0:25-7:09 AKLASH (UK) Cossack — Doom, melodic black, psychedelic and folk with horns and accordion that is intense and satisfyingly groovy.
8:03-12:44 200 STAB WOUNDS (OH) Hands of Eternity — Delicious groove in filthy death and thrash in an aggressive, testosterone-filled style.
13:09-17:42 KVAEN (Sweden) De Dödas Sång — A best of 2022, flying calloused fingertips in black tremelo flair and anthemic thrash.
18:05-21:43 BLACK HOLE DEITY (AL) Blast Pit — Debut album with proggy tempos and structures and tumbling guitar solos.
22:07-31:19 LIMINAL SHROUD (CAN) The Carving Scythe — Crashing ocean waves in a storm of lighting. A Best of 2022.
31:46-35:38 PORTRAIT (Sweden) Dweller of the Threshold — Heavy metal with dramatic, theatrical falsetto screams and and intense complex harmonies.
36:13-41:16 VIMUR (GA) Fortress of a New Faith — Piercing screech and gurgling vocals with beautiful instrumentationand a pummeling black metal with lurching breaks into riffs. A Best of 2019.
41:47-48:59 ALCEST (France) L'Enfant de la Lune — This took time to get into, but lean into the light.
49:23-56:42 CRYPT SERMON (Philly) Scrying Orb — Doom and prog meet in 70's magnificence.
57:05-1:02:29 HYPERDONTIA (Denmark/Turkey) Salvation in Death — Filthy, chaotic, frenetic death and rapturous guitar solos.
1:03:08-END FELLWARDEN (UK) Exultance — Fellwarden of Fen fame doing more chilling black metal with folk influence and rich instrumental work.