No jokes and little in the way of introduction: our collective hearts go out to everyone affected by the raging fires in Los Angeles right now. There’s so much politicizing and grandstanding and misinformation out there; I won’t even try to add to any of it so all I can say is our thoughts are with you. Stay strong, stay safe, be there for each other. And if any of the songs on the 370th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist give you some solace, that’s great.

It’s a short list this week, folks are engaged in other things but I think we have some cool stuff for you. The big one for me is the return of the mighty -16-, sure to be one of my most anticipated albums this year. We’ve also got Spiritworld, Lo-Pan, Havukruunu, Suidakra, and some more surprises.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris