As the long hot summer drags onward, Terminus is back with a concise but detailed two-banger that features two surprise returns: forgotten USBM almost-legends I.C.E. in one corner, and returning Quebecois deathgrind legends Cryptopsy in the other. I.C.E. brings back a nearly forgotten style of 00s norsecore 20 years on from their debut; Cryptopsy attempts to project their churning, technical manner of death/grind/metalcore to a wider audience 10 years past their last record. Two bands enter, but only one can survive such a long absence. Who will emerge victorious? Listen and find out.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:01 - Imperial Crystalline Entombment - Ancient Glacial Resurgence (Debemur Morti)

0:47:01 - Interlude - Arkhon Infaustus - “M33 Constellation,” fr. Perdition Insanabilis (Osmose, 2004)

0:52:48 - Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (Nuclear Blast)

1:34:03 - Cryptopsy - “The Golden Square Mile” fr. Cryptopsy (Independent, 2012)

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