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

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, October 27, 2023, In : stroszek 
Named after the Werner Herzog movie by the same name, last seen by Joy Division’s leader Ian Curtis before committing suicide, stroszek was formed by Frostmoon Eclipse guitarist Claudio Alcara in 2006.

Aiming to go in a country\folk direction after years in the extreme metal world, stroszek could be described as “richly melodic, hauntingly melancholic, and at times, a crushingly sad commentary on innermost thoughts and life experiences”, or ‘long drives along deserted highways with jus...

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

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, October 27, 2023, In : stroszek 
Before the release of 2023's "about all the bad days in the world", the last stroszek album was all the way back in 2012. Long sold out, sound graveyard bound was the band's third album - at that time a three piece headed by founder Claudio Alcara [Frostmoon Eclipse]. What better occasion to press a new edition of the long out of print "sound graveyard bound" then alongside the release of the new album. 

A confluence of sounds that harken back to Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt, and Johnny Cash, s...

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

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, October 5, 2023, In : NONE 
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

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, September 29, 2023, In : stroszek 
After a lengthy period of silence, stroszek returns this winter with their new album about all the bad days in the world. Formed in 2007 by Claudio Alcara, the guitarist and founder of Frostmoon Eclipse, one of Italy’s original, and longest serving black metal bands, stroszek is a project bringing forth various elements of dark neo-folk, goth rock, and western music blending together seemingly irreconcilable sounds to craft something that is all about feeling and introspection. Contemplatio...

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PRE-ORDERS: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, In : Claret Ash 
Atmospheric reigns supreme in Claret Ash's majestic return. Five years removed from their last full-length, the double-album The Great Adjudication Australian Melodic Black Metal band Claret Ash are ready to present a new EP Worldtorn: Anemoia - the second installment in its recently launched 'Worldtorn' series. Weaving together narratives among common threads of collapse, resiliency, symbiosis, and renewal, Worldtorn - a concept yet in its infancy - seeks to explore various facets of post-ap...

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ALBUM COVER : Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, In : Claret Ash 
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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Hypnotic Dirge Records launches Official EU Store

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, April 3, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
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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UPDATE: Hypnotic Dirge North American Store is now open!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 20, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
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

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 


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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ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Obsessions

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 29, 2022, In : Notturno 
"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.



Order Links:
Notturno Merch (CD, Shirt, or Bundle)
Notturno Digital

NOTTURNO develops its atmosphe...

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Obsessions

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 1, 2022, In : Notturno 
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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Nott...

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SONG PREMIERE: Notturno - Falling

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 31, 2022, In : Notturno 
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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ALBUM COVER: Notturno - Obsessions

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 21, 2022, In : Notturno 
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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BAND ANNOUNCEMENT: NOTTURNO

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 11, 2022, In : 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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PRE-ORDER: Nordicwinter - Desolation

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 4, 2020, In : Nordicwinter 

Pre-order
Digital

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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ALBUM COVER: Nordicwinter - Desolation

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, November 28, 2020, In : Nordicwinter 
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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UPCOMING RELEASES: Nordicwinter - Desolation | Nordicwinter - Sorrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, In : Nordicwinter 
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: Marche Funèbre to release fourth full-length album “Einderlicht” on September 25

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 5, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
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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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - Life has gone on long enough

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 7, 2020, In : NONE 
Following the vinyl release of NONE’s debut album earlier this year, Hypnotic Dirge and Viridian Flame are thrilled to announce a vinyl release date for NONE’s second chapter “Life has gone on long enough.”

Written during the latter half of 2017, and originally released on CD and Digital formats on April 11, 2018, this momentous album will now also be available in vinyl format beginning July 3, 2020.

Much like the first record, this one will also be released in an edition of 300 copies,...

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

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 23, 2019, In : Maeskyyrn 
Based in Montréal, Québec, Maeskyyrn is crafting introspective atmospheric black metal. Formed in 2017 by Harslingoth and Saemyaza, Maeskyyrn quickly began to write and record what was to become their first offering, the self-released EP "Thoughts of Shattered Dreams" releasing in January 2018. A second guitarist, "Noctis" was added to their lineup during the writing process of the album.

Not long after this, Maeskyyrn took their dynamic and authoritative vision to the stage as they continue...

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

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, In : Marche Funèbre 
Among the most definitive and diligent Doom groups in the underground European scene, Marche Funèbre are currently putting the finishing touches on the writing process for their as-of-now untitled fourth full-length album. As Marche Funèbre enters its second decade, this five member group, hailing from Mechelen, Belgium continues to raise the stakes with sets scheduled at multiple festivals throughout the remainder of 2019 including Darken the Moon, Moscow Funeral League, Doom Over Saint-Pe...

