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Radio Wowsville

Raw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio… MoreRaw Music from the 20th and 21st centuries: Airing its genre-busting blend of progressive hootenanny, provocative commentary, and sprawling pop music history lesson on WTJU since 1995 (or 1996), Radio Wowsville, heard each Sunday night from 11 to 1, is broadcast via nuclear warhead from a cave / sound lab in Grottoes, Virginia. Less

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1. "Johnee Jingo (Live 1985)" - Todd Rundgren - A Capella Tour [Cleopatra: 2003]
2. "A Case of the Bastards" - Naked Giants - Shine Away [DevilDuck: 2024]
   Notes: NEW
3. "I Was Gonna Fight Fascism" - Soccer96 and Alabaster DePlume - Single [Moshi Moshi: 2020]
4. "Army Ants in Your Pants" - Bruce Haack - Captain Entropy [Dimension 5/Shimmy Disc: 1974]
5. "Mass Destruction" - Faithless - Faithless 2.0 [Arista: 2014]
6. "We The People..." - A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It Here... Thank You 4 Your Service [Sony: 2015]
7. "My Country" - Tune-Yards - WHOKILL [4AD: 2011]
8. "Tigers Cage" - The Drin - Elude the Torch [Feel It: 2024]
   Notes: NEW
9. "Brainwashed" - The Kinks - Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire [Reprise: 1969]
10. "In Circles" - T2 - It'll All Work Out in Boomland [Decca: 1970]
11. "Not a Second Time" - The Beatles - With the Beatles [EMI/Parlophone: 1964]
    Notes: For Pat!
12. "Compared to What?" - Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement [Atlantic: 1969]
13. "Theme from Ironside" - Quincy Jones - Smackwater Jack [A&M: 1971]
    Notes: TALK - RIP Quincy Jones
14. "Candy Man" - Quincy Jones - Dollars OST [Reprise: 1972]
    Notes: TALK - RIP Quincy Jones
15. "Healing Pt. 1" - Todd Rundgren - Healing [Bearsville: 1981]
16. "Instant Psalm" - The Smile - Cutouts [XL/Self Help Tapes: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
17. "What If We Did?" - Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country - Everyone is Everyone [SpaceFlight: 2024]
    Notes: NEW
18. "You Don't Own Me" - Lesley Gore - Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed Up Hearts [Mercury: 1963]
    Notes: RIP Quincy Jones
19. "All is One" - BALTHVS - Third Vibration [Cubensis: 2023]
20. "Screw" - Curved Air - Air Conditioning [Warner Brothers: 1970]
21. "Going Underground" - Elephant Stone - Back Into the Dream [Elephants on Parade: 2023]
22. "Wait For Now" - The Cinematic Orchestra - To Believe (Remixes) [Ninja Tunes: 2016]
    Notes: Mary Lattimore Reworking
23. "Phantom Island" - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Single [P(Doom): 2024]
    Notes: NEW
24. "Soul Bossa Nova" - Quincy Jones - Big Band Bossa Nova [Mercury: 1962]
    Notes: RIP Quincy Jones - TALK
25. "Monsters" - Bambu - Party Worker [Beatrock: 2014]

