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PRE-ORDERS: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

February 26, 2021
Today we launch pre-orders for Nordicwinter's new album "Sorrow", due for release on Friday March 26.



After a lengthy hiatus, Nordicwinter came back in a big way in 2020, releasing two new full-length albums "Requiem" and "Desolation" and they show no sign of slowing down as they hit us once again with a new full-length album, "Sorrow", released amidst the dead of winter. This prolificacy should in no way be a harbinger of doubt as the quality of "Sorrow" surpasses even the heights of the 2020 records and raises Nordicwinter to the upper tier of Canadian Depressive / Atmospheric Black Metal.

A few weeks ago, we released the lyric video for "Somber Winds of Despair (Part I)" and on this pre-order date, we are eager to unveil a new lyric video - crafted by evillair himself this time - for the companion track, aptly entitled "Somber Winds of Despair (Part II)". 

In terms of new merch for this release, we are excited to announce that we have printed both hoodies and shirts for this release, in addition to Nordicwinter patches, die-cut stickers, signed postcards, and guitar picks. You can order either a hoodie bundle or a shirt bundle, the apparel on their own, the CD on its own, or HDR's 2021 re-release of "Desolation" alongside the new album "Sorrow" at a discounted price. This goes without saying, but the digital album is also available, at a token $5 price during pre-orders and Name-your-price with no minimum upon release date.

As for the CD itself, "Sorrow" is presented in a 4 panel digipack with an 8 page booklet made with uncoated paper as that style seemed to fit the artwork in the booklet better than the standard paper. 

As we have been doing lately, the first 100 sales of "Sorrow" will receive a bonus Nordicwinter Patch with their order!
Below, we've included all of the details about the various bundles options. 

Many thanks for the ongoing interest and support!

Order Options:

Nordicwinter - "Dying Winters" Bundle

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-Nordicwinter - "Sorrow" Hoodie [Available in sizes S - XXL; Art by: evillair; Printed on Gildan Soft Cotton]
-Nordicwinter - "Sorrow" CD [2021; 4 Panel Digipack, 18pt stock]
-Nordicwinter Woven Patch [5" x 3" (12.5cm x 7.5cm)]
-Nordicwinter Die-cut Sticker [3.5" x 2" (8.5cm x 5cm)]
-Nordicwinter Signed Postcard [4" x 6" (10cm x 15cm) "Sorrow" postcard, signed in gold by evillair]
-Nordicwinter Guitar Pick [Delrin Iso Picks, 0.80mm gauge, designed with the "Sorrow" sigil]

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Nordicwinter - "Enshrined by Solitude" Bundle

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-Nordicwinter - "Sorrow" Shirt [Available in sizes S - XXL; Art by: evillair; Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton]
-Nordicwinter - "Sorrow" CD [2021; 4 Panel Digipack, 18pt stock]
-Nordicwinter Woven Patch [5" x 3" (12.5cm x 7.5cm)]
-Nordicwinter Die-cut Sticker [3.5" x 2" (8.5cm x 5cm)]
-Nordicwinter Signed Postcard [4" x 6" (10cm x 15cm) "Sorrow" postcard, signed in gold by evillair]
-Nordicwinter Guitar Pick [Delrin Iso Picks, 0.80mm gauge, designed with the "Sorrow" sigil]

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-Nordicwinter - "Sorrow" Hoodie

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Nordicwinter logo on front right chest, "Sorrow" design on back, "Sorrow" sigil (x4) on left sleeve, Nordicwinter text on right sleeve
Designed by: evillair
Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton by: Cursed Earth Apparel
Available in sizes S - XXL

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-Nordicwinter - "Sorrow" Shirt 

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Nordicwinter logo on front, "Sorrow" design on back
Designed by: evillair
Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton by: Cursed Earth Apparel
Available in sizes S - XXL

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Nordicwinter "Desolation / Sorrow" Bundle

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-Nordicwinter - "Sorrow" CD [2021; 4 Panel Digipack]
-Nordicwinter - "Desolation" CD [2021; 6 Panel Digipack (re-release of 2020 album)]
-Nordicwinter Woven Patch [5" x 3" (12.5cm x 7.5cm)]

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-Nordicwinter - Sorrow CD [2021; 4 Panel Digipack]

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Released in a 4 panel digipack with 8 Page Booklet. Digipack material made from sturdy 18pt cardboard stock.

