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PRE-ORDER: Sertraline - The streetlight was all we needed

December 4, 2020

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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), and These Mills Are Oceans (2019), now released as a single compilation for the first time entitled The Streetlight Was All We Needed.

Sertraline are marked by immense musical saturation. Three guitars pour out sustained, melodic passages drenched in reverb and illustrated with glacial leads, backed by a rhythm section inspired equally to jazz-like syncopation and punishing metal proficiency. Often wandering but never lost, each song surprises listeners in turn with moments of introspection and emotional climax, punctuated by lyrics which span themes of “guilt, regret, addiction, anxiety, and depression...but also a hunger for love and hope” amidst reflection upon and angst towards the present social and political climate





Tracklist:

* Shade EP
1 - (Bloom)
2 - Azalea
3 - (Haze)
4 - Shade

*From Both Our Hands EP
5 - Hounds of Avarice
6 - The Knowledge of Trees
7 - Entwined

*These Mills Are Oceans EP
8 - Eyes as Tableau
9 - Their Cities
10 - Prague

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Omination - NGR

December 1, 2020
Hypnotic Dirge Records will soon be releasing the long-awaited new full-length album from the Tunisian Apocalyptic Funeral Doom Metal entity Omination. The second full-length album, entitled “NGR” follows 2018’s “Followers of the Apocalypse” album, the 2019 single “The New Golgotha Repvbliq” and the most recently released EP “The Pale Horseman”, released in May 2020, as a commentary and interpretation of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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

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PRE-ORDER: NONE - Damp Chill of Life [12" Vinyl]

November 28, 2020
Presented in gatefold packaging, this first vinyl pressing of "Damp Chill of Life" is limited to 500 copies worldwide, with 300 copies in classic black, and two variants - 100 blue chill vinyl (light blue / black marble), and 100 white mist vinyl (transparent/white marble). 


AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER (From the Hypnotic Dirge store - North American customers)

Co-released with Viridian Flame Records (Based in Belgium, European customers)

The official release date is January 7 and orders will ship out...

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ALBUM COVER: Nordicwinter - Desolation

November 28, 2020
As revealed last week, Hypnotic Dirge Records will be working with the Quebec-based Atmospheric / Depressive Black Metal project "Nordicwinter" to re-release one of their 2020 albums "Desolation" in January 2021. We will follow that up with a brand new release from the project in March entitled "Sorrow."



Pre-orders for the new pressing of "Desolation" - released on a 6 panel digipack for the first time, and including a bonus woven patch - will launch late next week!  

"Desolation" Tracklist: 
1 ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

November 20, 2020
As we acclimate for a dark and dreary winter on the pacific coast, there is no better time than now to mark the official release of Liminal Shroud's debut record, "Through the False Narrows"!


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Liminal Shroud is a black metal band based in Victoria, BC. Formed in late 2017, the band takes inspiration from the surging oceans and mist-strewn coast as they explore themes of futility, passage, and individual and metaphysical transformation. With a three-piece format, Liminal Shroud...

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UPCOMING RELEASES: Nordicwinter - Desolation | Nordicwinter - Sorrow

November 18, 2020
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to announce a collaboration with the Quebecois Depressive Black Metal project Nordicwinter. Founded by evillair (Umbrarum Tenebrae,  Kalseroth, Graven Dusk) in 2006, Nordicwinter significantly increased their output in 2020 with the full-length releases of “Requiem” in April and “Desolation” in June, as well as a remastered version of their 2007 record “Threnody” in July.



Laden with haunting melodies and cryptic vocals, Nordicwinter creates music that is c...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Sertraline - The streetlight was all we needed

November 13, 2020
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 atmospheric black metal with post-rock elements to create a uniquely heavy-hitting trio of EPs: Shade (2017), From Both Our Hands (2019), and These Mills Are Oceans (2019), now released as a single compilation for the first time entitled The Streetlight Was Al...

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SONG PREMIERE: Liminal Shroud - Tainted Soil

November 12, 2020
Angry Metal Guy is premiering the third song from Liminal Shroud's upcoming album "Through the False Narrows",
which comes out next Friday Nov 20!



Thanks Angry Metal Guy for hosting the premiere and also for reviewing the album!

"Atmospheric without falling into the trap of relying on extended ambient passages, crushingly heavy without falling back on simple speed and fury, Liminal Shroud have put out the perfect soundtrack to a bleak, dark autumn."



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RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: NONE - Damp Chill of Life [Vinyl Edition]

November 12, 2020
Hypnotic Dirge Records and Viridian Flame Records will once again collaborate to bring you the third installment of the NONE vinyl trilogy.



"Damp Chill of Life" was originally released in CD format on April 11, 2019 and will now be pressed on wax for the first time in an edition of 500 copies, split evenly between Hypnotic Dirge and Viridian Flame. 
Presented in gatefold packaging, there will be 300 copies in classic black, while the more limited variants will be 100 blue chill vinyl (light blu...

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SONG PREMIERE: Liminal Shroud - Lucidity

November 2, 2020
It's been a while since we released new music from Liminal Shroud's upcoming album "Through the False Narrows", but today we rectify that with the help of No Clean Singing

They are hosting the premiere of "Lucidity", the epic 11 minute album closer! Check it out here



Pre-order bundles available on our shop or on Bandcamp!

"The musical journey of “Lucidity” begins with a mercurial melodic riff and a vibrant humming bass, joined by tumbling and pummeling drums. That riff really gets its hooks ...

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