Hypnotic Dirge Updates and News

ALBUM RELEASE: Nordicwinter - Desolation

January 18, 2021
Nordicwinter's "Desolation" is officially released today!


Webshop
Digital [Name-your-price]

Album notes:
Originally released on June 20, 2020, Nordicwinter’s “Desolation” followed the release of “Requiem” in April marking the project’s second full-length release in a span of 3 months after a 13 year gap between the debut album “Threnody” in 2007 and these two new records! The renewal of the Nordicwinter surely did not go unnoticed with “Requiem” and “Desolation” both receiving their fair share of praise, and while “Requiem” was released through Dark East Productions, “Desolation” was self-released and its limited first pressing has recently sold out so in addition to releasing the new Nordicwinter full-length later this winter, “Desolation” will see a re-issue through Hypnotic Dirge Records, released as a 6 panel digipack on January 15, 2020.

A chilling soundtrack for the dead of winter, Nordicwinter is a solo atmospheric/depressive black metal band from Quebec, Canada founded by evillair (Umbrarum Tenebrae, Kalseroth, Graven Dusk). Laden with haunting melodies and cryptic vocals, Nordicwinter creates music that is crafted to obliterate all remnants of light and hope leaving only despair and death. This is high-caliber Depressive black metal with a cold and desolate atmosphere that retains a certain amount of bite and enough musical skill and variety to keep you invested, all the more compounded by painful shrieks that perfectly encapsulate the mood and blend seamlessly into the mix to enhance the melodic undertones of the music. If you are a fan of bands such as Xasthur, (early)Forgotten Tomb, Shining, Austere, NONE, and Nocturnal Depression, then Nordicwinter should be right up your alley as well.

Tracklist: 
1 - Forest of Despair
2 - A Shadow’s Veil
3 - In Solitude
4 - Fall to Ruin
5 - All That Remains 
6 - Tomb of Silence
7 - Last Rites

Shipping: 
Nordicwinter CD pre-orders have NOT shipped yet. The CD's are here and have been in stock for the past few days but there were unforeseen delays with the Desolation emblem patch as we made numerous edits during the proofing process trying to get the patch's cut exactly as we envisioned. Estimated delivery date for the patches are now January 25, upon which all Nordicwinter orders will be shipped out.

If anyone wants their order shipped right away, you can email us and we can ship the CD without the patch and include the patch later on a future order.

Bandcamp Player:



Youtube Stream:



 

ALBUM RELEASE: Sertraline - The streetlight was all we needed

January 18, 2021
Sertraline's "The streetlight was all we needed" is officially released today!


Webshop
Digital [Name-your-price]

Album notes:
Sertraline (Buffalo, NY) formed in the winter of 2014 as a reimagining of veteran death-doom group Where She Wept. The band, armed with the experience and chemistry of longtime collaboration, began to craft a new sonic legacy, combining atmostpheric black metal with post-rock elements to create a uniquely heavy-hitting trio of EPs: Shade (2017), From Both Our Hands (2019),...

Continue reading...
 

UPCOMING RELEASE: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

January 13, 2021
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. 



The debut album The Serenity's Eve, created with heavy support from Anton Belov (Kauan, Helengard), was released in 2016 through Pest Productions. This was followed by several European gigs, supporting Antimatter and Krobak, among others, as well as a tour of China. One concert was filmed and released as Live Serenity in 20...

Continue reading...
 

SONG PREMIERE: Omination - Nothing [Skepticism Cover]

January 13, 2021
Omination covers "Nothing" from Funeral Doom pioneers Skepticism



The original version of this song was released on Skepticism's 2013 album "Farrmakon"

Although recorded during the "NGR" sessions, this cover will not be included on the CD edition, and will instead be available exclusively online!


Continue reading...
 

PRE-ORDERS: Omination - NGR

January 8, 2021
Today, we launch pre-orders for the release of Omination's "NGR".



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 monumental church organ and choirs, the instrumental aspect of this record is already massive, which is only enhanced by Fedor’s forceful growls, belted with conviction...

Continue reading...
 

ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life [Vinyl]

January 8, 2021
Today marks the official release date of NONE's third album "Damp Chill of Life" on vinyl.
Thanks everyone who has supported ours and Viridian Flame's efforts to bring this trifecta of NONE releases on vinyl and giving us faith that our future collaborations will be successful!
(Next up, Frigoris - Wind)


Order Vinyl

The first batch of records will ship out later today and the vast majority of the rest of the vinyl orders will be shipped out next week.

If you've ordered a vinyl and shirt, that may...

Continue reading...
 

Maeskyyrn - Gathering Believers Among Sheep [Vocal Playthrough]

January 8, 2021
Maeskyyrn vocalist  Harslingoth, The Overseer performing a vocal playthrough of "Gathering Believers Among Sheep" from their debut album "Interlude"

Remember - as with everything else we have released and will ever release, the album is available to download on Bandcamp for no minimum price!


But if you'd rather get some physical merch, now is the time to do it as we reduced the prices on the bundles and shirts last month.
Shirt for $C20, Bundle (Shirt CD, Signed Card, Sticker, Magnet) for $C...

Continue reading...
 

Omination - The sword that came out of His mouth [Bass Playthrough]

January 8, 2021
We've been pretty silent on here for the past couple of weeks, taking the opportunity to relax and refresh for a busy 2021
To begin the new year, here is a bass playthrough from Omination bassist Zied Kochbati performing "The sword that came out of His mouth", from the new Omination album "NGR"



Pre-orders will commence in a matter of days, both for the CD itself, but also for merch and bundle options!

Continue reading...
 

RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Frigoris - Wind

December 17, 2020
We are once again partnering with Viridian Flame Records to bring out this little gem of an album on vinyl! 
For years, we have had requests to release some of Frigoris' back-catalog on vinyl so we're happy to be able to start things off with their 2013 album "Wind"



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, having brought them the a...

Continue reading...
 

SONG PREMIERE: Omination - The sword that came out of His mouth

December 12, 2020
Taken from the forthcoming Omination full-length "NGR", we are pleased to bring you this grand opus - "The sword that came out of His mouth"


"And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations:
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron" 
Revelation 19:15

"NGR" will be released on Hypnotic Dirge on February 5, 2021. 
Pre-orders will commence in early January, as well as the revelations of further auditory torments.

"An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The New...

Continue reading...
 

Blog Archive