Tracklist:
1 - Somber Winds Of Despair (Part I) (7:27)
2 - Sullen Echoes (9:20)
3 - In This Darkness… (7:28)
4 - This Mournful Dirge (8:43)
5 - Dying Winters (9:36)
6 - Somber Winds Of Despair (Part II) (8:11)
7 - Enshrined By Solitude (2:39)
Total: 53:27

Cover Artwork by: Melissa Parker; Layout by evillair
First 100 CD's sold comes with a free Nordicwinter 5" x 3" Woven Patch 

Nordicwinter - Sorrow
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Somber Winds of Despair (Part one) [Lyric Video]



Somber Winds of Despair (Part two) [Lyric Video]
 

ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - Wind [12” Vinyl]

February 26, 2021
Today is the official release date for the vinyl edition of Frigoris’ 2012 album “Wind”!
All vinyl pre-orders have already been shipped out to you, directly from the plant in Poland. 
Future orders placed through our store will ship from Hypnotic Dirge HQ in Canada.




We still have a limited amount of copies remaining, in both classic black and “evening fields” (beige with black marble) editions. You can order your copy from Hypnotic Dirge here.

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PRE-ORDER: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

February 12, 2021
Today, we launch pre-orders for the second album from a noend of mine, entitled "Sanctuaires"




a noend of mine (anom) is a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan) based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The genre of anom can be loosely described as melancholic post-prog. 

Sanctuaires marks a departure from the mellow proggy vignettes found on anom’s debut, The Serenity’s Eve, in favor of a slower, darker, more cinematic approach. Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Bark ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Omination - NGR

February 5, 2021
Wastelanders, your soundtrack to the apocalypse is here. Today we officially unveil the full suite of hymns to propagandize the inhabitants of the New Golgotha Repvbliq!


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An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The New Golgotha Repvbliq) contains over an hour of some of the most encapsulating and ominous funeral doom metal to come out in quite some time. Combining abrasive and dissonant riffs with a shroud of atmospheric and monume...

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SONG PREMIERE: a noend of mine - Des chemins crépusculaires (I-III)

February 4, 2021
For something a little bit different today, we have partnered with Invisible Oranges to premiere the opening three tracks (as one stylistic whole) from the forthcoming "a noend of mine" record "Sanctuaires".



"Carrying echoes of the early-1990s English experimental rock scene, the delicate but electronics-heavy pulsations found on upcoming album Sanctuaires redefines this project. Reflecting memories of the specific albums which defined the use of then-new genre tag "post-rock," Sanctuaires' so...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Nordicwinter - Somber Winds of Despair (Part I)

February 4, 2021
With the help of No Clean Singing, we are delighted to premiere the opening track from Nordicwinter's upcoming fourth full-length album "Sorrow", which follows in the heals of the project's 2020 releases - "Requiem" and "Desolation". The track in question "Somber Winds of Despair (Part I)" is the opening track on the album and first taste of music from the new album, due for release on Friday March 26.

You can watch the lyric video, created by Wikked Twist Films, exclusively on No Clean Singin...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Omination - "Apocalyptic Ignis Fatuus"

February 4, 2021
(Originally posted Friday January 29)

Another video/track from the forthcoming Omination album "NGR" has surfaced, this time for the track "Apocalyptic Ignis Fatuus", the second track on the album.



Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Detach yourself from the madness of our domestic behavioral patterns and embrace the wild wasteland.
Kill the tamed for the rebirth.
Know the rules of this world, become masters of these rules to break ...

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ALBUM COVER: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

January 26, 2021

After the releases of the "Requiem" and "Desolation" full-length albums in 2020, Nordicwinter returns with "Sorrow" this spring, marking its third release in two years and continuing a very prolific period for the project.

As with its previous records, "Sorrow" examines the darker side of the human condition through somber and melancholic music. Sticking at a mostly mid-tempo pace, the tracks on "Sorrow" (with the exception of the outro) are all between 7-10 minutes in length, and flow with se...

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ALBUM COVER : a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

January 26, 2021
As we initially mentioned last week, Hypnotic Dirge will be working with a noend of mine to release their second full-length album "Sanctuaires". 

Today, we are unveiling the album art crafted by contemporary Ukrainian artist Katya Buchatska, as well as the more insight into the record and the full tracklist.



Sanctuaires is a second album by a noend of mine, a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan). Sanctuaires marks a departure from the mellow proggy vignettes found on anom’s deb...

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PRE-ORDERS: Frigoris - Wind [12" Vinyl]

January 21, 2021
We are now launching pre-orders for the limited vinyl edition of Frigoris’ 2013 album “Wind”! 



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Digital [Name-your-price]

Formed in 2007, Frigoris have released 4 full length albums, cementing their mastery of the Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal genre. Their second album, "Wind", can be seen as the turning point in their career, marking a bit of a stylistic shift from their early days and bringing them the attention they very much deserve.
 
Specifically re-mastered for vinyl by Nic...

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