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(375) Independent Music Special Vol.8

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Disciples!!

I’ve got the next installment of the Independent Music Specials for your listening pleasure! Hit that play button and let’s jam!

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Playlist:
Set one:
0:00:03 Jo Below (Finland) Edge of Seventeen [cover] [single]
https://jobelow.bandcamp.com/
0:03:57 Autonym (England) Two Worlds [single]
https://autonym.uk/
0:06:45 Bad Actress (Scotland) Feel My Pain [single]
https://badactress.net/
0:11:14 This I Owe (Greece) Sharks
https://linktr.ee/thisiowe
0:15:02 Castle Rat (USA) Wizard [single] 
https://linktr.ee/castle.rat
0:19:57 Mean To You (Luxembourg) Different, Yet Alike [single]
https://meantoyou.bandcamp.com/
0:23:14 Rise Of The Wood (Netherlands) About The Rain
https://riseofthewood.nl/
0:27:02 Mourning Wood (Finland) Swift Demise [single]
https://www.facebook.com/Mourningwoodmetal
0:30:13 Friendship Commanders (USA) X [single]
https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/
0:34:18 Melonball (USA) Garbage Day [single]
https://linktr.ee/melonball
0:35:30 Set One Recap w/Gene

Set Two:
0:38:21 DROPtheSTAR (USA) Survive [single]
https://dropthestar.com/
0:41:42 Howling Giant (USA) Canyons [single]
https://howlinggiant.bandcamp.com/
0:48:13 Willfire (Finland) Bitter Belief [single]
https://willfire.bandcamp.com/
0:51:51 Depressure (International) Leave Leave [single]
https://www.facebook.com/Depressurekills
0:56:31 Ptolemea (International) Guilhotina [single]
https://ptolemea.com/
1:01:19 Witchrider (Austria) Used to be a King
https://www.witchridermusic.com/
1:05:46 Beast Eagle (USA) The Dead Follow [single]
https://beasteagle402.bandcamp.com/ 1:09:26 Elbe (Czech Republic) Place to Die [single] https://elbeband.bandcamp.com/
1:14:01 Darkness Is My Canvas (Finland) The Maze
https://darknessismycanvas.com/
1:22:48 Canvas of Silence (Finland) One With The Wind [single]
https://www.facebook.com/canvasofsilence
1:27:16 Set Two Recap w/Gene

Set Three:
1:30:13 Bastard Skull (USA) Bastard Skull [single]
https://bastardskull.com/
1:34:37 Soulgrind (Finland) Jylhä metsämies [single]
https://soulgrind.bandcamp.com/
1:40:44 Secret Rule (Italy) Silent Pain [single]
https://www.secretrule.it/
1:44:19 Balt Hüttar  (Italy) Prüdare Liebe [single]
https://linktr.ee/balt_huttar
1:47:23 Glauber Oliveira (Brazil) Lore [single]
https://www.glauberoliveira.net/
1:53:35 Kaksonen (Finland) Ikuinen [single]
https://www.facebook.com/kaksonenband
2:00:36 Temtris (Australia) The Risk
https://www.temtris.com/
2:04:58 Ashes of the Sun (USA) The Lost Ones
https://ignoranttouristproductions.com/itp-records
2:09:04 Ihlo (England) Cenotaph
https://ihlo.bandcamp.com/
2:17:05 Oni (International) Retribution
https://onimusic.com/
2:20:31 Set Three Recap w/Gene

Set Four:
2:23:31 Cruel Bomb (USA) Atomic Demolition Munition
https://cruelbomb570.bandcamp.com/
2:27:08 Devolver (Canada) Jewels Of The Maw
https://devolvermusic.bandcamp.com/
2:30:36 Heartkiller (Hungary) Haldokló belso, halott szív (Pengékkel ágyba hív)
https://heartkillermusic.hu/
2:34:10 Flamecore (Greece) Planes of Nameck [single]
https://flamecoreband.com/
2:38:00 Dreams Of Gray (USA) A Beginning [single]
https://dreamsofgray.bandcamp.com/
2:42:40 In Limine (Italy) Unfollow [single]
https://www.instagram.com/inlimine_band
2:47:54 Khroma (Finland) Abattoir (Chosen) [single]
https://www.facebook.com/khromaband
2:50:40 Heretoir (Germany) The Ashen Falls [single]
https://linktr.ee/heretoir_official
2:57:13 KHNVM (International) Fetid Eden
https://khnvm.bandcamp.com/
3:04:29 Survivalist (Northern Ireland) Radio Bleed [single]
https://linktr.ee/survivalist.gc
3:07:19 Set Four Recap w/Gene

