28 NOV 2020 · It's the final episode of The Sons of Metal. CHR embarks on one last solo flight with new albums from Anaal Nathrakh and Aldious, checks out some indie grindcore from Anthropic, and prepares to enter Valhalla himself alongside Amon Amarth's appropriately-titled seventh album. Folks, it's been a pleasure entertaining you the last eight-plus years, and summoning the last bit of warmth from my icy, cynical heart, I thank all of you for your attention during this time. Whether you've been a subscriber since episode #1 or just recently discovered us, I hope we managed to both inform and entertain during your time with us. Take care and be safe,--CHR New Releases: Anaal Nathrakh : Endarkenment (2020) 9:36 Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 in Birmingham, England. Their sound is a complex mix of symphonic black metal, black metal, death metal, grindcore, and industrial. Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon • Apple Music • CD Universe • Spotify Aldious : Evoke 2010–2020 (2020) 19:43 Aldious is a Japanese all-female power metal band from Osaka, who formed in 2008. They have been labelled pioneers of the Girls Metal Band Boom that began in Japan in the 2010s. Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon • Apple Music • CD Universe • Spotify Local/Indie Band: Anthropic : Architects Of Aggression (2020) 30:45 Anthropic are a grindcore band from from Buffalo, New York who are heavily inspired by 1980s grindcore, crust punk, and death metal. Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon •

28 OCT 2020 · It's Doug's last show ever and the final B-Side. CHR opens the show with the blackened folk of Finland's Havukruunu and Doug closes things out with the tech-death onslaught of Canada's Beneath The Massacre. The Albums: Havukruunu : Uinuos Syömein Sota (2020) 5:02 Havukruunu is a Finnish duo who plays blackened folk metal very much in the vein of mid- to late-career Bathory, Rimfrost, and similar bands. Their music is grand in scope with multiple movements, choral elements, and other forms of bombast. Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon • Apple Music • Spotify Beneath The Massacre : Fearmonger (2020) 21:57 Beneath The Massacre is a Canadian technical death metal band from Quebec. They play extremely fast, and although the songs are relatively short, they pack a lot of material into just a few minutes. Get this album: Amazon • Apple Music • Spotify

12 OCT 2020 · It's Doug's last main episode, so CHR gifts him the ursine onslaught of Chicago's Bear Mace, while Doug opts for the heavy groove of Sweden's Orbit Culture. CHR picks a conceptually unusual indie pick with South Africa's Incarnate Deity, and Doug uses his final Valhalla pick to feature one of his favorite albums of all time, Opeth's 2005 album, Ghost Reveries. Additionally, CHR talks about the future of the show. New Releases: Bear Mace : Charred Fields Of Slaughter (2020) 9:06 Hailing from Chicago, IL, USA, Bear Mace describe their sound as "planet crushing death metal". What started out as a cross between Bolt Thrower and Dethklok now incorporates more dynamic elements, such as those from later Pantera and mid-career Death. Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon • Apple Music • Spotify Orbit Culture : Nija (2020) 21:36 Orbit Culture are a Swedish melodeath/groove metal act who mix in some thrash and progressive elements into a unique sound. Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon • Apple Music • CD Universe • Spotify Local/Indie Band: Incarnate Deity : Theodicy (2020) 34:39 Incarnate Deitiy is a conceptually unusual one-man act from South Africa. It's symphonic blackened death metal, but with Christian undertones. Even if you don't subscribe to the religious philosophy, the music should appeal to fans of SepticFlesh and early Dimmu Borgir. Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon • Apple Music • Spotify     Info: