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PRE-ORDERS LIVE: Tumultuous Ruin - An Abscess on the Heart of the State
March 20, 2026
In collaboration with Fiadh Productions, we are launching pre-orders for Tumultuous Ruin's "An Abscess on the Heart of the State", released on LP for the very first time!

Pre-order LP
Eurasia (Hypnotic Dirge) | North & South America (Fiadh)
*Those from other regions of the world should order from whoever they choose

• Album notes •
Rooted in fury and urgency, "An Abscess on the Heart of the State" is a raw onslaught of destructive and dirty black metal filled with aggressive and discordant riffs that invoke the spirit of the second-wave sound with cold soaring tremolo leads brushing against urgent rhythm sections. The occasional hint of death metal and hardcore, the intuition to know when to add a hypnotizing lead or haunting synth line, and the pacing and tempo variations throughout the runtime keeps the album captivating. Inspired by the books Against His-story Against Leviathan, Ishmael, Desert, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, The Dispossessed, the 1991 film Clear Cut and a general desire to destroy all systems of oppression, "An Abscess on the Heart of the State" is an uncompromising cry for justice and revolution!

"An Abscess on the Heart of the State" was originally self-released by Tumultuous Ruin and then later on cassette by Fiadh Productions & Vita Detestabilis Records in 2023.

The first LP pressing of "An Abscess on the Heart of the State" will be released by Fiadh Productions and Hypnotic Dirge Records on April 24, 2026
SONG PREMIERE: Dysthymia - You Are Here With Me [Woods of Ypres Cover]
March 18, 2026
A collaborative effort between Grushenka Ødegård (Dysthymia, Mourn the Stars) and Nicolas FS (Ancient Tundra, Phantasmagoria), this is our tribute to Woods of Ypres.

Also available to stream on Bandcamp and Ampwall
Woods of Ypres original released November 13, 2009 on Woods 4: The Green Album
SONG PREMIERE: Foghazer - Fog
March 13, 2026
Aptly titled "Fog", Foghazer presents their third and final advance track from their forthcoming debut album "He Left The Temple"

Bandcamp | Youtube | Pre-order CD

"The record began as an accident. Fragments of trip-hop, early-2000s vinyl scratching, and the Black Metal influences I grew up on colliding with the dark, operatic production of Temples of Boom and the haunted stillness of Portishead’s self-titled album. The result felt nostalgic but unfamiliar, like something remembered wrong."

"He Left The Temple", available Friday March 27, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: Dysthymia to release upcoming record "The Morning Darkness"
on Hypnotic Dirge and Red Nebula
March 11, 2026
New England depressive black metal band, Dysthymia, was conceived in 2019 by members Grushenka Ødegård and Ray King. Releasing their self-titled debut full length in 2021 and a split with Saeva in 2024, the band crafts music which evokes despondency, isolation, and hopelessness.

The new record, entitlled "The Morning Darkness" will be jointly released by Hypnotic Dirge and
Red Nebula in late summer 2026. 

In the meantime, the track "Nothing Grows From You" from the debut album has been uploaded to the HDR Youtube Channel to introduce you to the project. 
The full debut - as well as a limited edition vinyl and long-sleeve shirt - is available on the Dysthymia Bandcamp page.

More concrete news will follow in the weeks to come.

"This album was written and recorded slowly, over the course of several years, during late nights and early mornings. Through sadness and joy, suffering and relief, life and death, we have returned to share these songs with you. It is our hope that you enjoy them and find them useful in making your way through the days, where even the dawn does not bring light."
ALBUM RELEASE: Gomma (ڨمَّةْ) - Wailing and Madness (نواح و جنون)
March 6, 2026
Gomma (ڨمَّةْ) - meaning "manhole" in Arabic - is a one man project
from Tunisia founded by Gh'ramm in 2024.

Bandcamp | Youtube

Eschewing the common western scales typical in Black Metal in favour of Arabic scales, motifs, and instrumentation, Gomma (ڨمَّةْ) succeeds in crafting a black metal record that is genuine and authentic, a mosaic of a traditional western genre with an uncompromising Arabic influence. Abrasive guitars form the underbelly of Gomma's music but rather than utilizing tremolo-picked melodies in standard western scales, the melodic aspect is instead carried by maqam modes, blending black metal with Arabic folk music.

