Picking two hours worth of new heavy metal is a double edged sword; the kind of sword Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road sing about. On one hand it's a great excuse to spend my free time listening to truck-loads of new music, on the other hand I have to spend my time listening to truck-loads of new music. I miss you Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road...

Said new music this week comes from the distant lands of Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, Spain, US, India, Sweden, Finland, Catalonia, Romania, UK, Greece, and, by coincidence, an extra helping from Denmark.

Now on to the music!

Episode 53 Playlist:

Ajattara - Sinä (0:35)

Marthyrium - Abominations (5:16)

Inhumation - Dormant Fires (11:10)

Plague Throat - Fallible Transgression (15:24)

Akerbeltz - A Deed Without a Name (22:24)

Gravstenad - Lust Och Fägring (25:51)

Saudade - Black Death (30:17)

Blackhand - 5th Night (33:34)

The Thirteenth Sun - The Fabric of Time (37:19)

Isbjörg - Glacier (44:38)

Summoner - The Huntress (51:53)

Stone Cadaver - Sccum (57:27)

Divine Element - Call of the Blade (1:04:17)

Pictura Poesis - The Paralytic Child (1:10:48)

Lying Figures - The Mirror (1:14:14)

The Hallowed Catharsis - Phototaxic (1:19:25)

Ensnared - Antiprophet (1:25:21)

Horrid - The Eyes of Terror (1:30:06)

Suffering Hour - Devouring Shapeless Void (1:35:06)

Strangle Wire - The Narcissist (1:39:19)

A Flourishing Scourge - Tidal Waves (1:45:18)

Mountains Crave - Arise O Magnificent Sun (1:55:09)

Sunken - Departure (2:01:45)

Aetheric - Irreparable Trauma (2:13:11)