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SONG PREMIERE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

December 17, 2018

The first track from the upcoming Il Vuoto album "Vastness" is streaming now!

We chose to premiere the title track as it is an excellent representation of the album as a whole, even as many different sounds and frequencies are explored on the album.

As alluded to last week, “Vastness” is an album about sorrow with each song on the album approaching the topic from a different perspective and point of view. The title track "Vastness" focuses on universal sorrow, specifically dealing with the relationship between man and nature and the bleak loneliness that it generates telling a story about the pure and grand sense of helplessness towards the vastness.

"Vastness" will be released on February 12 on a 4 panel digipack with a 12 page booklet through Hypnotic Dirge Records.

Tracklist:

1. Vastness 14:40

2. Weakness 13:45

3. Her Fragile Limbs 7:48

4. V (The Fifth Nail) 18:14

5. As The Whole World Failed 4:14

Total Running Time: 58:44

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Il Vuoto

MERCH: Hypnotic Dirge Records commemorative merch available to pre-order!

December 14, 2018

We are taking pre-orders for some new label merch, released to commemorate ten years of our cold miserable existence!

We have zip-up hoodies available with a massively detailed 5 color back print (well, mostly various shades for ultimate detail!) of an original piece designed by the mighty Moonroot Art specifically for our anniversary merch. The front artwork is a new HDR design on the right-side chest. The hoodie itself is made from high-quality material, 50/50 cotton/polyester, with a YKK m...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Hypnotic Dirge Records

MERCH: NONE Toques available now!

December 11, 2018

Embrace solitude, accept self-loathing.
You are no one, nowhere, and NOTHING.

Warm up the existential void with this new embroidered NONE toque!!

Order here

Limited to 30 pieces.

15 gray logo | 15 white logo.

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : NONE

UPCOMING RELEASE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

December 10, 2018

Il Vuoto is the noise of sorrow and distress…a solo Funeral Doom / Drone project hailing from Piacenza, Italy, created by the same mastermind behind the excellent Black Metal project Chiral. In addition to some demo albums, Il Vuoto released a debut album, entitled “Weakness” in the summer of 2015, and we will soon present the second observation, entitled “Vastness”.

“Vastness” is an album about sorrow. Each song on the album discusses it from a different perspective and point of...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Il Vuoto

ALBUM RELEASE: Omgeving - Wijde wijdte

December 6, 2018

Omgeving’s debut album “Wijde wijdte” is officially released today! “Wijde wijdte” is available in a 6 panel digipack alongside a 10cm x 10cm sticker of the cover art.

You can also go to Bandcamp, where the album is now streaming in full. If you enjoy it, the album is available as a “name-your-price” digital download, just like the rest of HDR’s releases!

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Digital [Name-your-price]
Omgeving Facebook Page

Album description:

“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project fr...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Omgeving

MUSIC VIDEO : Norilsk - “Weepers of the Land”!

December 4, 2018

Funeral rites and its iconography have a long history of weepers, or weeping figures – sad, heavy characters mourning the deceased. “Weepers of the Land” is a nod to the expression 'keepers of the land,' most often used in an indigenous and/or environment-related context, while referencing a less glorious side of history. The title song and concept is about what stays behind after someone vanishes.

The song was co-written with Joshua Cayer (Longhouse – bass/vocals), who is also guest v...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Norilsk

MUSIC VIDEO: Omgeving - VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase

November 25, 2018

Omgeving has released their first music video for the track "VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase" from the upcoming debut album 'Wijde wijdte", releasing December 6 on Hypnotic Dirge Records.

Omgeving is an experimental musical project from Dutch musician Franck Johanson (Distillator) where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created. The first Omgeving album crosses the boundaries of black metal, space rock, ambi...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Omgeving

PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Omgeving - Wijde Wijdte

November 12, 2018

Pre-orders are now available at Hypnotic Dirge Records for Omgeving's debut album, entitled "Wijde wijdte"

Pre-order CD

Digital / Stream the track “VII - Stille vernietiging”

“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project from Dutch musician Franck Johanson (Distillator) where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created. The first Omgeving album crosses the boundaries of black metal, space rock, ambi...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Omgeving

NEW MERCH: NONE BEANIES / TOQUES!!

November 9, 2018

NEW MERCH: NONE BEANIES / TOQUES!!

[Taking pre-orders now, shipping early December]

For the first time ever, we have decided to print some beanies / toques for this upcoming lifeless season. This will be our first foray into this type of merch so we're not quite sure what to expect but if there is sufficient interest, this is something we'll continue to do.

To begin with, a black beanie with the NONE logo embroidered with gray stitching is available to pre-order! We are running pre-orders for th...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : NONE

NONE - "Where Life Should Be" available now!!

November 5, 2018

"Where Life Should Be" is an emotionally devastating journey, drenched in atmosphere and hopelessness from this mysterious project from the pacific northwest. This is an exclusive NONE song, a stand-alone release separate from the next full-length album scheduled for a release in spring 2019.