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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. "Clampdown" - The Clash - London Calling [CBS: 1979]
2. "Joe Mccarthy's Ghost" - Minutemen - Paranoid Time [SST Records: 1980]
3. "If The Kids Are United" - Sham 69 - If the Kids Are United [Polydor: 1978]
4. "The Power Is Yours..." - Redskins - These Furious Flames! [London Records: 2023]
5. "It Says Here" - Billy Bragg - Brewing up With [Go!: 1984]
6. "Unity" - Operation Ivy - Energy [Lookout!: 1989]
7. "Do They Owe Us a Living?" - Crass - The Feeding of the 5000 [Crass Records: 1979]
8. "Rise Above" - Black Flag - Damaged [SST Records: 1981]
9. "This Is Not A Political Song" - Dead Pioneers - Dead Pioneers [Hassle Records: 2023]
10. "Know Your Product" - The Saints - Eternally Yours [Sire: 1978]
11. "President Gas" - The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now [Columbia: 1982]
12. "Babylon's Burning" - The Ruts - The Crack [Virgin: 1979]
13. "I'm a Conservative" - Iggy Pop - Soldier [Arista: 1980]
14. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" - Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement [Virgin: 1981]

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. "Afton Mountain Blues" - Corey Harris - The Insurrection Blues [Bloos Records: 2021]
2. "Sky Line Drive" - Nick Wade - Feeling Good is Good Enough [Wade Waters Productions: 2023]
3. "West Carey Street Blues" - Cephas and Wiggins - Living Country Blues USA Vol 1 [L+R Records: 2008]
4. "Knoxville Blues" - Jack Rose - Dr. Ragtime and His Pals [Three Lobed Recordings: 2008]
5. "My Home's In Arkansas" - Little Joe Bourgeous - Blues Preacher Ministry of the Blues [Joseph Bourgeois: 2026]
6. "Kokomo Blues" - Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Gotta Move [Smithsonian Folkways: 1989]
7. "Scottsville Breakdown" - Corey Harris - The Insurrection Blues [Bloos Records: 2021]
8. "Last Kind Words Blues" - Muireann Bradley - Blackwood Pew [Muireann Bradley: 2026]
   Notes: Release Date 10/23/26
9. "By The Spoonful" - J.D. Short - The Sonet Blues Story [Universal Music: 1973]
10. "Bottle Up and Go" - Neal Pattman - Prison Blues [Pinnacle Productions: 2016]
11. "Worried Life Blues" - Warner Williams - Blues Highway [Smithsonian Folkways: 2004]
12. "Shine On Moon" - Lightnin' Hopkins - King of Dowling St [Sunset Blvd Records: 2022]
13. "Boogie Children" - John Lee Hooker - Whiskey & Wimmen John Lee Hooker's Finest [Concord Music Group: 2017]
14. "I Was Standing By The Wayside" - John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillun [Fantasy Records: 1972]
15. "Louise McGhee" - Buddy Guy - Blues Singer [Silvertone Records: 2003]
16. "Iv'e Been Drinking Water Out of A Hollow Log" - Mississippi Fred McDowell - Mississippi Fred McDowell [Rounder Records: 1995]
17. "Rough Time Blues" - Jontavious Willis - West Georgia Blues [Strolling Bones Records: 2024]
18. "Slim Pickin'" - Mississippi Macdonald - Slim Pickin' [Another Planet Music: 2025]
19. "Baby Please Don't Go To New Orleans" - Guy Davis - Sonny and Brownie's Last Train [M.C. Records: 2017]
20. "If the Blues Was Money" - Alvin Youngblood Hart - Fight On! [Corey Harris Alvin Youngblood Hart Guy Davis: 2026]
21. "Walkin' Blues" - Jack Rose - Dr. Ragtime and His Pals [Three Lobed Recordings: 2008]
22. "Stroll Out West" - GA-20 - Blues Now [New West Records: 2026]
23. "Walk On" - Ruthie Foster - Stages [Blue Corn Music: 2011]
24. "Prove It On Me Blues" - Gaye Adegbalola - Satisfied [Hot Toddy Music: 2023]
25. "HoBo" - Charlie Parr - I Ain't Dead Yet [Red House Records: 2016]
26. "Devil Got My Woman" - Jimmy Duck Holmes - Cypress Grove [Easy Eye Sound: 2019]
27. "Jack and Jill Blues" - Sleepy John Estes - Blues Is Drawing Near [Mang Pito Products: 2024]
28. "Chris's Rag" - John Fahey - Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You [Dust to Digital: 2011]
29. "Going to Brownsville" - Furry Lewis - Fourth and Beale [Terry Manning: 2004]