"Wailing and Madness" is Gomma's second full-length album, released independently in November 2025 and now distributed through Hypnotic Dirge Records in collaboration with Black Metal Artists 
ANNOUNCEMENT: Marea signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records for upcoming album
March 5, 2026
Marea — meaning "Tide" in Italian — is the one-man project of Matteo Balzarini from Legnano, in northern Italy. Marea delivers a haunting blend of atmospheric black metal, post-black, dsbm, and doom metal, interwoven with more intimate, dreamy passages featuring acoustic guitar and post-rock sections.

Marea uses these different musical styles to try to convey different feelings, from nostalgia to anguish, from hope to despair and transport the listeners on an introspective and emotional sonic journey, using music as a means to paint this landscape of contrasting moods. 

The first album, "The Silence of Rust", was released through Masked Dead Records in 2024, followed in 2025 by the EP "Adrift”. This autumn, Hypnotic Dirge Records and Masked Dead Records will jointly release the second full-length album.

Album title, cover art, physical formats and first single coming soon!

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Escaping Aghartha - Lurkers of Languid Waters
March 3, 2026
It is sadly an indisputable fact that we are living through the Holocene extinction - the sixth mass extinction in the history of earth, and one caused entirely by humans. Current extinction rates persist at 100-1000 times higher than background extinction rates due to anthropogenic climate change, deforestation, ocean acidification, and displacement of wildlife from their natural habitats. Escaping Aghartha is a blackened doom metal project drawing attention to this unfortunate reality.

In May, Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing their latest record - "Lurkers of Languid Waters" the ninth album from this project and first since January 2024.

Based in North Carolina, USA, Escaping Aghartha was founded by Avery Dart in 2015. Avery, a Conservation Biologist with a Master of Science degree, started Escaping Aghartha as a solo experimental project, before being joined by CJ Yacoub on Drums and Anghatengh (Marco Pansa) providing backing vocals in 2020. 


The goal of Escaping Aghartha is to educate people about specific examples of the ongoing destruction in the biological world, using extreme music as an educational tool. In this age of extinction, in which species are going extinct at such a rapid rate, Avery firmly believes humanity has a moral imperative to act on extinction. Not only do species have a fundamental right to exist, but humanity also depends on a healthy ecosystem for survival - it is in our best interest to conserve nature. If we fail to act, future generations will curse us for the biologically-impoverished, degraded, and highly polluted world we leave them. 

For many of Escaping Aghartha's releases, 100% of profits within the first month of release were donated to help conservation efforts related to the album theme. For example, in 2022, the album "Croak", themed around the ongoing extinction of amphibians, donated all profits to the International Union of the Conservation of Nature's Amphibian Specialist Group. 

On this upcoming record "Lurkers of Languid Waters", donations will be directed to conservation efforts to help anguillid eels, including the
 American, European, and Japanese eel. More information about the specific organizations, their work, and both Escaping Aghartha 
and Hypnotic Dirge's contributions to these efforts will be revealed soon!

"Lurkers of Languid Waters" will first be released on CD/Digital format on May 22, 2026 with plans for a DLP later this year!
ALBUM RELEASE: novæ - Destroying Angels
February 27, 2026
novæ's debut album "Destroying Angels" is officially released!

With a fresh approach on cosmic black metal, novæ conveys the awe, anxiety, and desolation of empty space through the perspective of the Apollo 11 Mission. 

Unfolding like a transmission from the cosmos, discordant guitars clash against ethereal droning synth and authentic samples taken from the Apollo 11 MOCR ACR Collection to craft an immersive atmosphere simultaneously unnerving and transcendent. Combining raw and dissonant black metal with cold distant ambience, "Destroying Angels" builds layers of tension and abrasive unease before giving way to sparse chilling ambience amidst the faint crackling voices of mission control. 

Evoking an otherworldly isolation and malaise, "Destroying Angels" is ambient black metal that sounds appropriately cold and distant, like a beacon in an endless night.
UPCOMING RELEASE: Conjuring - Memento Mori
February 24, 2026
Hypnotic Dirge Records will release the new album from Swiss project Conjuring on May 8.

