Metal Academy Radio Playlist Suggestions - The Sphere Edition

Napalm Death – “Contemptuous” (from “Utopia Banished”, 1992)

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the October Sphere playlist:

The Amenta - "Plague of Locus" (3:38) from Plague of Locus (2023)

Celldweller - "Birthright" (5:15) from Wish Upon a Blackstar (2012)

Genitorturers - "Falling Stars" (4:01) from Blackheart Revolution (2009)

Gothminister - "Stonehenge" (5:20) from Anima Inferna (2011)

Psyclon Nine - "Order of the Shadow (The Heretic Awakened)" (6:11) from Order of the Shadow: Act 1 (2013)

Samael - "Us" (4:15) from Eternal (1999)

Total length: 28:40

Godflesh - "Don't Bring Me Flowers" (from "Pure", 1992)

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the November Sphere playlist:

Circle of Dust - "Humanarchy" (5:00) from Machines of Our Disgrace (2016)

Code Orange - "The Above" (4:18) from The Above (2023)

Fear Factory - "Pisschrist" (5:25) from Demanufacture (1995)

PAIN - "Dancing With the Dead" (4:13) from Dancing With the Dead (2005)

Psyclon Nine - "We the Fallen" (5:24) from We the Fallen (2009)

Ruoska - "Alasin" (4:23) from Amortem (2006)

Total length: 28:43

Fear Factory – “Scumgrief (Deep Dub Trauma Mix)” (from “Fear is the Mindkiller” E.P., 1993)

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the December Sphere playlist:

Blue Stahli - "Obsidian" (3:24) from Obsidian (2021)

Celldweller - "The Last Firstborn" (7:41) from Celldweller (2003)

In This Moment - "Mother" (4:09) from Mother (2020)

PAIN - "On and On" (3:55) from Rebirth (1999)

Red Harvest - "Beyond the End" (6:15) from Sick Transit Gloria Mundi (2002)

Turmion Katilot - "Verta Sataa" (3:39) from Perstechnique (2011)

Total length: 29:03

Brujeria – “Molestando Ninos Muertos” (from “Matando gueros”, 1993)

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the January Sphere playlist:

Celldweller - "Unshakeable" (5:14) from Wish Upon a Blackstar (2012)

Fear Factory - "Zero Signal" (5:57) from Demanufacture (1995)

Psyclon Nine - "Anaesthetic (For the Pathetic)" (4:02) from Crwn Thy Frnicatr (2006)

Red Harvest - "Dead Cities" (3:42) from A Greater Darkness (2007)

Sybreed - "Twelve Megatons Gravity" (5:44) from Antares (2007)

Turmion Katilot - "Schlachter" (3:49) from Reset (2024)

Total length: 28:28

The Amenta – “Twined Towers” (from “Revelator”, 2021)

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the February Sphere playlist:

AP2 - "The Red Shirt Conspiracy" (2:36) from Suspension of Disbelief (2000)

Bad Omens - "Hedonist (Recharged)" (3:23) from Concrete Jungle (The OST) (2024)

Celldweller - "One Good Reason" (3:53) from Celldweller (2003)

Godflesh - "Tiny Tears" (3:25) from Streetcleaner (1989)

Motionless in White - "Somebody Told Me" (3:19) from Disguise (2019, 2021 special edition)

Sybreed - "Destruction and Bliss" (9:44) from God is an Automaton (2012)

Total length: 26:20

Now that I'm in charge of compiling and updating The Revolution and The Sphere Metal Academy playlists, following Daniel stepping down from that role and other aspects, I'd like to note a few things. I'll still do the usual monthly schedule, so I can release new playlists on February, March, April, etc., because I enjoy making the playlists and have a lot of time in my hands, and I want to keep those playlists active in the uncommon chance of attracting new listeners of these genres. Though I might skip a month or a few if I end up busy in the outside world with a job or a college course like when I had that break a couple years ago. I'll also continue my monthly sneak peek submissions (half-hour max per clan) though only from bands/releases I've listened to in the prior month and/or I'm already highly familiar with. As always, contributions are welcome, but the one track per non-clan member rule still stands for the sake of the playlist's legitimacy, though if you send me two or 3 submissions that are all by bands I'm familiar with and enjoy, I can accept them all. While the recommended deadline is the 15th of each month, I'm flexible enough to allow one submission after that date. The maximum deadline is the second-to-last day of the month (clarified in the deadline list below), so I can have time in the last day of the month to finalize the playlist and get it ready for when a new month dawns. If anyone has comments about this, please let me know here or PM me. Let's hope the playlists can stay alive!

Deadlines for next few months' playlists after the February one:

March playlist: recommended - February 15, maximum - February 27

April playlist: recommended - March 15, maximum - March 30

May playlist: recommended - April 15, maximum - April 29

And so on...

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the March Sphere playlist:

The Amenta - "Obliterate’s Prayer" (5:47) from Flesh is Heir (2013)

Blue Stahli - "Gravity" (4:41) from Obsidian (2021)

Circle of Dust - "Telltale Crime" (4:18) from Brainchild (1994)

Deathstars - "The Last Ammunition" (4:07) from Termination Bliss (2006)

Fear Factory - "Edgecrusher" (3:39) from Obsolete (1998)

Turmion Kätilöt - "Pirun Nyrkki" (3:48) from Pirun Nyrkki (2006)

Total length: 26:20

Here are my sneak peek submissions for the April Sphere playlist:

The Amenta - "Slave" (5:12) from n0n (2008)

Celldweller - "I Believe You" (3:26) from Celldweller (2003)

Circle of Dust - "Onenemy (Fury Weekend Remix)" (4:32) from Circle of Dust (Remixed) (2022)

Fear Factory - "Descent" (4:36) from Obsolete (1998)

Godflesh - "Live to Lose" (5:39) from Us and Them (1999)

Sybreed - "I Am Ultraviolence" (4:03) from The Pulse of Awakening (2009)

Total length: 28:28