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Episode 56

Welcome back. This month’s installment is heavy on guitars and snarls. I’m starting to think that I need to bring out the magnifying glass for more electronically-inclined sounds as they’ve been sorely lacking the last few months. This shouldn’t be misconstrued as an indictment of March’s contribution to the AE oeuvre; crunch and gristle are welcomed in these parts and hopefully you feel the same.

Do the colder months (this query only applies to us in the Northern Hemisphere, I guess) make you covet certain sounds? I find my listening trends follow the climate to a certain extent. But, contrarianism abounds.

Now that I’ve potentially dissuaded you from clicking play (truly, please listen) I’d like to remind you that only underground music is real. And that being said, thank you for your continued support. See you sooner than you think for the Anxious Karaoke SPECIAL EDITION episode in a matter of time.

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

Side One:

01) Skulking – “Fixation of the Assemblage Point to Tartarus”
02) Cyclic Amp – “Caress” (04:45)
03) Murmuüre – “Amethyst” (09:00)
04) Sandworm – “Cil Roth” (13:50)
05) Gelkhammar – “Sibà” (17:55)
06) Distant Fear – “Crude Sanctum” (22:55)

Side Two:

07) Gath Šmânê – “Genocidal Alchemy” (28:30)
08) Cruciamentum – “Rites to the Abduction of Essence” (35:30)
09) Total Ruin – “The Solid Unmoving” (41:15)
10) Gaping Maw – “Preparation of Glue From Bones” (46:35)
11) War Drum – “Ryde or Die” (49:30)
12) Glaxo Babies – “Stay Awake” (52:30)

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Episode 54

A new year and another chapter in the book of Anxiety Eternal. If you’re interested in my opinions on the releases that were released (and actually heard by your selector) in 2023, feel free to mosey over to my Instagram (@Anxiety_Eternal) for such frivolity. If not, make no such detour.

This month brings more synth and electronic foul play than recent episodes while still retaining the expected viciousness and cold detachment I assume listeners expect of this project. Not much else to add, I’ll let you decide the merits of this installment.

Thank you for any support and I will return the first Wednesday of next month with more unnerving audial mayhem.

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

Side One:

01) Scimitar – “Flame War”
02) Aïboforcen – “S…You F…Too Much!” (05:20)
03) Security Device – “Clone” (08:10)
04) Gruuthaagy – “Zvanje Drevne Aveti” (13:45)
05) Havohej – “Seven Jinn” (16:00)
06) Khanate – “Dead” (19:25)

Side Two:

07) The Infinity Ring – “Tiferet II” (28:30)
08) Fursaxa – “Alone in the Dark Wood” (33:00)
09) Norn – “To True Luminaries” (37:20)
10) Somnolent – “I” (40:50)
11) Goat Piss – “Cacophony of Piss” (47:15)
12) Possession – “Crux Immissa” (50:15)
13) Miasmatic Necrosis – “Apex Profane” (53:10)

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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 50

Here comes the fiftieth episode of this vanity project. So much time spent on what I deem to be “reputable” sounds; hopefully you’ve found me agreeable.

This basement (Hi, Anthony) that I’ve spent much of this project’s undertaking has cooked my brain so I am curious if the progressions make sense outside of this place in the world.

Side one is largely straight-forward and blackened; side two is relatively quiet, lyrics-wise. I’ll see you soon for more nonsense. I’ll see you all the first Wednesday of October.

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

Side One:

01) Death Vomit – “Holocaust”
02) Exmortem – “Funeral Phantom” (02:35)
03) Khthoniik Cerviiks – “Odyssey 3000” (05:50)
04) Skáphe – “III” (11:00)
05) Darkthrone – “Under a Funeral Moon” (15:05)
06) Black Hurst – “Hurst” (19:50)
07) Church Police – “Life is Fun” (24:35)

Side Two:

08) Nothing People – “Fatal Planet” (28:20)
09) Strangulated Beatoffs – “Exorcist III” (31:20)
10) Engürdetz – “Blodfest” (36:25)
11) Uranium – “We Deserve Death” (39:20)
12) Prurient – “Vertigo” (44:45)
13) Bardar – “Come With Me” (49:45)
14) Twenty Four Hour World – “Miracle” (51:55)

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Episode 48

Greetings, I’ve returned with more grinding discomfort for all. This month is pretty heavy on death metal and grindcore; lots of black metal and speed, in general. Must be the heat which is currently hampering my brain and spirit.

