Episode 61

Greetings, with this episode Anxiety Eternal has been a festering sore on the face of society for five years. Much has changed in the world-at-large (and in your selector’s corner) in the past half decade and I appreciate all who have taken the ride. That being said, the music is the focus here, not reflection.

With Summer in full swing I felt the need to inject some speed into the mix which I feel has been lacking of late. Worry not, as the dirges and the misery also show themselves so as not to overwhelm the senses with pace for pace’s sake. There’s not much more to add other than thanks as always for any and all support. I will return the first Wednesday of September with the next installment. Anxiety Eternal is Eternal.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time  noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) In Disgust – “Vas a Ver”
02) Kill The Client – “A Mockery of Guidance” (01:05)
03) Kinetic Orbital Strike – “Evil Action” (02:10)
04) Sexpill – “South East Santa” (03:20)
05) Wad – “No Provisions” (06:35)
06) Kilslug – “A Curse Will Fall” (11:40)
07) Ausgang A-Go-Go – “Turn on Tonic” (16:30)
08) Stein Im Brett – “Skalpell” (23:20)

Side Two:

09) Maria Violenza – “Sicilian Ghost” (28:00)
10) Fire Messiah – “Children of Light” (34:50)
11) Dune Mear – “Withered Masque” (39:55)
12) Febris Manea – “Vanity & Vexation of Spirit” (43:00)
13) Southern Spruce – “Summer Morning Exhibition” (45:55)
14) Hardy Kukuk – “.. …. So” (49:00)
15) Matt Howden – “Shu – Lord of Light” (52:15)

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Episode 57

Hello once again. Hopefully the all-covers episode treated you well and you were left filled with mirth and nostalgia. But it is time to return to form.

April’s episode is filled to the brim with blackened noise and…regular noise, I guess. It also starts with a great deal of punk nastiness. Perhaps I’m raging against the dying darkness as the temperature soars and my mood sours. There’s no way anyone could know. BUT, you have nearly 60 minutes of sonic mayhem to use at your discretion. Please do so.

Thanks as always for any and all support. It is much appreciated. I will return the first Wednesday of May with more musical bullshit to tide you over until the next time.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time  noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Scumraid – “Chronic Isolation”
02) Fairytale – “Fairytale” (01:15)
03) Enewetak – “Hands Are Tied” (05:05)
04) Virgin Witch – “Nail of Dicara” (09:40)
05) Final Dose – “Like Rats” (12:50)
06) The Black – “The Priest of Satan” (15:20)
07) Phaunos – “III” (19:45)

Side Two:

08) Altarage – “Foregone” (28:55)
09) Dead World – “El Shaddi” (35:50)
10) Carbonized Organs – “Evil Rectum” (40:50)
11) Ariadne – “Feeble Heart” (46:40)
12) Zero Kama – “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” (48:35)
13) Scorpio Doctrine – “The Dragon Called Christ” (51:45)

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Episode 53

Greetings. Welcome to the final episode of 2023. Hopefully this year has found you (who?) in good shape and good spirits. This month is heavy on guitars and light on electronics. I’ve found myself in a bit of a drought when it comes to new (or merely new-to-me) EBM, dark wave, synth, etc. acts so please feel free to shoot me suggestions.

But who says the “ole same ole” is inherently a bad thing. Lots of nasty death metal, driving post-punk, jolting punk, and immiserating black metal for your hungry ears.

Thank you for your continued support and I’ll return next month/year on the first Wednesday with more hits from hell.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Heart of Snow – “Start Carving”
02) Nocturnal Projections – “Another Year” (03:15)
03) False Act – “False Act” (07:40)
04) Szmej – “Burn the Empire” (10:00)
05) Midoran – “Sogörn – Tragic Death in the Swamp…” (11:30)
06) Fallen Forest – “Stars in the Sky” (18:45)
07) Jordablod – “Hin ondes mystär” (23:30)

Side Two:

08) Barren Altar – “Delirium Vivens” (28:00)
09) Gosudar – “King of Pain” (35:50)
10) Kriegszittern – “Surrender” (40:25)
11) Life – “Ossification of Coral” (43:25)
12) Pure Terror – “Fuck the Occupation” (48:40)
13) Displeasure – “Property Management Scum” (50:05)
14) Can – “Thief” (51:45)

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Episode 52

I’ve returned after a short respite with new ugliness. No schticks or gimmicks this episode (no disrespect to the specials), just nasty black metal, depressing noise rock, upsetting experimental excursions, and punishing hardcore.

