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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Norilsk - Antipole

ALBUM COVER: Norilsk unveils artwork for new album Antipole

In anticipation of the new NORILSK studio album, Antipole, we are unveiling the stunning cover art piece, created by Adam Burke / Nightjar Illustration (Loss, Bell Witch, Hooded Menace).

Antipole brings forth the theme of dualism, whether in the form of light and shadow, reality and fiction, or gravity and ethereality. Reflecting on the title track, the artwork depicts a portal connecting different dimensions, and the pole star evokes this alignment between the heavens and earth, or, as the ar...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Norilsk will release a new studio album on Hypnotic Dirge Records

ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Our

(October 6, 2024)

Notturno's third album Our is now officially released!

In addition to Bandcamp, the new record is also streaming in full on your platform of choice!

For physical copies, we are expecting both the LP and CD to arrive from the plant later this week, so shipping of orders will begin in a few days. The poster flags are also already here, and the only thing that is slightly delayed are the t-shirts, which are expected to arrive in about 2 weeks!

Album Notes:

One year to the date of No...

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Our

Notturno's latest album fast approaches its release and we're now accepting pre-orders for the new record!


Pre-Order: Canada/US || Rest of World
Bandcamp

The third album - entitled "Our", follows on the heels of last autumn's "Inside", being officially released exactly one year after its predecessor.

Similarly to previous Notturno albums, the sound is rooted in atmospheric and depressive black metal with the addition of classical instruments incorporated into the compositions only adding to the r...

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ALBUM COVER: Notturno - Our

Notturno's third album "Our" - continuing the series that began with their debut album - fast approaches and today is the day we reveal the cover art!

As is custom for Notturno records, the third album once again features a new model, Giulia Simonelli, with photographer Riccardo Ziosi handling the shooting like usual.

Many of the shots taken during this session will be featured elsewhere in the CD and LP layouts as well as new Notturno merch which will all be revealed next week as we launch pre...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Notturno - Our

One year to the date of Notturno's last album, the newest chapter in the story of Notturno will see the light of day once again this year on October 6.

Following "Obsessions" and "Inside", the new album entitled "Our" continues the exploration of the human psyche and our obsessive compulsions. 

Similarly to previous Notturno albums, the sound is rooted in atmospheric and depressive black metal with the additional of classical instruments incorporated into the compositions only adding to the ric...

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NONE announces end to project

Everything that begins reaches its inevitable end. After four full-length albums over the past 7 years, NONE have decided to put the project to rest. A big thank you to everyone who felt a connection to NONE's vision and supported its endevours.

A message from the band:

"We are announcing the closure of the NONE project. The reasoning is mutual but personal. We can, however, say that the fourth album "Inevitable" was always designed to be our terminal chapter, and this was an inspiring force be...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Ov Shadows - Heresiarch

Returning for their third and final album, “Heresiarch” sees Ov Shadows honing their ferocious style of vigorous and energetic Black Metal that serves as an all-out auditory assault of powerful and relentless riffs, pummeling drums and impassioned vocals! "Heresiarch" promises to build on the band's previous works and add a final exclamation mark to the band’s catalog!


"Heresiarch" - Name-your-price Download

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Norilsk to release two new albums later in 2024!

As if the first half of the year had not been busy enough for Hypnotic Dirge Records, two new NORILSK releases will see the light of day on the label in 2024. The first one will be a live in the studio release, covering songs from the first ten years of the band; the second one will be a brand new studio full length.

NORILSK should be a familiar name for those who have been following HDR over the years. Our collaboration goes back to 2015, when we released the band’s first full length album ...

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PRE-ORDER: Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen LP ["Brokilon Boughs" Variant - NEW!]

It wasn't long after launching pre-orders for the Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen LP's that they were already all spoken for. Since then, many people have asked if there was the possibility of an additional pressing, so we've heeded your calls! A new variant of the "Kaer Morhen" LP is now available for pre-order, limited to only 100 copies so act quick as this will be the last pressing for the foreseeable future!

This new variant, entitled "Brokilon Boughs" is scheduled for shipping at the same time a...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Dødsferd - Wrath

Today, the new album from Dødsferd - "Wrath" is officially released!

The long-awaited twelfth album from the Greek black metal legions Dødsferd is finally here!

"Wrath" is presented as a DLP gatefold in an edition of 300 copies, divided into 3 variants of 100 copies each - "Lava", "Womb of God", and Classic Black.

The DLP is still currently on pre-order with shipping scheduled to begin in mid-late June, but probably best to act quick since copies won't be around forever.

Additional, "Wrath" is ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NOTTURNO - Obsessions [LP Edition]

ALBUM RELEASE: HEKSEBLAD - Kaer Morhen

It is almost an exciting day for us when all the preparing that goes into a release culminates in the day when we can finally share the full album with you all, and today is no different! Hekseblad's debut full-length album, Kaer Morhen, coming off the heels of 2022's split album "Abattoir Dust Vol. 2" (with Vér / Nachtheir) and 2021's EP "The Fall of Cintra", releases today on Bandcamp, Youtube, and all digital platforms!

As for physical media, "Kaer Morhen" is available as a limited LP rele...

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Hypnotic Dirge Tote Bags Available!

We have a small run of Hypnotic Dirge totebags available to order now! 

Featuring the artwork of Moonroot art, these are high-quality totes in a reasonable size (39cm x 35cm). 


EU Store | North America Store

Honestly no idea if there's any interest in this sort of thing so we just did a short run of 50 - and some will be given away to bands and friends, so quantity is pretty limited, but if there seems to be sufficient demand, we'll print more!

These will start shipping on Monday to everywhere ex...

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PRE-ORDERS: Dødsferd - Wrath

We are now taking pre-orders for the latest musical onslaught from Greek legions Dødsferd, their twelfth full-length entitled "Wrath"

"Wrath" is presented as a DLP Gatefold, a massive new effort from one of Greece's longest running black metal bands. The vinyl release is limited to 300 copies, in 3 separate variants - a Lava variant, a Womb of God variant and a classic black variant. The DLP edition also comes with a vinyl exclusive track on Side D - the nearly 14 minute mammoth "Back to My H...

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PRE-ORDERS: Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen

We are now taking pre-orders for the debut Hekseblad album Kaer Morhen, in both CD and LP formats!

The CD edition is presented in a 4 panel digipack from Hypnotic Dirge, and as per the band's request, they will also be selling a Jewel Case edition of the CD.

CD / Digital release date is scheduled for April 19.


Order CD (Canada/US) | Order CD (Rest of World)

The LP edition is presented in a sleeve, with an accompanying 60cm x30cm foldout poster. The LP is an edition of 200 copies, divided into two...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Ov Shadows - Heresiarch

Ov Shadows returns this summer with their third full-length album "Heresiarch", the follow-up record to 2020's "I Djävulens Avbild"

Hailing from Gothenberg, Sweden, Ov Shadows was formed in 2016 rising from the ashes of previous musical projects and has thus far released two full-length albums and an EP delivering vigorous and energetic Black Metal that serves as an all-out auditory assault of powerful and relentless riffs, pummeling drums and impassioned vocals! "Heresiarch" promises to buil...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Dødsferd - Restoration of Justice

VIDEO PREMIERE: HEKSEBLAD - Sodden

HEKSEBLAD signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records for release of debut full-length "Kaer Morhen"

TEASER: DØDSFERD - “Restoration of Justice” video…coming soon

DØDSFERD ALBUM ART REVEAL / ALBUM DETAILS

The twelfth album from Greek underground black metal legions Dødsferd comes out this Spring, an extremely strong new opus that proves that Dødsferd is still on top of their game! Today we bring you the magnificent artwork by longtime Dødsferd collaborator George Gyzis, this being his ninth time crafting the artwork for a Dødsferd album, refined and prepared for all formats by Nikos Stavridakis (VisionBlack).



The vinyl edition of the album will be released as a DLP Gatefold with a vinyl exc...
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NEW NONE MERCH AVAILABLE!

ALBUM RELEASE: stroszek - sound graveyard bound [2023]

ALBUM RELEASE: stroszek - about all the bad days in the world

BAND SIGNING: Greek black metal act Dødsferd joins Hypnotic Dirge Records for release of new album in 2024!

PRE-ORDERS: stroszek - about all the bad days in the world

PRE-ORDERS: stroszek - sound graveyard bound [2023 Edition]

GENERAL UPDATE

ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Inside

Right in time for the dying summer, Notturno's second album Inside is official released today!


CD - Main Shop | EU Shop




LP - Main Shop | EU Shop

Bandcamp

It wasn't long ago that Notturno introduced themselves to the world with their grief-striken debut album Obsessions, a worthy debut album from the Italian depressive black metal project headed by Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Incantvm, A.M.E.N). Almost immediately after the release of Obsessions, Notturno began work on their follow-up ef...

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REPRESS: NONE - Life has gone on long enough [CD]

Sold out now for about eighteen months, a new pressing of NONE's second chapter Life has gone on long enough is now available to order! Unlike some recent releases, this CD has already arrived at both our Portuguese and Canadian locations, so there is no pre-order, orders will ship within days!

Main Shop

EU Shop

Bandcamp

Life has gone on long enough takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. Moving in and out like the long shadows of an ...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: stroszek - about all the bad days in the world

ALBUM RELEASE: Kings Rot - At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness

Today we are releasing our latest album, the sophomore record from the frozen melodic black metal band out of the canadian rockies KINGS ROT, entitled At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness! In addition to the CD version - available and shipping now - we also put the limited vinyl up for pre-order today, which will be shipping in January 2024 (fuck, the year flies by quick!)



Order LP : Main Shop | EU Shop
(Shipping January 2024)


Order CD: Main Shop | EU Shop
(Shipping now)

Album notes:

Formed in 2017...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kings Rot - Beneath the Hunter's Moon

ALBUM RELEASE: Subterranean Disposition - Individuation

Today marks the official CD release of the new Subterranean Disposition album - Individuation. Although the digital version of the album was released at the end of June, the CD was not available until today! However, the CD's arrived here about a month ago and we've been shipping out pre-orders as they come in! Now, however, the album is officially out - give it a listen and get yourself a CD if you like it!

Main Store: "Individuation" CD | 3 CD Bundle
EU Store: "Individuation" CD | 3 CD Bundle...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

Today we are excited to officially release the new Claret Ash album "Worldtorn: Anemoia"!

"Worldtorn: Anemoia" is available on CD and on all digital platforms now, including as always as a "name-your-price" download on Bandcamp.

We do however encourage you to go to the Claret Ash bandcamp and support the band directly as well! 

Main Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" LP

EU Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" LP

Main Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" CD

EU Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" CD

Bandcamp | Youtube

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Inside [LP]

We are also launching pre-orders for a limited LP edition of the new Notturno album Inside, a "Aokigahara" variant and a "Cold Ash" variant, limited to 100 copies each! We expect these to go pretty fast so grab a copy now before they're gone!



Main Store |  | EU Store | Bandcamp

Europeans - you should order from the EU store to save significantly on shipping!

Side A

1 - Peace (2:38)

2 - Autumn Leaves (9:16)

3 - Obsessions (8:35)

Side B

4 - Once Again (7:32)

5 - No Passion (8:52)

Shipping: December 2023...

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Inside [CD]

Today we are launching preorders for the new Notturno album "Inside" - available in CD / LP / Digital formats!

Main Store | EU Store | Bandcamp

It wasn't long ago that Notturno introduced themselves to the world with their grief-striken debut album Obsessions, a worthy debut album from the Italian depressive black metal project headed by Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Incantvm, A.M.E.N). Almost immediately after the release of Obsessions, Notturno began work on their follow-up effort "In...

