Monday Oct 19 · 2026
Heavier than your average day · 23 artists returning · 8 new to the record.
Themes
The ReadoutEvidence by the numbers · mood read by machine
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heaviness over time →
the death metal canon, a track apiece
the black metal canon at night
34
tracks
31
artists
34
albums
12h 44m
span
Heaviest rotation — Obscura ×2 · Busiest hour — 10:00 (12 plays) · Longest gap — 12:17 → 21:42 (9h 25m)
Weight
8
lightheavy
Brightness
2
darkbright
Restlessness
8
settledrestless
When the Sun Drank the Weight of Water
Demilich · 20th Adversary of Emptiness
† Liner note
From 20th Adversary of Emptiness (1993), the Finnish band Demilich's only album and a cult touchstone for its gurgling, swallowed vocals.
10:12
Slave Species of the Gods
Blood Incantation · Hidden History of the Human Race
Blood Incantation's 16th day in the record.
10:18
Lake of Fire
Nocturnus · The Key (Full Dynamic Range Edition)
First Nocturnus since Aug 06.
† Liner note
Nocturnus's The Key (1990) was among the first death metal records built around keyboards, with a science-fiction story to match.
10:29
Permitting the Noble Dead to Descend to the Underworld
Nile · Those Whom the Gods Detest
Nile's 6th day in the record.
10:37
Nostalgia
Gorguts · Obscura
First Gorguts since Oct 01.
† Liner note
From Obscura (1998); the German band Obscura, heard earlier the same morning, took their name from this record.
10:49
Bergtatt - Ind I Fjeldkamrene
Ulver · Bergtatt
First Ulver since Sep 01.
† Liner note
From Bergtatt (1995), Ulver's debut, a folk-tale record of black metal and acoustic interludes, long before the band left metal behind.
21:42
