Feb 28, 2024
0:25-8:12
SUN OF NOTHING
(Greece)
Liars in Wait
— A screeching moody monster riding
atop a psychedelic death rock masterpiece.
9:06-13:37
KARKOSA
(IN)
Ensorcelled Spirits
— Compressed rasps and
tumbling-forward vocals with an avalanche of lyrics in a wickedly
paced black metal with tech death elements.
14:04-19:50
BORKNAGAR
(Norway)
Moon
— Epic heavy metal, raise your
chalice and sing along with your warrior lord.
20:14-24:05
KERES
(Italy)
Oblivion
— Ear-worm fun tech melodic death
with a maelstrom of hurtling drums, and complex, writhing
guitars.
24:44-30:55
ETERNAL STORM
(Spain)
The Void
— Sparkling, synth-infused melodic
death that explodes into rifftastic, proggy textures.
31:27-36:27
HAND OF KALLIACH
(Scotland)
Fell Reigns
— Ethereal folk with monstrous vocals
and a tech death in both Gaelic and English.
36:53-44:59
FARSOT
(Germany)
Descent
— I heard 80s ballady goth with
gritty throat that breaks into a shredding chilling black
psychedelic.
45:31-49:26
TRAVELER
(CAN)
Dark Skull
— Guitar gymnastics in a retro
melodic heavy metal and thrash. Runners-up in my Best of 2020
and 2019.
49:53-54:53
STIRIAH
(Germany)
Brennendes Licht
— Grind level undecipherable vocals
in a deeply emotional black metal.
55:18-END
OWL
(Germany)
A Window in a Strange City
— Desperate in the shrieks,
suffocation in the drums, solace within the chaos.