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PRE-ORDERS: Kings Rot - At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness

Formed in 2017 in the frozen Rockies of Alberta, Canada, Kings Rot is a three piece black metal band that blends blazing melodies with crushing aggression to yield an atmosphere of impending doom. This fall, Kings Rot will release their second full-length album At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness on Hypnotic Dirge Records, first on CD/Digital formats on September 22 and later in the year on LP.

Pre-order:
Main Store | EU Store | Bandcamp

Bandcamp Player:

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ALBUM COVER: Notturno - Inside

The followup to Notturno's 2022 debut Obsessions is fast approaching...

On October 6, we will release Notturno's follow-up album, entitled Inside

Today, we present the delectable cover art featuring the beautiful Petra Adranno, and this Friday we will release the first song from the new record and launch pre-orders for the Digipack CD and Limited LP

Album notes:

Notturno is an Italian depressive black metal project headed by Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Incantvm, A.M.E.N).

The rich textur...

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ALBUM RELEASE : Urbain - A Soul Purged

UPCOMING RELEASE: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Once again, we will be premiering a new record using the new Bandcamp Listening Party feature!

Join us at 5:30PM GMT+1 (Lisbon, Portugal time) FRIDAY July 28 as we premiere the urban symphony of Urbain's debut album - A Soul Purged

RSVP here

Check time zones here

"Urbain's debut album A Soul Purged is a cathartic scream into the void, a sonic portrait of a world spiraling into the depths of indifference and ignorance. For those with the stomach to face the unadulterated reality of our urban dysto...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Notturno - Inside

SONG PREMIERE: Claret Ash - Ground Dweller [2023]

Today we premiere the second track from the upcoming Claret Ash EP Worldtorn: Anemoia. Long time listeners of Claret Ash might recognize this track from their first album released 10 years ago, but now it has finally been given the proper treatment and sounds as it should!

Worldtorn: Anemoia comes out on Hypnotic Dirge in less than a month - August 11! 


Pre-order Worldtorn: Anemoia
Main Store | EU Store | Bandcamp

Bandcamp Player:

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VIDEO PREMIERE: URBAIN - No God to Greet Me

UPCOMING RELEASE: KINGS ROT - At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness

Formed in 2017 in the frozen Rockies of Alberta, Canada, Kings Rot is a three piece black metal band that blends blazing melodies with crushing aggression to yield an atmosphere of impending doom. This fall, Kings Rot will release their second full-length album At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness on Hypnotic Dirge Records, first on CD/Digital formats on September 22 and later in the year on LP.

The title track from At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness is streaming now on Bandcamp, Youtube, an...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Inevitable

Today marks the official release date of NONE's fourth album Inevitable

Main Store : "Inevitable" CD | "Inevitable" DLP

EU Store : "Inevitable" CD | "Inevitable" DLP

Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

The reclusive NONE return in 2023 with their fourth chapter, their longest and darkest work. “Inevitable” is the culmination of their musical legacy, evoking the signature depressive atmosphere that has struck listeners across the globe. Like the last stage of grief, “Inevitable” is a black, nihil...

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DIGITAL RELEASE / CD PRE-ORDERS: Subterranean Disposition - Individuation

Seven long years on from their sophomore release, Subterranean Disposition returns in 2023 with a new full-length work, Individuation.

Main Store : "Individuation" CD | Discography Bundle

EU Store : "Individuation" CD | Discography Bundle
Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

Building on previous releases, a self-titled debut in 2012 and Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure in 2016, this third outing sees Dan Nahum return to the drum throne, as well as the addition of Justin Min, a live member of the...

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PRE-ORDERS: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Exploring the inner landscapes of modern society, Urbain is set to launch their debut album A Soul Purged on July 28. Today, we have the pleasure of sharing Urbain's sound for the very first time, premiering Unseen - a track about the horrors of human trafficking. 

We are also launching pre-orders for the CD edition A Soul Purged at the links below! Vinyl enthusiasts, not to worry, there will be an LP version of this record as well so keep an eye out for more news on that soon.

Pre-order “A S...

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PRE-ORDERS: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

ALBUM RELEASE: Inherus - Beholden

Today marks the release of Inherus' debut album Beholden - a monumental album featuring members of Lotus Thief, Forlesen, Botanist, and Witch Kiss spanning 60 minutes, seamlessly drifting between progressive doom, psyche-rock, and black metal!

Order: Main Shop | EU Shop | Bandcamp
Stream: Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

Due to an unexpected artwork delay last month, we're still awaiting the arrival of the CD's from the plant, but we spoke to the plant a couple days ago and the CD's are expected to ...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Inherus - Beholden

Surprise! 2 days ahead of the official release, Decibel Magazine is premiering the new Inherus album "Beholden" in full! 

"Inherus formed in that setting in 2018, uniting Brian Harrigan (Grid, Swallow the Ocean), Andrew Vogt (Lotus Thief, Swallow the Ocean), and Anthony Diblasi (ex-Witchkiss). Once Beth Gladding (Forlesen, Lotus Thief) joined the Inherus coven, the project found their missing piece. The result is a stunning debut of cathartic doom metal and dirge rock called Beholden. Today we...

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ALBUM COVER : Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

The new EP from Australian Progressive Black Metal band Claret Ash will soon be released through Hypnotic Dirge! Late last year, Claret Ash returned with a new single Gateways, commencing a new series that will develop over the coming years, and now a few months later comes Anemoia.

WORLDTORN: Anemoia - the second installment in the "Worldtorn" series features two new songs displaying the band at the pinnacle of their sound, delivering atmospheric and menacing black metal with equal parts unfo...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

UPCOMING RELEASE: Subterranean Disposition - Individuation

Seven long years on from their sophomore release, Subterranean Disposition returns in 2023 with a new full-length work, Individuation.

Building on previous releases, a self-titled debut in 2012 and Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure in 2016, this third outing sees Dan Nahum return to the drum throne, as well as the addition of Justin Min, a live member of the group since 2018, on Bass. With a powerful rhythm section behind Terry’s compositions, the new music continues the Doom lineage ...

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ALBUM COVER: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Presenting the album cover from the forthcoming Urbain debut album A Soul Purged

Born from the fallout of the Covid pandemic and the despair riddled streets of the Southwest side of Houston, comes Urbain, an offering of urban black metal pulled from the furthest reaches of metropolitan suffering.

Urbain is a collaboration of dark energy among its five members. Featuring members of Father Rust, Golgothan, Ovnev, and Wills Dissolve, they seek to both channel and humanize the darkness within the l...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to announce its upcoming collaboration with the new Texas-based urban Black Metal collective Urbain.

Born from the fallout of the Covid pandemic and the despair riddled streets of the Southwest side of Houston, comes Urbain, an offering of urban black metal pulled from the furthest reaches of metropolitan suffering.

Urbain is a collaboration of dark energy among its five members. Featuring members of Father Rust, Golgothan, Ovnev, and Wills Dissolve, they seek to both ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

Today we are pleased to present the new album from Orphans of Dusk in all its gloomy glory!

Order - Main Shop | Order - EU Shop

Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

Album Notes:

It has been ten years since the band’s inception in 2013, and nine since their last offering on Hypnotic Dirge Records. In 2014, Orphans of Dusk released Revenant, a brilliant 4-song EP that conjured the grandeur of goth and death-doom blackest of the black.

Described as a talented successor to Type O Negative and Woods of Ypres...

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SONG PREMIERE: Inherus - Lie To The Angels

PRE-ORDERS: NONE - Inevitable

Pre-orders are now available for the new NONE album Inevitable, due for release on June 30, 2023!


Main Shop: CD | DLP
EU Shop: CD | DLP
Digital

The album is available as a DLP Gatefold in three colour variants - "Ashen Sleep", "Redcedar Coffin", and classic black, limited to 1000 copies in total for the first pressing. You can also order the standard Digipack CD edition. The CD will be available and shipping upon the June 30 release date and DLP's will start shipping in late August / early Septem...

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SONG PREMIERE: NONE - Rest

PRE-ORDERS: Orphans of Dusk Bundles and Shirt

We now have ORPHANS OF DUSK shirts available to order for the first time! Printed on Gildan SoftStyle shirts and strictly limited to 40 copies, you can order on its own or as part of a larger bundle. 

The "Spleen" bundle includes the shirt, the new album "Spleen" (which includes a CD exclusive bonus track), a 6.5" x 4" embroidered logo patch, and an Orphans of Dusk sticker. The "Orphanage" bundle includes all of the above as well as Orphans of Dusk's debut 2015 EP "Revenant"

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SONG PREMIERE: Orphans of Dusk - Falling Star

PRE-ORDERS: Inherus - Beholden

We are now accepting pre-orders for the forthcoming debut album from INHERUS, entitled Beholden

Main Store

EU Store

Bandcamp

Crossing the realms of post-metal and heavy rock, Beholden is a 6 track, 60-minute album, that mixes black metal, psyche-rock-influenced solos and doomy riffs with male and female clean & harsh vocals. The record spans genres without living in any singular one and yields both a united heartbreaking and feral sound. 

Beholden is presented in a 6 Panel Digipack with artwork fr...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records launches Official EU Store

Finally, after much preparation and some unexpected delays, the Hypnotic Dirge EU Store is online!

Orders placed from the EU Store will be shipped directly from Portugal and you can take advantage of cheaper shipping rates as well as receive your order quicker than if you order from the main (Canadian) store.

To begin with, stock on the EU store will be limited and only Hypnotic Dirge CD releases will be available. This is because shipping a lot of stock from Canada to Portugal was and is prohi...

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ALBUM COVER: Inherus - Beholden

Presenting the glorious album art from Inherus’ upcoming debut Beholden, crafted by none other than David Paul Seymour!

Crossing the realms of post-metal and heavy rock, Beholden is a 6 track, 60-minute album, that mixes black metal, psyche-rock-influenced solos and doomy riffs with male and female clean & harsh vocals. The record spans genres without living in any singular one and yields both a united heartbreaking and feral sound. Beholden will be released on May 26th, 2023.

1 - Forgotten K...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Inherus - Forgotten Kingdom

UPCOMING ALBUM : NONE - "Inevitable" to be released on June 30, 2023

The reclusive NONE return in 2023 with their fourth chapter, their longest and darkest work. Inevitable is the culmination of their musical legacy, evoking the signature depressive atmosphere that has struck listeners across the globe. Like the last stage of grief, Inevitable is a black, nihilistic acceptance… Surrendering to existential loss and failure, only to whisper a sigh of contempt before an apathetic march toward the inevitable end. 

Inevitable will be released on Friday June 30, 20...

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SONG PREMIERE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

BAND SIGNING / UPCOMING RELEASE: Inherus - Beholden

Crossing the realms of post-metal and heavy rock, Beholden is a 6 track, 60-minute album, that mixes black metal, psyche-rock-influenced solos and doomy riffs with male and female clean & harsh vocals. The record spans genres without living in any singular one and yields both a united heartbreaking and feral sound. Beholden will be released on May 26th, 2023.

"The overall theme is the power of relationships and connectivity. Life challenges us but ultimately we have to know our own strength. L...

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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

We are now taking pre-orders for the new Orphans of Dusk album "Spleen" due for release on April 28!

Webshop | Bandcamp

"Spleen" will be released in a 4 Panel digipack with an 8 page booklet.

There is also an option to add a 6" x 4.5" Orphans of Dusk embroidered patch in your order!

Additional bundles will be available later as well.