Walkin' Blues

Walk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic… MoreWalk your troubles away listening to the early blues. Songsters from the '20s and '30s, field recordings from the '40s and '50s, rediscovered greats from the '60s, and modern acoustic artists who draw on the blues tradition are featured here. That's Walkin' Blues each Sunday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Smile At Me" - Howlin' Wolf - The Memphis Sessions [Purchased AAC audio file ]
2. "Spoonful Blues" - Charlie Patton - [AAC audio file ]
3. "I Got Mine" - Frank Stokes - R. Crumb's Heroes Of Blues, Jazz & Country [MPEG audio file ]
4. "Still I'm Traveling On" - Mississippi Sheiks - Mississippi Sheiks, Vol. 2 (1930 - 1931) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
5. "If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road" - Skip James - The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James [AAC audio file ]
6. "Tell Me How About It" - Sleepy John Estes - Someday Baby Blues [AAC audio file ]
7. "Little Boy Blues" - Scrapper Blackwell - Scrapper Blackwell 1959-1960 [Purchased AAC audio file ]
8. "I Can't Be Satisfied" - Muddy Waters - His Best: 1947 to 1955 [AAC audio file ]
9. "Guitar Boogie" - Arthur Smith - Back in Time - The Finest from the 1940's [Purchased AAC audio file ]
10. "The World Is Gone Wrong" - Texas Sheiks - Texas Sheiks [AAC audio file ]
11. "C.C. Rider" - Mississippi John Hurt - Memorial Anthology [AAC audio file ]
12. "I'm Looking for the Bully of the Town" - Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Jug Band Vol. 1 (1927 - 1928) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
13. "Let's Go To Town" - Memphis Minnie - Queen Of Country Blues [Apple Lossless audio file ]
14. "Too Late" - Little Walter - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: His Best [Purchased AAC audio file ]
15. "I Woke Up This Morning (Album Version)" - Lightnin' Hopkins - Double Blues (Reissue) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
16. "Fingering With Your Fingers" - Mississippi Sheiks & Chatman Brothers - Mississippi Sheiks Vol. 4 (1934 - 1936) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
17. "Go Ahead, Buddy" - Casey Bill Weldon - Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters Of The 1930s [AAC audio file ]
18. "Red River Blues (feat. Clarence Williams' Washboard Five)" - King Oliver - Blues Singers & Hot Bands on Okeh 1924-1929 [Purchased AAC audio file ]
19. "Bye & Bye" - Johnny St. Cyr - Johnny St. Cyr [Purchased AAC audio file ]
20. "I Bring My Money" - John Jackson - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down [AAC audio file ]
21. "Sugar Pudding (1928)" - Memphis Jug Band - What%u2019s Cookin? (Tasty US Food Songs from the 1920%u2019s to the 1950%u2019s) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
22. "Bull Frog Blues" - John Hammond, Jr. - Country Blues [AAC audio file ]
23. "My Mind Is Ramblin'" - John Hammond - Rough & Tough [Purchased AAC audio file ]
24. "Standin' On the Corner (Blue Yodel #9)" - Jimmie Rodgers - The Very Best Of [Purchased AAC audio file ]
25. "Coffee Grinder Blues" - Jaybird Coleman & Birmingham Jug Band - Jaybird Coleman & the Birmingham Jug Band (1927-1930) [Purchased AAC audio file ]
26. "Good-bye Mama Moan" - Blind Blake - All the Published Sides [Purchased AAC audio file ]
27. "Sweet Jivin' Mama" - Blind Blake - All the Published Sides [Purchased AAC audio file ]
28. "Hot Dogs" - Blind Lemon Jefferson - The Cornshucker's Frolic, Volume 2 [AAC audio file ]
29. "Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me" - Blue Rhythm Boys - Come on If You're Comin' [Apple Lossless audio file ]
30. "Money Never Runs Out" - Cannon's Jug Stompers - Complete Works, 1927-1930 [AAC audio file ]
31. "Crow Jane Blues" - Carl Martin - Crow Jane Blues [Purchased AAC audio file ]
32. "Airy Man Blues" - Cary Moskovitz - Papa Charlie Done Sung That Song [Apple Lossless audio file ]
33. "Shake It & Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)" - Charley Patton - Complete Recordings: 1929-1934 [Disc 1] [AAC audio file ]

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope invites you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine classical chamber music, from early to modern. Less

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1. "Sonata in E, K. 20" {D. SCARLATTI} - Ivo Pogorelich - Scarlatti: Sonatas [Deutsche Grammophon: 1992]
2. "Sonata in E, K. 135" {D. SCARLATTI} - Ivo Pogorelich - Scarlatti: Sonatas [Deutsche Grammophon: 1992]
3. "Sonata in B-flat, K. 529" {D. SCARLATTI} - Ivo Pogorelich - Scarlatti: Sonatas [Deutsche Grammophon: 1992]
4. "Sonata in d, K. 9" {D. SCARLATTI} - Ivo Pogorelich - Scarlatti: Sonatas [Deutsche Grammophon: 1992]
5. "Sonata in c, K. 11" {D. SCARLATTI} - Ivo Pogorelich - Scarlatti: Sonatas [Deutsche Grammophon: 1992]

Heifetz on Air

Each week, "Heifetz On Air" presents captivating performances by Heifetz International Music Institute students, alums, and faculty -- recorded on stage in Staunton and in WTJU's Charlottesville studios.