Just a Few Friends

Just a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope and Andrew invite you to spend your evening in a salon filled with the intimate strains of fine… MoreJust a Few Friends, heard each Sunday evening from 7-9, where Penelope and Andrew invite 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. "Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter"" {MOZART / HUMMEL} - Uwe Grodd, Friedemann Eichhorn, Martin Rummel, Roland Kruger - Hummel: Mozart's Symphonies Nos. 36, 35, and 41 [Naxos ]
2. "Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon" {Francis POULENC} - James Levine, piano; Ensemble Wien-Berlin - Poulenc: Chamber Works [Deutsche Grammophon ]
3. "Intermezzo in E Flat Major" {Hugo WOLF} - Auryn Quartett - Wolf: The Works for String Quartet [cpo ]
4. "Piano Quartet in B Flat Major, J. 76" {Carl Maria von WEBER} - Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Boris Faust - Weber: Sonata for piano & violin, Piano Quartet [harmonia mundi ]
5. "String Quartet No. 2 in D Major" {Alexander BORODIN} - Emerson String Quartet - Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Borodin Quartets [Deutsche Grammophon ]

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 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. "The Makropulos Affair (Věc Makropulos)" {Leoš JANÁČEK} - Elisabeth Söderström; Peter Dvorský; Beno Blachut; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor - [Decca: 1926 / 1978]
   Notes: The Makropulos Affair (Věc Makropulos) Opera in three acts Composer: Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) Libretto: Leoš Janáček, adapted from the play Věc Makropulos by Karel Čapek (1922) Composition: 1923–1925 Language: Czech First performance: December 18, 1926, National Theatre, Brno, Czechoslovakia Premiere conductor: František Neumann Premiere director: Ota Zítek Recording — Decca, 1978 Principal cast Elisabeth Söderström — Emilia Marty (soprano) Peter Dvorský — Albert Gregor (tenor) Václav Zítek — Baron Jaroslav Prus (baritone) Dalibor Jedlička — Dr. Kolenatý (bass) Beno Blachut — Count Hauk-Šendorf (tenor) Vladimír Krejčík — Vítek (tenor) Anna Czaková — Kristina (mezzo-soprano) Zdeněk Švehla — Janek (tenor) Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Chorus: Vienna State Opera Chorus Conductor: Charles Mackerras Recorded: 1978 Label: Decca Original release: 1979

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. "Wake Up, My Spirit" {J.A.C REDFORD} - London Voices, Alun Derbyshire, Hugh Webb - J.A.C. Redford: Love Bade Me Welcome [Navona: 2025]
2. "Two Last :poems...maybe - Funeral Music" {Ernest BLOCH} - Alexa Still, flute; New Zealand Symphony, James Sedares, conducting - Bloch: Trois Poemes Juifs; Evocations; Two Last Poems... Maybe [eOne Music International Classics: 1994]
3. "Nocturne III - Once in a Blue Moon" {Hayato SUMINO} - Hayato Sumino, piano - Human Universe [Sony Classical: 2024]
4. "You: II. You, now…know" {Libby LARSEN} - Cantus - Alone Together [Signum Records: 2025]
5. "Four Scenes: III. Um Sonho" {Clarice ASSAD} - Cavatina Duo and the Pacifica Quartet - River of Fire [Cedille Records: 2025]
6. "In Paradisum" {Gabriel FAURÉ} - Hayato Sumino, piano - Human Universe [Sony Classical: 2024]
7. "Wind Quintet, Op. 10: I. Preludio. Andante, ma vivace" {Pavel HAAS} - Alinde Quintet - Inscape / Haas - Shostakovich - Vasks - Novák [SUPRAPHON a.s.: 2025]
8. "Wind Quintet, Op. 10: II. Preghiera. Misterioso e triste" {Pavel HAAS} - Alinde Quintet - Inscape / Haas - Shostakovich - Vasks - Novák [SUPRAPHON a.s.: 2025]
9. "Wind Quintet, Op. 10: III. Ballo eccentrico. Ritmo marcato" {Pavel HAAS} - Alinde Quintet - Inscape / Haas - Shostakovich - Vasks - Novák [SUPRAPHON a.s.: 2025]
10. "Wind Quintet, Op. 10: IV. Epilogo. Maestoso" {Pavel HAAS} - Alinde Quintet - Inscape / Haas - Shostakovich - Vasks - Novák [SUPRAPHON a.s.: 2025]
11. "A New Sunrise" {Will TODD} - Alina Orchestra - Will Todd: All Will Be Well [Signum Records: 2025]
12. "Autumn" {Heikki SARMANTO} - Heikki Sarmanto, piano; Barbara Ann Martin, soprano - JAZZLIEDER™ [Jo Ron 2000 Ltd: 2025]
13. "String Octet in C Major, Op. 7 (Version for String Orchestra): Même temps" {George ENESCU} - Tabea Zimmermann conducting the Ensemble Resonanz - Enescu: String Octet, Op. 7 – Britten: Lachrymae, Op. 48a (Versions for string orchestra) [harmonia mundi: 2025]
14. "Northeast Harbor, Snowbound" {Matthew James BRIGGS} - Matthew James Briggs, electronics - Freezing Pieces [Astromusic Publishing: 2015]
15. "For Peace" {Hugh SHRAPNEL} - Tippett Quartet - Easter Rising [Convivium Records Ltd.: 2026]
16. "Prayer" {Vivian FUNG} - Carr-Petrova Duo - HERS [EmpowHERS: 2024]
17. "Sospiri Op. 70" {Edward ELGAR} - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conducting - The British Project [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2021]
18. "Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905": I. The Palace Square. Adagio" {Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH} - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, conducting - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905" [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 1985]