I’m currently on a vacation so I’ll keep this short and sweet. This episode ends the fourth year of this project and I don’t plan on quitting anytime soon. Thanks for any and all support. I’ll see you the first Wednesday of August for the start of Year Five. Onward.

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

Side One:

01) Spore – “Already Here”
02) Insect Warfare – “Nuclear Deterrence”
03) Coffin Nail – “Blackjaw”
04) Phrenelith – “Chimaerian Offspring (Part 2)”
05) Anticreation – “Kathagiasis”
06) Degraved – “Exhumed Remnants”
07) Axxe Crazy – “Sand Made Glass”
08) Melissa – “Lara”

Side Two:

09) Fleshtemple – “Stump”
10) Immortal – “Cold Winds of Funeral Dust”
11) Mystical Forces – “Midnight Revelations”
12) Véreux – “Empester la mort”
13) Night Gospel – “The Beast of Bayville: The Return”
14) Alien Sex Fiend – “Hee-Haw (Here Come the Bone People)”
15) Poison Ruïn – “Frozen Blood”
16) Supay – “The Lord of Blind Justice”

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Episode 45

Back after a short gap in time with the newest installment. This month brings the listener a more guitar-centric affair than is the norm in this realm. But don’t fret, there’s a good deal of brooding even with so little synth in the mix. Not much else to add other than to say thanks for the continued support of the comment bots and whatever other weirdoes still frequent these places. I’ll see you the first Wednesday 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) The Names – “(This Is) Harmony”
02) Sonic Youth – “Brother James” (05:40)
03) Teenage Panzerkorps – “Reverse Salvation” (08:50)
04) Черноплодь – “Прихильник” (10:55)
05) Pakosteň – “Zbytky dňa” (13:25)
06) Zmyrna – “Pagus Maledictus” (18:10)
07) Volahn – “Halhi K’ohba” (23:10)

Side Two:

08) Imprecation – “No Kingdom Awaits (Let Us Prey)” (28:30)
09) Vacivus – “Unchaining the Winds of Uncreation” (33:55)
10) Exaltation – “Ascension” (39:00)
11) Thorr’s Hammer – “Norge” (43:50)
12) Call of Pripyat – “Elephant Foot” (50:45)

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**Comment (or DM on the IG account) if you’d like a download link and/or a physical cassette tape (ltd. to 10).

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Episode 36

This episode marks the end of the third “season” of this vanity project. I won’t pretend that anything I’ve undertook here has impacted anything of actual merit; but it’s been an interesting distraction at best, and a rote exercise that enables me to keep track of the date.

I figure now is as good a time as any other to speak the “mission statement (ugh)” of this very project into the ether. If for no other reason than my own hubris and current intoxication. The following points are only to be read by the biggest sickos as they are immaterial to your listening experience. I still feel the need to mention them.

-I do not repeat artists/groups (with exceptions for collaborations)

-I will always feature at least one (hopefully more) group or artist featuring a person of color. There’s a sea of white boys in all of the genres I highlight and they don’t need my shine. If this bothers you, then fuck off.

-I will always feature a group or artist from NYC. It was meant derisively, but “No one ‘loves’ New York like a transplant.”

All of that navel gazing aside, here is episode 36. See you the first Wednesday of next month for the start of Anxiety Eternal’s fourth year.

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

Side One:

01) Basic Scream – “Springtime”

02) Kommunity FK – “Tribulations” (04:30)

03) Reeking Nightshade – “The Stars Trace Our Paths”
 (07:48)
04) Beherit – “Witchcraft”
 (14:20)
05) Arkan Azid – “666 Blackholes of Triumph”
 (17:05)
06) Subterranean – “Vengeance We Shall Strike” (20:05)

07) Burial Hex – “Malkuth Rant” (25:08)

Side Two:

08) Squelch Chamber – “Jesus is a Junkman” (28:38)
09) Talk Show – “Night (Renewed By Fire)” (30:26)
10) Musta Paraati – “Hyvää Yötä” (33:44)
11) Grave New World – “God Breathed His Last in Agony” (36:58)
12) Tower 7 – “Delusion of Enlightenment” (41:35)
13) Ire – “Memorial” (44:20)
14) Nightfucker – “Worthless Spirit” (49:42)

*Reminder: You can follow A|E on Instagram for more content: @anxiety_eternal. 

**Comment (or DM on the IG account) if you’d like a download link and/or a physical cassette tape (ltd. to 10).