Tear this open!!!!

If you need a little Christmas, right this very minute, you'll get little snippets. It's the gift of original Chicago area metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop that always gives and knows no season. It's a playlist that's been made and checked more than twice. Still, there will be some naughty mixed in with the nice tunes in the scene.

The naughty will be inflicted on you by a would be Satan. If I Were the Devil from Tinley Park will get Devil Horns Hand Signs flying in the air with their dark, sinister hardcore metal style. The band, fronted by singer Chris Melendez, fired up a blazing just shy of an hour long set at Soundgrowler Brewing in their home city. I talk to Chris about how authentic of Satanic worship they preach in their music.

Zombified Shock Rocker David Bates once played the role of a monstrous minister in the Meet Mister Scratch music video. He now gets into almost complete politician persona for the new single from Sinister Fate. But he's not completely giving up a good brain devouring, morbid scare. I have the new single.

We don't totally spend the days before Xmas in Hell, as we head upwards to get a heartwarming, joyous spirit of Christmas from veteran power pop trio Material Issue.

We gave them the gift of kudos, as they tore through a explosive set like Xmas gift wrap, during their debut performance at Holiday Of Horror, the annual festively gruesome local metal bash thrown by veteran murder metal trio, Macabre. Extraction Point earned their best original Chicago area Metal album Local Loft 2019 Year In Review honor. We rock back to it from Reggie's Music Joint in Chicago's South Loop.

Crank it up, and every creature all through your house, or car, or wherever, will be stirring to the original Chicagoland music soundtrack of:

If I Were The Devil-Allegiance To Fire

If I Were The Devil-Hark The Herald

Satan's Hallow-Satan's Hallow

Sinister Fate-Believe

Imminent Terror-Victims

Material Issue-Merry Christmas Will Do

Mimi Betinis-A Christmas Song

Bear Mace-Hibernation-Destroyed By Bears

Bloodletter-This House, A Tomb

Extraction Point (interview from Reggie's Music Joint !2/22/19 Local Loft Episode 117)

Extraction Point-Purification Through Hatred

Extraction Point-Mindsnap