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Albums of the Week! The Misfits Box Set was the runaway winner. I listened to a year’s worth of Misfits, I swear. Haunt’s newly remixed/remastered version of Burst Into Flame is wonderful and spent a lot of time on repeat. I prepared my body for new Necropanther (due in Feb/Mar). Raate is Finnish medieval black metal that rules and I never see anyone else mention them (please try it). Finally, Vredehammer’s Violator is perfect. ☠️ 1. The Misfits - Box Set 2. Haunt - Burst Into Flame 3. Danzig (s/t) 4. Necropanther - Eyes of Blue Light 5. Wraith - Undo The Chains 6. Raate - Sielu, Linna 7. Vader - XXV 8. Cloak - To Venomous Depths 9. Vredehammer - Violator ☠️ What did you listen to this week?

Raate from Fox Fires is pupy!

ALBUMS OF THE WEEK! Here are the albums that got me through the last seven days. Basically a lot of solid black metal, a dash of doom, and some Beatles (my daughters deemed that suitable for when I drive them around). I want to specifically point out the new EP from @night_of_the_vampire because it surprised me by how addictive it is. This is synth-driven black metal, and I wasn’t sure I’d like it at first because of my historic allergy to keyboards. Turns out this is excellent, and I’m excited to hear what this Houston-based band will put out in an album format. 1. Stormkeep - Tales of Othertime 2. Minenwerfer - Nihilistischen 3. Khemmis - Deceiver 4. Night of the Vampire - Eternal Night (2022) 5. The Beatles - 1 6. Ettinskjalf - Depraved and Deceived 7. Minenwerfer - Alpenpasse 8. Raate - Halloween Kuolleen Maan 9. Malokarpatan - Krupinske Ohne What was on your playlist this week?

ALBUMS OF THE WEEK. Here are the nine albums that got the most plays from me this week. The clear winner was Skeletal Remains’ awesome new death metal album, “The Entombment of Chaos.” All of my expectations for this one were greatly exceeded. Over The Voids’ new album, “Hadal,” stayed on another week. There are three Vader albums here because Vader is awesome. And finally, two albums from Silberbach, a German black metal band that I just discovered and can highly recommend. 1. Skeletal Remains - The Entombment of Chaos 2. Raate - Menetyksen Tie 3. Over The Voids… - Hadal 4. Silberbach - There Will Be Blood 5. Vader - Black to the Blind 6. Vader - Welcome to the Morbid Reich 7. Silberbach - A Prayer of Mass Destruction 8. Vader - Tibi Et Igni 9. Havok - V What topped your charts this week?

ALBUMS OF THE WEEK. Here are the nine albums that got the most plays from me this week. A bunch of new releases came out all at once, making this a tight race. The edge went to Panzerfaust’s new record. Other new releases included drops from Over The Voids, Necrot, and Dumal. Power Trip had a reappearance this week, as the tragic death of lead singer Riley Gale prompted me to play PT in his memory. 1. Panzerfaust - The Suns of Perdition Chapter II: Render Unto Eden 2. Over The Voids - Hadal 3. Necrot - Mortal 4. Sargeist - Unbound 5. Decapitated - Anticult 6. Dumal - The Confessor 7. Power Trip - Nightmare Logic 8. Ettinskjalf - The Shadow of Yours 9. Raate - Sielu, Linna What topped your charts this week?

Raate - Sielu, Linna. This is medieval atmospheric black metal from Finland. What a fantastic record this is. Solid Burzum-style raw and atmospheric style here. I don’t think Raate is an active band anymore, which is a shame because their output was great.

The New Arrivals Wall has some great residents this month: Wormwitch, Razor, Raate, Spirit Adrift, Numenorean, Inferi, Black Fast, Bat, Hath, and Sinmara.