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Sunday Opera Matinee

Heard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts… MoreHeard each Sunday afternoon from 3-6, Sunday Opera Matinee is the only non-syndicated weekly broadcast of opera in Central Virginia coming to you year round, regardless of the season! Hosts Ann Shaffer, Tim Snider, and Brendan O'Donnell share their favorite recordings, old and new. Plot synopsis and historical background are provided. Less

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1. "I Lombardi" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Deutekom, Domingo, Gardelli, Royal Phil. Orch. - I Lombardi [Philips: 1972/1989]
2. "La mia letizia infondere" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Bergonzi, Nello Santi, New Philharmonia Orch. - Verdi Arias [Philips: 1974/2003]
   Notes: From I Lombardi
3. "Confrontation scene" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Hvorostovsky, Radvanosky, Orbelian, Phil. of Russia - Verdi Opera Scenes [Delos: 2009]
   Notes: From Il trovatore
4. "Di provenza il mar" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Tezier, Frederic Chaslin, Orch. de Teatro Comunale - Ludovic Tezier: Verdi [Sony: 2021]
   Notes: From La traviata
5. "Ah la paterna mano" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Pavarotti, Gardelli, London Phil. Orch. - The Verdi Album [Decca: 1971/2009]
   Notes: From Macbeth

A New Sound

Over the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created… MoreOver the past one hundred years, music and the arts have undergone as much revolutionary change and experimentation as science, technology, and medicine. These sounds inspired riots and revolutions, created new schools of thought, and crossed the Rubicon into uncharted musical territory. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm on A New Sound as we explore together the classical music of our lifetime. Less

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1. "Piano Sonata No. 2 'Concord, Mass., 1840-1860" III. The Alcotts" {Charles IVES} - Jeremy Denk, piano - Ives Denk [Nonesuch: 2024]
2. "Open Symmetry" {Tristan PERICH} - Ensemble 0 - Open Symmetry [Erased Tapes: 2024]
3. "Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting"" {Charles IVES} - Jeremy Denk, piano - Ives Denk [Nonesuch: 2024]
4. "An Atlas of Deep Time" {John Luther ADAMS} - South Dakota Symphony Orchestra; Delta David Gier, conductor - An Atlas of Deep Time [Cantaloupe: 2024]

Offstage, On-Air

Offstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists.… MoreOffstage, On-Air is a weekly show highlighting central Virginia's vibrant classical music community. Each week you'll hear conversations with local classical musicians, learn about upcoming concerts, and enjoy artist-curated playlists. Tune in Sunday from noon to 1:00pm here on WTJU. Less

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Classical Brunch

Join Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only… MoreJoin Paula as she brings you noteworthy compositions, some well-known, some yet to be discovered - but all refreshing and engaging. Classical Brunch, Sunday mornings from 10 'til noon. Only on WTJU. Less

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1. "The Seven Deadly Sins" {WEILL, Kurt} - Elise Ross, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, vocals/City of Birmingham Sinfonia - Sir Simon Rattle - Weill: Symphony No. 2, The 7 Deadly Sins [EMI: 2009]
2. "Barcarolle No. 2 in G major, Op. 41" {FAURÉ, Gabriel} - Marc-André Hamelin, piano - Fauré: Nocturnes and Barcarolles [Hyperion: 2023]
3. "Wer gnädig wird beschützet" {AHLE, Johann Georg} - Voces Suaves, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - Bach's Roots [outhere: 2024]
4. "Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70, No. 1" {BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van} - Renaud Capuçon, violin/Gautier Capuçon, cello/Frank Braley, piano - Beethoven: Piano Trios [Erato: 2020]
5. "Fantasia MB1" {BULL, John} - Maciej Skrzeczkowski, harpsichord - The Real John Bull [outhere: 2024]
6. "3 Preludes (excerpt, arr. Koncz)" {GERSHWIN, George} - Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet/Rotterdam Philharmonic - Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Portraits: The Clarinet Album [DG: 2013]
7. "Clarinet Concerto" {COPLAND, Aaron} - Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet/Rotterdam Philharmonic - Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Portraits: The Clarinet Album [DG: 2013]
8. "Caprice for Solo Violin No. 22 in B-flat major" {KREUTZER, Rodolphe} - Soovin Kim, violin - The Glorious Violin, Vol. 2 [music@menlo: 2017]

In the Spirit

In The Spirit, heard each Sunday morning at 9, is an hour of vintage and contemporary gospel music to feed your soul and lift you up.

