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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. "Doing In Me Head" - Amyl and The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness [Virgin: 2024]
2. "First Summer After" - New Model Army - Unbroken [earMUSIC: 2024]
3. "January" - Slow Fiction - Crush [So Young Records: 2024]
4. "Wicked World" - Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds - That Delicious Vice [In The Red: 2024]
5. "Excalibur" - Molly Nilsson - Un-American Activities [Dark Skies Association: 2024]
6. "All Comes Down to This" - A Certain Ratio - It All Comes Down to This [Mute: 2024]
7. "Stray" - The Mysterines - Afraid of Tomorrows [Fiction Records: 2024]
8. "Adore Adore Adore" - SPRINTS - Letter to Self [City Slang: 2024]
9. "Uh oh" - Gut Health - Stiletto [Highly Contagious: 2024]
10. "First of Many Popsicles" - Continuals - Continuals [Bright Future/Dischord Records: 2024]
11. "Ruby Church" - X - Smoke & Fiction [Fat Possum: 2024]
12. "0%" - Hello Mary - Emita Ox [Frenchkiss Records: 2024]
13. "Drop Me Out" - High Vis - Guided Tour [Dais Records: 2024]
14. "Slow Me Down" - Love Child - Peel Session [12XU: 2024]
15. "Stay the Same" - You Fool! - What is the Meaning of This? [Crying Under a Blanket After Drinking Too Much Vodka Records: 2024]
16. "Loud Bark" - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven [Epitaph: 2024]
17. "Change Yer Burger." - Ultimate Thunder - A Spider Will Come To Eat Your Flesh [Kycker Music: 2024]
18. "pinky boy" - ratbag - pinky boy [Universal Music New Zealand Limited: 2024]
19. "Second Rhythm" - Drahla - angeltape [Captured Tracks: 2024]
20. "The Duke Ellington Bridge" - Des Demonas - Apocalyptic Boom! Boom! [In The Red: 2024(NEW)]
21. "Archbishop Harold Holmes" - Jack White - No Name [Third Man Records: 2024]
22. "Docket (feat. Bully)" - Blondshell - Docket (feat. Bully) [Partisan Records: 2024]
23. "Firebreather" - Thunderpussy - West [Trash Casual: 2024]
24. "Loops/Holes" - Bed Maker - Bed Maker [Dischord Records: 2024]
25. "God Of Everything Else" - Porridge Radio - Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me [Secretly Canadian: 2024]
26. "Change" - Enumclaw - Home in Another Life [Run For Cover Records: 2024]
27. "TV Star" - Du Blonde - Sniff More Gritty [Wipe Out Music: 2024]
28. "head empty blues" - Ekko Astral - pink balloons [Topshelf Records: 2024]
29. "Doorway Ghost" - Rosegarden Funeral Party - From the Ashes [Young & Cold: 2024]
30. "Moonstruck" - Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites [Third Man Records: 2024]
31. "The Medium" - Crack Cloud - Red Mile [Jagjaguwar: 2024]

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. "walkin' Blues" - Robert Johnson - King of The Delta Blues Singers
2. "Jesus Will Fix It" - Rev. Robert Wilkins - Worried Blues
3. "Pick Poor Robin Clean" - Luke Jordan - Luke Jordan
4. "MyMy" - Trenton Ayers Joe Ayers - A Father Son Legancy
5. "Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin Bed" - Joe Ayers - Just Around The Bend
6. "France Chance" - Mississippi Joe Callicot - Aint A Gonna Lie To You
7. "You don't Know My Mind" - Furry Lewis &Mississippi Joe Callicot - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
8. "Jumper On The Line" - Kenny Brown - The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic Volume III
9. "Shake Em On Down" - Rl Burnside - Too Bad Jim
10. "Monkey In The Pool Room" - RL Burnside - Acoustic Stories
11. "Louise" - Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Gotta Move
12. "Stagolee" - Mississippi John Hurt - Rediscovered
13. "Money Hungry" - Corey Harris - Chicken Man
14. "Squirrlin' Mama" - Jontavious Willis - West Georgia Blues
15. "Wiggle & Shake" - CW Ayon - Bounce, Boogie and Bump
16. "With My Maker I am One" - Eric Bibb - Booker's guitar
17. "That's All right" - Ruthie Foster - Mileage
18. "Bottom Of A Bottle" - Jovin Webb - Bottom of a Bottle
19. "Time Brings About a Change" - Jontavious Willis - West Georgia Blues
20. "Gonna Love You Tonight" - Guy Davis - The Legend Of Sugarbelly
21. "Past The Ditch" - Lonesome Shack - Desert Dreams
22. "Grab My Hand" - Damon fowler - Barnyard Sm,ile
23. "No King No Queen" - Eddie Cotton - The Mirror
24. "Lonesome Homesick Blues" - Sue Foley - One Guitar Woman
25. "Smile" - Cedric Burnside - Hill Country Love
26. "Broke and Busted" - Nick Wade - Feeling Good is Good enough