Bonus Tracks!
3:15:13 Alcatrazz (USA) Jet To Jet [2025 re-recording] [single]
https://www.alcatrazzofficial.com/
3:19:36 Babylon A.D. (USA) When The World Stops [single]
https://www.kivelrecords.com/wordpress/
3:22:57 Headless (Italy) Losing Power
https://www.headlessofficial.com/
3:27:15 Novembers Doom (USA) Major Arcana [single]
https://www.facebook.com/NovembersDoom1989
3:33:48 Nailed To Obscurity (Germany) Overcast [single]
https://gotv.nailedtoobscurity.com/
3:40:16 DotW Outro

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(372) Independent Music Special V7: July

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Disciples!

Here we are – July’s top picks for your listening pleasure.

Enjoy!

Set One:
0:00:03 All I Know (Belgium) Fire It Up [single]
https://www.alliknow.be/
0:03:59 In/Vertigo (Canada) Weathervane
https://www.invertigoband.com/
0:07:39 Gods of Tomorrow (Germany) A Thousand Miles
https://gods-of-tomorrow.com/
0:11:95 Scorpion Milk (England) Another Day Another Abyss [single]
https://bio.site/scorpionmilk
0:15:03 Ashes of the Sun (USA) Here To Stay [single]
https://ignoranttouristproductions.com/itp-records
0:21:12 Friendship Commanders (USA) Keeping Score [single]
https://www.friendshipcommandersband.com/
0:24:31 I.F.A (Finland) Tiimalasi [single]
https://linktr.ee/ifaband
0:31:06 Relicon (Finland) Demise 2 [single]
https://antice.kapsi.fi/relicon/themes/eye/
0:35:46 Traversus (Netherlands) When The World Goes To Waste [single]
https://traversus-band.com/
0:40:27 Rimmar (Italy) Cruel Summer [cover]
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063487690785
0:44:06 Set One Recap

Set Two:
0:47:14 Tethered to the Void (USA) Harpy Hare [single]
https://tetheredtothevoid.bandcamp.com/
0:50:13 This I Owe (Greece) Disdain [single]
https://linktr.ee/thisiowe
0:54:00 Solace (USA) Heavy Birth/2-Fisted (Distanced from Reality version) [single]
https://linktr.ee/solace_nj
1:02:26 Stygian Fair (Sweden) Peel The Layers Off
https://stygianfair.bandcamp.com/
1:06:41 Nepal Death (Sweden) She Demon [single]
https://nepaldeath.com/
1:10:47 Warchief (Finland) Mothmaker
https://warchief.bandcamp.com/
1:15:49 Aedansky (France) Beyond The Vortex Of Time [single]
https://www.facebook.com/AedanskyOfficial/
1:21:01 Wheel Of Time (China) 2063 [single] [Feat. Tony MacAlpine]
https://www.wheeloftime.band/
1:27:28 Absence (England) Our Love Ignites [single]
https://www.instagram.com/abscenceband
1:36:06 Dominant Chain (Finland) The Moment [single]
https://dominantchain.bandcamp.com/
1:40:20 Set Two Recap

Set Three:
1:43:35 Wizards Of Hazards (Finland) Too Late [single]
https://www.wizardsofhazards.com/
1:47:48 Sauerkraut (Poland) Symbol of Death [single]
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048270792087
1:51:36 Hog Meets Frog (Austria) The Urbanizer (YKWtFHG) [single]
http://hogmeetsfrog.com/
1:56:30 Vertebra (Brazil) 95 Eyes
https://www.facebook.com/vertebrametal
2:00:10 Oni (International) Float [single]
https://onimusic.com/
2:03:46 Korypheus (Ukraine) Icarus [single]
https://www.korypheus.com.ua/
2:08:09 Bloody Moon (Finland) My Payoff [single]
https://bloodymoonband.bandcamp.com/
2:12:34 Reverya (USA) Wisteria
https://linktr.ee/reveryamusic
2:15:54 Bloodride (Finland) The Fear Cage
https://bloodride.com/
2:19:38 Alfa Pentatonik (Finland) Tuomiopäivän tanssi
https://alfapentatonik.bandcamp.com/
2:23:38 Set Three Recap