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Album notes:

Hypnotic Dirge is proud to present its first release of 2023, the glorious yet gloomy return of New Zealand/Australia's Orphans of Dusk. 

It has been te...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Orphans of Dusk - I'm Going To Haunt You (When I Die)

UPCOMING RELEASE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

Hypnotic Dirge is proud to present its first release of 2023, the glorious yet gloomy return of New Zealand/Australia Orphans of Dusk. 

It has been ten years since the band’s inception in 2013, and nine since their last offering on Hypnotic Dirge Records. In 2014, Orphans of Dusk released “Revenant,” a brilliant 4-song EP that conjured the grandeur of goth and death-doom blackest of the black.  

Described as a talented successor to Type O Negative and Woods of Ypres, Orphans of Dusk demon...

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Update on Shipping Prices

UPCOMING RELEASE: NONE4

We have depressing news on the horizon...



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UPDATE: Hypnotic Dirge North American Store is now open!

The Hypnotic Dirge North American store is finally open again! Very relieved and excited to be sharing this news today after a lengthy hiatus! Although only the North American store is open for the moment, we are accepting international orders like always so there is no change there! 

At some point this Spring, a EU store will open as well but a lot of the HDR stock that was shipped from Canada to Portugal is still stuck in customs and there are still a lot of logistics to take care of so that...

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UPDATE: Hypnotic Dirge North American store re-opening January 20, 2023

The Hypnotic Dirge Records North American store is re-opening this Friday January 20! 

You will be able to order from the main webshop and the Bandcamp page once again.

Thanks everyone for your patience!

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HYPNOTIC DIRGE SUMMER SALE - PART TWO: July 29 - Aug 4

We are now launching the second round of our summer sale, once again lasting for one week, but with a greater discount this time around!!

From Today July 29, until next Thursday August 4, you can now get get 30% off any order over $50, and 40% off any order over $100!

This offer applies to everything in our shop, from Hypnotic Dirge releases and merch, as well as our extensive distro of 1000+ titles.

Simply fill your cart as usual, and use either the code "30OFF" or "40OFF" depending on if your ...

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HYPNOTIC DIRGE SUMMER SALE: July 15 - 21

Hello fellow listeners and supporters,

For one week, between today Friday July 15 until Thursday July 21, we are running a store-wide sale where you can get 20% off any order over $50, and 30% off any order over $100!

This offer is valid for anything and everything on our webshop, from Hypnotic Dirge releases to our extensive distro, and applies to CD's, shirts, vinyl, bundles, and everything else you can find.

Simply fill your cart as usual, and use either the code "20OFF" or "30OFF" depending ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Onism Productions

We have once again added some new titles to our shop, this time from England's Onism Productions. Lots of hidden gems here!

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ONISM006CD Grey Aura - Zwart Vierkant

ONISM008CD Phreneticum - Der Stille Zerfall

ONISM010CD Thermohaline - Maelström

ONISM012CD Teitan - Vákuum

ONISM016CD Lifelost - Punitive Damnation

ONISM017CD olim - A Mighty Disposition

ONISM019CD Theomachia - The Theosophist

ONISM020CD Benthik Zone - εἴδωλον

ONISM022CD Tugt - Ved Lysets Ophør

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Season of Mist

Some fantastic releases from Season of Mist have reached our HQ recently!

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We have a selection of 40+ releases from Season of Mist's catalog available through Hypnotic Dirge, including these 11 albums which were just added this morning:

Shape Of Despair - Return to the Void

Funeral - Praesentialis In Aeternum

...and Oceans - Cosmic World Mother

Abbath - Abbath

Abbath - Outstrider

Der Weg Einer Freiheit - Finisterre

Gaahls Wyrd - GastiR – Ghosts Invited

Gaahls Wyrd - The Humming Mou...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Avantgarde Music

New titles from one of Italy's finest labels have reached our HQ. 

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We have 60+ albums from Avantgarde Music available through Hypnotic Dirge, including these 10 albums which were just added this morning:

AV398CD Void Paradigm - ultime pulsation/demain brule

AV368CD ULVIK - Volume 1 and 2

AV402CD Mesarthim - Planet Nine

AV418CD ISON - Aurora

AV421CD Windfaerer - Breaths of Elder Dawns

AV422CD Ulvik - Cascades

AV424CD Ikarie - Cuerpos en Sombra

AV426CD Olio Tähtien Takana - Spectral ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Swampborn - Beyond Ratio

Today, we release the debut album of Russian Post-Black Metal band SWAMPBORN, entitled "Beyond Ratio".


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Combining assertive (post) black metal with a powerful and solid, at times almost death metal sound, its music comes as a massive flow of energy, consisting of a flurry of drums, multi-layered guitar canvases, piercing melodies and expressive vocals, rusty and ominous like an apocalyptic sermon.

While at the core the band's music is based on moder...

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PRE-ORDERS: Swampborn - Beyond Ratio

We are now taking pre-orders for the release of SWAMPBORN's debut album "Beyond Ratio"!!

You can find two tracks streaming from the album now to give yourself a taste of what the album brings. If you are intrigued by what you hear, we are offering the album presented in digipack format with an accompanying 16 page booklet, as well as two distinct shirt designs, and various bundle options. 

Combining assertive (post) black metal with a powerful and solid, at times almost death metal sound, its m...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Tishina - Uvod...

Our latest release is available today! TISHINA - for those who don't know - is the melodic death-doom project from Serbian-Canadian musician Branislav Panić - known for his work in the death/black metal band BANE.

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Unfortunately, the production of the CD's have been slightly delayed so CD orders are expected to ship out around mid-June.

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Tishina (Тишина) is best described as a Melodic Doom/Death Metal project which was initially born as a side-project to...

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SONG PREMIERE: Tishina - Jutro Poslednjeg Dana

ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Beyond the Mountains

The new Norilsk EP "Beyond the Mountains" is now available to stream and download on Bandcamp, and as always, it is set as "name-your-price", so you can choose to donate as little or as much as you want, or even nothing at all! The album is also streaming on most major platforms (Spotify, iTunes, etc)

Besides that, in celebration of this release, all previous Norilsk albums and merch are 30% off until the end of May! Simply use the code NORILSK_DOOM upon checkout

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ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Obsessions

"Obsessions" is the debut album of the newest project of multi-instrumentalist Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Suici.De.Pression) called NOTTURNO. A melancholic trip into the obsessive compulsions that take shape within our lives, the psychological torment, and the scourge of madness that takes hold inside the ancient walls of the human psyche, peering around the dark corners within all of us.

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NOTTURNO develops its atmosphe...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Norilsk - Beyond the Mountains

SONG PREMIERE: Swampborn - Sleepingstatic

Russian Post-Black Metal band SWAMPBORN reveals “Beyond Ratio” album cover!

PRE-ORDERS : Tishina - Uvod…

We are now taking pre-orders for the release of Tishina - Uvod… [Тишина - Увод…]

Tishina CD

Tishina Digital

Founded by Serbian musician Branislav Panić (known best for the Blackened Death Metal band Bane), Tishina (Тишина) is a new project preparing to release its debut album Uvod... (Увод...) this spring.

Tishina (Тишина) is best described as a Melodic Doom/Death Metal project which was initially born as a side-project to explore slower, deeper and more emotional s...

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NEW PROJECT: Тишина (Silence)

Founded by Serbian musician Branislav Panić, Тишина (Silence) is a new melodic death-doom project preparing to release its debut album 'Увод...' ('Introduction...') this spring.

Unlike Panić's Blackened Death Metal project Bane, Тишина is at its core a death-doom metal project, initially born as a side-project to explore the slower, deeper and more emotional side of music, and influenced by giants such as Saturnus, October Tide, Mourning Beloveth, and Doom:vs, among others. '...

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Obsessions

We are launching pre-orders for NOTTURNO's "Obsessions" today!

In addition to the CD's, we also have shirts and bundles available, which includes the following:

NOTTURNO - Obsessions Shirt [Printed on Gildan Softstyles; Available in sizes S - XXL]

NOTTURNO - Obsessions [CD; Digipack; 2022]

NOTTURNO Embroidered Logo Patch [5" x 3" (12.5cm x 7.5cm)]

NOTTURNO Signed Postcard [4" x 6" (10cm x 15cm)]

NOTTURNO Magnet [3" x 3" (7.5cm x 7.5cm)]

NOTTURNO Logo Sticker [3.5" x 2" (8.5cm x 5cm)]

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SONG PREMIERE: Notturno - Falling

After announcing the signing of Notturno and imminent release of their debut album "Obsessions", we made you all wait quite a while before giving you a taste of the record. That ends today with Toilet ov Hell premiering the track "Falling", which you can listen to at this link.

Speaking about the song, Notturno founder offered the following perspective: 

“Falling” is the first song revealed from the debut album of Notturno, titled obsessions.

[it is] a song that embodies the sweetness of the...

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BAND/RELEASE ANNOUCEMENT: Swampborn

Swampborn is an experimental/post-black metal band from Russia, founded in 2011 by Rgrd (all instruments) and Sur (vocals). Originally based in a depressive industrial city, the band later relocated to Saint-Petersburg where it continued working on its debut full-length album “Beyond Ratio”.

Swampborn incorporates a myriad of black metal styles and influences into a sound that is still cohesive and purposeful, driven forward with blazing riffs, blast beats, and an aggressive raspy vocal pe...

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ALBUM COVER: Notturno - Obsessions

A few days ago we announced our collaboration with NOTTURNO, the latest addition to our roster, and today, we are pleased to reveal the exquisite album cover for their upcoming album "Obsessions", shot and conceptualized by photographer Riccardo Ziosi and featuring the model Michela Suffritti.

"Obsessions" is the debut album of the newest project of multi-instrumentalist Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Suici.De.Pression) called NOTTURNO. A melancholic trip into the obsessive compulsions ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Black Lion Records

I've been trying to stay more consistent with regular distro updates, so here are another bundle of new additions to the shop, this time from Sweden's Black Lion Records!

We also have the new Kvaen album in stock as well, although the release date isn't until March 25 so we will only be taking pre-orders on those for now.

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New additions:

Mist of Misery - Absence

Frowning - Extinct

Meadows End - Sojourn

Meadows End - The Grand Antiquation

Mist of Misery - Unalterable

Bleeding Utopia - Where ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Transcending Obscurity Records

The mighty Transcending Obscurity needs no introduction, and we're pleased to announce that we've massively expanded upon our distribution of their titles! Last night, we added 29 new Transcending Obscurity titles to our shop, released between 2019-2021 and spanning the gamut of genres from dissonant Black Metal, atmospheric funeral doom, melodic Doom Metal and a lot more.


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If there seems to be enough interest in these Transcending Obscurity releases, we'll be sure to continue to imp...

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BAND ANNOUNCEMENT: NOTTURNO

Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to announce its collaboration with NOTTURNO, a new project founded by multi-instrumentalist Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Suici.De.Pression), and featuring female vocalist Kjiel (Eyelessight), and drummer Sven.

NOTTURNO develops its atmosphere through lengthy songs with strong dynamics and pacing, keeping the listener lost in a reverie and crafting an immersive experience at once melancholic and infectious.

The debut album, entitled "Obsessions" is a meditative...

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VINYL PRE-ORDERS: All three NONE albums available on vinyl again

Information about the NONE 2022 vinyl pressings and pre-orders:

NEW MERCH: Moonworshipper - "Summer Vibes" Sand/Natural Colour T-Shirts

As we're nearly sold out of the Moonworshipper shirts we released last month alongside the new track "13 Fullmoon Nights of Doubt",  we decided to print more, although this time in a sand/natural colour as opposed to black!

