Who was that guy saying August was a slow month? Did anyone get his plates as he drove off laughing, having dropped a metric TON of killer music this past Friday? I’m still struggling under the weight of new singles from Devin Townsend and Gaerea, not to mention brand new releases from the likes of Spectral Wound, Nile, and even a new video from Fires in the Distance.

Beyond the black there’s plenty more this week, as the 9C staff cooks up offerings from Sentient Horror and Glacial Tomb, some classic metalcore from Norma Jean, some new doom and gloom from Fórn, blazing insanity from Gigan, and however the hell you pronounce Hísemtuks Hími•n – that’s here, too.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris