Episode #95 - Turning Man Against His Brother, Until Man Exists No More

1. Song: Doomsdayer's Holiday , Artist: Grails , Album: Doomsdayer's Holiday (Temporary Residence)
2. Song: Perfume for Winter , Artist: Fennesz , Album: Black Sea (Touch)
3. Song: Vista Maria , Artist: Inca Ore , Album: Split (Acuarela)

• Split with Grouper.

4. Song: Tunnel of Love , Artist: Svarte Grenier , Album: Kappe (Type)

• There's a bunch interesting stuff coming out of the UK's Type Records lately, including this album, the new offering from Svarte Grenier, plus Xela's In Bocca Al Lupo, Koen Holtkamp's Field Rituals, and Grouper's Dragging A Dead Deer Up a Hill, which has been widely praised, although I have a hard time getting into it myself.

5. Song: Melodica , Artist: Mountains , Album: Choral (Thrill Jockey)
6. Song: Durance Vile , Artist: Ocean , Album: Ocean / Conifer (Important)

• Split with Conifer.

7. Song: Disintegration , Artist: Converge , Album: Disintegrated: A Cure Tribute Compilation (Too Damn Hype)

• Like the album name implies, a compilation of Cure covers from the hardcore/metal community. In addition to this cut, features tracks from Cave In ("Plainsong"), Chimaira ("Fascination Street"), Bad Luck Thirteen Riot Extravaganza ("Pictures of You"), and others.

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #95 2009-2-7

Episode #94 - I Don't Want to Hurt You, I Just Want to Bash Your Brains In

1. Song: Nu Metal , Artist: Beware of Safety , Album: Dogs (Mylene Sheath)
2. Song: Cannon , Artist: Sunn O))) , Album: Dømkirke (Southern Lord)
3. Song: First Light , Artist: Converge , Album: You Fail Me (Epitaph)
4. Song: Black Sea , Artist: Fennesz , Album: Black Sea (Touch)
5. Song: U.S. Girls , Artist: National Anthem , Album: Introducing... (Siltbreeze)
6. Song: Lejonet & Kulan , Artist: Dungen , Album: Ta Det Lungt (Kemado)
7. Song: Always Someone , Artist: Cold Cave , Album: Painted Nails (Hospital Productions)
8. Song: Twisted Nerve , Artist: Bernard Hermann , Album: Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack (Maverick)
9. Song: You Fail Me , Artist: Converge , Album: You Fail Me (Epitaph)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #94 2009-1-31

Episode #93 - Black Sea

1. Song: Af Døde , Artist: Nortt , Album: Galgenfrist (Avantgarde)
2. Song: Grey Scale , Artist: Fennesz , Album: Black Sea (Touch)
3. Song: Bacchus , Artist: Lithops , Album: Ye Viols! (Thrill Jockey)
4. Song: Nine Paths , Artist: Wold , Album: Stratification (Profound Lore)
5. Song: Cymatics , Artist: Sunn O))) , Album: Dømkirke (Southern Lord)
6. Song: Disengaged , Artist: Grouper , Album: Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (Type)
7. Song: Why Are We Not Perfect? , Artist: Jesu , Album: Jesu/Eluvium (Hydra Head)
8. Song: Beacon Hill (Performed By Sharon Isbin) , Artist: Howard Shore , Album: The Departed (Warner Sunset)
9. Song: In Her Shadow , Artist: Converge , Album: You Fail Me (Epitaph)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #93 2009-1-24

Episode #92 - Scorched Earth

1. Song: In Nitro , Artist: Lithops , Album: Ye Viols! (Thrill Jockey)

• Solo project of Jan St. Werner, better known for his work with Mouse on Mars and with Mark E. Smith (The Fall) and Andi Tomas as Von Südenfed. This one is a collection of soundtracks for site-specific art installations.