Conjuring is a one-man Atmospheric Black Metal project founded by Alvar. Blending melancholic tremolo passages, immersive atmospheres, and dynamic songwriting - balancing fragility and intensity - the sound draws inspiration from vast landscapes, shifting seasons, fading light, and the quiet presence of ancient spirits.

The upcoming album, "Memento Mori", marks Conjuring’s most mature work to date. Across six carefully crafted compositions, the record explores mortality, transience, and spiritual awakening - embracing darkness and reverence as intertwined forces of existence.

Mixed and mastered at Klangschmiede Studio E, the album captures clarity while preserving raw emotional depth and atmosphere. Conjuring stands as a reflection of devotion — to Black Metal, to nature, and to the eternal cycle of life and death.

CD/Digital May 8, 2026 | LP TBA later
PRE-ORDERS LIVE: Foghazer - He Left The Temple
February 20, 2026
"The record began as an accident. Fragments of trip-hop, early-2000s vinyl scratching, and the Black Metal influences I grew up on colliding with the dark, operatic production of Temples of Boom and the haunted stillness of Portishead’s self-titled album. The result felt nostalgic but unfamiliar, like something remembered wrong."

The album captures what Foghazer calls low-visibility sound: slow beats, distorted memory and fog as both space and emotion.

Hypnotic Dirge Shop | Bandcamp | "And" Stream

"He Left The Temple" CD / Digital March 27, 2026
Pre-orders live now
UPCOMING VINYL: Tumultuous Ruin - An Abscess on the Heart of the State
February 19, 2026
Rooted in fury and urgency, "An Abscess on the Heart of the State" is a raw onslaught of destructive and dirty black metal filled with aggressive and discordant riffs that invoke the spirit of the second-wave sound with cold soaring tremolo leads brushing against urgent rhythm sections. The occasional hint of death metal and hardcore, the intuition to know when to add a hypnotizing lead or haunting synth line, and the pacing and tempo variations throughout the runtime keeps the album captivating. Inspired by the books Against His-story Against Leviathan, Ishmael, Desert, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, The Dispossessed, the 1991 film Clear Cut and a general desire to destroy all systems of oppression, "An Abscess on the Heart of the State" is an uncompromising cry for justice and revolution.

"An Abscess on the Heart of the State" was originally self-released by Tumultuous Ruin and then later on cassette by Fiadh Productions & Vita Detestabilis Records in 2023.

The first LP pressing of "An Abscess on the Heart of the State" will be released by Fiadh Productions and Hypnotic Dirge Records on April 24, 2026
Pre-orders soon

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ALBUM RELEASE: De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube - Rituel: Initiation
February 13, 2026
COVER ARTWORK BY: FANTINE SCHÜTZ
It is a great honour to officially announce the release of De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube's debut record "Rituel: Initiation" this evening! The culmination of years of creation and refinement from the band and months of preparation on my end, the time when we can finally share the album in full and present it as a complete listening experience is something special.

Hypnotic Dirge Shop | Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp | Official Premiere

In collaboration with Atmospheric Black Metal Albums, the album is premiering now on Youtube! You can find it on their channel, as well as on ours and the band's. As always, now that the album is released, you will also find it available for unlimited streaming and "name-your-price" download on the Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp and Ampwall!

For those who crave something more tangible, the CD's - presented as a 6 Panel Digipack - are also officially released today and shipping now! Bundles (Shirts, Patches, Metallic Pins, Stickers) are available to order and shipping later this month, while limited DLP's in three colour variants are available to pre-order with shipping scheduled for April! 

All purchases of physical media and donations on the digital album help keep Hypnotic Dirge sustainable and are always much appreciated! Thank you and enjoy the record!

"From the Abyss, the Dawn is Born"



• Album Notes •
Conceived as a ritualistic journey through sound, De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube’s debut album explores themes of transcendence, disintegration and rebirth through five immersive tracks. Carved in the tension between heaviness and silence, each piece evolves like a rite of passage: carried by hypnotic guitars, dynamic contrasts, and a dual vocal approach blending harsh blackened screams, throat singing and ethereal folkish harmonies.