Hopefully this pretty straightforward episode finds you well. Thanks as always for any and all support. I will return the first Wednesday of December with the next installment.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Spirit Possession – “Second Possession”
02) Abigail – “Mephistopheles” (04:55)
03) Carrion Bloom – “Deformed Progeny of Narcissus” (10:00)
04) Mace Head – “Mind Attack” (14:45)
05) Zygome – “The Power Shifts” (19:05)
06) Extended Hell – “Armchair Killers” (22:25)
07) Public Acid – “Nuclear Child” (24:00)
08) Subordinate – “Subordinate” (25:55)

Side Two:

09) Foot Hair – “Punitive Damages” (28:45)
10) No Balls – “Barely Breathing” (32:00)
11) Beirut Slump – “Sidewalk” (34:40)
12) Psychic TV – “Part II” (37:30)
13) Hadewych – “Stofkrach” (43:10)
14) Mother Tongue – “The Humble Man” (47:00)
15) Archipelago Brewing Company – “Child of God” (51:20)

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Episode 49

I’ve returned with a new collection of depraved songs to dazzle and disappoint. This month’s episode is pretty heavy on black metal and its offshoots. At least relative to my recent output. Perhaps it’s my subconscious straining and bucking from the heat.

I’ve now officially been making song selections for strangers (at least this cohort) for four years. Thank you to all who have listened over the years. Hopefully you continue to do so as I begin year five of this project.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Gitrog – “I Am the Tower”
02) Kaarna – “Vaskimies ja punainen kirves” (02:40)
03) Absolute Key – “Absent Doors” (08:25)
04) Grok – “Emptied Out” (13:45)
05) Maeglin – “My Father’s Father’s War” (19:05)
06) Grave Chalice – “Descending Mirror of Ascending Flesh” (22:55)

Side Two:

07) Eggs of Gomorrh – “Elation Devout” (28:20)
08) Messe Mortuaire – “Filius Diaboli” (33:40)
09) Reputdeath – “The Reek of Emptiness” (40:00)
10) Grief – “Isolation” (46:00)
11) Anti-Cimex – “Prelude E-Minor / Criminal Trap” (49:50)
12) Hüstler – “Uniform Fetish” (53:35)

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Episode 42

This installment was a fucking pain in the ass to introduce to the ether, but here we are. Probably the most diverse, sonically-speaking, episode in some time, but I think you’ll enjoy its odd cohesion.

Thank you for your continued support and I am looking forward to another year of miserable sounds.

See you the first Wednesday of next month. 

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Barren Soil – “Commodified Neurons”
02) Cloak – “Death Scene” (03:40)
03) Prehistoric War Cult – “Raiding the Enemy Village (As Foretold by the Sacred Bones)” (06:15)
04) Vile Ritual – “Ritual Burial” (09:20)
05) Certain Sacrifice – “Second Fall” (12:25)
06) Murderous Vision – “Numb” (18:05)
07) Xmal Deutschland – “Vito” (23:50)

Side Two:

08) Straw Man Army – “The Silver Bridge” (28:00)
09) Bastard – “Tragic Insane” (30:40)
10) Malleus – “Storm of Witchcraft” (33:50)
11) Geheimnisvoll – “Venomous Sorcery Through Hidden Darkness” (38:20)
12) SS-18 – “Undead City” (43:45)
13) Bacterium – “Sorites Paradox” (49:20)

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Episode 32.5: Anxious Karaoke

We’re back. I am, like many humans, a self-centered person. And as such, I like to do karaoke on my birthday and artists covering other artists is effectively “professional karaoke”. Whatever, covers are dumb but occasionally fun. Have a nice weekend and I’ll see you in a couple weeks with a new episode.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows with each track time  noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Crucifixion Bell – “Mortuary Drape” by Mortuary Drape
02) Cult of Fire – “Píseň černých vran” by Maniac Butcher (03:00)
03) Encirclement – “Christfire” by Von (07:50)
04) Mortician – “Horrified” by Repulsion (09:55)
05) Wharflurch – “World Eater” by Bolt Thrower (11:39)
06) Bastard Priest – “En hälsning från helvetet” by Bombanfall (16:10)
07) D-Sagawa – “War Machine” by Anti Cimex (17:45)
08) No Sanctuary – “Wardance” by Killing Joke (19:30)
09) Imperial Triumphant – “Happy Home” by The Residents (23:20)