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BAND SIGNING / UPCOMING RELEASE: Nachtterror - Judgement

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, August 19, 2019, In : Nachtterror 
Nachtterror is a Symphonic Black Metal band formed in 2006 in Regina, Saskatchewan. 

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



“We want our listeners leaving our album u...

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

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

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

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 11, 2019, In : NONE 
The third album from the enigmatic and anonymous entity NONE is now officially released!

"Damp Chill of Life" is available to order on the Hypnotic Dirge webshop, as well as exclusive hoodie and shirt bundles, and a discography pack..

The hoodie and shirt bundles come with a limited NONE patch and button, as well as some other unannounced extras which will be thrown into your pack!

These bundles will only be available for a limited time and once they are gone, they are gone. The "Damp Chill of L...

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

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, April 8, 2019, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
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

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 5, 2019, In : NONE 
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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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: March 2019

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, March 3, 2019, In : Webshop Additions 
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!!



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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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: February 2019

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 4, 2019, In : Webshop Additions 
Added: February 4, 2019

Latest Additions Link

From Einheit Produktionen:
EP053 Surturs Lohe - Seelenheim
EP060 Hypnos - The Whitecrow
EP061 Eden Weint Im Grab - Na(c)htodreise
EP062 Ferndal- Ferndal
EO065 Odroerir - Das Erbe unserer ahnen
EP067 Thakandar - Sterbende Erde
EP068 Andras - Reminiszenzen
EP069 Ahnengrab - Schattenseiten
EP070 Ahnenkult - Als das Licht verging

From Dusktone Records:
Dusk008 Cold Body Radiation - Deer Twilight
Dusk037 Acrosome - Narrator and Remains
Dusk039 Scuorn - Parthenope
Dusk...

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

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 14, 2018, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
We are taking pre-orders for some new label merch, released to commemorate ten years of our cold miserable existence!

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

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Hypnotic Dirge Records turns 10 years old today!

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, October 21, 2018, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
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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VIDEO RELEASE: Hypnotic Dirge Records - A Black / Doom Metal Label; est. 2008

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
We have released a new trailer video of our history, intentions, and goals as we approach our second decade of activity.  Soon enough, we will also make other announcements related to our ten year anniversary! 


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

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, In : NONE 
Last year, the enigmatic Depressive Black Metal duo NONE released their self-titled debut album, perfectly capturing the rain-soaked landscape of the Pacific Northwest and the feeling of despair.

On April 11, 2018, exactly one year to the date of their debut, a new full-length album entitled Life Has Gone On Long Enough will be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records. The album takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. On this new chapter...

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

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, January 7, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
Two veteran doom-death bands - Eye of Solitude from England, and Marche Funèbre from Belgium - are set to release a very special split release on February 22, in partnership with Hypnotic Dirge Records and Cimmerian Shade Recordings. The split album, which will be released in a 6 panel digipack in an edition of 500 copies, will include one new song of epic length from each band, both of which were recorded in late 2017. The album will be available to order from both labels soon, as well as f...

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PRE-ORDERS : Kval - Kval

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, In : Kval 
We are now taking pre-orders for the upcoming debut full-length from the Finnish Atmospheric Black Metal band Kval!

The album is also accompanied by a sleek white shirt (the first ever for HDR) printed by Forest Passage Printing in very limited quantities. The print is the new Kval logo on the front, with the original logo on the back. If you order the Kval pack, an all-weather 11cm x 7cm is also included!

Since we have everything in stock ahead of time with this release, your pre-orders will b...

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PRE-ORDERS: Kassad - Faces Turn Away

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 15, 2017, In : Kassad 

The upcoming Kassad album "Faces Turn Away" is now available to pre-order!
CD's Shirts and Strickers available!



Option 1: Faces Turn Away Combo Pack: $C30 + shipping
PRE-ORDER
-Faces Turn Away CD - presented in 4 panel digipack with an 8 page booklet (lyrics included)
-Kassad Shirt: - Printed on "Tultex" shirts, available in S- XXL
-Kassad Sticker - 11cm x 7cm - all-weather, and superdurable. Will last for years.

Option 2: Kassad Shirt: $C20 + shipping
PRE-ORDER
Printed on "Tultex" shirts, available ...

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Hypnotic Dirge Interview with 'Another Metal Review Blog and Podcast' [June 12, 2017]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 15, 2017, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge Interview with 'Another Metal Review Blog and Podcast'
Published: June 12, 2017
Interview by: Brett R.
Original Link

I recently answered some questions for Another Metal Blog And Podcast. For those who aren't aware, this is a very interesting website and podcast who covers some of the best in underground Extreme Metal. Alongside the interview, they also released an HDR exclusive podcast where they play songs from across various past and current releases.

