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PRE-ORDERS: Feral Light - Life Vapor

May 1, 2020
We have launched pre-orders for the release of Feral Light's third full-length album "Life Vapor" which will be officially released on May 22, 2020!



Already there are two songs streaming from the album, "Assuage" and "Walking Tomb" which premiered on No Clean Singing and Toilet Ov Hell respectively

Alongside the album release on digipack CD format, are a new Feral Light shirt - featuring a front and upper back print, an embroidered patch of Feral Light's "Shield" emblem, as well as an all-weather sticker of the emblem. We will publish photos of the merch as it arrives, beginning with the patch which is here already!

The digital version of the album is available on the HDR Bandcamp page for $5 during pre-orders. It will of course be available as a name-your-price download upon the release date. Other streaming options such as Youtube, Spotify, iTunes, etc will be available once the album is released as well. 

More details on the bundles:

"Life Vapor" Bundle
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-Feral Light - "Demon / Shield" Shirt [Available in sizes S - XXL; Artwork by Unexpected Specter; Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton by Cursed Earth Apparel]
-Feral Light "Life Vapor" CD [2020; 4 Panel Digipack w. 8 Page Booklet]
-Feral Light Patch [Embroidered patch, Shield emblem, 13cm x 8cm (5" x 3")]
-Feral Light Sticker [11cm x 7cm (4.25" x 2.75") All-weather sticker, shield emblem]

"Demon / Shield" Shirt
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The official shirt for the "Life Vapor" album with original art from Unexpected Specter. "Demon" print on front, and Feral Light's "Shield" Emblem printed on the upper back.
Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton by Cursed Earth Apparel. 
Available in sizes Small to XXL.

"Life Vapor" CD [4 Panel Digipack]
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Released in a 4 panel digipack with an 8 page booklet. 
Artwork from Unexpected Specter

Album notes:
2020 marks the first release of Feral Light under the Hypnotic Dirge Records roster. The name is not new to the scene, being led by guitarist Andy Schoengrund (ex. Empires, ex. Wolvhammer), who formed Feral Light in 2015 with drummer Andrew Reesen, and shortly thereafter released a demo, an EP, and two full-lengths - 2017’s Void/Sanctity and 2019’s excellent Fear Rides a Shadow.

Firmly anchored in Blackened Post-Metal, Life Vapor - their third album -, not only builds up on the foundations of its predecessor, but it also cranks it up on all fronts. It instantly pulls you in with its killer mix of melodic and dissonant riffing, combining and incorporating various styles including elements of post-metal, black n roll, doom, and second-wave black metal. This album is loaded with catchy riffs and memorable hooks exhibiting momentous black n roll sections that transform into triumphant post-metal, somber doom metal, and everywhere in between. Life Vapor is an album that manages to explore a wide berth of what the blackened sub-genres can manifest while remaining rooted by strong and purposeful songwriting and a balanced mix that highlights the instrumentation.

Life Vapor will be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records on May 22, 2020 on Digipack CD format. A Feral Light bundle including the CD, Shirt, Patch, and Sticker will also be available.


Digipack and Cover Artwork by: Unexpected Specter

Tracklist:
1 - Blood in Sand (7:32)
2 - Assuage (6:36)
3 - Walking Tomb (7:18)
4 - Last Gasp Invocation (7:26)
5 - Hex of Inverses (5:30)
6 - In Summation (5:03)
Total: 39:27

Recorded and mixed by Kyle Kaliszewski 
Mastered by James Plotkin 
Artwork and layout by Unexpected Specter, Logo by Heath Rave 

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MERCH: Altars of Grief - "Eight of Swords" Shirts / Hoodies

April 23, 2020
Last week, we took some shots of the new Altars of Grief merch, designed by Dylan Garrett Smith.
"Eight of Swords" shirts and hoodies are available and shipping now!







Model: Viviana Aaren
Shirts printed by: Cursed Earth Apparel

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ALBUM RELEASE: Forlesen - Hierophant Violent

April 18, 2020
Today we release the debut album from Forlesen, entitled "Hierophant Violent", a sombre and reflective procession apt for our apocalyptic reality.

Since the launch of the abridged version of the advance track "Nightbridge", we have been in eager anticipation of this date, where we finally get to share the entire piece, in full, as intended.
This is an album that should be experienced late at night with quality headphones and an attentive mind so that is the reason for the midnight launch. If yo...

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SONG PREMIERE: Feral Light - Walking Tomb

April 18, 2020
We are pleased to unveil another offering from the upcoming Feral Light album "Life Vapor". Toilet ov Hell is premiering the track "Walking Tomb"

"Kicking off with a lumbering and extensively layered first few minutes, the twang-tinged tremolos culminate in the mid-section where the previous 3 minutes of tension cohere into a more focussed and upbeat attack. The production has an organic feel which is perfectly suited to this type of forward-thinking black metal, echoing the dismal yet addicti...

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VIDEO RELEASE: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests and Troubled Pasts

April 5, 2020
Presenting the first video clip from Maeskyyrn, taken from their debut album "Interlude", released in October 2019.



Concept: Saemyaza, The Last Eye & Harslingoth The Overseer
Directed by: Saemyaza, The Last Eye &Harslingoth, The Overseer
Editing by: Kerouac Productions 

Maeskyyrn - "Interlude" CD's and Merch
Digital [Name-your-price]
Maeskyyrn Facebook

Maeskyyrn is a black metal entity born of Montreal, Quebec, in 2017. It released a first demo, “Thoughts Of Shattered Dreams,” in January 2018, a...

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VIDEO CLIP TEASER: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests And Troubled Pasts

March 27, 2020
On October 17, 2019, we released the debut full-length from Maeskyyrn, entitled "Interlude". 
Since then, the band has worked tirelessly on a video clip for the track "Of Forests and Troubled Pasts"
We will unveil the video in full next Friday, April 3, 2020


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PRE-ORDERS : Forlesen - Hierophant Violent ||| VIDEO PREMIERE: Forlesen - Nightbridge (Abridged Version)

March 23, 2020
Apocalyptic music for apocalyptic times.

The first clip from Forlesen's upcoming album "Hierophant Violent" is now online and streaming below:



This is an abridged version of the track "Nightbridge" the full version of which is 18 minutes and will be released alongside the full album on April 18.

Of course, it is difficult to get the full sense of a track from an excerpt but we wanted to make a clip publicly available so we partnered with Wikked Twist Films to craft some visuals for the album.

We ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Feral Light - Assuage

March 5, 2020
Earlier this week, we announced that we'll be working with Feral Light on the release of their new album "Life Vapor". 

Today, together with No Clean Singing we're very excited to share with you the track "Assuage" from said album! Thanks a lot to NCS for their help and interest in sharing this.




From the article: 

"The song we’re presenting today, “Assuage“, is a great reminder of many of these qualities, but is also an intensely memorable and moving piece of music, a melding of...

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BAND SIGNING: Feral Light

March 5, 2020
Feral Light are a mysterious two-piece black metal/crust enigma hailing from Minnesota who feature ex-members of Wolvhammer, Empires, Manetheren, and Censor. They play an ever evolving mixture of grim and sorrowful black metal entwined with savage and unyielding crust punk with layers of post metal leanings.



Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing the new Feral Light album "Life Vapor Maroon" on May 8, 2020.

More news soon...


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MERCH: Frigoris Beanies

February 28, 2020
Frigoris beanies are now available!
You can pre-order yours now on our webshop or on Bandcamp, or order directly from the band!


Pre-order Here

Beanies will ship in late-March

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