KARMA TO BURN – “Appalachian Incantation.” Instrumental stoner/desert rock from West Virginia.

BRAIN DRILL – “Quantum Catastrophe.” Grindcore/death metal from Santa Cruz, CA. Great album cover!

HOWL – “Full of Hell.” Sludge/metal from Providence, RI.

MAD SIN – “Burn & Rise.” Psychobilly from Germany.

MISERY INDEX – “Heirs to Thievery.” Grindcore/death metal from Baltimore/DC.

LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE – “The Grandiose Nowhere.” German gothic metal.

COMBICHRIST – “Scarred EP.” Industrial/aggrotech from Norway/Atlanta.

NIGHTBRINGER – “Apocalypse Sun.” Raw black metal from Colorado.

KEVIN SECONDS – “Good Luck Buttons.” Folk/punk from legendary singer of  7 seconds.

16 VOLT – “American Porn Songs Remixed.” Industrial metal from Portland.

HARVESTMAN – “Trinity.” Steve Von Till from Neurosis experimental/psychedelic folk band.

MOUTH SEWN SHUT – “2009.” Hardcore/punk/ska from Boston.

THE BREAK – “Church of the Open Sky.” Instrumental surf from Australia.

DECODED FEEDBACK – “Aftermath.” Industrial/aggrotech from Toronto.

MIKE PATTON – “Mondo Cane.” Legendary vocalist (the best in my opinion) doing cover versions of 50’s and 60’s Italian pop music with an orchestra.

ORDER OF ENNEAD – “Examination of Being.” Black/death metal from Tampa, Florida.

THE INSURGENCE – “The Insurgence.” Real punk from Seattle.

RECOIL – “Selected.” Remixed compilation album from Alan Wilder’s experimental/electronic/avant-garde project. Featuring Diamanda Galas, Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb) and Toni Hlliday (Curve).

VISION BLEAK – “Set Sail To Mystery.” German horror gothic metal.

EXODUS – “Exibit B: The Human Condition.” Legendary Bay Area thrash metal band.

CYNIC – “Re-Traced.” Progressive metal from Miami, FL.

SILENT CIVILIAN – “Ghost Stories.” Thrash metal from L.A.

JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION – “Controversial Negro.” One of the best rock/punk/soul bands live in Tucson.

IMMOLATION – “Majesty and Decay.” Death metal from Yonkers, NY.