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Strictly limited to 30 copies, and available in sizes Small-2XL these will be printed once again by Cursed Earth Apparel & Print in the coming weeks.

However, you can pre-order your shirt now to secure your size, and you can expect your shirt to ship out near the ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Weird Truth Productions

Weird Truth is a Japanese label founded all the way back in 1999 and putting their primary focus into releasing Funeral Doom and Death-doom Metal.

We've added some of their newer releases to our shop, and we still have some previous releases from Weird Truth available as well.

Browse the Weird Truth titles we have available here

WT059 Sinister Downfall - Eremozoic

WT061 Ataraxie - Résignés

WT062 Yawning Void - Streams Within

WT063 Assumption - Mosaic of the Distant Dominion

WT066 Sinister Downfall...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: GS Productions

We have added some new titles from GS Productions, based out of Russia.

Over the years, they have re-released many albums from internationally known bands, as well as released some original works.

Here is a list of GSP albums that is being distributed by Hypnotic Dirge now.

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GSP288 Fungoid Stream - The Wind Among the Stars

GSP297 Frowning - Death Requiem

GSP323 Thy Catafalque - Zapor

GSP324 Lysithea - Realms

GSP325 Lysithea - The Secret Fate of All Life

GSP326 Lysithea - The End o...

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TRACK / VIDEO CLIP RELEASE: Moonworshipper - 13 Fullmoon Nights of Doubt

No fucks given about anything, except being true to what it stands for, Moonworshipper is a dark underground project combining depressive pop and suicidal black metal into long hypnotizing pieces of music.

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The second chapter "13 Fullmoon Nights of Doubt" has now been released and is available for streaming and name-your-price download on Bandcamp.

Additionally, a video clip - encapsulating the aura and atmosphere of the project - has been created fo...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Moonworshipper - 13 Full Moon Nights of Doubt

VINYL RELEASES: Ov Shadows - The Darkness Between Stars | I Djävulens Avbild

Today marks the official release of both Ov Shadows albums on vinyl for the very first time. We collaborated with the consistently solid Vendetta Records to release these to the masses and to cover distribution in both North America and Europe!

“Embrace your shadow self – your dark aspects. Don’t hide away. Let those harmless creatures, turn into raging monsters. Let chaos guide your consciousness. You are ov Shadows.”


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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Season of Mist (France)

We have just added the following titles from Season of Mist onto our shop. 

You can browse the new titles, as well as other Season of Mist releases at the link below.

Season of Mist Sub-category

SUA117D Vous Autres - Sel de Pierre

SOM247 Sólstafir - Svartir Sandar

SOM248 Esoteric - Paragon of Dissonance

SOM316 Sólstafir - Í blóði og anda

SOM331 Sólstafir - Ótta

SOM344 Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

SOM425 Septicflesh - Codex Omega

SOM431D Auðn - Farvegir fyrndar

SOM432D Ne Obliviscaris - Urn

SOM488 Vr...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Brucia Records (Italy)

WEBSHOP UPDATE: Brucia Records (Italy)

We have new titles in stock from Brucia Records in Italy - a relatively new label founded in 2019, but already with an interesting catalog of auditory delights.

The Sombre - Shapeless Misery

LaColpa - Post Tenebras Lux

Varanak - Relics of Mourning

The Sun and the Mirror - Dissolution to Salt and Bone

Feed Them Death - Negative

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More about Brucia:

Brucia Records is an independent label specialized in extreme, experimental and excruciating music....

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Dusktone Records (Italy)

A shipment of recent releases from Dusktone's catalog has now arrived at HDR HQ.

Most of these arrivals were released in 2020 or 2021, and all of the albums are released in digipack format and are sealed in the original packaging.

Here are the new additions:

Omega - Nebra

Ulvehyrde - Englemakersken

Nifrost - Orkja

Svartghast - Perdition

Harkane - Fallen King Simulactum

Black Hate – Altalith

The Bishop of Hexen - The Death Masquerade

Ishvara - Shape of a Void to Come

Anamnesi - Caurus

Omega - Eve

In addi...

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VINYL RELEASES: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild / The Darkness Between Stars

WEBSHOP UPDATE: Avantgarde Music

PRE-ORDER: Forlesen - Hierophant Violent [Vinyl]

Last spring, during the height of pandemic lockdowns and isolation, we released the mighty debut album from Forlesen, a meditative album perfect for long moments of contemplation. 

Many of you asked for a vinyl edition so we partnered up with Viridian Flame Records in Belgium once again to release this ultra-limited record, in an edition of 200 copies worldwide!



Pre-order links: Webshop  | Bandcamp

The record is available in two variants - 100 in gold and 100 in classic black, split evenly betwe...

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DISTRO UPDATE: Vendetta Records [vinyl]

AVAILABLE NOW: NONE Enamel Pins

We now have 1.5" (3.8cm) soft enamel pins of the classic NONE logo on a raised metal silver finish with a black background.

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BANDCAMP FRIDAY FUNDRAISER: $C370.90 Donated to Raven Trust

BANDCAMP FRIDAY FUNDRAISER: Friday April 2, 2021

This Friday, April 2, Hypnotic Dirge Records will be partnering with Raven Trust to raise legal defence funds for indigenous peoples of Canada!

As some of you must know, the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada since the arrival of European settlers has been one of forced relocations, structural and behavioural violence, kidnappings, and cultural genocide. Although the violence against Indigenous Peoples across Canada is not as "overt" as it has been in the past, the legacy of settler-colon...

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WEBSHOP UDPATE: Onism Productions

WEBSHOP UPDATE: Dusktone Records

ALBUM RELEASE: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

Today marks the official release date of the new Nordicwinter record "Sorrow"!

You can order your copy from our webshop or Bandcamp, or directly from the band!

In addition to this, hoodies, shirts, and bundles are also available.

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Digital [Name-your-price]
Nordicwinter Bandcamp

Album notes:

After a lengthy hiatus, Nordicwinter came back in a big way in 2020, releasing two new full-length albums "Requiem" and "Desolation" and they show no sign of slowing down as they hit us once again with a n...

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TRACK PREMIERE: Kassad - The Maze

VINYL: Feral Light - Life Vapor

We have some copies of Feral Light's Life Vapor on LP available to order now!

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The LP was self-released by the band but international shipping from Canada is cheaper than from the US so we are helping with distribution. 

We only have 10 copies currently, so order quickly if you're interested.

The record itself is a beautiful burgundy/silver merge and the art and design was reworked for the vinyl edition by Unexpected Specter. Mastered for vinyl by James Plotkin.

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MERCH: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires merch available to pre-order

ALBUM RELEASE: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

Today marks the official release of the a noend of mine's second full-length record "Sanctuaires"

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Youtube Stream

The album is available to stream in full on Bandcamp, Youtube, Spotify, and other platforms.

However, unfortunately, there has been some delays in the CD production due to a couple different factors and therefore the physical product won't be available until early April.

That being said, we hope you will take the time to listen to the album in full now t...

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PRE-ORDERS: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

Today we launch pre-orders for Nordicwinter's new album "Sorrow", due for release on Friday March 26.

After a lengthy hiatus, Nordicwinter came back in a big way in 2020, releasing two new full-length albums "Requiem" and "Desolation" and they show no sign of slowing down as they hit us once again with a new full-length album, "Sorrow", released amidst the dead of winter. This prolificacy should in no way be a harbinger of doubt as the quality of "Sorrow" surpasses even the heights of the 2020...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - Wind [12” Vinyl]

Today is the official release date for the vinyl edition of Frigoris’ 2012 album “Wind”!

All vinyl pre-orders have already been shipped out to you, directly from the plant in Poland. 

Future orders placed through our store will ship from Hypnotic Dirge HQ in Canada.

We still have a limited amount of copies remaining, in both classic black and “evening fields” (beige with black marble) editions. You can order your copy from Hypnotic Dirge here.

If you live in Europe, you should order you...

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PRE-ORDER: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

Today, we launch pre-orders for the second album from a noend of mine, entitled "Sanctuaires"

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a noend of mine (anom) is a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan) based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The genre of anom can be loosely described as melancholic post-prog. 

Sanctuaires marks a departure from the mellow proggy vignettes found on anom’s debut, The Serenity’s Eve, in favor of a slower, darker, more cinematic approach. Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Bark ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Omination - NGR

Wastelanders, your soundtrack to the apocalypse is here. Today we officially unveil the full suite of hymns to propagandize the inhabitants of the New Golgotha Repvbliq!

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An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The New Golgotha Repvbliq) contains over an hour of some of the most encapsulating and ominous funeral doom metal to come out in quite some time. Combining abrasive and dissonant riffs with a shroud of atmospheric and monume...

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SONG PREMIERE: a noend of mine - Des chemins crépusculaires (I-III)

For something a little bit different today, we have partnered with Invisible Oranges to premiere the opening three tracks (as one stylistic whole) from the forthcoming "a noend of mine" record "Sanctuaires".

"Carrying echoes of the early-1990s English experimental rock scene, the delicate but electronics-heavy pulsations found on upcoming album Sanctuaires redefines this project. Reflecting memories of the specific albums which defined the use of then-new genre tag "post-rock," Sanctuaires' so...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Nordicwinter - Somber Winds of Despair (Part I)

VIDEO PREMIERE: Omination - "Apocalyptic Ignis Fatuus"

ALBUM COVER: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

ALBUM COVER : a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

As we initially mentioned last week, Hypnotic Dirge will be working with a noend of mine to release their second full-length album "Sanctuaires". 

Today, we are unveiling the album art crafted by contemporary Ukrainian artist Katya Buchatska, as well as the more insight into the record and the full tracklist.

Sanctuaires is a second album by a noend of mine, a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan). Sanctuaires marks a departure from the mellow proggy vignettes found on anom’s deb...

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PRE-ORDERS: Frigoris - Wind [12" Vinyl]

We are now launching pre-orders for the limited vinyl edition of Frigoris’ 2013 album “Wind”! 

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Formed in 2007, Frigoris have released 4 full length albums, cementing their mastery of the Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal genre. Their second album, "Wind", can be seen as the turning point in their career, marking a bit of a stylistic shift from their early days and bringing them the attention they very much deserve.
 

Specifically re-mastered for vinyl by Nic...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nordicwinter - Desolation

Nordicwinter's "Desolation" is officially released today!

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Album notes:

Originally released on June 20, 2020, Nordicwinter’s “Desolation” followed the release of “Requiem” in April marking the project’s second full-length release in a span of 3 months after a 13 year gap between the debut album “Threnody” in 2007 and these two new records! The renewal of the Nordicwinter surely did not go unnoticed with “Requiem” and “Desolation” both recei...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Sertraline - The streetlight was all we needed

Sertraline's "The streetlight was all we needed" is officially released today!

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Album notes:

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),...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

a noend of mine (anom) is a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan) based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The genre of anom can be loosely described as melancholic post-prog. 

The debut album The Serenity's Eve, created with heavy support from Anton Belov (Kauan, Helengard), was released in 2016 through Pest Productions. This was followed by several European gigs, supporting Antimatter and Krobak, among others, as well as a tour of China. One concert was filmed and released as Live Serenity in 20...

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SONG PREMIERE: Omination - Nothing [Skepticism Cover]

PRE-ORDERS: Omination - NGR

Today, we launch pre-orders for the release of Omination's "NGR".

