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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - ...in Stille

January 30, 2020
*January 24, 2020*

...In Stille, the fourth album by atmospheric black metal group Frigoris, is the long-awaited conclusion to the concept introduced in their third full length, Nur Ein Moment… (2016) The two opuses share a number of stylistic similarities; both are driven by soaring, melodic leads and roaring, tormented vocals over a backdrop of heavily saturated, melancholic chord riffing and mid-paced, thundering double bass and blast beats. However, ...In Stille builds on the foundation laid by Nur Ein Moment… beautifully – with aggression, emotion, and a sense of urgency that leaves the listener enraptured in a state of existential triumph. To say the songwriting is ‘formulaic’ may sound like a criticism, but in fact Frigoris has mastered their unique formula – alternating between reverberating cleans and pulsing distortion – to move their listeners through the crushing journey of the album’s protagonist as he faces his own mortality in ‘just one minute in silence’…


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Tracklist:
1 - Aurora stirbt (8:51)
2 - Funkenflug (7:50)
3 - Das Licht in mir (5:19)
4 - Stimmen im Regen (9:45)
5 - Einkehr (8:21)
6 - Scheideweg (9:02)
7 - Die Gleise an denen wir starben I (Nur ein Moment...) (3:00)
8 - Die Gleise an denen wir starben II (...in Stille) (12:37)
Total: 1:04:44

Reviews:
The album is masterful when it comes to atmosphere, tone, emotions and melody. They can let the melody shine while the vocals rage like a solitary figure standing alone untouched in the middle of a maelstrom... The interwoven melodies are something that only experienced and great songwriters can pull off, and this quartet works in perfect synergy in this area. Bravo!
Metal Temple

Moments of delicate beauty are entwined with aggressive attack, and both are done very well. The non-blackened influences fit neatly into the band’s blackened vision, and the holistic result is one of quality and substance. Here’s a band that clearly know their art well, veering between elements such as the use of affecting strings one moment, and then rough screams and distorted aggression the next.
Wonderbox Metal

"Frigoris deliver a whole-hearted and inspiring piece of work, where raw atmosphere and complex emotion blend perfectly."
Everything is Noise

"The best atmospheric black metal release of 2020? It’s far too early to say but it won’t come as much of a surprise to see this near the top of the ‘best of’ lists come the end of the year."
Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

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PRE-ORDERS: NONE - selftitled + bonus track [12” vinyl]

January 16, 2020
In conjunction with Viridian Flame Records​, Hypnotic Dirge is proud to announce the launch of pre-orders for NONE’s seminal self-titled debut album pressed on wax for the very first time!

NONE’s selftitled album, originally released in April 2017, was the first chapter for this enigmatic depressive black metal legacy which would be followed by additional full-lengths in April 2018 and 2019. The vinyl edition of the self-titled album also includes NONE’s stand-alone single “Where Lif...

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SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris - Funkenflug

January 15, 2020
The latest premiere from Frigoris' new album "...in Stille" is now streaming!


"...in Stille" will be released next Friday, January 24.
Pre-order your CD or merch bundle here


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ALBUM RELEASE: Kassad - London Orbital

January 10, 2020
///emergency broadcast///
London Orbital has commenced. Citizens are advised to seek immediate shelter.

Physical copies are in stock and shipping now, as well as a limited white “London Orbital” shirt, and two bundle options including a Kassad sticker, photography from Brutal Colours, and Kassad’s 2017 album “Faces Turn Away” If you prefer digital, “London Orbital” is now available as a Name-your-price digital download on Bandcamp, and is also streaming on Youtube, Spotify, and ot...

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PRE-ORDERS : Frigoris - ...in Stille

January 6, 2020
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to launch pre-orders for Frigoris’ fourth album, entitled “...in Stille” (in Silence), the conclusion to the concept that began on 2016’s “Nur ein Moment” album!



The two opuses share a number of stylistic similarities; both are driven by soaring, melodic leads and roaring, tormented vocals over a backdrop of heavily saturated, melancholic chord riffing and mid-paced, thundering double bass and blast beats. However, ...In Stille builds on the foundation lai...

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SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris - Aurora Stirbt

December 19, 2019

Excited to reveal the first premiere from the upcoming Frigoris album "...in Stille" today! The track "Aurora Stirbt" is coincidentally the album opener as well.



"...in Stille" will conclude the concept that started on 2016's "Nur ein Moment...".
Official release date is January 24, 2020.

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Kassad - The Concrete

December 16, 2019
Kassad's new video clip for the track "The Concrete" is now streaming on our Youtube channel. 

Shot by: Brutal Colours

"The Concrete" is taken from the upcoming Kassad album "London Orbital" which is now available for pre-order on our official shop and on bandcamp.



10.01.2020.
empathy dies

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PRE-ORDERS: Kassad - London Orbital

December 13, 2019
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to launch pre-orders for our first release of 2020. As we enter a new decade, no album release could better encapsulate the disconnection, disassociation, and perpetual anxiety that defines the modern world. “London Orbital” is the soundtrack of urban decay, monolithic megacities, and the mass surveillance that seems to be a foregone conclusion despite the public’s unease.



In addition to the “London Orbital” CD - presented in an eco-pack with an accompanying...

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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - selftitled

December 11, 2019
In conjunction with Viridian Flame Records, Hypnotic Dirge is proud to announce the release of NONE’s seminal self-titled debut album pressed on wax for the very first time!

NONE’s selftitled album, originally released in April 2017, was the first chapter for this enigmatic depressive black metal legacy which would be followed by additional full-lengths in April 2018 and 2019. The vinyl edition of the self-titled album also includes NONE’s stand-alone single “Where Life Should Be” - ...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Kassad - London Orbital

November 23, 2019
Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing the new album from Kassad on January 10, 2020. Today, we are pleased to reveal the album cover and tracklist from the album!



1 - The Boundary (7:27)
2 - The Concrete (5:26)
3 - The Hope (8:14)
4 - The Hopeless (8:54)
5 - The Hollow (8:42)

Total: 38:46

Kassad conveys an all-encompassing sense of existential terror and claustrophobic anxiety that hits you and builds to a crescendo before everything descends into dread and finally nothingness. The misery, futili...

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