Side Two:

10) Buzzov*en – “Don’t Bring Me Down” by Electric Light Orchestra (28:00)
11) Whipstriker – “Stand Up and Be Counted” by Venom (32:05)
12) Lamp of Murmuur – “As Evening Falls” by Christian Death (35:55)
13) Nine Inch Nails – “Physical” by Adam and the Ants (39:08)
14) G.G.F.H. – “Nothing Left Inside” by Black Flag (44:00)
15) Talk Show – “Shallow Bay Waters” by Field of Fear (47:20)
16) Puerto Rico Flowers – “When Your Lonely Heart Breaks” by Neil Young (51:53)

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Episode 31

Welcome to another installment of isolation theatre. I’ve survived another month and have a dozen-plus tracks of depravity for your consumption. Lots of lurching rhythms in this month’s episode; hopefully you find it to your liking. Until next month, cheers.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows, with each start time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One:

01) Caffa – “Despondency”
02) Noroth – “It Dwells Amongst Us” (03:45)
03) Potop – “Untitled” (06:33)
04) Nervous Sex – “Beast Boxer” (12:10)
05) Hallucination – “Hallucinations” (13:55)
06) Low Places – “Malcontent” (15:15)
07) Oaf – “Revenge” (17:25)
08) Black Turmoil – “-“ (20:08)
09) Hwwauoch – “Distorted Perception” (23:52)

Side Two:

10) Impetuous Ritual – “Sullen” (28:27)
11) dodenbezweerder – “Zwarte Sluiers Over Dode Gezichten” (34:40)
12) Lydia Lunch & Lucy Hamilton – “A Quiet Night of Murder in Greenwich, CT” (39:38)
13) The Snipers – “The Parents of God” (42:10)
14) The Soft Moon – “Total Decay” (46:25)
15) The Mall – “An Answer” (50:19)
16) Silicon Teens – “A State of Shock (Part Two)” (53:53)

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Episode 25

Hey, so, happy second “anniversary” to me/Anxiety Eternal!! It has now been two years that I’ve been undertaking this idiotic exercise. Thanks to all supporters for your, well, support. I hope you’ve discovered (or reacquainted yourself) with some cool (in my opinion) music.

This episode is fairly mid tempo and punk-ish in general demeanor. I hope you find it enjoyable, or at least interesting.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows, with each start time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One

01) Kaleidoscope – “Girmitya”
02) Culture Shock – “Stuck” (2:08)
03) 偏執症者 (Paranoid) – “まだ見ぬユートピア (Mada Minu Yuutopia)” (3:34)
04) Alement – “Seas of Consequence” (6:35)
05) Nightfell – “I Am Decay” (9:46)
06) Grave Miasma – “Death’s Meditative Trance” (15:35)
07) Demoncy – “Winter Bliss” (21:30)
08) Sixx – “Sister Devil” (25:25)

Side Two

09) New Skeletal Faces – “Empathy Asphyxia” (28:38)
10) Silvanthrone – “I” (33:42)
11) Drawn From Ichor – “Offering Their Way” (37:50)
12) Isolant – “Oblivion” (43:35)
13) LA Vampires & Zola Jesus – “Looking In” (50:31)
14) Air – “Dead Bodies” (54:15)

Episode 21

Warm weather is rapidly approaching and with it comes a general lethargy that I think you’ll find adequately represented in these songs. I guess that’s an indirect way to imply that a lot of slow music awaits you. Not much else to say, get fucked up and zone out.

The artists and their respective tracks are as follows, with each start time noted in the parentheses after each track:

Side One

01) Buzzov*en – Loricet
02) Burning Witch – Tower Place (3:31)
03) Pan-Amerikan Native Front – Anti-Expansionist Diplomacy (8:39)
04) Wørsen – Broken Spirit (13:00)
05) Black Shoals – 1 (17:07)
06) Floating Black Prism – Hope Eater (22:35)

Side Two

07) Blitzkrieg Baby – Just Another Throat to Slit (27:54)
08) Lard – Generation Execute (31:12)
09) Children With Dog Feet – Commit Crimes With Me (36:44)
10) D-Sagawa – Destroy Me (39:52)
11) Early Graves – Mayday (42:00)
12) Vastum – Incel (44:51)
13) Asphyx – Riflegun Redeemer (51:18)

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