An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The New Golgotha Repvbliq) contains over an hour of some of the most encapsulating and ominous funeral doom metal to come out in quite some time. Combining abrasive and dissonant riffs with a shroud of atmospheric and monumental church organ and choirs, the instrumental aspect of this record is already massive, which is only enhanced by Fedor’s forceful growls, belted with conviction...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life [Vinyl]

Today marks the official release date of NONE's third album "Damp Chill of Life" on vinyl.

Thanks everyone who has supported ours and Viridian Flame's efforts to bring this trifecta of NONE releases on vinyl and giving us faith that our future collaborations will be successful!
(Next up, Frigoris - Wind)


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The first batch of records will ship out later today and the vast majority of the rest of the vinyl orders will be shipped out next week.

If you've ordered a vinyl and shirt, that may...

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Maeskyyrn - Gathering Believers Among Sheep [Vocal Playthrough]

Omination - The sword that came out of His mouth [Bass Playthrough]

RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Frigoris - Wind

We are once again partnering with Viridian Flame Records to bring out this little gem of an album on vinyl! 

For years, we have had requests to release some of Frigoris' back-catalog on vinyl so we're happy to be able to start things off with their 2013 album "Wind"

Formed in 2007, Frigoris have released 4 full length albums, cementing their mastery of the Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal genre. Their second album, "Wind", can be seen as the turning point in their career, having brought them the a...

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SONG PREMIERE: Omination - The sword that came out of His mouth

ALBUM ART: Omination - NGR

Here is the cover art for the upcoming Omination record "NGR" - due for release on Hypnotic Dirge on February 5, 2021

The CD version of the album spans nearly the full 80 minute limit placed on the physical medium, and as you can see below, Omination also recorded a cover of Skepticism's "Nothing" which will be exclusively available online and streaming in early January! In the meantime, the first premiere - for the track "The sword that came out of His mouth" will be online this Saturday (Dec...

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PRE-ORDER: Nordicwinter - Desolation

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Originally released on June 20, 2020, Nordicwinter’s “Desolation” followed the release of “Requiem” in April marking the project’s second full-length release in a span of 3 months after a 13 year gap between the debut album “Threnody” in 2007 and these two new records! The renewal of the Nordicwinter surely did not go unnoticed with “Requiem” and “Desolation” both receiving their fair share of praise, and while “Requiem” was released through Dark Ea...

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

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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 Th...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Omination - NGR

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]

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

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: 

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ALBUM RELEASE: Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

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

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

SONG PREMIERE: Liminal Shroud - Tainted Soil

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]

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

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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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Vinyl Update

Skagos - Ást 

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We have procured a few of the very last copies remaining of this gorgeous DLP. We have 5 copies in the shop, which are among the final copies available anywhere in the world. 

The legendary debut album by Cascadian black metal innovators, Skagos. The sound of life rising out of the rain soaked forest floors of British Columbia. A cry to the grey heavens by the voice of the human animal.

The standard edition comes on 160gm semi-transparent moss-green vinyl in a heavy stoc...

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TRAILER: Wills Dissolve - Echoes [Trailer #3]

AVAILABLE NOW: NONE FLIP-TOP BEANIES

NONE BEANIES IN STOCK AND SHIPPING NOW

Warming yourself up from the frozen existential dread is futile, but you can try!

Back due to popular demand, we printed more NONE beanies.

Many of you asked for flip-top beanies this time around, so that's what we did.

They look and feel great, and best of all, they're already in stock, so they will ship immediately and you don't have to worry about pre-orders!

One-size-fits-all




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PRE-ORDERS: Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

Today, we launch pre-orders for the release of Liminal Shroud's "Through the False Narrows"! 

Hailing from Vancouver island off the North American west coast, Liminal Shroud has been active since late 2017, released a demo in the summer of 2018, and have been crafting their momentous debut full-length album. We are now one step closer to see its imminent release on November 20.

Liminal Shroud takes inspiration from the surging oceans and mist-strewn coast as they explore themes of futility, pas...

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SONG PREMIERE: Liminal Shroud - Sentinel

We've been anticipating this for a few weeks now, and today we're very excited to share the very first Liminal Shroud song from their debut album "Through the False Narrows"

The track, entitled "Sentinel" is streaming now courtesy of Invisible Oranges!!

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"As the titular sentinel contemplates inevitable nothingness, "Sentinel" opens with classic, rhythm-heavy black metal -- every bass drum note is present and accounted for in the pulsating blast beats that fence in the dense tides ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Vendetta Records

COVER REVEAL: Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

As the skies turn grey and dense fogs hang above the shoreline, Liminal Shroud will expel a swirl of melancholia and torment over its moss-strewn forests and perilous waves. 

On Friday November 20, their debut "Through the False Narrows" will be released through Hypnotic Dirge, but before we get ahead of ourselves, let us first reveal the exemplary cover art from Victoria-based artist Alayna Coral Gretton.

"Through the False Narrows" comprises the following tracklist:

1 - A Hollow Visage (11:16)...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Marche Funèbre - Einderlicht

Today marks the official release date of Marche Funèbre's fourth album "Einderlicht"! The album is available to order in both digipack CD and Double LP formats from Hypnotic Dirge, Solitude Productions (Russia), and The Vinyl Division (Spain). Additionally, we have Einderlicht shirts available to order as well as exclusive bundles with a patch, sticker, and magnet.

Marche Funèbre will be celebrating the release of "Einderlicht" with two very special release shows, both limited in capacity du...

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UPCOMING RELEASE : Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to announce a collaboration with the first local band since relocating to Victoria, BC last winter. As the skies turn grey and dense fogs hang above the shoreline, Liminal Shroud will expel a swirl of melancholia and torment over its moss-strewn forests and perilous waves. Their debut full-length album, entitled "Through the False Narrows" will be released through Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday November 20, 2020.  

Liminal Shroud is a black metal band based in...

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MUSIC VIDEO: Marche Funèbre - The Maelstrom Mute

ALBUM RELEASE: Wills Dissolve - Echoes

Today marks the official release date of Wills Dissolve' second full-length album "Echoes", a single track exploration of an astronaut's journey to the cosmos.

Get yours today:

Merch [Bundles, Shirt, CD's]

Digital [Name-your-price]

Many pre-orders have already been shipped and the rest will all be shipped out before Friday September 4.

Album notes:

Following on the comet tail of their debut album "The Heavens Are Not On Fire...", Wills Dissolve direct their gaze upon the cosmos once again in “Ech...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Wills Dissolve - Echoes

Surprise!

Angry Metal Guy is hosting the full album premiere of Wills Dissolve's new record "Echoes" today, three days ahead of the official release date!

"Single-track albums are concept albums by their very nature, and Echoes uses the format to tell a hard sci-fi story of an astronaut on a disastrous mission to a distant black hole. The narrative is told with a complex blend of progressive metal, space rock, and blackened death, churning crossways over one another as the arc of tension draws...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild

Today marks the official release date of Ov Shadows' second full-length album "I Djävulens Avbild"

Get yours today:

Merch [Bundles, Shirt, CD's]

Digital [Name-your-price]

All pre-orders were shipped out yesterday - Bundles, shirts, CD's, everything!

However, I will be in Saskatchewan from August 14-30 so all incoming orders from today until August 30 will be mailed out in the first few days of September.

Album notes:

Ov Shadows is a Black Metal band from Gothenberg, Sweden. Rising from the ashes of...

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PRE-ORDERS: Marche Funèbre - Einderlicht

SONG PREMIERE: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild (title track)

Today, we reveal a third track from the forthcoming Ov Shadows record "I Djävulens Avbild" - out next Friday! This will be the last premiere before the album release. Thanks to Unstille Magazine for hosting!

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"Ov Shadows take no prisoners on this 43 minutes onslaught of furious and enshrouding black metal. Their approach to songwriting perfectly balances out melody and atmosphere, resulting in a sound that is both extremely dark and epic. There is a strong progressive and forward-th...

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GATEFOLD DLP PRE-ORDERS: Marche Funèbre - Einderlicht

We are launching pre-orders for the DLP edition of the upcoming Marche Funèbre album today! Released through The Vinyl Division, Hypnotic Dirge will be distributing a limited amount, specifically for North American customers. We're asking Europeans to order directly from The Vinyl Division (based in Spain) in order to save on shipping!

Pre-order DLP from Hypnotic Dirge Store

The DLP is being released in two colour variants - 200 copies in classic black, and 100 copies in a "beer" variant. Hypn...

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SONG / LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERE: Marche Funèbre - When All Is Said

SONG PREMIERE: Ov Shadows - Den Eld Som Tär Och Förvrider

Thanks to Moshpitnation for premiering this and offering their thoughts on the album!!

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"Today, we have the distinct honor of premiering the track Den Eld Som Tär Och Förvrider by Ov Shadows. The torturous nightmare of a track is the opener from the upcoming sophomore full length release I Djävulens Avbild coming soon from the Swedish band in collaboration with Hypnotic Dirge Records.

I love dissonant black metal, well dissonant metal in general. On I Djävulens Avbild,...

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SONG PREMIERE: Wills Dissolve - Echoes (excerpt)

Head over to No Clean Singing to finally listen to an excerpt from the upcoming Wills Dissolve album, "Echoes"

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The phenomenally good Texas-based prog/death band Wills Dissolve are returning with their second album, set for release on August 28th by Hypnotic Dirge Records. It's an endlessly fascinating 32-minute single piece that narrates the interstellar journey of an astronaut in search of a new home for the last remnants of humanity. 

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PRE-ORDERS: Wills Dissolve - Echoes

PRE-ORDERS: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild

SONG PREMIERE: Ov Shadows - Under Dödens Vingar

Here is the first premiere from the forthcoming Ov Shadows album "I Djävulens Avbild", streaming  exclusively on No Clean Singing

"The title of the song is “Under Dödens Vingar” (Under the Wings of Death). Immediately, the music surrounds us with dense waves of tremolo’d riffing accompanied by enormous drum detonations and heavyweight bass pulsations. The music has a majestic but sorrowing resonance that immerses the senses, its wrenching gloom shredded by caustic shrieks and increasin...

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TRAILER: Wills Dissolve releases video trailer for upcoming record "Echoes"

ALBUM NEWS: Ov Shadows unveils cover art and tracklist for upcoming release “I Djävulens Avbild"

Ov Shadows unveils the cover art for their upcoming album  “I Djävulens Avbild" due for release on Hypnotic Dirge Records on August 14, 2020. The cover art for “I Djävulens Avbild" was designed by the enigmatic Mister snöpuls

The new record  "I Djävulens Avbild" presents Ov Shadows at an unprecedented ferocity and forward-momentum, and apparently very intent on proving that to their listeners immediately, as pummeling drums and a heavy galloping riff fill the speakers within seconds of...

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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - Life has gone on long enough [Release / Update]

Today is officially the release date for the vinyl pressing of NONE's second album. Sadly, the vinyl are still in transit from Europe. I checked the tracking numbers this morning and it seems like they are about 1-2 weeks from arriving. As soon as they arrive, we'll work our asses off to get ALL the orders out within 3-4 days so I just ask for your patience for a little while longer!

If you've ordered the repress of the long-sleeve "A Coffin for a Bed" shirt, that's expected to arrive here eit...

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ALBUM NEWS: Wills Dissolve unveils cover art for upcoming release “Echoes”

ALBUM NEWS: Marche Funèbre unveils cover art and tracklist for upcoming release "Einderlicht"

Right on time to make the best out of the weekend, we can now give you more details on the next Marche Funèbre album “Einderlicht”, and see with rapt attention the magnificent cover artwork, once again delivered by
Brooke Shaden Photography.