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1. "Up Above My Head" - Holmes Brothers - Gospel Brunch Classics [Rounder Records: 2003]
2. "I Shall Know Him" - Trenton Singers - Easter Gospel [Vintage Masters, Inc.: 2012]
3. "I'm A Witness" - Little Joe Cook And The Evening Star Quartet - Easter Gospel [Vintage Masters, Inc.: 2012]
4. "I Just Can't Help From Crying Sometimes" - Alphabetical Four - Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943 [Document: 1995]
5. "God's Mighty Hand" - Rev. Utah Smith - Le Gospel 1939/1952 [Body &Soul: 2003]
6. "Sign Of Judgment" - Kid Prince Moore - Kid Prince Moore 1936-1938 [Dicument: 1993]
7. "I Can Tell The World About This" - Laura Henton - Rough Guide To The Roots Of Gospel [World Music Network: 2020]
8. "In These Troubled Times" - Dan And Claudia Zanes - Let Love Be Your Guide [Smithsonian Folkways: 2021]
9. "Lord Pity Us All" - Wilson Pickett - Religious Soul [Warner: 2018]
10. "Better Days Are Coming" - Crawford Brothers Quartet - Cherished Memories [Crawfor Brothers Quartet: 2016]
    Notes: Performing 3pm today (Nov. 10) First Baptist Church in Clifton Forge. 918 Church Street.
11. "Lay Your Burdens Down" - Miko Marks - Feel Like Going Home [Redtone Records: 2022]
12. "It's All Right" - Lynda Randle - God On The Mountain [Spring House Music Group: 2005]
13. "A Final Moan" - Marion Williams - Through Many Dangers [Shanachie: 1996]
14. "You Better Mind" - Ella Jenkins And The Goodwill Spiritual Choir of Monumental Baptist Church - African-American Folk Rhythms [Smithsonian Folkways: 1998]
15. "Do You Call That Religion" - Birmingham Jubilee Singers - Rough Guide To The Roots Of Gospel [World Music Network: 2020]
16. "Two Wings" - Rev. Utah Smith - I Got Two Wings: Elder Utah Smith and Cogic Friends [CaseQuarter: 2005]
17. "Mercy Now" - Mike Farris - Shine For All The People [Compass Records: 2014]
18. "Said He Would" - Mahalia Jackson - For Collectors Only [Collectables: 1997]

The Early Music Show

Imagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and… MoreImagine hearing the origins of the music of Western civilization! The Early Music Show reaches back to the ancient meditative sacred music and foot tapping dances of the abbeys and troubadours of the first millennium and journeys through seven centuries of music, featuring the friendly madrigals of the Italian and English traditions, sublime motets and music of the Renaissance, Medieval and Baroque eras up to the time of JS Bach - a genre of endless richness and variety. Imagine, and then join us for music of centuries gone by, every Sunday morning from 6 'til 9 on The Early Music Show. Less

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1. "Nunc aperuit nobis" {Hildegard of Bingen} - Sequentia - Cantlcles of Ecstacy [DHM: 1994]
   Notes: used as theme
2. "Teponazcuicatl (Procession of the Drum)" {Anonymous, Mexico 16th century} - SAVAE - El Milagro de Guadalupe [Iago: 1999]
3. "Cinquième Concert" {Jean-Philippe Rameau} - Christophe Rousset, Ryo Terakado & Kaori Uemura - Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts [Harmonia mundi: 1995]
4. "Per dan que d'amor mi veigna" {Peirol d'Auvernha} - Bruno Bonheure, La Camera della Lagrime - Peirol d'Auvernha [Zig Zag Territories: 2009]
5. "Calami sonum ferentes" {Cipriano de Rore} - Huelgas Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel - Italia mia [Sony Vivarte: 1992]
6. "Qui veut chasser une migraine [Who Wants to Chase Away a Migraine]" {Gabriel Bataille} - Jennifer Lane, Ensemble Orinda - Airs de Cour [Magnatune: 2004]
7. "A la fin cette bergère" {Antoine Boësset} - Le Poeme Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre - Boësset: Je Meurs Sans Mourir [Alpha Productions: 2004]
8. "Fuions de Ci" {Jacob Senleches} - Atrium Musicae de Madrid, Gregorio Paniagua - Ars Nova S.XIV [Edgisa: 1975]
9. "Credo" {Nicolas Gombert} - Henry's Eight, Jonathan Brown - Gombert: Eight Part Credo [Hyperion: 1996]
10. "Missa Ecce ancilla Domini" {Guillaume Dufay} - Choir of the Church of the Advent, Boston, Edith Ho - Dufay: Missa Se la face ay pale [Arsis: 2015]
11. "La Monella Romanesca Op. 4/3" {Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli} - Eva Saladin & Johannes Keller - Pandolfi Mealli: Violin Sonatas [Challenge Classics: 2023]
12. "Virent prata hiemata, CB 151" {Anonymous, Carmina Burana} - Clemencic Consort - Carmina Burana I [Harmonia mundi: 1974]
13. "Amoureux suy et me vient toute joye (rondeau)" {Gilles Binchois} - Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow - The Art of Courtly Love [HMV: 1974]
14. "Angelicas Milicias (recessional)" {Manuel de Zumaya} - Chanticleer - Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupe [Teldec: 1997]
15. "Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 3/6, RV 356: Allegro" {Antonio Vivaldi} - Jayne Mansfield - Live performance [The Ed Sullivan Show: 1957]

