This one’s for the metalheads.

Three days back from vacation and I’m still negative for COVID…but I’m still congested all over, only now it’s accompanied by insane coughing, asthma, and an ear that feels like someone’s inflating a balloon in my skull. So I’ve been listening to a lot of music to match my sour mood. For a least eight years I’ve maintained a playlist called “Killing Music Forever” that contains a lot – but not all – of my favorite heavy music. It’s weird: there’s a dearth of black metal on it, which seems strange considering my love (and sideways adoption for my own music) for the genre, but I always wanted this playlist to punch more than scream, if that makes sense. It does to me, which is the only thing that matters. So as I continue to recuperate we’re hitting random and seeing what pops up. May it get your blood moving as well.

• Cannibal Corpse – “A Skull Full of Maggots”
• Kylesa – “To Walk Alone”
• Napalm Death – “Quarantined”
• From Autumn To Ashes – “On The Offensive”
• Exhumed – “Ripping Death”
• Psycroptic – “Blood Stained Lineage”
• Baroness – “O’Appalachia”
• The Absence- “Seven Demons”
• Converge – “Death King”
• Goes Cube – “Where They Found Me”
• Slayer – “Skeletons of Society”
• Nuclear Assault – “Hang The Pope”
• Full Of Hell – “Cellar Of Doors”
• Gorguts – “Drifting Remains”
• Eternal Evil – “Funeral Prayers”
• Arch/Matheos – “Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me)”

Rather than do commentary this week, I’m going to let the tunes peak for themselves…yes, even the From Autumn to Ashes track (I typically can’t stand that specific sub-genre, but always had a weak spot for FATA). No Zappa this week because there was no way I could justify a Zappa tune as “metal” so enjoy the lack of “mustache”. I do have a couple posts I’m working on before we get back into The Flower Kings, so looking forward to getting those out when I’m a little healthier.

Be safe, and see you next week.