If you are new to Hypnotic D...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 2, 2017, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
ALBUM RELEASE: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests [2CD]
May 31, 2017

Today is the day! The monumental, epic, and ambitious piece of Progressive Funeral Doom (and so many other genres) is now released. Presented in a 4 panel digipack with a luxurious 36 page booklet. Mastered by Damon Good of Mournful Congregation Official and co-released with Cimmerian Shade Recordings.

Thanks to everyone who was involved in this release, and most importantly to the band for their creativity and for trusting us to he...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests double-album on Terrorizer!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, May 27, 2017, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
Vin de Mia Trix's new album "PALIMPSESTS" is streaming in FULL on Terrorizer!

Enjoy!

Official release next Wednesday through Hypnotic Dirge and Cimmerian Shade Recordings, but the albums arrived from Ukraine yesterday so your pre-orders (and all subsequent orders) will be shipped this weekend!



Order 2CD Here

“Each song on the album covers one such archetype, combining several versions of the same story, reaching out to the old tales and myths. To strengthen this link with the past, we inserted ...

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Webshop Update - March 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 2, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - March 2017
Latest Additions
-All albums added this month are in this section.
HDR - D - 949 : Lux Divina - Possessed by Telluric Feelings HDR - D - 950 : Lux Divina - Walk Within the Riddle HDR - D - 951 : Vike Tare - Feed the Flames HDR - D - 952 : Bifrost - Mana Ewah HDR - D - 953 : Aethernaeum - Wanderungen durch den Daemmerwald HDR - D - 954 : Aethernaeum - Naturmystik
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COMPILATION RELEASE: Subarctic Nocturnes - Below the Wilted Grove [Volume III - MMXVI]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 25, 2016, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
"Many moons have passed since our last compilation was released, but now we would like to present to you our third and final release of the Subarctic Nocturnes compilation series, “Below the Wilted Grove”. For those who revel in the simple yet brilliant sounds of acoustic medleys, accompanied by haunting vocals, trance-inducing rhythms, and droning violins, this is a collection of songs not to be missed! Fit for the rustic scenes of this dying season, “Below the Wilted Grove” is sure ...

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HDR is going to Black Mourning Light Festival in Edmonton - October 21-23, 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 14, 2016, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Western Canadians who will be going to Black Mourning Light Metal Festival in Edmonton next weekend, I should let you know that Hypnotic Dirge Records will have a merch table at this year's festival!



We'll be bringing along an assortment of our releases and favourite items from the distro, as well as some shirts! Everything - CD's, and shirts - will be $10 a piece, or 5 CD's for $40.

Since we obviously won't be bringing everything we have available, you can also take a look through our webshop...

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Webshop Update : October 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, October 13, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
We finally have our October 2016 Webshop Update online as we were waiting for the package from Solitude Prod. to arrive in the mail before making this update.

Fifteen new albums have been added to the shop from Via Nocturna from Poland, and Apathia Records from France. 
Included in those 15 new albums are new albums from Self-Hatred, and Doomed released in September from Solitude Productions.

Many of the Solitude releases were also out of stock, so there are also 18 re-stocks of past Solitude re...

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Webshop Update : September 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, September 3, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - September 2016
-18 new albums

It's a bit late, but here are our webshop additions for the month of September! Originally there was going to be about 40 new albums added, but some of the stock never arrived in time so they will be included in the October update instead.
None-the-less, there are quite a few noteworthy and interesting albums in this batch of additions!

I haven't yet had a chance to listen to all of these albums, but from the ones that I have, Goatpsalm, and Black T...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - Nur ein Moment...

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, August 25, 2016, In : Frigoris 

Well, today marks the official release date of the new Frigoris album "Nur ein Moment". Thanks to everybody for the support and interest in the new album so far! If you pre-ordered the album fairly early, you might already have the CD in your hands, and if you pre-ordered just recently, the album is on its way to you as all pending orders are now shipped!

Of course, you can order the album in our webshop for $10 CDN + shipping like usual. "Nur ein Moment..." is released in a digipack which inc...

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SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris debuts new track “Trúwen” from upcoming album “Nur ein Moment…”

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 20, 2016, In : Frigoris 
Atmospheric Post-Black Metal band Frigoris  has spent the better part of the past two years preparing their follow-up album to the well-received “Wind” album from 2013. The new album is entitled “Nur ein Moment…” (Just one moment…), the first album in a two part concept series, and we are now premiering a track from the album, entitled “Trúwen.” You can head to the Hypnotic Dirge Records Bandcamp page to stream and download the first new Frigoris track in three years!


Frigori...