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. "String Quartet No. 15 in e-flat, Op. 144" {SHOSTAKOVICH} - The Shostakovich Quartet - Shostakovich: String Quartets, Vol. 4 [Olympia: 1894]
2. "Trio pathetique" {GLINKA} - Eastman Trio - Russian Chamber Music [VoxBox: 1992]
3. "Sonata no. 3 in A for cello and piano" {BEETHOVEN} - Jacqueline Du Pre & Stephen Bishop - Les Introuvables de Jacqueline Du Pre [EMI France: 1994]
4. "String Quartet in E-flat" {BERWALD} - The Fryden String Quartet - Berwald: String Quartets in A minor and E flat Major [Caprice Records: 1986]
5. "Marien Waltzes" {LANNER} - The Boskovsky Ensemble - Bonbons aus Wien [Vanguard Classics: 1991]

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. "Aida" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Milanov, Barbieri, Bjorling, Perlea, Rome Opera House Orch. - Aida [Pristine Audio: 1955/2015]
2. "Ah, si ben mio" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Bjorling, Nils Grevillius - The Very Best of Jussi Bjorling [EMI: 1944/2003]
   Notes: From Il trovatore
3. "Di quella pira" {Giuseppe VERDI} - Bjorling, Nils Grevillius - The Very Best of Jussi Bjorling [EMI: 1944/2003]
   Notes: From Il trovatore
4. "No, Pagliacci. non son" {Ruggiero LEONCAVALLO} - Bjorling, de los Angeles, Merrill, Cellini, RCA Victor Orch. - The Very Best of Jussi Bjorling [EMI: 1963/2003]
   Notes: From Pagliacci
5. "Salut, demeure, chaste et pure" {Charles GOUNOD} - Bjorling, Nils Grevillius - The Very Best of Jussi Bjorling [EMI: 1944/2003]
   Notes: From Faust