In this fourth album, without relinquishing their doom/death metal background, and never becoming complacent when trying to find new approaches to extreme metal, Marche Funèbre gives us a collection of powerful solid riffs and catchy tunes (yes!), �...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Ashen Dominion titles added

UPCOMING RELEASE: Wills Dissolve - “Echoes” to be released Friday August 28, 2020

Wills Dissolve is a four-piece progressive blackened death metal band irrevocably tied to Houston and its history and legacy of astronomical science and exploration. Formed in 2015 by guitarist/vocalists Nick Block and Andrew Caruana, the lineup was quickly expanded to include Bassist Shaun Weller and Drummer Branson Heinz. 

Since its inception, Wills Dissolve have always aimed to create albums centered around a cohesive narrative drawing from progressive predecessors Pink Floyd, Rush, and Yes...

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Moonworshipper - 13 Fullmoon Nights of Loneliness

UPCOMING RELEASE: Ov Shadows - "I Djävulens Avbild" to be released on August 14, 2020

Ov Shadows is a Black Metal band from Gothenberg, Sweden. Rising from the ashes of "Waning", a band that all four members previously played in, Ov Shadows introduced their sound with the 2016 self-released EP "Monologues" before releasing its first full-length album "The Darkness Between Stars" in 2018.

This summer, Ov Shadows returns with their second full-length and first release on Hypnotic Dirge Records. Entitled "I Djävulens Avbild" (In the Devil's Image), the new record presents Ov Shad...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Marche Funèbre to release fourth full-length album “Einderlicht” on September 25

The Belgian quintet Marche Funèbre will be releasing their fourth full-length album “Einderlicht” (which translates as the light at/of the end) this fall. The new album brings all the elements known from Marche Funèbre: death, black, and doom metal in a unique mix, with strong melodies and a wide vocal approach.

Thematically, “Einderlicht” focuses on the strange ability of mankind to deliberately decide to end one’s life.

Never change a winning team as they say, so the new album was...

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PRE-ORDERS: NONE - Life has gone on long enough… [Vinyl release]

We are launching pre-orders for the release of NONE’s second album “Life has gone on long enough” on vinyl today, once again collaborating with Viridian Flame to bring you NONE’s second chapter on wax for the first time!

Much like the first record, this one will also be released in an edition of 300 copies, split evenly between Hypnotic Dirge - for North American buyers, and Viridian Flame - for European buyers. Those living outside of those regions can order from whoever they want. Th...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Vendetta Records titles added

ALBUM RELEASE: Feral Light - Life Vapor

WEBSHOP UPDATE: Avantgarde Music titles added

VINYL RELEASE: NONE - Life has gone on long enough

SONG PREMIERE: Omination - The Pale Horseman

A new stand-alone track from the Apocalyptic Funeral Doom project "Omination" is now released! 

This track, entitled "The Pale Horseman" and spanning nearly 30 minutes is a commentary and interpretation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Available to stream and download for free on Bandcamp and Youtube.

Spotify, Apple Music, etc will follow shortly.

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PRE-ORDERS: Feral Light - Life Vapor

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-weath...

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

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

SONG PREMIERE: Feral Light - Walking Tomb

VIDEO RELEASE: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests and Troubled Pasts

VIDEO CLIP TEASER: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests And Troubled Pasts

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

SONG PREMIERE: Feral Light - Assuage

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.

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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

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.

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MERCH: Frigoris Beanies

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

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Beanies will ship in late-March

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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - selftitled

*February 21, 2020

Today marks the official release of NONE's selftitled debut album on vinyl!

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The vinyl - as most of you must know by now - was printed in three editions - winter sky, dirty snow, and classic black - in co-operation with Viridian Flame Records. The winter sky and dirty snow editions sold out extremely quickly but we still have roughly 30 copies of the record in classic black before they are gone forever so order quickly if you want this for your collection as a repres...

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SONG PREMIERE: Chiral - That Little Wormhole You Called Heart (part II)

Webshop Additions: February 2020

VIDEO CLIP: Frigoris - Scheideweg

ALBUM ART: Forlesen - Hierophant Violent

Today we are pleased to unveil the album cover artwork crafted by none other than Benjamin A. Vierling (Aosoth, The Ajna Offensive, Joanna Newsom)

"Hierophant Violent" is due for release on Hypnotic Dirge on March 27. 

Comprising of two tracks nearing twenty minutes a piece, “Hierophant Violent” is a delicate and hypnotic sensory experience incorporating a myriad of styles and influences to craft a work of art which is cathartic and illuminating. Each track is a journey unfolding different ...

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RELEASE NEWS: Chiral - Hope

NEW MERCH: Altars of Grief

VIDEO TEASER: Frigoris - Scheideweg

BAND SIGNING: Forlesen

Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to announce that we will be working with Bay-area trio Forlesen for the release of their debut album “Hierophant Violent.”

Comprising of two tracks nearing twenty minutes a piece, “Hierophant Violent” is a delicate and hypnotic sensory experience incorporating a myriad of styles and influences to craft a work of art which is cathartic and illuminating. Each track is a journey unfolding different aspects of the band’s sound, drawing inspiration from a...

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MERCH: netra - "urban black metal" shirts available again!

*January 28, 2020*

Originally printed with the "Ingrats" release, this shirt sold out quickly so we've decided to do a second pressing for anyone who missed out the first time.


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Shirt available in sizes S- XXL

Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton by Cursed Earth Apparel

Pre-orders available now.

Bundles and shirts will begin shipping in late February.

There is also a bundle option available which includes the following:

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - ...in Stille

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

SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris - Funkenflug

ALBUM RELEASE: Kassad - London Orbital

PRE-ORDERS : Frigoris - ...in Stille

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

VIDEO PREMIERE: Kassad - The Concrete

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

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

UPCOMING RELEASE: Kassad - London Orbital

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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UPCOMING RELEASE: Frigoris - ...in Stille

The long-awaited follow-up to the double-album concept beginning with Frigoris' 2016 album "Nur ein moment..." is now recorded, mixed, and ready for release!

"...in Stille" (In Silence) will be released on January 24, 2020 through Hypnotic Dirge Records

Frigoris will also celebrate the release of "in Stille..." on this date with a special show with Waldgeflüster, Außerwelt and Asator at Helvete Metal Club in Oberhausen, Germany.

The album cover for “...in Stille” was created by: Sarah Wint...

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VIDEO CLIP: The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows

Altars of Grief announces indefinite hiatus

Dear friends,

Unfortunately, after six years as a band, we’re announcing that we have decided to put Altars of Grief on hiatus for an indefinite period of time.

Words can’t express how grateful we are to everyone who’s followed us on this journey, and to all of the wonderful people we’ve had the privilege of meeting over the years. When we formed this band back in 2013, we couldn’t have imagined that it would grow into what it is now, or the kind of impact that it’s come to have on ...

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The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows [Teaser]

Nachtterror Tarot Cards are here...orders shipping soon

Nachtterror tarot cards are in...finally!!

These original drawings by guitarist Lord Maelkleth will be included in every CD order of "Judgement".







You can place your order for "Judgement" on our official webshop.

Shipping will begin this weekend.

Thanks everyone for your patience!

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Sertraline - These Mills Are Oceans

UPCOMING DIGITAL EP: Sertraline - These Mills Are Oceans

Next Tuesday, we will be releasing Sertraline's new EP "These Mills Are Oceans" on digital platforms such as Bandcamp, Youtube, Spotify, Google Play, etc.

Bandcamp

Youtube

This EP is set to $3.00 for the duration of pre-orders.

75% of donations will go to Sertraline, 25% will go to Hypnotic Dirge.

The album will be set as a "Name-your-price" download starting on its release date.

No preview tracks will be shared ahead of time, but the full EP will be released in 6 days.

Notes:
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Hypnotic Dirge Records is now based in Victoria, BC

ALBUM RELEASE: Maeskyyrn - Interlude

Today, we are pleased to reveal Maeskyyrn's debut album "Interlude" in full!

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Digital [Name-your-price]

The physical manifestation of "Interlude" is presented in a 6 panel digipack with an accompanying 8 page booklet featuring the album's lyrics.

A limited Maeskyyrn long-sleeve shirt is also available with front, back, and sleeve prints featuring the "Interlude" album cover in addition to the Maeskyyrn logo on the back, and their impressively detailed sigil, as the sleeve pri...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nachtterror - Judgement

Today (October 10) marks the official release day of Nachtterror's Judgement album! Judgement has been in the works for many years, so it is with great collective relief and pleasure that we are able to finally make this colossal Symphonic Black Metal album available to the public. You can now stream the album in full on our Bandcamp page or Youtube Channel, in addition to streaming services such as Spotify.


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PRE-ORDERS: Maeskyyrn - Interlude

We are now accepting pre-orders for "Interlude", the debut album from the Atmospheric Black Metal band Maeskyyrn, hailing from Québec.

"Interlude" will be presented in a 6 panel digipack with an accompanying 8 page booklet featuring the album's lyrics.

In addition, a limited Maeskyyrn long-sleeve shirt is also available with front, back, and sleeve prints featuring the "Interlude" album cover in addition to the Maeskyyrn logo on the back, and their impressively detailed sigil as the sleeve pri...

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SONG PREMIERE: Maeskyyrn - These Battlefields, Where None Walk Twice

Sertraline announces new EP "These Mills Are Oceans" to be released November12, 2019

It wasn't long ago that Sertraline- usa released their EP "From Both Our Hands" and already they are going to spoil us with a new EP. Their new EP "These Mills Are Oceans" will be released through the the Sertraline and Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp pages on November 12.

Physical copies will follow in the future.

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Marche Funèbre festival apperance in Russia

Marche Funèbre will be in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg this weekend for Moscow Funeral League Vol 5 and Doom Over Saint-Petersburg!

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PRE-ORDERS: Nachtterror - Judgement

SONG PREMIERE: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests and Troubled Pasts

We are pleased to premiere the first track from the forthcoming debut album from the Montréal based Atmospheric Black Metal band Maeskyyrn today, which you can find on our Youtube channel! The album, "Interlude" will be released on Hypnotic Dirge on October 17!

Cover artwork and tracklist has also been unveiled:

Tracklist:

1 - Introduction. The Artificial Light

2 - Gathering Believers Among Sheep

3 - Interlude I

4 - These Battlefields, Where None Walk Twice

5 - Interlude II

6 - The Slow Death of the...

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SONG PREMIERE: Nachtterror - Sea of Dread

Today is the day we finally premiere a track from Nachtterror's upcoming album "Judgement"! The track, entitled "Sea of Dread" is being hosted through No Clean Singing who have also shared their thoughts on the track, and the Judgement album as a whole.

We are very pleased to unveil the album cover and tracklisting today as well.

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 - Judgemen...

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BAND SIGNING: Maeskyyrn signs with Hypnotic Dirge for the release of debut full-length "Interlude"

BAND SIGNING: Marche Funèbre signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions for release of upcoming fourth full-length album

BAND SIGNING / UPCOMING RELEASE: Nachtterror - Judgement

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.