Classical Prelude - Sunday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl… MoreCadmium is a show for people who hear the phrase "blackened crusty sludge" and think of music instead of the stuff that builds up around your sink drain. Mr. Owl takes you on a screaming ride through extreme metal past and present, from the shallow underground to the molten iron at the earth's core. You might hear some clean singing, but don't hold your breath. Less

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1. "Like Smoke Into Fog" - Dawn Ray'd - Behold Sedition Plainsong [Prosthetic: 2019]
2. "Pyro" - Vagina Witchcraft - Vagina Witchcraft [Vagina Witchcraft: 2020]
3. "Heading for Eternal Darkness" - Hellbastard - Natural Order [Meantime: 1990]
   Notes: CD bonus track, orig. 1989
4. "Scarlet Slaughterer" - Magnus - Scarlet Slaughterer [MiL: 1989]
5. "Punish the Punisher" - Tantara - Sum of Forces [Indie Recordings: 2018]
6. "Guillotine" - Boundless Chaos - Sinister Upheaval [Dying Victims: 2024]
7. "Seize the Means of Reproduction" - Transgressive - Seize the Means of Reproduction [Transgressive: 2021]
8. "Keep Your Rosaries, Off Our Ovaries" - November Grief - To Live...In This World of Chaos [Temple of Mystery: 2020]
   Notes: Compilation, orig. 1994
9. "A Scourge on the Earth" - Awenden - Awenden [Awenden: 2018]
10. "Prove It" - Divide and Dissolve - Gas Lit [Divide and Dissolve: 2020]
11. "Destroyer" - Ragana - You Take Nothing [Ragana: 2017]
12. "A Mallacht" - Feminazgul - A Mallacht [Feminazgul: 2021]
13. "Phantom Pain" - Choose to Suffer - Lead Us Into Darkness [Choose to Suffer: 2020]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
14. "Vlkoslag" - Cultum Draculesti - Cultum Draculesti [Cultum Draculesti: 2021]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
15. "Dry & Grinding Mouth" - Crossspitter - Dry & Grinding Mouth [Crossspitter: 2020]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
16. "Wanting Me Dead" - Sonja - Sonja [Cruz del Sur: 2022]
17. "Towards the Crimson Triumph" - Periodeater - Free Palestine - Comp I [Forest Summoner: 2023]
    Notes: Compilation
18. "Tyrant's Verdict" - Castrator - Defiled in Oblivion [Dark Descent: 2022]
    Notes: Dark Descent
19. "Hills of Sorcery" - Cirkeln - A Song to Sorrow [True Cult: 2022]
20. "Starvation Eternal" - Vale - Burden of Sight [The Flenser: 2019]
21. "Condemned System" - Terrorizer - World Downfall [Earache: 1989]
22. "Thy Kingdom Won't Come" - Agathocles - Peel Sessions 1997 [Selfmadegod: 2010]
    Notes: Live 1997
23. "It's a M.A.N.S World" - Napalm Death - From Enslavement to Obliteration [Earache: 1988]
24. "Awakened From Their Dormant Slumber" - Uncoffined - Ceremonies of Morbidity [Memento Mori: 2016]