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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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 Passing of the Year: I. Invocation (William Blake); II. The narrow bud opens her beauties to the sun (William Blake); III. Answer July (Emily Dickinson); IV. Hot sun, cool fire (George Peele); V. Ah, Sun-flower! (William Blake); VI. Adieu! Farewell earth’s bliss! (Thomas Nashe); VII. Ring out, wild bells (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)" {Jonathan Dove (b. 1959)} - VOCES8, with the composer on the piano - Equinox [VCM Records: 2018]
   Notes: More information about this song cycle can be found here: https://somm-recordings.com/recording/songs-of-renewal/
2. "Alleluia and Fugue, Op. 40b" {Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)} - Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz - Symphony No. 2 ,"Mysterious Mountain" / Prayer of St. Gregory / And God Created Great Whales (Seattle Symphony) [Delos: 1994]
3. "Alleluia" {Randall Thompson (1899-1984)} - Mark Kruczek, Voices of Ascension Chorus, Dennis Keene - Choral Music - Bainton, E. / Thompson, R. / Mozart, W.A. / Casals, P. / Mendelssohn, Felix / Parry, H. / Durufle, M. [Delos: 2004]
4. "Requiem Aeternam" {Anonymous} - VOCES8 - Equinox [VCM Records: 2018]
5. "Pie Jesu (From "Requiem, Op. 48") (Arr. Barnaby Smith)" {Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)} - VOCES8 - Equinox [VCM Records: 2018]
6. "They Are at Rest" {Edward Elgar (1857-1934)} - VOCES8 - Equinox [VCM Records: 2018]
7. "In Paradisum - Recessional" {Anonymous} - VOCES8 - Equinox [VCM Records: 2018]
8. "Musae Sioniae, Theils 6 & 9: Nos. 78, 208, 209, 79 & 211, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" {Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)} - SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Marcus Creed - In dulci jubilo [SWR Classic: 2021]
9. "The Little Star of Bethlehem" {Music: George Kleinsinger (1914-1982), Story: Paul Tripp (1911-2002)} - Narrated by Kenny Bowers, with The Orchestra of Ancient Instruments - The Little Star of Bethlehem [Columbia: c. 1950's Vinyl LP]
10. ""Die Zauberflöte", KV 620, Overture" {Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) } - Sir Colin Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden - Opera [U-5: 2015]
11. "Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III: Chorus: Great minds against themselves conspire" {Henry Purcell (1650-1695)} - Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, David Thomas, Jantina Noorman, Emily Van Evera, Rachel Bevan - Purcell: Dido and Aeneas [Chandos: 1981]
    Notes: Great minds do against themselves conspire. They do shun the cure they most desire. All Dido had to do was ask Aeneas the second question -- "Who said you must leave me!" If she had, they'd have seen that he'd been tricked. A happy ending was right there all the time.
12. "Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III: Dido: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me" {Henry Purcell (1650-1695)} - Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, David Thomas, Jantina Noorman, Emily Van Evera, Rachel Bevan - Purcell: Dido and Aeneas [Chandos: 1981]
13. "Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III: Dido: When I am laid in earth" {Henry Purcell (1650-1695)} - Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, David Thomas, Jantina Noorman, Emily Van Evera, Rachel Bevan - Purcell: Dido and Aeneas [Chandos: 1981]
14. "Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III: Chorus: With drooping wings ye cupids come" {Henry Purcell (1650-1695)} - Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, David Thomas, Jantina Noorman, Emily Van Evera, Rachel Bevan - Purcell: Dido and Aeneas [Chandos: 1981]
15. "Aïda, Act I: Grand Entrance - "Su! Del Nilo al sacro lido" - "Ritorna vincitor!" - "L'insana parola" (Arr. E. Kunzel & C. Beck)" {Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)} - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel - Verdi Without Words [Telarc: 1995]

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. "Amen (From Lilies in the Field)" {Edwin Young} - Staple Singers - Amen! [Epic Records: 1964]
2. "Go Tell it on the Mountain" - Famous Jubilee Singers - Blues Blues Christmas [Document Records: 1948]
3. "I'll Tell It Wherever I Go" {Reverend Thomas A. Dorsey} - Pilgrim Travelers - Best of Pilgrim Travelers [Specialty Records: 1948]
4. "Someday, Somewhere" {Reverend Thomas A. Dorsey} - Sister Bessie Griffin - Early Recordings 1947-60 [Decca Records: 1948]
5. "My Life is in his Hands" - Soul Stirrers with R. H. Harris - He's My Rock: Soul Stirrers Early Sides 1930s-40s [P-Vine Records: 1948]
6. "Lord Will Provide" - Caravans - Best of the Caravans [Savoy Records: 1952]
7. "Surely God Is Able" {Reverend William Herbert Brewster} - Southern Stars - Black Gospel Rarities [Crystal Ball: 1952]
8. "King's Highway" {Joe Henry} - Brewsteraires - Bless my Bones: Memphis Gospel Radio 1950's [P-Vine Records: 1952]
9. "No More Sorrow" {A. C. Littlefield} - Bells of Joy - Collection 1951-54 [Acrobat Records: 1952]
10. "I Shall Not Be Moved (dp bass)" {John T. Benson} - Harmonizing Four - Harmonizing Four 1943-54 [Acrobat Records: 1954]
11. "When the Gates Swing Open" {Reverend Thomas A. Dorsey} - Clara Ward & the Famous Ward Singers - Golden Gospel Classics 1951-54 [Sonorous: 1954]
12. "Do You Know Jesus? (Take 1)" {Reverend Alex Bradford} - Meditation Singers - Good News [Specialty Records: 1954]
13. "I'm Going Back With Him" - Chosen Gospel Singers - Lifeboat [Specialty Records: 1954]
14. "Stand Up For The Lord" - Friendly Five - Wings Over the City of Angeles [City of Angeles: 1957]
15. "When I've Done My Best" {Reverend Thomas A. Dorsey} - Harmonizing Four - I Shall Not Be Moved [Charly Records: 1958]
16. "He Never Let Go My Hand" - Spirit of Memphis Quartet - Negro Spirituals [Parlophone: 1958]