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

Welcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula and friends bring centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10… MoreWelcome to your weekly buffet of all things classical during Classical Brunch.  Paula and friends bring centuries worth of musical delights to your Classical Brunch table on Sunday from 10 'til noon, right here on 91.1 FM WTJU and charlottesvilleclassical dot org. Less

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1. "Daughter's Moon" {Giulia MAZZONI} - Giulia Mazzoni - piano - G. MAZZONI: Room 2401 [RCA: 2016]
2. "Oboe Concerto in A Major" {Antonio LOTTI} - Albrecht Mayer - oboe / New Seasons Ensemble - Albrecht Mayer in Venice [Decca: 2008]
3. "Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 7, No. 1" {J.B.C. de SAINT-GEORGES} - Fumika Mohri - violin / Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Halász - Cond. - Violin Concertos, Opp. 2 and 7 [Naxos: 2023]
4. "La Mer No. 1" {Claude DEBUSSY} - Ralph van Raat - piano - STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring / DEBUSSY: La Mer [Naxos: 2018]
5. "A Birthday Offering" {Douglas LILBURN} - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd - Cond. - LILBURN: Orchestral Works [Naxos: 2006]
6. "Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra: I. Largo" {Heitor VILLA-LOBOS} - Antonio Meneses - cello / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra / Isaac Karabtchevsky - Cond. - VILLA-LOBOS: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra [Naxos: 2023]
7. "Trio Sonata in A Minor, Op 5 No. 1" {Henri-Jacques DE CROES} - BarrocoTout - Ensemble - DE CROES: La Sonate Égarée [Linn: 2019]
8. "Sonata No. 1 in E Minor" {Healey WILLAN} - Veronique Mathieu - violin / Stephanie Chua - piano - True North [CentreDiscs: 2017]
9. "Chrystalline Elements" {Kelly-Marie MURPHY} - Charles Hamann - oboe / Frederic Lacroix - piano - Canadian Scenes: New Works for Oboe and Piano [Leaf Music: 2023]
10. "Hungarian Dances, Nos. 1-3" {Johnnes BRAHMS} - Philharmonia Cassovia / Andrew Mogrelia - Cond. - Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances [Amadis: 1995]
11. "String Quartet" {Kiyoshi NOBUTOKI} - Yokohama Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada - Cond. - NOBUTOKI, Kiyoshi: Kaido tosei (Cantata) [Exton: 2016]

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. "Talking About Jesus (acapella)" - Fairfieid Four - Angels Watching Over Me [P-Vine Records: 1967]
2. "Give Me a Little More Faith (voc)" - Reverend Willie Morganfield - You Better Get Right [Jewel Records Shreveport LA: 1967]
3. "He's Good to Me (voc)" - Heavenly Gates of Baltimore MD - Wonderful to Know the Lord [Gospel Record Co. Newark NJ: 1967]
4. "Do You Know the Man From Galilee (voc)" - Reverend Willie Morganfield - While I Can [Paula Records: 1967]
5. "So Glad (voc)" - Morning Stars of Savannah GA - This Train [Savoy Record Company Newark NJ: 1967]
6. "He'll Understand (voc)" {Traditional} - Chariot Gospel Singers of Cleveland OH - Tell Him [Peacock Records Houston TX: 1967]
7. "Please Lord (voc)" {J. Kelly} - Messiahs of Glory - Sunday Gospel Open House [Checker Records of Chicago: 1967]
8. "He is Everything to Me (voc)" - Bonnett Harmonizers of Washington DC - Storm is Passing Over [Gospel Record Co. Newark NJ: 1967]
9. "Troubles (voc)" {Traditional} - Estella Burke - Sunday Gospel Open House [Checker Records of Chicago: 1967]
10. "That's the Spirit (voc)" {James Brown} - Swanee Quintet - Step By Step [Crescent Records: 1967]
11. "I'm In Your Care (voc)" - George Hines & the Gospel Winds - Rare Gospel Singles Volume 5 [Nova Records: 1967]
12. "When I Am Gone (voc)" {James Madison Riley} - Mighty Clouds of Harmony of Brooklyn NY - Presenting the Mighty Clouds of Harmony [Atlantic Recording Corp NYC: 1967]
13. "What Could I Do (voc)" {Traditional} - Lucy Rodgers - Sister Soul [Checker Records of Chicago: 1967]
14. "Mighty Good Time (voc)" - Loving Sisters - Peacock 45rpm's Vol.13 [Peacock Records Houston TX: 1967]
15. "Stand Up For Jesus (voc)" {Laura Ridley} - Traveling Echoes - On the Battlefield [Jewel Records Shreveport LA: 1967]

