Hitting the scene hard in 2019 and 2021, Këkht Aräkh returns will the hotly anticipated Morning Star. With a unique approach to black metal, will this be a new classic of the genre?

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On deck today is the latest from heavy metal act of the north, Spell! We are delving into their latest release, Wretched Heart. Got a lot to say about this one.

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The challenge continues between John and Bailey. This time the contenders are Femtanyl's Chaser EP and Lucifer Over London by Current 93. What might our hosts have to say about such esoteric materials?

The Swap is where Bailey and John give each other an album they've never heard to listen to. They then share a conversation about their thoughts on the respective music composition.

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After months of begging her, Bailey finally listened to Deadsy's 2002 album, Commencement. Doing a deep listen, we ask if this seminal album, that is too often associated with nu-metal, holds up?

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Soothsayer is a super band out of the California Bay Area. They feature members of Castle and Theya. We chat with them about finding the right band chemistry, juggling projects, and other mystical experiences.

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Early look at our favorite releases so far of 2026. Lot more year ahead of us, but what is sticking in our ears at this point.

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Bailey and John head to Oakland to see Savage Master, LIVE, at Eli's Mile High Club with Vorlust and High Spirits opening. Enjoy us sharing our little adventure.

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(note this originally was a live video stream)

John and Bailey count down their favorite albums of 2025!

Bailey's Runner-Ups: Health - Conflict DLC https://youwillloveeachother.bandcamp.com/album/conflict-dlc ISSBROKIE - Swaggot! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIauoE_mZ0L3AzgFBKtJF6AaLCgs7sJUM Various - Rift of the NecroDancer OST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPKuAVC8PO6o2ODFItr4hU8gaf3nojaC Kali Uchis - Sincerely, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc8_dYPx4ao&list=PLMksmxBLjM0NVJmJRhEUTVwdfGdQZkr1o

John's Runner-Ups: Bloody Valkyria - In Our Home, Across the Fog https://bloodyvalkyria.bandcamp.com/album/in-our-home-across-the-fog Castle Rat - The Bestiary https://castlerat.bandcamp.com/album/the-bestiary Quest Master - Obscure Power https://questmaster.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-power Sanhedrin - Heat Lightning https://thesanhedrin.bandcamp.com/album/heat-lightning

John's #5-20 in no particular order: Century - Sign Of The Storm https://centuryswe.bandcamp.com/album/sign-of-the-storm Year of the Cobra - Year of the Cobra https://yearofthecobra.bandcamp.com/album/year-of-the-cobra Blackbraid - Blackbraid III https://blackbraid.bandcamp.com/album/blackbraid-iii Lonesome Wyatt & the Holy Spooks - Sad Witch Cult https://lonesomewyatt.bandcamp.com/album/sad-witch-cult Ghoëst - The Majestic End https://darkdungeondoom.bandcamp.com/album/the-majestic-end The Phantom A.D. - Plays Ghoulish Rock 'N' Roll https://thephantomad.bandcamp.com/album/plays-ghoulish-rock-n-roll One of Nine - Dawn of the Iron Shadow https://oneofnine.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-of-the-iron-shadow Electric Citizen - EC4 https://electriccitizenband.bandcamp.com/album/ec4 Hexvessel - Nocturne https://hexvessel.bandcamp.com/album/nocturne Scorpion Milk - Slime of the Times https://scorpionmilk.bandcamp.com/album/slime-of-the-times Serpent Rider - The Ichor of the Chimaera https://serpentrider.bandcamp.com/album/the-ichor-of-chimaera Lamp Of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy https://lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-prince-in-ecstasy Owlbear - Feather & Claw https://owlbearmetal.bandcamp.com/album/feather-and-claw Throne of Iron - Adventure Two https://throneofiron.bandcamp.com/album/adventure-two Selvans - Saturnalia https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/saturnalia Savage Master - Dark & Dangerous https://savagemasterofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dark-dangerous

Bailey's Top 5: #5 1000 Eyes - Charon https://thousandeyes.bandcamp.com/album/charon #4 Fallujah - Xenotaph https://fallujah.bandcamp.com/album/xenotaph #3 SSJ Daki - Heaven On Earth https://ssjdaki.bandcamp.com/album/heaven-on-earth #2 Currents - All That Follows https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXpcI4Ww0pU-iYIYxLRiuGRrhqPqi8Hwu #1 Architects - The Sky, The Earth & All Between https://architects.bandcamp.com/album/the-sky-the-earth-all-between

John's Top 4: #4 The Chameleons - Arctic Moon https://chameleonsuk.bandcamp.com/album/arctic-moon #3 Bell Witch/Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough: Volume II https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/stygian-bough-volume-ii #2 Tower - Let There Be Dark https://towernyc.bandcamp.com/album/let-there-be-dark #1 Black Sword Thunder Attack - Black Sword Thunder Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wJ_jwvcAw

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