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

DIGITAL RELEASE: Sertraline - From Both Our Hands

Webshop Additions: July 2019

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

VIDEO PREMIERE: Kassad - The Boundary

ALBUM RELEASE: Kval - Laho

SONG PREMIERE: Kval - Pohjanriitti

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

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"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

PRE-ORDERS: Kval - Laho

VIDEO PREMIERE: Il Vuoto - Her Fragile Limbs

SONG PREMIERE: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

No Clean Singing is premiering the title track from Mavradoxa's upcoming album "Nightmarrow"

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"Musically, these dire musings and dreadful warnings are voiced in emotionally powerful music, through gloomy yet gleaming riffs accented by fretless bass, by the crack and clatter of vibrant drumming, and by scorching vocal fury. The music is atmospheric, in the sense that it generates pervasive moods of beleaguered futility as well as glimpses of the wonder that is relentlessly ...

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Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow [Teaser]

ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life

DIGITAL RELEASE: Hypnotic Dirge Records Compilation 2019 | The Depth of the Abyss Knows No Bounds

Hypnotic Dirge presents its latest compilation album, entitled "The Depth of the Abyss Knows No Bounds".  

This is our first compilation album since the Subarctic Nocturnes Trilogy and includes tracks from both recent and upcoming releases. 

Tracklist:

1 - Marche Funèbre - Death Wish Woman

2 - Mavradoxa - Maple

3 - Ah Ciliz - People of the Stars

4 - Eave - Each Fang Falls

5 - Omgeving - VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase

6 - Kval - Laho

7 - Il Vuoto - V (The Fifth Nail)

8 - Frigoris - Minervas Flehen

9 - Feral...

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SONG PREMIERE: NONE - It's Painless To Let Go

Invisible Oranges is premiering a "new" NONE track "It's Painless to Let Go" today!

The new album "Damp Chill of Life" drops next Thursday April 11, and all pre-orders will be packed and shipped during the latter part of that week (April 10-14 or so).

Hoodies, Shirts, CD's, Patches, Buttons, Stickers etc available at the Hypnotic Dirge shop.

Invisible Oranges Premiere Link

From the article:

Plodding but seamless, the album captures a picture of meandering around daily life with that pesky dark sha...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kval - Laho

PRE-ORDERS: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

We are now accepting pre-orders for “Nightmarrow” from the Rochester, NY based Atmospheric Black Metal band Mavradoxa. In addition to the new album “Nightmarrow” presented in a light-weight but sturdy 6 panel eco-sleeve, a Nightmarrow bundle, which includes the CD, the official album t-shirt, a new sticker, button, and signed postcard is also available, as well as the Nightmarrow shirt and a CD bundle which includes 2017’s “Lethean Lament”.

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PRE-ORDERS: NONE - Damp Chill of Life

The third chapter in NONE's arrestingly reclusive legacy, "Damp Chill of Life" is now available to pre-order, alongside limited new merch, printed exclusively for this release!!

Weaving visionary soundscapes with depressive black metal, “Damp Chill Of Life” will gnaw at your bones like dying alone in an ice-bound wilderness. Haunting piano keys and retching voices flicker through harsh walls of instruments, ebbing and flowing through the lengthy tracks as NONE take their time to pick apart...

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ALBUM RELEASE: The Haunting Green - Natural Extinctions

The Haunting Green's debut full-length album "Natural Extinctions" is now officially released!

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The Haunting Green are Cristiano Perin (vocals, guitars, synthesizers) and Chantal Fresco (drums and percussions).  Formed in 2012 and based on North-East Italy, their music is constantly going in the direction of a coexistence within the aggressive vibes of extreme metal with ambient-drone and dark electronic music. Af...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: March 2019

A very small new list this month, due to our focus on our upcoming releases! However, here are a few gems from India's finest, Transcending Obscurity Records!!

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Veilburner -  A Sire To The Ghouls Of Lunacy

Dødsferd - Diseased Remnants Of A Dying World 

Nattravnen - Kult Of The Raven 

LifelostL - Dialogues From Beyond 

Imperialist - Cipher 

Gaerea - Unsettling Whispers

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SONG PREMIERE: Mavradoxa - Maple

UPCOMING RELEASE: Kval - Laho

Two summers ago, Finnish Black Metal project Kval released their debut self-titled album, an album which was originally released under the moniker Khaossos in 2015. Kval has spent the past few months writing and refining the tracks for the second Kval album, entitled Laho, the first album to be written for Kval from the start.

Compared to the previous album, Laho ("Rotten" in English) has a brighter and more colorful atmosphere musically while the lyrical themes on Laho references the decay an...

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SONG PREMIERE: The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows

Earlier this week, Cvlt Nation premiered "Where Nothing Grows", a new track from The Haunting Green's upcoming album "Natural Extinctions", releasing March 5 and available to pre-order now!


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"“Natural Extictions” explores the distance between human nature and Nature itself in a quasi lyrical language, both aggressive and moving. The approach to the matter is almost romantic (even in the literary sense of the term), yet lays on a freshly contemp...

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MUSIC VIDEO: stroszek - The beast who dreams of man

UPCOMING RELEASE: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

After hunkering down to record this winter, Laurentian Black Metal band Mavradoxa has completed work on their third album, Nightmarrow, following 2016's Sojourners and 2017's Lethean Lament. Mavradoxa's third album, although related to the tonal atmosphere and character of previous albums sees the band developing and intensifying their song-writing ability crafting simultaneously cohesive yet unpredictable songs with a progressive hue that is still rooted in Atmospheric Black Metal. 

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ALBUM RELEASE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

Il Vuoto's Vastness is available now!

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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 now we present the second observation, entitled “Vastness”. 

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UPCOMING RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life

PRE-ORDERS: The Haunting Green - Natural Extinctions

WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: February 2019

DIGITAL RELEASE: Omination - The New Golgotha Repvbliq

Omination is an Apocalyptic Funeral Doom band from Tunisia, headed by Fedor Kovalevsky of Vielikan. In 2018, Omination released an enormous debut double-album "Followers of the Apocalypse" already showing their depth and maturity in songwriting and the ability to conjure ominous atmospheres. 

Omination returns with a new single entitled "The New Golgotha Repvbliq", the eponymous track from the upcoming album to be released later this year on Hypnotic Dirge Records.



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DIGITAL RELEASE: Eave - Banners to the Moonswept

Weaving black metal riffs over a phantasmagorical blackgaze shroud, "Banners to the Moonswept" serves as a perfect introduction to the sound of Eave, a post-black metal band from Portland. Maine.

Having previously released a demo, a full-length and a split album, Eave returns with a new EP marking a turning point in the band's sound and acting as a prelude to their forthcoming full-length album.

Sometimes aggressive, other times pensive, but always hypnotic, "Banners to the Moonswept" is chock ...

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SONG PREMIERE: The Haunting Green - The Void Above

The first preview from The Haunting Green’s forthcoming debut album “Natural Extinctions” is now streaming! You can listen to the track “The Void Above” courtesy of Indy Metal Vault! Formed in 2012 and based on North-East Italy, The Haunting Green’s music bridges the aggressive vibes of extreme metal with ambient-drone and dark electronic music.


Cover art illustrated by Jessica Rassi (The Giant Lab)

From the article:

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SONG PREMIERE: Il Vuoto - V (The Fifth Nail)

Together with Echoes And Dust, today we bring you a new track from Il Vuoto's imminent new album "Vastness". This track, entitled "V (The Fifth Nail) is probably the quintessential track from the album, and through its 18 minute length, the song weaves in and out of various styles present on the album using Atmospheric Funeral Doom as a base.

Exclusive premiere on Echoes and Dust

"Vastness" is currently in production and pre-orders are available!


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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

UPCOMING RELEASE: The Haunting Green - Natural Extinctions

The Haunting Green are a doom metal duo based in Northeastern Italy that builds on a doom foundation with post-metal, drone, and percussive elements to create a unique and quintessential sound. Formed in 2012, their music is constantly going in the direction of a coexistence within the aggressive vibes of extreme metal with ambient-drone and dark electronic music.

Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to announce our alliance with this group, which embody many of the eclectic elements that galvanize...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: January 2019

SONG PREMIERE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

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

MERCH: NONE Toques available now!

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

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




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Limited to 30 pieces. 

15 gray logo | 15 white logo.

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

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...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Omgeving - Wijde wijdte

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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Album description:

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

MUSIC VIDEO: Omgeving - VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase

PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Omgeving - Wijde Wijdte

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

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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...

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NEW MERCH: NONE BEANIES / TOQUES!!

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

"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.

Stream / Download "Where Life Should Be"

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SONG PREMIERE: Omgeving - VII - Stille vernietiging

DIGITAL SINGLE: NONE - "Where Life Should Be" coming soon...

A new misery from the enigmatic pacific northwest.
"Where Life Should Be" is an emotionally devastating journey, drenched in atmosphere and hopelessness.

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Hypnotic Dirge Records turns 10 years old today!

In a small, chaotic and unorganized shared apartment ten years ago, I decided to embark on a journey to launch a record label to release music from my project Ancient Tundra and perhaps some other related projects. Never did I imagine that HDR would still be active ten years later nor that we would have the opportunity to release music from the caliber of artists we've worked with over the years!

To mark this occasion, we had plans to print some new Hypnotic Dirge merch, but unfortunately we'r...

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BAND SIGNING: Experimental Project “Omgeving” to release debut album “Wijde Wijdte” on Hypnotic Dirge

ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Weepers of the Land

Webshop Update: October 10, 2018

ALBUM NEWS: Obsidian Tongue - “A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time” to be re-released this winter!

Originally released through Hypnotic Dirge in the summer of 2013, Obsidian Tongue's stellar second opus “A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time” will finally be repressed again this winter. In what can only be considered a testament to the duo’s power and authenticity, the original pressing sold out within a year, and remained one of Hypnotic Dirge's most defining release.

“A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time” is an introspective journey through the collective unconscious of Man a...

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PRE-ORDERS: Norilsk - Weepers of the Land; Trails of Doom Norilsk Pack

VIDEO RELEASE: Hypnotic Dirge Records - A Black / Doom Metal Label; est. 2008

VIDEO RELEASE: Norilsk releases music video “The Way”, off their forthcoming album

ALBUM NEWS: Hypnotic Dirge Records to release new Norilsk album on October 12

Coming off the heels of their latest full-length album “Le passage des glaciers”, this fall the Canadian Death-Doom act Norilsk returns with a collection of new material linked in concept with its previous full-length while also showcasing Norilsk’s more collaborative and multi-faceted nature. It retains the band's signature sound developed on its two full-length albums, and brings forward further openness to an array of doom-related influences.

The new mini-album, entitled “Weepers of...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Altars of Grief - This Shameful Burden [Deluxe re-release]

Altars of Grief's debut album "This Shameful Burden", originally released independently in 2014 and sold out for quite some time is now officially re-released by Hypnotic Dirge.

Copies arrived from the plant yesterday afternoon and all pre-orders were shipped last night and this morning! Altars of Grief are playing back to back Alberta shows in Edmonton and Calgary this weekend and will have copies with them on the road as well!



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ALBUM NEWS: Altars of Grief to re-release debut album “This Shameful Burden” with updated art and bonus tracks

Hypnotic Dirge and Altars of Grief presents the re-release of Altars of Grief’s debut album “This Shameful Burden” with updated artwork and bonus material. Pre-orders are available now on the HDR webshop and bandcamp. Altars of Grief will also have copies available with them on tour this summer.



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Prior to the release of “Iris”, prairie doom metal band Altars of Grief had already emerged on the Western Canadian doom metal scene with the release of t...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Scholomance Webzine premieres Norilsk's new music video ‘La voie des morts’

French-Canadian doom act Norilsk unveils a new music video from their latest album Le passage des glaciers, released through Hypnotic Dirge Records. La voie des morts (The Way of the Dead) is a winter dirge, a black premonition accompanying the dead season. Without a doubt the fastest track on the album, it starts as a cold funeral march, before turning into a blackened procession.

