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BAND SIGNING / UPCOMING RELEASE: Nachtterror - Judgement

August 19, 2019
Nachtterror is a Symphonic Black Metal band formed in 2006 in Regina, Saskatchewan. 

Since their founding, Nachtterror has always been a band focused on telling a story of tragedy and empowerment - the tragedy of life and the suffering that can accompany it, as well as the empowerment of embracing your own negativity and using it to evolve and grow. Nachtterror attempts to convey acceptance of the inevitable and the ability to use it and overcome it.



“We want our listeners leaving our album understanding that “there’s something beautiful in the dark.”

Nachtterror has released two EP’s - “The Funeral of Man” in 2008 and “Beneath the Crimson Moon” in 2012. Some attentive observers may recognize this group from their most publicized release, the 2015 10” record “Of Ash and Dying Light” with Altars of Grief. 

However, Nachtterror - throughout the bulk of their existence - has been building and refining their debut concept album “Judgement” with songwriting for the album dating back to 2008. Previous renditions of songs from Judgement have appeared on past releases but Judgement as an aggregate entity has never been revealed - until now.

Judgement, the amalgamation of Nachtterror’s universe is now ready for release, and shall be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records on October 10, 2019. The album will be presented as a 6 panel digipack with nine tarot cards included, specifically conceived of and painted by guitarist and artist Lord Maelkleth (Eric Escott), to convey the story behind each track on the record.

Metaphorically, this album is about embracing the negative aspects of the self and making the decision to become a god, or be destroyed by it. 

"Judgement is a black mirror, allowing its listener to view their own dark truth. It is a story of the power of self; embracing or succumbing to its desires and fears." 
- Erik "Saint Wikk" Labossiere

Tracklist:
1- Behold the Terror
2 - Sea of Dread
3 - To Beckon the Weak
4 - Beneath the Crimson Moon
5 - A Forest At Night
6 - The Beauty of the Withering Flower
7 - Judgement
8 - Breath of the World, Ablaze
9 - Upon Ashen Shores

Links
Nachtterror Page
Nachtterror Facebook

 

BAND SIGNING / ALBUM RELEASE: Wills Dissolve - The Heavens Are Not On Fire...

July 29, 2019
Houston is known for being the center of outer space and geological exploration, as well as being located in a region central to the 19th century war for Texas independence.  Drawing inspiration from this galactic curiosity, as well as the unbridled wildness of rural 19th century Texas, Wills Dissolve aims to expose a burgeoning extreme progressive metal scene to a national and international audience.

In October 2018, Wills Dissolve released "The Heavens Are Not on Fire...", their nearly flawl...

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Sertraline - From Both Our Hands

July 20, 2019
Sertraline is the most aurally decadent post-black metal band to hit the scene in the last few years. Their impact comes primarily from a combination of melodic saturation and individual expertise. Most of the members previously played together for over a decade in the band Where She Wept, and the chemistry in this six-piece is obvious. The vocals are passionate and laden with emotion; the three-guitar choir creates an impenetrable wall of sound; the bass is unique, expressive, and vibrant; a...

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Webshop Additions: July 2019

July 2, 2019
A long time coming, but here are some killer new albums added to our shop from Casus Belli Musica, Vendetta Records, Solitude Productions, and Naturmacht Productions


**Special offer** The first two orders of 3 or more Solitude Productions releases will receive a copy of the limited "Solitude Vaults: 13 Years of Doom" compilation on eco-sleeve

List of new additions:
Casus Belli Musica:
CBM030 Tamerlan - Luciferian
CBM041 Aurora Borealis - Apokalupsis
CBM042 Claret Ash - The Great Adjudicat...

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First donation to 350.org from funds raised from the HDR compilation album!

July 1, 2019
On April 8, we released the digital compilation album "The Depth of the Abyss Knows No Bounds" with 100% of the donations going straight to 350.org to help mitigate the environment impact of running a record label and give resources to an organization facing up against the powerful interests that ignore the existential threat of climate change.

Today is the day of our first donation! As of June 30, the compilation album has been downloaded over 600 times with over 100 people choosing to donate...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Kassad - The Boundary

June 25, 2019
Kassad's new track "The Boundary" from their forthcoming (as-of-yet untitled) second full-length album now has an accompanying video, premiering now on Invisible Oranges!!




"We may marvel at our own ingenuity — skyscrapers edging toward kilometer (and even mile) heights, 16-lane highways feeding monstrous steel and glass jungles of capitalism, legions of city workers working 24/7 to maintain the whole system — but in doing so, we also forget one crucial thing: this is all at a cost. Not a f...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Kval - Laho

May 24, 2019
Laho - the second album from the Melancholic and Atmospheric Black Metal project from Finland "Kval" (Anguish in English) is now officially released!

The album is available as a 6 panel digipack featuring the amazing artwork from Moonroot Art in all its glory. 

Additionally, a Laho bundle is also being offered, including a shirt with the new Kval sigil, a circular woven patch with this same sigil, a button of the album art, an all-weather sticker with the Kval logo, and a signed postcard featur...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kval - Pohjanriitti

May 13, 2019
Clandestine Sounds is premiering a new Kval track entitled "Pohjanriitti" from the upcoming album Laho!


Stream "Pohjanriitti"
"Vantaa-based Kval is actually more on the atmospheric end of the black metal spectrum than most of their Finnish brethren, but but there’s one element of their sound that does fall very much in line with expectations: their unwavering devotion to the icy, melodic riff."

Laho will be released on May 23. You can pre-order the album here.

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ALBUM RELEASE: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

May 2, 2019
Mavradoxa's third full-length album "Nightmarrow" is officially released today!

The CD version of "Nightmarrow" is available to order on the Hypnotic Dirge webshop. In addition, a Nightmarrow bundle which included the CD, a shirt, a signed card, button, and sticker is also available, as is a CD pack which included Mavradoxa's 2017 full-length "Lethean Lament". 

For those who prefer digital, the album is available on Bandcamp as a "Name-your-price" download, as well as streaming on Spotify, iTun...

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PRE-ORDERS: Kval - Laho

April 26, 2019
We are now accepting pre-orders for “Laho”, the second full-length album from the Atmospheric Black Metal Kval, hailing from Vantaa, Finland!!

In addition to the new album "Laho" presented in a 6 panel digipack, there is also a "Laho" bundle comprising of the CD, a Laho shirt with the Kval sigil designed by Moonroot Art, a round woven patch of this Kval sigil, a Kval logo sticker, a postcard featuring artwork from inside the digipack signed by the artist, as well as a button of the album a...

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