Dying Fetus is a Death Metal band from Maryland that started out around 1991 that acts as a sort of bridge from older classic sounding Death Metal of the 80s and newer technical Death Metal that incorporates elements of Hardcore. Their name is as brutal as their sound. After several demos and a debut album they hit their stride with 1998s Killing on Adrenaline. While not every album has been as memorable, 2003s “Stop At Nothing”, 2009s “Descend into Depravity”, and especially 2012s “Reign Supreme” are classic of the genre. As a live band this three piece is quite impressive as they are brutal.

Hear it: Too Evil to Have a Human Name with Bill, Sundays 7-9 p.m.

Rotting Christ, along with having one of the most recognizable and controversial names in modern music, is one of the earliest and best known of the Greek Black Metal movement. After starting out as a very raw Grindcore band and releasing a number of demos starting in 1988 they switched to a clearly Satanic Black Metal sound influenced by the concurrent Norwegian scene with their third demo “Satanas Tedeum”. They quickly established a sound particular to Greece with early albums such as 1993s “Thy Mighty Contract” and 1996s “Triachy of the Lost Lovers”. Combining the raw sound of early 90s second wave Black Metal with Gothic atmospheres and most recently Greek folk touches this band has many works worth spending time with. Always revolving around two brothers Sakis and Themis Tolis, they have consistently produced albums of quality including the most recent Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού in 2013.

Hear it: Too Evil to Have a Human Name with Bill, Sundays 7-9 p.m.

I was hanging out with Big Chocolate at Warped Tour and we watched their live set. It was the first time I had heard of the band, and let me tell you, this band can jam! With a blend of funk, soul, and rock, it all forms into a pop song like you’ve never heard before.