Rooted in post-metal and reaching into ritual folk and black metal, the album evokes spiritual transformation through trance-like build-ups, tribal percussion and atmospheric layers.
ALBUM RELEASE: Nefarious Grime - Death is Immortal
February 6, 2026
Originally self-released by Nefarious Grime on August 1, 2025, now available on Hypnotic Dirge
Nefarious Grime Bandcamp | Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp

Harkening back to the sultry, vampiric spirit of 90s black metal, "Death is Immortal" marks Nefarious Grime's first foray into the genre, departing from her previously darkwave/gothic-infused sound.

Reminiscent of Cradle of Filth's early erotic-horror flair, Nefarious Grime's "Death is Immortal" layers haunting celestial keys over NWOBHM-tinged riffs and sharp black metal tremolo picking. Nefarious Grime frontwoman Niuvis Martin weaves seamlessly between venomous screeches and soaring operatic cleans, channeling the classic "beauty and the beast" vocal duality of 90s gothic metal—yet sharpened with a fiercer black metal edge.

Archaic in mood yet boasting crisp discernible production, "Death is Immortal" is a worthy revival for those who feel nostalgia for the vampiric gothic black metal of a bygone era. 
SONG PREMIERE: Foghazer - He
February 5, 2026

The opening track from FOGHAZER's forthcoming album "He Left The Temple" is
streaming now on our Youtube Channel and Bandcamp Page!

Foghazer is a project built on trip-hop rhythm, black-metal texture and lo-fi cinematic atmosphere, crafting a discordant and haunting atmosphere rooted in black metal aesthetic yet drawing from sounds far outside the genre's confines.

"The record began as an accident. Fragments of trip-hop, early-2000s vinyl scratching, and the Black Metal influences I grew up on colliding with the dark, operatic production of Temples of Boom and the haunted stillness of Portishead’s self-titled album. The result felt nostalgic but unfamiliar, like something remembered wrong."

The album captures what Foghazer calls low-visibility sound: slow beats, distorted memory and fog as both space and emotion.

CD/Digital March 27, 2026
Pre-orders will open soon

PRE-ORDERS LIVE: novæ - Destroying Angels
January 30, 2026

Pre-orders are now open for novæ's debut album "Destroying Angels"!
Hypnotic Dirge Shop | Bandcamp

With a fresh approach on cosmic black metal, novæ conveys the awe, anxiety, and desolation of empty space through the perspective of the Apollo 11 Mission. 

Unfolding like a transmission from the cosmos, discordant guitars clash against ethereal droning synth and authentic samples taken from the Apollo 11 MOCR ACR Collection to craft an immersive atmosphere simultaneously unnerving and transcendent. Combining raw and dissonant black metal with cold distant ambience, "Destroying Angels" builds layers of tension and abrasive unease before giving way to sparse chilling ambience amidst the faint crackling voices of mission control. 

Evoking an otherworldly isolation and malaise, "Destroying Angels" is ambient black metal that sounds appropriately cold and distant, like a beacon in an endless night.

CD/Digital February 27, 2026



The opening track Magnificent Desolation (A Brilliant Jewel In The Black Velvet Sky) is available to stream on Bandcamp and Youtube!
UPCOMING RELEASE: Foghazer - He Left The Temple
January 23, 2026

Hypnotic Dirge Records presents our collaboration with Foghazer for the release of their debut record
"He Left The Temple"

Foghazer is a project built on trip-hop rhythm, black-metal texture and lo-fi cinematic atmosphere,
crafting a discordant and haunting atmosphere rooted in black metal aesthetic
yet drawing from sounds far outside the genre's confines.

"The record began as an accident. Fragments of trip-hop, early-2000s vinyl scratching, and the
Black Metal influences I grew up on colliding with the dark, operatic production of
Temples of Boom and the haunted stillness of Portishead’s self-titled album.
The result felt nostalgic but unfamiliar, like something remembered wrong."

The album captures what Foghazer calls low-visibility sound: slow beats,
distorted memory and fog as both space and emotion.

CD/Digital March 27, 2026
More news soon.
ALBUM RELEASE: Moon Wisdom - Let Water Flow
January 16, 2026
We are thrilled to be officially releasing our first new album of 2026 tonight -
the debut album of MOON WISDOM entitled "Let Water Flow"

Hypnotic Dirge Shop | Bandcamp

"Let Water Flow" is presented in a 4 Panel Digipack with an accompanying booklet and sticker. The CD has already been in stock here for weeks and orders are shipping now!