Scholomance Webzine is premiering the music video at this link.

The video was co-directed by Wikked Twist Films, l...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Life Has Gone On Long Enough

NONE's new album "Life Has Gone On Long Enough" is officially released today!

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Written and recorded throughout the latter half of 2017, NONE's new album Life Has Gone On Long Enough takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. On this new chapter, NONE delves deeper into the blackest woods to find abandonment, and developing its tortured personality further. Moving in and out like the long shadows of an ancient forest, ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Echoes and Dust streams 'Desiderate' from NONE's new album Life Has Gone On Long Enough

WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: April 2018

ALBUM RELEASE: Altars of Grief - Iris

Altars of Grief'’s new album “Iris” is officially released today. 

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Following the acclaimed Of Ash and Dying Light split album of 2015, Canadian Prairies doom metal juggernaut Altars of Grief is back with Iris, a second full length album of devastating proportions. This new blackened doom offering introduces new levels of dynamics and textures, and while it is the more accomplished work from the Saskatchewan band to date, it also carries the darkness and light ...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: "Altars of Grief - Iris" FULL album stream on Noisey

We are pleased to announce some exciting news today. The wait is over! You can now listen to Altars of Grief's new album "Iris" in its entirety courtesy of Noisey.

"Over eight tracks, the quartet melds the finer points of black and doom into a truly stirring composition. Many moments on the record calls to late-era Woods of Ypres (R.I.P. David Gold) like the middle third “Voices of Winter.” There are other moments that showcase a dichotomy throughout Iris. Take the early instances of “De...

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PRE-ORDERS: "NONE - Life has gone on long enough" packages available

SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief reveal a third song "Broken Hymns" from the upcoming new album Iris

SONG/VIDEO PREMIERE: No Clean Singing streams 'Corroded' from NONE's new album Life Has Gone On Long Enough

PRE-ORDER: ALTARS OF GRIEF "Iris" pre-order packages available.

ALBUM RELEASES: Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre Split album, and Marche Funèbre's re-release of "Into the Arms of Darkness"

Orders can now be placed via our website for the following two albums:

The colossal split album between England's Eye of Solitude and Belgium's Marche Funèbre.

This split album features one new song from each band, for a total of over 30 minutes of bleak funeral and doom-death metal. The album is available in a 6-panel digipack edition of 500 copies, and co-released with Cimmerian Shade Recordings.



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Tracklisting:

1 - Eye of Solitude - Collap...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Marche Funèbre - The Garden of All Things Wild [Music Video]

Marche Funèbre has a new music video for their track "The Garden of All Things Wild", their epic 12+ minute track from the magnificent "Into the Arms of Darkness" album.

The main live Footage for the video was filed at Malta Doom Metal Fest in the fall of 2015 and there are some additional clips from the road filmed in November 2017.

Editing by Thierry Bervoets.

The video is being hosted on Doom-metal.com

Marche Funèbre's latest album "Into the Arms of Darkness" is being re-released through Hyp...

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SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief premieres new track "Desolation" from upcoming album "Iris"

SONG PREMIERE: Invisible Oranges is streaming a first song from NONE's new album Life has gone on long enough

A first track from NONE’s upcoming album Life Has Gone On Long Enough is now streaming exclusively on Invisible Oranges. The track - entitled “Bed the cold earth” - captures the rotten marrow of the album. The album cover for Life has gone on long enough is now also live (in the article link) and the album’s tracklisting is posted below.

From the article: “There are few methods more effective in achieving music’s potential as an emotional conduit than knighting it as a protectorate...

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ALBUM NEWS: NONE to release second full-length album Life Has Gone On Long Enough on April 11

PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Pre-orders are now available for Eye of Solitude | Marche Funèbre Split Album || Marche Funèbre's - "Into the Arms of Darkness"

ALBUM NEWS / SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief reveals cover artwork and releases a first song from the upcoming new album Iris

ALBUM NEWS: Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre reveal tracklisting and cover art for upcoming split album

ALBUM NEWS: Marche Funèbre to re-release full-length album "Into the Arms of Darkness" on February 22, 2018

Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre US/Canada West Coast Tour in March 2018

ALBUM NEWS: Altars of Grief to release new album Iris on March 21, on Hypnotic Dirge Records

ALBUM NEWS: Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre to release split album on February 22, 2018

WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: December 2017

PRE-ORDERS: Melankolia - Vividarium Intervigilium Viator

We are now accepting pre-orders for Melankolia's fourth full-length album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’, which will be officially released on December 12, 2017 and is presented in a 4 panel digipack with an accompanying booklet.



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Founded by musician Mike O’Brien, (Appalachian Winter, Veiled Monk, Ritual in Ash) Melankolia has been releasing introspective and thoughtful music since the project’s beginnings nearly 10 years ago. Three full-length albums have thu...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Le passage des glaciers

Today is the official release of Norilsk's second full-length album "Le passage des glaciers" - an album about mourning and departure and a perfect soundtrack to the cold winter ahead...

Tracklist:

1. Midnight Sun

2. Le puits de l'oubli

3. Namolennye

4. La voie des morts

5. Ghosts of Loss (Passage part I)

6. Noirceur intérieure

7. L'érosion (Passage part II)

8. Ellesmere 
You can now stream the album in full on Bandcamp. 

If you enjoy it, the album is also available for donation-based download. (name-...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: The Sludgelord premieres Norilsk's new lyric video for “Noirceur intérieure”

ALBUM NEWS: Melankolia presents album cover, and tracklist for new album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’.

November 15, 2017

Ambient / Neo-classical artist Melankolia will release their fourth full-length album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator' through Hypnotic Dirge Records on December 12. Founded by musician Mike O’Brien, (Appalachian Winter, Veiled Monk, Ritual in Ash) Melankolia has been releasing introspective and thoughtful music since the project’s beginnings nearly 10 years ago. 

The track “Wellspring Labyrith (Left Hand ‘til Mourning)” is now streaming on our Bandcamp page. This...

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DIGITAL ALBUM RELEASE: Mavradoxa / Deafest [Split]

Mavradoxa and Deafest present a new autumnal themed split album from two sides of North America!!

Digital Album

Mavradoxa is an atmospheric black metal band rooted in the Laurentian region of upstate New York. The music of Mavradoxa is expansive, atmospheric, and melancholic. Music made for dreary and rain-soaked days during solitary walks, or in any moment of introspection. Long progressive songs that flow with purpose where the atmosphere dictates and paints vivid stories in its movement and ...

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PRE-ORDER: Norilsk - Le passage des glaciers album packs, shirts, and CD's available!

ALBUM RELEASE: Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins

The digital version of the Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins split album is available now on our Bandcamp page. 

If you missed the album premiere stream on No Clean Singing last week, take the time to listen to this great split album, with entirely new material from both bands.

Due to production delays, the 6 panel digipack will not be shipping until early-mid December. However, you can place your order anytime and we will ship your copy as soon as they arrive!

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SONG PREMIERE: Doom-Metal.com streams NORILSK's new song 'Ghosts of Loss' (feat. Pim Blankenstein)

Hypnotic Dirge Records is set to release Norilsk's new album Le passage des glaciers (The Passage of Glaciers) on November 24. The Canadian metal outfit invites Winter and darkness into our homes this month, carrying the cold touch of doom and death.

Norilsk's latest offering will feature guest vocal appearance from Pim Blankenstein (Officium Triste, The 11th Hour, Extreme Cold Winter, Clouds) on song 'Ghosts of Loss.' Nic Miquelon comments: “When I wrote 'Ghosts of Loss', I had in mind band...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins

Courtesy of the always amazing "No Clean Singing" the full "Origins" album is now available to stream in its entirety!

Have a listen at the link below and if you like it, be sure to order a copy of the 6 panel digipack!

"Origins" Full Album Stream on "No Clean Singing"
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"As the seasons change, and the colors of autumn leaves briefly flare like blood and fire, only to be sapped of life and scattered by cold winter winds, it’s not uncommon...

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ALBUM NEWS: Melankolia to release fourth full-length ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’ on HDR

Ambient / Neo-classical composer Melankolia is set to release their fourth full-length album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’ on physical and digital formats through Hypnotic Dirge Records on December 12, 2017! 

Founded by musician Mike O’Brien, (Appalachian Winter, Veiled Monk, Ritual in Ash) Melankolia has been releasing introspective and thoughtful music since the project’s beginnings nearly 10 years ago. Three full-length albums have thus far been released - Nokturnum, Orpheus Dow...

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PRE-ORDER: Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins Split available for pre-order

ALBUM NEWS: Norilsk reveals artwork and details for new album Le passage des glaciers

ALBUM RELEASE: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

The second album from the progressive doom metal band Odradek Room from Mariupol, Ukraine, entitled "A Man of Silt" is officially released today as a joint release between Hypnotic Dirge and Solitude Productions!!

The limited 6 Panel digipack is still available to order, and as of today, the regular jewel case edition is also available.  

Limited 6 Panel Digipack

Jewel Case Version

Odradek Room Discography (both albums for $C18 + shipping)

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RELEASE NEWS: Hypnotic Dirge Records to release second Norilsk album "Le passage des glaciers" on November 24, 2017

Deep, cold, and far away: Norilsk – the northernmost city, located in Siberia far above the arctic circle, evokes ideas of hardship, darkness, and doom. Despite its isolation, the name also brings images of nordic beauty, mystery, and a majestic reverence.

Capturing these contrasting notions into music, French-Canadian band Norilsk is back with a captivating new album, as thick and heavy as permafrost. Le passage des glaciers (The Passage of Glaciers) follows in the footsteps of 2015's album...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

The new album from Ukrainian progressive doom band Odradek Room, entitled "A Man of Silt" is now premiering in full on various publications. 



Album Premiere at Legacy Magazine
Album Premiere at Friedhof Magazine
Album Premiere at Kvlt.pl
Album Premiere at Moshville
Album Premiere at Rockhard
Album Premiere at Pure Grain Audio

Odradek Room's "A Man of Silt" is set for release this coming Thursday October 12. 
You can pre-order the limited 6 panel digipack edition of the album now.

Tracklist:

1 Arising i...

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PRE-ORDERS: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

SONG PREMIERE : Chiral - The Feeble Glare of Autumn

SONG PREMIERE: Ah Ciliz - Cascadia

Webshop Update: September 15, 2017

RELEASE NEWS: Ah CIliz / Chiral - Origins

Hypnotic Dirge and Throats Productions are pleased to announce the release of an intense nature-themed atmospheric Black Metal split record entitled "Origins" between two great atmospheric bands - Ah Ciliz and Chiral. 

Ah Ciliz started as a solo project in 2008 with original member Elmer handling all instruments and releasing the first demo in 2009. In 2009 session drummer Cadavre (Grimlair) joined the band to provide drums for 2 tracks on the first full-length album "Reawakening Ancient Sorro...

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SONG PREMIERE: Odradek Room - Mirror Labyrinth

No Clean Singing is premiering the track "Mirror Labyrinth" from Odradek Room's upcoming album - "A Man of Silt", out in early October from Hypnotic Dirge Records and BadMoodMan Music!

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"The song we’re bringing you today is as mysterious and haunting as the Kafka story that provided the inspiration for the band’s name. Its intensity ebbs and flows. Slow and somber at first, with a spectral guitar melody as the centerpiece of the intro, it becomes more urgent, in pa...

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RELEASE NEWS: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

Webshop Update - August 2017

ALBUM RELEASE: Kval - Kval