Set Four:
2:27:47 Eternal Drak (Canada) Leper Messiah [cover]
http://www.eternaldrak.com
2:33:15 Death Rattle (USA) Immersed in the Black
https://deathrattleband.com/
2:37:28 False Gods (USA) Worldless
https://falsegods1.bandcamp.com/
2:44:17 Decadence Incarnate (Sweden) Illusion Of Freedom
https://decadenceincarnate.bandcamp.com/
2:47:29 Calico Jack (Italy) Don’t Forget Your Old Shipmate
https://www.calicojacktheband.altervista.org/
2:51:32 Bloodmores (England) Pick Your Poison [single]
https://linktr.ee/bloodmores
2:56:13 Bloodletter (USA) Unearthing Darkness
https://linktr.ee/bloodlettermetal
2:59:08 Shadecrown (Finland) Under the Waves
https://linktr.ee/shadecrownband
3:05:03 Serpent God, The (Finland) Sermon [single]
https://serpentgod.bandcamp.com/
3:11:37 I Only Exist As Frequency (Australia) I Smell Gasoline In Your Apologies [single]
https://ionlyexistasfrequency.bandcamp.com/
3:15:32 Set Four Recap

Bonus Tracks!
3:23:25 Bangalore Choir (USA) Bullet Train [single]
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559837294700
3:27:45 Salem UK (UK) Overrider
http://salem.me.uk/
3:31:56 King Ultramega (USA) Rusty Cage [single]
https://kingultramega.com/
3:36:20 Firstborne (International) Again [single]
https://firstborne.bandcamp.com/
3:39:56 DotW Addendum

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(370) Independent Music Special Vol6 – June

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Disciples!!

Here we go – the top selections of yours truly for the June Independent releases with 6 bonus tracks!

Enjoy!