2. Song: Why Dost Thou Hide Thyself In Clouds? , Artist: Sunn O))) , Album: Dømkirke (Southern Lord)
3. Song: Phoenix In Flight , Artist: Converge , Album: Jane Doe (Equal Vision)
4. Song: Mangled Earth , Artist: Hair Police , Album: The Certainty of Swarms (No Fun Productions)
5. Song: - , Artist: Racebannon , Album: Acid or Blood (Southern)
6. Song: Fallow , Artist: Grouper , Album: Split (Acuarela)

• Split with Inca Ore.

7. Song: Time-Travel of the Sloth Parts I, II, & III , Artist: Eluvium , Album: Jesu/Eluvium (Hydra Head)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #92 2009-1-17

Episode #91 - No Sympathy for the Devil

1. Song: Harmony 1 (Mellotron) , Artist: Spiritualized , Album: Songs In A & E (Castle)
2. Song: Christmas Song , Artist: Takahiro Kido , Album: Fluersy Music (Plop)
3. Song: On Horsell Common , Artist: Knives and Greenwater , Album: The Summertime Comp (Kordova Milk Bar)
4. Song: The Other Window , Artist: Wire , Album: 154 (Warner Bros.)
5. Song: They Stretch for Miles , Artist: Converge , Album: The Poacher Diaries (Relapse)

• Split with Agoraphobic Nosebleed.

6. Song: Testament , Artist: Lustmord , Album: Other (Hydra Head)
7. Song: Candida & Parasites , Artist: Racebannon , Album: Acid or Blood (Southern)
8. Song: Bat Manners , Artist: Kid606 , Album: Die Soundboy Die (Tigerbeat6)
9. Song: A Makeshift Pissoir , Artist: Yellow Tears , Album: The Pissmop LP (Hospital Productions)
10. Song: Reborn , Artist: Quintron , Album: Too Thirsty 4 Love (Goner)
11. Song: Mutate Machine , Artist: U.S. Girls , Album: Introducing... (Siltbreeze)
12. Song: Local Authority , Artist: Mogwai , Album: The Hawk Is Howling (Matador)
13. Song: Masks Of The Ætmospheres , Artist: Sunn O))) , Album: Dømkirke (Southern Lord)

• Vinyl-only double LP recorded live in a cathedral in Bergen, Norway during the Borealis Festival. In addition to the usual lineup of Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson, this recording also features contributions from Steve Moore (Earth), Attila Csihar (Mayhem), and Lasse Marhaug.

14. Song: Goodnight Goodnight , Artist: Spiritualized , Album: Songs In A & E (Castle)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #91 2009-1-10

Episode #90 - Angel of Death

1. Song: Bad Case Of... , Artist: Racebannon , Album: Acid or Blood (Southern)
2. Song: Dead Vine Blues , Artist: Grails , Album: Burning Off Impurities (Temporary Residence) 3. Song: Prime (Aversion) , Artist: Lustmord , Album: Other (Hydra Head)
4. Song: Cable Theme III , Artist: With Love , Album: A Great Circle (Gold Standard Laboratories)
5. Song: Grim Heart / Black Rose , Artist: Converge , Album: No Heroes (Epitaph)
6. Song: Wait for Me Dressed In One Color , Artist: Carlos Giffoni , Album: Arrogance (No Fun Productions)
7. Song: Drench , Artist: Yellow Tears , Album: Liquid Diet (Hospital Productions)
8. Song: Death Is Pain Permanently Leaving the Body , Artist: Kid606 , Album: Die Soundboy Die (Tigerbeat6)
9. Song: Montana Sacra II , Artist: Bardo Pond , Album: Ticket Crystals (ATP Recordings)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #90 2009-1-3

