:25-4:32
NECROWRETCH
(France)
Numidian Knowledge
— Alien rasped vocals in a groovy
black metal with heavy metal guitars that build into frenetic and
sinister swarms.
5:38-10:19
BAAZLVAAT
(MI)
THE DARK MATTER STARGATE
— Lowfi, proggy black metal that is
theatrical, playful and strange. Don't underestimate
this!
10:46-16:34
BIPOLAR ARCHITECTURE
(GER)
Death of The Architect
— Another German masterpiece, this
one is a proggy post-metal that explodes into cold black metal
riffs.
17:04-20:59
EXOCRINE
(France)
Life
— Muscle bulging tech death with
extraordinary moments of space.
21:22-29:05
HAUNTOLOGIST
(Poland)
Hollow
— Lush post-black with swoon-worthy
vocals and prominent melancholy, sweet tones.
29:38-37:38
OLHAVA (Russian
Federation)
Eternal Fire
— Sweeping, meditative black metal
melting into the deep, sophisticated, evocative atmospheric, raking
against the razor vocals.
38:26-42:20
COGNIZANCE
(UK)
Chiselled in Stone
— Wild flying guitars and a precise
drum in a dynamic tech death.
42:41-48:15
DEADYELLOW
(Philly)
What Are You Waiting For In Order To
Give In
— Yes, to the headbang.
Fist-tightening groove, but still complex with gorgeous
instrumentals.
48:47-56:07
SPECTRAL VOICE
(Denver)
Sinew Censer
— So excited to see this album live.
Crushing death and an intensely heated vocal.
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RHÛN
(Maine)
Howl of Gleaming Swords
— RHÛN - members of Falls of Rauros –
is exactly what you expect from Portland, Maine: cold, stylish
black metal with a smokey vocal.