This week we stay home! The Purgatory Aftershow is PA-based, so it’s about time we put the spotlight on the metal coming out of our own state. From filthy death metal to obscure blackened gems, we dig into the stuff shaping the scene right around us. Clips, reactions, and some arguments when necessary. Listen in and tell us what we missed.

Bands and Albums featured in this episode (with clips):

• Häxanu – Totenpass
• Robes of Snow – Fall's Resplendence
• Outer Heaven – Infinite Psychic Depths
• Lör – In Forgotten Sleep
• Crypt Sermon – The Ruins of Fading Light
• Zorn – Zorn
• Cavern Womb – Stages of Infinity
• Zauberei – The Hexerei Suite

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In this episode we tear into the fresh blood of 2025 releases — from cavernous death metal rituals to avant-garde blackened experiments. Expect riffs, rot, and a few surprises as we spin clips, trade reactions, and argue over which records demand your ears right now. Bands and Albums featured in this episode (withclips):

• Ossuary – Abhorrent Worship
• Clan dos Mortos Cicatriz – Técnicas de Morte
• Haggus – Destination Extinction
• Grey Aura – Zwart Vierkant: Slotstuk
• Row of Ashes – Tide into Ruin
• Inhuman Nature – Greater than Death
• Mental Devastation – The Delusional Mystery of the Self Pt. 2
• Floating – Hesitating LIghts
• Cénotaphe – Chimères
• Eternal Darkness – Eternal Darkness

Episode Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5y8VoRZDrhD6nD1tu1ZW2o?si=43d0ab7941544de3

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In this episode we dive into the murky depths of German-ish Black-ish metal, from atmospheric melancholy to blastbeat chaos. Oh and you might also call this one the Wibbscrack episode! Bands and Albums discussed in this episode:

• Downfall of Gaia – Ethic of Radical Finitude
• BlackEvil – Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire
• Sulphur Aeon – Seven Crowns and Seven Seals
• Der Weg Einer Freiheit – Finisterre
• The Spirit – Cosmic Terror
• Dark Fortress – Ylem
• ColdWorld – Autumn
• Ellende – Todbringer
• Waldgeflüster – Ruinen
• Ultha – All That Has Never Been True

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In our first-ever interview, we sit down with our good friend Dane from Reekmind to talk about their debut release, Mired in the Reek of Grief.

• Bandcamp: https://reekmind.bandcamp.com/album/mired-in-the-reek-of-grief
• Buy the Vinyl here: https://night-terrors-records.net/products/reekmind-mired-in-the-reek-of-grief-lp
• Merch: https://reekmind.bandcamp.com/merch

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In our first Discog Run, we analyze all the albums by the legendary Swedish band Edge of Sanity!

Albums discussed in this episode:

• 1991 - Nothing but Death Remains
• 1992 - Unorthodox
• 1993 - The Spectral Sorrows
• 1994 - Purgatory Afterglow
• 1996 - Crimson
• 1997 - Infernal
• 1997 - Cryptic
• 1998 - Moontower (as Dan Swanö)
• 2003 - Crimson II

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