0:00:03 Drab (USA) Sand
https://drabnola.com/
0:04:59 Thomas Carlsen’s Transmission (Norway) One with the Storm [single]
https://linktr.ee/transmissionmetal
0:09:28 Elastic Fono Band (Finland) Let Me Be Burnt [single]
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572456497492
0:12:38 Viimeinen Oodi (Finland) Ballade Of The Arctic Traveller [single]
https://www.facebook.com/viimeinenoodivapaudelle
0:17:29 Gale Forces (USA) Exits [single]
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063781082359
0:20:29 Ihlo (England) Empire [single]
https://ihlo.bandcamp.com/
0:27:43 Süns, The (Poland) Warning [single]
https://www.facebook.com/TheSunsTrio/
0:31:49 Solace (USA) Man Dog [single]
https://linktr.ee/solace_n
0:38:23 Rainbow Bridge (Italy) Gaba
https://therainbowbridge.bandcamp.com/
0:47:08 THRÆDS (Germany) Timeless
https://linktr.ee/THRAEDS
0:53:41 Set One Recap
0:56:42 81db (Italy) Jump to Hyperspace
https://www.81db.net  
0:59:58 Woodhawk (Canada) Relapser
https://www.woodhawk.ca/
1:04:46 Masseti (USA) Heir of the Survivor
https://massetiofficial.com/
1:13:13 Death Protocol (USA) Demonic Onslaught [single]
https://www.facebook.com/DeathProtocol
1:17:13 Doll (Canada) Smoke on the Water [single]
https://doll.bandcamp.com/
1:21:36 Hollow Leg (USA) Funeral Storms
https://hollowleg666.bandcamp.com/
1:25:23 Freeze The Fall (Canada) Rot
https://freezethefallband.com/
1:29:00 Nastyville (Italy) Miss You
https://linktr.ee/nastyvilleofficial
1:33:50 Famous Strangers (Canada) L.S.C.
https://www.famousstrangersband.com/
1:38:37 Three Dead Fingers (Sweden) Dog Driver [single]
https://www.facebook.com/threedeadfingers
1:47:17 Set Two Recap
1:49:55 Animal Rage (Mexico) Last Standing Man [single]
https://paa.ge/animalrage
1:53:49 Blood Vulture (USA) Burn For It (Feat. Brian Fair)
https://purenoise.bandcamp.com/
1:58:41 Mantah (Belgium) Start [single]
https://www.mantahband.com/
2:02:05 True Devil (USA) At Day’s End [single]
https://truedevildetroit.com/
2:07:03 False Gods (USA) Suffering in a Strange Land [single]
https://falsegods1.bandcamp.com/
2:13:46 Row Of Ashes (London) Leveller
https://rowofashes.bandcamp.com/
2:17:27 Tonic Breed (Norway) Anew [single]
https://tonicbreed.com
2:20:57 Medea Project, The (England) The Cave Song
https://medeaproject.com/
2:28:21 Alfa Pentatonik (Finland) Kone yskii [single]
https://alfapentatonik.bandcamp.com/
2:32:32 Dead End Finland (Finland) The Reason [single]
https://www.deadendfinland.com/
2:36:13 Set Three Recap
2:39:10 Reflection (Greece) Only The Swords Survive
https://www.facebook.com/reflectiongr/
2:43:02 Indemon (Finland) Abuse
https://indemon.bandcamp.com/
2:43:41 Turian (USA) Leash
https://turian.bandcamp.com/
2:50:05 Austere (Australia) Redolent Foulness
https://austere-official.bandcamp.com/
2:55:41 Azure Emote (USA) Feast of Leeches [single]
https://azureemote.bandcamp.com/
2:59:30 Bleak Picture, The (Finland) Absolution
https://thebleakpicture.bandcamp.com
3:04:44 Lacabra (USA) Nothing
https://lacabrametal.bandcamp.com/
3:10:03 Bear Mace (USA) Captured and Consumed
https://bearmace.bandcamp.com/
3:14:37 Mugshot (USA) Die In Fear
https://mugshotca.com/
3:16:05 Sublime Eyes (Norway) Wrath from the Sky [single]
https://linktr.ee/SublimeEyesBand
3:20:18 Set Four Recap/Bonus Intro
3:28:07 Dead Cowboys, The (USA) Crazy Horses [cover]
https://thedeadcowboysband.com/
3:30:49 Lorquin’s Admiral (USA) These Lovely Things
https://lorquins-admiral.bandcamp.com/album/lorquins-admiral
3:34:48 Lover (Canada) Fatal Attraction
https://linktr.ee/loverrock
3:39:30 Higher Power (England) Two Doors Down
https://linktr.ee/higherpowerleeds
3:43:16 Ufomammut (Italy) Chain Saw [Feat Bent Saether] [cover]
https://www.ufomammut.com/ http://lnk.spkr.media/ramones-redux
3:49:32 Fallujah (USA) In Stars We Drown
https://linktr.ee/fallujahofficial
3:52:38 Show Outro

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(368) Independent Music Special V5 May 2025

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Disciples!
Here we go – May top 40 picks (with bonus tracks!) for your listening pleasure.
Enjoy!