Episode #61 - Funeral March

1. Song: Sweet Love for Planet Earth , Artist: Fuck Buttons , Album: Street Horrrsing (ATP)
2. Song: Rationed Rot , Artist: Wolf Eyes , Album: Human Animal (Sub Pop)
3. Song: Sixteen Seconds Happy , Artist: Vincent Gallo , Album: Buffalo 66 (Will)
4. Song: Tweedle Dee , Artist: Lavern Baker , Album: The Departed (Warner Sunset)
5. Song: Ratnoise , Artist: Indian Jewelry , Album: Invasive Exotics (Monitor)
6. Song: Army Corpse/Supermen 2 , Artist: Kites , Album: Hallucination Guillotine/Final Worship (Load)
7. Song: Invaded , Artist: Agata , Album: Spike (Tzadik)
8. Song: Metal Machine Music, Part I , Artist: Lou Reed , Album: Metal Machine Music (Buddha)
9. Song: SonDEremawe , Artist: Autechre , Album: Quaristice (Warp)
10. Song: Intro / Instrumental , Artist: Xasthur , Album: Suicide In Dark Serenity (Bestial Onslaught)
11. Song: Jane Doe , Artist: Converge , Album: Jane Doe (Equal Vision)

• Great, epic track off of what (I think) is the best Converge album, from the opening salvo of "Concubine/Fault and Fracture", to "Homewrecker" to what sounds like two jaguars fighting on "Phoenix In Flames", to this, the final track, there isn't a dull spot on this album.

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #61 2008-3-22

Episode #27 - Black Hole

1. Song: Foetal Castro , Artist: White Mice , Album: BLasssTPhlEgMEICE (Load)
2. Song: Mantra 1 , Artist: Merzbow , Album: Merzbuddha (Important)
3. Song: Sweet Dreams (Of You) , Artist: Patsy Cline , Album: The Departed (Warner Sunset)
4. Song: Surrender , Artist: Suicide , Album: A Way of Life (Wax Trax!)

• I always imagine this track as '50s prom song.

5. Song: Lyre Liar , Artist: Throbbing Gristle , Album: Part Two: Endless Not (Mute)
6. Song: The Black Pope , Artist: No Neck Blues Band , Album: Qvaris (5 Rue Christine)
7. Song: Creeping Hand , Artist: Landed , Album: The Summertime Comp (Kordova Milk Bar)

• Live track with some fucked jazz drumming/hip-hop beats/saxophone. First release for Kordova Milk Bar Records, - put out as a benefit to raise money to send inner-city kids to camp based on a sliding scale - which also features contributions from the likes of Usurp Synapse, Thursday, Racebannon, Knives and Greenwater, The Assistant (ex You and I), Pg. 99, The Scarlet Letter, and others.

8. Song: Herald , Artist: Coil , Album: Horse Rotorvator (Some Bizarre)
9. Song: Ten Cents , Artist: Converge , Album: When Forever Comes Crashing (Equal Vision)

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #27 2007-7-28

Episode #6 - Burn

1. Song: The Wondrous Boat Ride , Artist: Unknown , Album: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (MCA)
2. Song: No Heroes , Artist: Converge , Album: No Heroes (Epitaph)
3. Song: O))) Bow 1 , Artist: Sunn O))) , Album: Flight of the Behemoth (Southern Lord)

• Featuring Merzbow.

4. Song: Psychic Secession , Artist: Yellow Swans , Album: Psychic Secession (Load)
5. Song: Evil Wave Form , Artist: Boris , Album: Dronevil: Final (Inoxia)

• Originally issued via Misanthropic Agenda, Dronevil: Final was re-released as an expanded (one additional track on each disc) double CD on Inoxia. The intended concept is that while each disc can stand by itself, you should play them simultaneously on two different stereo systems to achieve the intended results.

6. Song: In the Reflection , Artist: Flying Canyon , Album: Flying Canyon (Soft Abuse)

• R.I.P. Cayce Lindner.

7. Song: Burn the Flames , Artist: Roky Erickson , Album: I Have Always Been Here Before: The Roky Erickson Anthology (Shout Factory)
8. Song: Sound Holes , Artist: Double Leopards , Album: Halve Maen (Eclipse)
9. Song: - , Artist: Isis , Album: Oceanic (Ipecac)
10. Song: Hyperviolet , Artist: Pig Destroyer , Album: Prowler In the Yard (Relapse)
11. Song: Strangler In the Night , Artist: Albert DeSalvo , Album: Unknown (Astor)

• Reference to the Boston Strangler.

LINK: Sounds of the Apocalypse Episode #6 2007-3-3