"There’s a discipline to Let Water Flow by Moon Wisdom that immediately sets it apart. This isn’t Black Metal made in a blind sprint toward extremity, nor is it interested in empty theatrics or speed-for-speed’s-sake point scoring. Instead, this is a record that understands restraint as a weapon. Every riff, every drum pattern, every tortured rasp feels placed with intent, like the band are fully aware that true heaviness comes not
from excess, but from control."
-Black Metal Archives

"Let Water Flow is a powerful, atmospherically dense debut that showcases Moon Wisdom as a band that blends raw black metal with modern melancholy and punk-infused energy. Seven tracks that are short, direct, and emotionally charged—a work that will appeal to both second-wave fans and listeners of modern blackgaze structures."
-Metal Division Magazine

"In the case of this first single, Moon Wisdom unfurl a rapidly trilling riff that sounds both frantic and desperate, immediately accompanied by hacking beats and furiously rumbling bass-lines. Once they’ve set that hook, the riffing begins to viciously skitter and feverishly dart, just in time for really nasty vocals to emerge, sounding like the ugly snarls of a vampire being strangled but still trying to get at your throat."
-No Clean Singing
PRE-ORDERS LIVE: De l'Abîme Naît l'Aube - Rituel: Initiation
January 14, 2026
Pre-orders are now open for DE L'ABÎME NAÎT L'AUBE’s debut full length album "Rituel : Initiation"!
Hypnotic Dirge Shop | Bandcamp

The album is available is presented in a stunning DLP Gatefold with luminous metallic ink on the front cover; divided into three distinct colour variants - "Aube d’or" limited to 100 copies, "Brume d’Abîme" limited to 100 copies, and a Classic Black Variant.
The DLP edition of the album is scheduled for shipping in April 2026

Rituel : Initiation is also available in a 6 Panel Digipack,
available February 13 alongside the digital version of the album

Limited Long-Sleeve Shirts and T-Shirts are available, as well as four distinct bundles
which include an embroidered patch, metallic pin, and holographic sticker

All details and specs can be found on our webshop.
We will share more details on social media in the days to come!
Please note that the slightly higher prices for DLP's and Long-Sleeve Shirts reflect our production prices due to the complexity of the special inks used and detailed full-colour prints

All artwork by De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube vocalist Fantine Schütz


Bundles, Shirts, and DLP's are limited - act quick!
CD/Digital Release: February 13
DLP Release Date: Mid April

VIDEO PREMIERE: De l'Abîme Naît l'Aube - Un Sanctuaire de Cendres
January 14, 2026
We are thrilled to premiere the third and final music video from De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube's
forthcoming debut album "Rituel: Initiation"

Video Credits:
Directed by: Brice Hincker & Amélie Diane 
Recorded at: Roystone Studio 
Mixed by: Tim de Gieter (Much luv' studio) 
Mastered by: Nikita Kamprad 
ALBUM RELEASE: Hekseblad - The Fall of Cintra
January 9, 2026
Today marks the official release of our 2026 pressing of Hekseblad's debut EP "The Fall of Cintra"!
Although a re-release and thus having no new music to share with you as we usually do on release date, it is still a special day here as it marks the first release in a very busy 2026 schedule!

I am very happy with how the 10" turned out, and glad this piece of Hekseblad's early history is once again officially available! Everyone's orders will be shipped out in the coming days!

Order Hekseblad 10"

Album notes:
Originally unleashed on Halloween 2021—mere months after the band’s inception—"The Fall of Cintra" laid the foundation for what Hekseblad would become today. The roots of what you hear on Hekseblad's 2024 full-length "Kaer Morhen" are present, but this EP is a different beast.

Channeling a raw primal energy reminiscent of black metal's second-wave, "The Fall of Cintra" is aggressive and atmospheric, with hints of symphonic and melodic flourishes sprinkled within, but with a spirit that summons the ghost of the classic 90's sound. Those who prefer a less polished sound may well consider this Hekseblad's most essential work.

Having now been sold out for a couple of years, Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to unveil a new limited 10" vinyl pressing of "The Fall of Cintra" - an edition of 200 copies divided into 100 in an "Elder Blood" variant and 100 in a "Waters of the Pontar" variant.
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