Playlist (TIME\Band\Location\Song\Link):
0:00:03 Gods of Tomorrow (Germany) Point of No Return [single]
https://gods-of-tomorrow.com/
0:03:30 Sandness (Italy) Back For More
https://www.sandnessofficial.com/
0:07:07 Reversed Chakra (Italy) All The Way Down [single]
https://www.reversedchakra.com/
0:11:16 Drab (USA) Lonely Place [single]
https://drabnola.com/
0:16:07 Strange Boutique (USA) Radium Kiss [single]
https://strangeboutiquedc.com/
0:20:37 Thomas Carlsen’s Transmission (Norway) Defiant Heart
https://linktr.ee/transmissionmetal
0:24:35 Stygian Fair (Sweden) Abide Your Master [single]
https://stygianfair.bandcamp.com/
0:38:32 Ghosts Of Sunset (USA) Fade [single]
https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofsunset
0:32:07 Tumble (Canada) The Less I Know
https://www.tumbleband.com/
0:34:46 Mandy Manala (Finland) Stillborn
https://linktr.ee/mandymanala
0:41:00 Set One Recap
0:44:03 Dead Fields Of Woolwich (Canada) Cult of The Cemetery [single]
https://linktr.ee/deadfieldsofwoolwich
0:47:48 Gurnslinger (Jersey) Back To Joe’s
https://gurnslinger.bandcamp.com/
0:53:34 Autonym (England) Waltz With The Dead [single]
https://autonym.uk/
0:57:10 Darkyra (Australia) Breathe
https://www.darkyramusic.com/
1:01:09 Katone (USA) Flesh and Fire https://linktr.ee/katone_official
1:04:56 Lux Interna (USA) No Arrow
https://newwildernessgospel.com/
1:10:37 Hangfire (USA) Falling Awake
https://officialhangfireband.com/
1:15:06 Surunaamio (Finland) Erämaa
https://surunaamio.bandcamp.com/
1:21:02 Petrolbreath (Finland) Roadkill [single]
https://www.instagram.com/petrolbreathband/
1:23:55 Secret Rule (Italy) Just A Sacrifice [single]
https://www.secretrule.it/
1:27:33 Set Two Recap
1:30:33 GaiaBeta (Brazil) Get Your freedom
https://linktr.ee/gaiabeta
1:34:18 Redikin (Netherlands) The Dirty Job
https://www.redikin.com/
1:39:17 Pythia (England) Bright Flame
https://pythia.bandcamp.com/
1:42:28 Rogue Awakening (England) Remain Untamed [single]
https://linktr.ee/rogueawakeningofficial
1:48:22 Temtris (Australia) The World is Bleeding Out [single]
https://www.temtris.com/
1:53:54 bez|kres [trans: limitless] (Poland) Srodglos
https://paganrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bez-kres
1:59:30 Ceresian Valot (Finland) Karavaaniseralji
https://linktr.ee/ceresianvalot
2:04:50 Rimmar (Italy) Planet Mars [single]
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063487690785
2:08:54 Joviac (Finland) Level 7
https://www.joviac.com
2:13:13 Dead End Irony (Finland) Fight!
https://www.deadendirony.com/
2:17:14 Set Three Recap
2:20:06 Chontaraz (Norway) Kingpin
https://chontaraz.com/
2:25:07 Iamsin (Finland) Rituals [single]
https://iamsin.bandcamp.com/
2:29:53 Thammuz (Netherlands) Bloodlust
https://thammuz.bandcamp.com/
2:34:30 Krematorium (Croatia) D.F.T.E.
https://krematoriumri.bandcamp.com/
2:38:28 Victoria Lies (Canada) Zerotonin [single]
https://victorialies.com/
2:42:34 Aeveris (Belgium) Gravity [single]
http://www.aeverismetal.com/
2:46:32 Concrete Age (London) Warrior`s Anthem
https://www.concreteage.co.uk/
2:49:45 Death Rattle (USA) Malthusian Dependency
https://deathrattleband.com/
2:53:42 Vanguardian (Finland) LI-2 XA-1 [single]
https://linktr.ee/Vanguardian
2:57:26 Pohjoisen Soturit (Finland) Kuiskaus
https://www.pohjoisensoturit.com/
3:00:41 Set Four Recap
3:09:22 Alcatrazz (USA) Island In The Sun (Re-Opened 2025) [single]
https://www.alcatrazzofficial.com/
3:13:11 Restless Spirit (USA) Poison Heart [feat Jeff Matz] [cover]
http://lnk.spkr.media/ramones-redux
3:16:48 Gaupa (Sweden) Ten of Twelve
https://gaupaband.com/
3:21:05 Mondo Generator (Sweden) Blitzkrieg Bop [cover]
http://lnk.spkr.media/ramones-redux
3:24:00 Toranaga U.K. (UK) Desecration
https://linktr.ee/toranagauk
3:29:50 Show Outro

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