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.