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. "'Hortus Musicus', Sonata in A minor for 2 Violins, Gamba & B.c No.1" {Johann Adam REINCKEN} - La Rêveuse - Buxtehude: Sonates - Reinken: Hortus Musicus [Mirare: 2008]
2. "Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7, No.11" {Giuseppe VALENTINI} - Main-Barockorchester - Live at the Archaologisches Museum Frankfurt [YT/Main-Barockorchester: 2021]
3. "Suite VIII in F minor" {Georg BÖHM} - Genzo Takehisa - SEFAUCHI'S FARWELL - Airs for the Harpsichord [Aeolian Records: 1991]
4. "Le Vertigo" {Pancrace ROYER} - Yago Mahúgo - Royer Complete Harpsichord Works [YT/Yago Mahúgo: 2013]
5. "Concerto in G minor for 2 Flutes, Strings & B.c QV 6:8a" {Johann Joachim QUANTZ} - Arion Baroque Orchestra - Rebelles baroques [Early-Music.com: 2017]
6. "Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 1" {Michele MASCITTI} - Fabrizio Cipriani, violin; Antonio Fantinuonli, cello - Mascitti: 6 sonate da camera, Op. 2 [Cantus: 1997]
7. "Sonata No. 3, Op. 1 in E Minor" {Jean-Baptiste BARRIÈRE} - Claudio Ronco, cello; Emanuela Vozza, b.c. - Lo Sguardo della Musica [YT/Claudio Ronco: 2018]
8. "Sonata for flute and continuo" {Johan Helmich ROMAN} - The Marais Project - Live Performance [YT:The Marais Project: 2013]

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. "The Superior Presence of Evil" - Karloff - The Appearing [Dying Victims: 2022]
2. "Halloween" - Heads for the Dead - Slash 'n' Roll [Transcending Obscurity: 2021]
3. "The Night...Samhain" - Halloween (Italy) - L.A.D.Y. [Discotto Metal: 1985]
4. "The Big Giveaway" - Head in a Jar - Unbelievable Violence [Head in a Jar: 2025]
5. "Don't Breathe" - Parapsychotic - Tazed and Confused [Parapsychotic: 2015]
6. "Cavern's Murmur" - Affliction Vector - Contra Hominem [Iron Bonehead: 2025]
   Notes: Storytime bed music
7. "Ghostwood (Outro)" - Armagedda - Only True Believers [Agonia: 2003]
   Notes: Storytime bed music
8. "Realm of the Wicked" - Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations [Razorback: 2008]
   Notes: Storytime bed music
9. "Condemned Reality" - Rotten Tomb - Vestiges of Tortured Souls [Nuclear Winter: 2026]
10. "Glass Walls of Limbo" - Type O Negative - Slow, Deep, and Hard [Roadrunner: 1991]
11. "Hell's Bells" - AC/DC - Back in Black [Leidespleine Presse: 1980]
12. "Running with the Devil" - Van Halen - Van Halen [Warner: 1978]
13. "Love Bites" - Def Leppard - Hysteria [Bludgeon Riffola: 1987]
14. "Raining Blood" - Slayer - Reign in Blood [American Recording: 1986]
15. "Golden Dawn" - Ministry - Land of Rape and Honey [Warner: 1988]
16. "I Am the Warlock" - Probot (featuring Jack Black) - Probot [Southern Lord: 2004]
17. "The Green Manilishi" - Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On [Warner: 1969]
18. "Emerald" - Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak [Mercury: 1976]
19. "Reborn Through Undeath" - Vampyric Bloodlust - Midnight Slaughter [Midnight Slaughter: 2024]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
20. "Night of the Brain Eaters" - Putrid Rotting Pit - Rotting in Filth [Putrid Rotting Pit: 2026]
    Notes: VIRGINIA
21. "The Whisperer in Darkness" - Gargoyle (Italy) - Hail to the Necrodoom [Sun & Moon: 2021]