The 386th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist has been sick since Easter and frankly is sick of it. Thank god we have a new hilarious Mammoth video directed by Robert Rodriguez and featuring some killer gore effects, as well as a surprise new track from Primus that hearkens closer to their classic era than anything they’ve done in ages. I’ll spare you cuts from The Flower Kings and NewDad and leave you with some vicious black metal from Taär to up the extremity this week.

In that regard I have plenty of support, as the rest of the 9C staff bring the heavy in flexible and creative ways, including new tracks from The Haunted, Tonguecutter, and Propaghandi; continued love for the new Deafheaven, new music from Carl Skildum of Inexorum, now working under the Skjolden moniker, and a duo of “tree” bands as we get both The Man Eating Tree and The Old Dead Tree. I have no idea if one is the result of the other….

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris