She Likes It Heavy_2025 Best Metal_010626
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
Release Date: 01/06/2026
She Likes It Heavy_Show 609_080426
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
dark wave set! 0:24-4:21 CRUEL MOURNING (Denver) If It Falls Apart 4:21-8:03 DARKWAYS (Spain) Requiem 8:04-13:16 WINTER SECT (DC) Say Goodbye 13:17-17:16 BLEACHED CROSS (Chicago) The Dark 17:17-19:13 AUS RUINEN (UK) Maze 19:14-24:20 BLDDDLTTR Santa Fe, New Mexico Hea(R)T Death 24:21-29:54 SLOWKILL (Sweden) Beneath 29:55-34:30 MORTAL BOY (CA) Dalliance 34:30-37:47 EDGAR (SF) Pavor 37:48-39:40 INTERSTITIAL ANALYSIS (CA) Toys Fall Down 39:41-42:22 XOAN (Greece) NYXTA 42:23-46:45 YEARS OF DENIAL (France) We Operate on Each Other 46:46-50:32 DARKER...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 608_072126
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
0:24-4:21 SAIDAN (TN) Her Lips Pressed Against A Coffin Nail — Scathing vocals over a gorgeous, folksy black with triumphant and classic heavy metal guitar. 5:17-10:46 KHEMMIS (Denver) Beneath The Scythe — One of my favorite live bands, a majestic, heavily groovy doom and a crooner. 11:16-13:23 snag. (WI) Sunburn — Emotionally intense vocals and lyrics in a melodic hardcore. Just sounds like it would play in a Milwaukee basement party. 13:46-19:57 ETHEREAL ROT (ME) Festum Terrae — Angular, cavernous, bleak death with a baritone and shriek set of vocals. 20:33-24:32 GENGHIS...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 607_071426
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
Dark wave set! Yes, third one in a row what are you trying to say. 0:24-5:07 CASKET CASSETTE (CA) Kiss Me Awake 5:08-8:20 SHADOWS HOLD (CA) Petrichor 8:20-11:51 GLASS EDEN (GER) Between The Lines 11:52-15:06 GENAU (WI) Hatecult 15:07-18:01 NO (Montreal) Cold Red Moons 18:02-21:29 KLEZ.E (GER) Call it Love 21:30-24:22 SHANX FM (WA) Inside Again 24:35-27:58 TRANXHAINE (France) Post Suicide Club 27:58-30:17 KISS TO KILL (CA) dreams from Bunker Hill 30:17-34:25 SCHRÖDINGER (Mexico) Ghost Nation 34:26-38:26 THE FADED TREES (France) The Faded Tree 38:26-41:41 VAMPIRE VALENTINE (UK) Cutting...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 606_070726
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
Dark wave set! 0:25-3:27 OBSIDIAN GRAVES (Mexico) Nostalgia of a Vampire 3:28-8:30 OPPENHEIMER MKII (UK) Oh, My Mind Is A Storm 8:30-12:05 HAUNT ME (TX) Temple of Flesh 12:05-15:24 PLASTIK NOIR (Norway) Velvet Dark 15:25-20:18 ROMEO'S DEMISE (CA) ENDLESS APPETITE 20:19-23:38 THE SMELL OF DEAD ANIMALS (MI) Persecution 23:39-27:17 MERCY GIRL (UK) Punisher 27:28-30:00 MISERY MILE (CA) Yearn For Me 30:01-33:00 STILL YEARS (NM) Knife City '68 33:00-36:02 SOFT KILL (Chicago) You Were Sent To Me From Heaven 36:03-40:26...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 605_061626
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
Dark wave set! 0:24-5:05 HUIR (Spain) Arch 5:05-10:35 THE CITY GATES (Montreal) The Great Devourer 10:35-14:17 ANTIPOLE & PEDRO CODE (Norway) Your Dreams Explode 14:18-17:48 BILLY ᛟ ODAL (AU) No One Can Hurt Them Now (feat. Flower Children Of The Apocalypse) 17:49-21:30 SHV/ARZ (GER) Dancing On The Edge 21:31-24:16 CIGARETTES AFTER SEX (CA) Twizzler 24:30-28:53 KISS TO KILL (CA) dying night 28:53-31:25 TIGJEZ (Belgium) dalheim_13 31:26-36:11 PILGRIMS (Boston) Amethyst 36:12-40:07 ORTROTASCE (?) As I See It 40:08-43:02 BRIDES (Norway) Kiss And Destroy 43:02-45:57 KILLMOURE (CA)...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 604_060926
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
0:24-9:31 GALVANIST (MT) Atrophy — Blistering progressive death metal packed with groove, complexity, and emotional depth. 10:25-14:47 AM I IN TROUBLE? (NJ) Scarlet (Red Remix) Negative Agent — A return to their signature mix of weirdoness, unheard of songwriting, and eccentric keyboards. What the fuck is this. 15:12-21:44 THE FIFTH ALLIANCE (Netherlands) Jakob — Masterfully balanced doom, black metal, and atmospheric post-metal, anchored by a badass female vocalist that swings in her style. Love her. 22:20-28:39 MALADIE (GER) The Dance of Tragedies — Lush strings, piano, and...
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0:24-5:48 AS THE SUN FALLS (Finland) A Shimmer On The Tides — Hot, moody as fuck melodic death Vikings romance soundtrack. 6:42-11:25 DEFECT DESIGNER (Norway) As The Terracotta Dust Settles — Theatrical furnace death blended with witchy pagan, cosmic American, grind, psychedelic. 11:42-14:27 PSYCLOPS (Portland) Consequences Iii: Swallowed Skies, Sea Of Eyes (Pg. 12) — Storytelling proggy metal in such a wonderful journey. 14:49-19:06 ARA (Austria) Geweiht — Tribal, vicious black metal with didgeridoo vocals, sometimes pausing in gorgeous post-black. 19:24-24:13...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 602_051226
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
Brand new dark wave set! 0:24-4:10 CARRELLEE (WI) Captain (OMAR DOOM Remix) 4:11-9:05 SLEEP OF MIRRORS (Chicago) Alchemize 9:06-12:37 PSYCHIC GUILT (Portland) A Dark Dream 12:38-18:41 VELOCITY GARDEN (Denver) Pearls 18:42-22:12 MISS MISERY (Chicago) The Art Of Sorrow 22:13-25:38 TEMPERS (NY) Cold and Cruel 26:06-29:07 TRULY LOST (CA) Panic Signals 29:08-32:09 COLD KISS (TX) Dead To Me 32:10-35:23 DEATHFAUNA (CA) Purify Me 35:23-39:40 BLIND DREAMS (Russia) The Mask of Sorrow (feat. Porcelain Dancer) 39:40-42:47 ANGST4 (GER) Die Lösung 42:47-47:28 NEO DIMES (Denver) Trigger 47:28-50:45 CURTAIN...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 601_050526
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
0:24-10:21 PURE WRATH (Indonesia) Bleak Days Ahead, Pt. II — A Best of 2022 band. Tormented, distressed black metal with moments of beauty. Another stunning album. 11:42-16:07 REEKING AURA (NY/NJ) Gorged Beyond Grudges — A Best of 2022 band. Members of Artificial Brain and Buckshot Facelift. Heavy bouts of groove in tight, precise death metal. 16:44-24:16 NORTHERN GRAVES (TX/CAN) Endless (feat. Nick Block) — Lush black with organic instrumentation creating a cold blizzard from south Texas. DOES make sense the dramatic lead singer is from Saskatchewan. 24:38-31:20 NEQUIENT (Chicago)...
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She Likes It Heavy_Show 600_042126
She Likes It Heavy bostonfreeradio.com
Dark wave set! 0:24-2:45 THE SPOILED (Italy) Crush 2:46-6:04 VAMPIRE VALENTINE (UK) Crimson 6:04-10:00 VICKVAPORS (CA) Release Me 10:01-12:24 HAUNT ME (TX) SOS 12:25-15:51 FAUX FEAR (PA) Lips Like Silver 15:51-20:23 COLD UNION (Poland) Tonight 20:24-24:43 HIDDEN BY IVY (Poland) Broken Self 24:56-28:21 LET THEM IN (Poland) Tanzgeist (It Burns remix) 28:22-37:04 DEAD CAN DANCE (Greece) Death Cults 37:05-41:03 LOUM (ND) You Mock My Pain 41:03-44:43 HUNTER AS A HORSE (S. Africa) Paradise Lost 44:44-47:07 GIVE MY REMAINS TO BROADWAY (CAN) In The Party 47:08-50:50 WILLIAM BLEAK (Berlin) Black and...
info_outlineMy Best 35 Metal Albums of 2025! My #1 and #2 technically released in December of 2024, but what can I say. It's my fucking list.
#1 Aara: I loved the vocals, the emotions. Just a nail in my head, immediately.
#2 Spectral Lore: A beast of a legendary band. This was released on 12-31-2024, as a "Demo". What a nut.
Top 11 are listed in order, and the rest are alphabetized.
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#1 Aara (Swiss), album - Eiger (Dec 6 2024)
Senkrechte Welten
7:30-17:20
#2 Spectral Lore (Greece), album - IV (Part 1)(Dec 31, 2024)
Solitary Mirrors
17:21-24:44
#3: Maladie (GER), album - Symptoms V
The Implacability Of Time
24:45-28:56
#4: 1914 (Ukraine), album - Viribus Unitis
1914 (The Siege Of Przemyśl)
28:57-37:15
#5: Patristic (Italy), album - Catechesis
A Vinculis Soluta II
37:16-45:17
#6: Blut Aus Nord (France), album - Ethereal Horizons
The Fall Opens The Sky
45:18-55:10
#7: Haxprocess (FL), album - Beyond What Eyes Can See
The Confines of the Flesh
55:11-58:36
#8: Thron (GER), album - Vurias
A Paradox
58:37-1:05:50
#9: Phosphorus (GER), album - Frail Grasp of Broken Hands
Frail Grasp Of Broken Hands
1:05:51-1:13:08
#10: Orm (Denmark), album - Guld
Undfangen
1:13:09-1:16:50
#11: Changeling (GER), album - S/T
Falling In Circles
And the rest (alphabetized):
1:16:51-1:20:07
..And Oceans (Finland), album - The Regeneration Itinerary
The Fire In Which We Burn
1:20:08-1:28:28
Abigail Williams (WA), album - A Void Within Existence
No Less Than Death
1:28:29-1:33:22
Akantophis (GER), album - Erneuerung
Perforation
1:33:23-1:43:14
An Abstract Illusion (Sweden), album - The Sleeping City
The Sleeping City
1:43:15-1:49:24
Ancient Death (MA), album - Ego Dissolution
Violet Light Decays
1:49:24-2:01:43
Ba'al (UK), album - The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here
Mother's Concrete Womb
2:01:44-2:08:44
Beannachd Leibh (CAN), album - Walking in His Works
Born Grey
2:08:45-2:15:42
Blood Abscission (Anon), album - II
II - V
2:15:43-2:21:26
Centuries of Decay (CAN), album - A Monument to Oblivion
Between the Waves of Grief
2:21:27-2:28:56
Dessiderium (AZ), album - Keys To The Palace
In The Midst Of May
2:28:57-2:35:11
Dormant Ordeal (Poland), album - Tooth and Nail
Against the Dying of the Light
2:35:12-2:39:45
Exilium Noctis (Greece), album - Pactum Diaboli
Fall Of Babylon
2:39:46-2:44:09
Floating (Sweden), album - Hesitating Lights
I Reached the Mew
2:44:10-2:50:13
Gabestok (Denmark), album - Alle Dør I Fremtiden
Incelcitadel (De Sidste Fyldte Papirer)
2:50:14-2:53:55
Grey Aura (Netherlands), album - Zwart vierkant Slotstuk
Opgehangen afgrond
2:53:56-3:02:00
Grima (Russia), album - Nightside
The Nightside
3:02:01-3:05:19
Hecktic (Bulgaria), album - Unbeholden
Black Swan
3:05:20-3:09:46
Morbikon (VA), album - Lost Within The Astral Crypts
Ghoul Infested Mausoleum
3:09:47-3:15:52
Sepulchral Curse (Finland), album - Crimson Moon Evocations
House Of The Black Moon
3:15:53-3:22:02
Sargassus (Finland), album - Vitruvian Rays
Carving the Veins of God
3:22:03-3:27:45
Umulamahri (TX), album - Learning the Secrets of Acid
Orifice Invocation
3:27:46-3:33:34
Uulliata Digir (Poland), album - S/T
Omni Dirga
3:33:35-3:37:32
Vokodlok (Romania), album - The Egregious Being
Disdain
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Withering Soul (Chicago), album -Passage of the Arcane
Grievance Eludes the Light