Admittedly, I don’t listen to a lot of contemporary hard rock or metal, a fact that will come as no surprise to those who have listened to my previous mixes, which are dominated by indie rock, hip-hop, and electronic. However, thanks in part to encouragement from my stepbrother and Metalocalypse, I have made a concerted effort to get into it more as of late. This mix presents the fruits of that labor, with eight brain-demolishing noise bombs capped by a couple oddballs that should bring a little levity to the festivities. I must thank Candlelight Records, who were instrumental in helping to put this together, and I’m especially stoked to have been given the nod for Baroness, Converge, and personal childhood heroes Green Jellÿ.
01. Hellsongs - “Symphony Of Destruction” (Hymns In The Key Of 666)
• Start time: 0:00; Links: Minty Fresh - Hellsongs02. Giant Squid - “Throwing A Donner Party At Sea” (The Ichthyologist)
• Start time: 3:08; Links: Translation Loss - Giant Squid03. Bibleblack - “Stigma Diaboli” (The Black Swan Epilogue)
• Start time: 8:46; Links: Candlelight - Bibleblack04. SubArachnoid Space - “Lilith” (Eight Bells)
• Start time: 12:05; Links: Crucial Blast - SubArachnoid Space05. The Atlas Moth - “A Night In Venus’ Arms” (A Glorified Piece Of Blue Sky)
• Start time: 16:52; Links: Candlelight - The Atlas Moth06. Baroness - “The Gnashing” (Blue Album)
• Start time: 22:44; Links: Relapse - Baroness07. Anaal Nathrakh - “The Unbearable Filth Of The Soul” (In The Constellation Of The Black Widow)
• Start time: 27:01; Links: Candlelight - Anaal Nathrakh08. Green Jellÿ - “Stabby The Clown” (Musick To Insult Your Intelligence By)
• Start time: 30:31; Links: Rotton - Green Jellÿ09. Converge - “Cruel Bloom” (Axe To Fall)
• Start time: 35:55; Links: Epitaph - Converge10. Jogger - “Nephicide” (This Great Pressure)
• Start time: 39:55; Links: Jogger
[Artwork: Keith Kawaii]
