WE GAVE THEM THE FUTURE BUT THEY WANTED THE PAST v/a tape
Tight-knit and strong compilation of modern UK power electronic/industrial acts, in the year when everybody's gloating over what happened 30 years ago. Very satisfactory, no bad tracks. The one on the A side (Caustic Qualm?) with the tubular bells was quite unsettling. The one instrumental piece felt a bit unfinished, and some of the acts were a bit too similar in vocal approaches, but that was the only negative I could find. Haven't heard the US PE 3cd, but seems 2012 was a good year for geographical v/a's. Recommended.
ARKTAU EOS - Unworeldes + IOH MAERA
Dark stuff. Probably even better heard from proper releases, rather than promo mp3s, but you can't have everything...
WITCH CROSS - Fit for fight
Old Danish heavy metal band dug up by Hell's Headbangers, from 1984 I think. Classic metal in the NWOBHM style, great vocalist and perfectly ridiculous lyrics.