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. "Stabat Mater" {Agostino STEFFANI} - Coro della Radiotelevisione Svissera; I Barocchisti [Diego Fasolis]; Pregardien; Cecilia Bartoli; Salvo Vitali, bass; Daniel Behle, tenor; Franco Fagioli, tenor - Steffani: Stabat Mater [Decca: 2013]
2. "Sonata in D (G.1) for Trumpet, 2 Violins, Viola and BC" {Giuseppe TORELLI} - Wolfgang Bauer Consort - Maulbronn Monastery Edition [K&K Varlagsanstalt: 2010]
3. "Sonata for Two Violins in G Major, Op. 3" {Jean-Marie LECLAIR} - Leonid Kogan; Elizaveta Gilels - The Art of Leonid Kogan [Warner Classics/Parlophone: 2024]
4. "Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 2" {Evaristo Felice DALL'ABACO} - Insieme Strumentale di Roma; Giorgio Sasso, violin - Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco [Stradivarius: 2006]
5. "Concerto in C Major, Op. 3, No. 12" {Francesco Onofrio MANFREDINI} - I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor - Famous Christmas Concertos [Warner Classics/Erato/Parlophone: 2022]
6. "Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6, No. 5" {Pietro LOCATELLI} - Ensemble Violini Capricciosi; Igor Ruhadze, conductor - Locatelli: Violin Sonatas [Brilliant Classics: 2012]
7. "Cantata "Cuando en el Oriente"" {Giacomo FACCO} - Guillermo Turina, baroque cello; Eugenia Boix, soprano; Tomoko Matsuoka, harpsichord - Giacomo Facco: Master of Kings [Cobra Records: 2018]
8. "La Hagenmeister" {Carl Friedrich FASCH} - Philippe Grisvard - C.F.C. Fasch: Works for Keyboard [Audax Records: 2020]
9. "Concerto in F Major for Trumpet and Oboe, Op. 9, No. 3" {Tomaso ALBINONI} - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Mariner, conductor; Daniel Arrignon, oboe; Maurice Andre, trumpet - Albinoni, Vivaldi & Telemann: Concerti [Warner Classics/Parlophone: 2024]

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. "Bestial Vengeance" - Ascended Dead - Evenfall of the Apocalypse [20 Buck Spin: 2023]
2. "Remen (The Belt)" - Kostnateni - Upal [Willowtip: 2023]
3. "Curse of Weapons" - Blessed Death - Destined for Extinction [Roadracer: 1987]
4. "Leviathan" - Leviathan - Legions of the Undead [Leviathan: 1987]
5. "Manilla Terror" - Living Death - Protected from Reality [Aaarrg: 1987]
6. "Deranged Body Love" - Mangled Torsos - Drawings of the Dead [Morbid: 1994]
7. "Preposterous Idiocy" - Wellington - Wellington [Deep Six: 2000]
   Notes: Compilation, orig. 1995
8. "The Sweet Suffering" - Anathema - The Crestfallen [Peaceville: 1992]
9. "Existence" - Alastis - Unity [Century Media: 2001]
10. "Haterealm" - Kronos - Colossal Titan Strife [Xtreem: 2003]
11. "Consume Pieces of God" - Shaidar Logoth - Chapter III: The Void God [Sentient Ruin Laboratories: 2020]
12. "Inside Out" - Rasp - Razor Assisted Suicide Planet [Sevared: 1999]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
13. "Midnight" - Prison - Prison [Prison: 2016]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
14. "Social Swing" - Hand Over Fist - Manage to Forget [Hand Over Fist: 1994]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
15. "Into the Maelstrom" - Manilla Road - Playground of the Damned [High Roller: 2011]
16. "Taking Hate to the Grave" - Nokturnel - Fury Unleashed [Nokturnel Eclipse: 2001]
17. "Umbral Altar" - Cosmic Atrophy - The Void Engineers [Cosmic Atrophy: 2018]
18. "Two Carrion Talismans" - Valdrin - Throne of the Lunar Soul [Blood Harvest: 2023]
19. "David Berkowitz" - Six Brew Bantha - Economic Growth/Who's the Real Monster [Split w/ Archagathus] [Bullshit Propaganda: 2011]
20. "Vacant Lots" - Slow Death - Hate Filled World [Slow Death: 2017]
21. "Disgust" - Rort - Warpath [Regurgitated Semen: 2014]
22. "Falcula" - Dawn - Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy) [Necropolis: 1998]