Thanks to Satan, the Live Evil festival is making a comeback next month in London after a year-long hiatus. This year’s festival is curated by Marek Steven of Amulet, and it’s stronger and eviler than ever. The bands are picked from the now-vast library of acts chosen by VICE pal and Darkthrone member Fenriz to appear on his legendary Band of the Week site. So, if you want to know where heavy metal is at in 2013 and don’t have the time to learn Norwegian or patience to decipher all those flyers stuck on the walls around St. Vitus, this would be a great place to find out.
For those with absolutely no clue where to start, I decided to help you out by putting together a mix that showcases all of this year’s acts. So here it is, featuring all 14 contenders. Play it loud and if you happen to be in London next month go see them play.
Videos by VICE
TRACKLIST:
1. Satan (England) “Break Free” Court In The Act [1983]
2. Midnight (USA) “Rip This Hell” Satanic Royalty [2011]
3. Arkham Witch (England) “Arkham Witch” Demo 2009 [2009]
4. Eliminator (England) “Outlaws of the Highway” We Rule The Night [2011]
5. Ranger (Finland) “Steel Dawn” Knights Of Darkness [2013]
6. Condor (Norway) ” Prophecies of Death and Destruction” Condor [2013]
7. Vampire (Sweden) “At Midnight I’ll Possess Your Corpse” Vampire [2012]
8. Ghast (Wales) “Pale Robe” May The Curse Bind [2008]
9. Beastmilk (Norway) “Void Mother” Use Your Deluge [2012]
10. Bastardhammer (England) “6 Million Ways to Die (in a Rock ‘n Roll Band)” 10 Counts Of Fuck Off [2013]
11. Satanic Dystopia (England) “Blood, Spit & Concrete” Double Denim Shotgun Massacre [2013]
12. Necrowretch (France) “Purifying Torment” Putrid Death Sorcery [2013]
13. Zom (Ireland) “The Chaos Dimension” MMXI [2011]
14. Pentagram (Chile) “Spell of the Pentagram” Demo I [1987]
I’ve also been keeping up my bi-weekly radio show on NTS, where I play the finest in forgotten metal for two hours. The shows are chronicled here, for those not in the know.
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