0:25-8:21 THE MOSAIC WINDOW (CA) Hymn to Silence the Light — Moody meets groove. Flying thrash guitars and an impassioned vocalist leading us through moments of zen.

9:12-14:06 LIVING GATE (Belgium) To Cut Off The Head Of The Snake — Members of Oathbreaker, Amenra, YOB in a tight, proggy death metal that grows in intensity.

14:32-18:46 CHAOS INVOCATION (GER) This World Wants Us Dead — Brooding, despaired black metal that still chomps with speed.

19:14-26:10 VEILBURNER (PA) III Visions of Hex-Shaped Hiss, Behead the Howling Spirit — In my 2018 Best of List for Modern Black – but still bring in the death.  These dudes always load up each song with a hundred different incredible elements.  

26:37-30:48 PRIMAL CODE (Chicago) IWL — Hot hardcore lead singer with death distortion, speed and sludge.  

31:09-34:01 MAMMOTH GRINDER (Austin) Undying Spectral Resonance — Short EP that packs death wallop. Galloping death and churning hardcore pace.

34:17-41:18 NEKUS (GER) Accursed Murmur — Sinister rumbling atmospheric death.

41:36-50:50 ABSCHWÖRZUNGE (Multiple) Heinous Constellations — Death metal scraped off your brain and teeth, unholy and brutal. 

51:25-55:48 SÓLSTAFIR (Iceland) Blakkrakki — Billowing capes in snowstorms, soulful to the stormy sky black metal with an excellent amount of rocking groove.  

56:10-END SENTIENT HORROR (NJ) Born in a Morgue — Hairy balls of New Jersey death with thrash and grind.