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Webshop Update : June 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 6, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - June 2016
- 12 new albums
June update is a few days late, so apologies for that. Never-the-less, there is a ton of great new music available and some real gems in this bundle! 

Latest additions
-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 860 : Inglorious - Eternal Chaos 
HDR - D - 861 : A. H. P. - Against Human Plague
HDR - D - 862 : Solacide - The Finish Line
HDR - D - 863 : A.V.D.L. - Scourge
HDR - D - 864 : Humm - Sanctuary
HDR - D - 865 : Heretique - De non existentia De...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Subterranean Disposition premieres video for “All Roads lead to Perdition” on No Clean Singing | Pre-orders being accepted!

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, In : Subterranean Disposition 
VIDEO PREMIERE: Subterranean Disposition premieres video for “All Roads lead to Perdition” on No Clean Singing | Pre-orders being accepted!
May 17, 2016

Subterranean Disposition’s new album, entitled “Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure” is less than a month away! Thus we - with the help of No Clean Singing who is hosting the premiere - are releasing a new video clip for the track “All Roads Lead to Perdition” a song and video which conjures up images of collapse and apocalyp...

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Webshop Update : May 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - May 2016
-Four new webshop additions from Dusktone Records [Italy]
Another short webshop update this month as some of the distribution stock is a little bit late to arrive.
However, all four of these albums from Dusktone Records in Italy are solid listens. Two albums from Cascadian Black Metal / Ambient project Enisum, a new Ego Depths album for fans of Funeral Doom, and some aggressive, yet symphonic Black Metal from Svartelder.

Latest Additions
-All albums listed below are in th...

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Hypnotic Dirge Discogs Store

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
HDR has set up a Discogs page!
If this is your preferred site to check out and buy CD's, check out our Discogs Store!
We will be adding our full inventory over the coming days/weeks.

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ALBUM UPDATE: New Subterranean Disposition album coming soon!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 21, 2016, In : Subterranean Disposition 
New Subterranean Disposition album “Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure” to be released on June 13, 2016
April 20, 2016

Melbourne based Experimental Death-Doom band Subterranean Disposition reveals the track “Wooden Kimono Fixative” from their upcoming sophomore album “Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure” which will be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records / Solitude Productions on June 13, 2016! Taking the name from a Tom Waits coined phrase – ( Wooden Kimono being slang f...

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ALBUM PREMIERE : Negative Voice premieres new album "Cold Redrafted" on No Clean Singing

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 9, 2016, In : Negative Voice 
Listen to the Negative Voice "Cold Redrafted' premiere on No Clean Singing here.

About two weeks ago, in one of our Shades of Black posts, I wrote about two songs (“Limitation” and “Karmic Pattern” by Moscow’s Negative Voice that made an immediate and strong impression when I heard them. Those two tracks appear on the band’s second album, Cold Redrafted. I’ve now heard the rest of the songs, and you can, too — because we’re premiering a full stream just a couple of days in ad...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Womb - Deception Through Your Lies

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 29, 2015, In : Womb 
ALBUM RELEASE: Womb - Deception Through Your Lies
November 30, 2015

The debut album from the Spanish Funeral Doom band "Womb" is available on CD for the first time as of today from Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions! 200 copies are available for sale from each label.



Buy "Deception Through Your Lies" CD
Donation-based Digital Download

Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions presents the debut album from the Spanish death-doom band “Womb”, entitled “Deception Through Your...

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Webshop Update: November 2015, Order 3 CD's, Receive 5 CD's Sale.

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, October 31, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - November 2015
November 2015 Sale

November 2015 Sale

CURRENT SALE - NOVEMBER:
  
ORDER 3 CD's, RECEIVE 5 CD's
ORDER 6 CD's, RECEIVE 10 CD's

During the month of November, we are offering a nice promotion that will allow you to expand your CD collection for cheap and hopefully help us to clear some space and raise some money to prepare for our 2016 plans!

When you order 3 CD's, you can receive any 2 Hypnotic Dirge release from HDR - 037 and earlier for free.
When you order 6 CD's, you ca...

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General Hypnotic Dirge Update: Future Plans and Releases

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 21, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hello everyone, it's been a while (besides the webshop posts)

We've been quietly working in the background and now have three new releases planned between December 2015 - February 2016, all of which will be doom releases co-released between Hypnotic Dirge and Solitude Productions! We will announce these releases in October! This is the way of the future now and it's simply become unaffordable for us to continue on making releases alone with abysmally low sales and ever-increasing expenses.

I ca...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records Interview [July 2, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, July 4, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 

Hypnotic Dirge Records Embraces Non-Profit Model…For Better or Worse
Published: July 2, 2015
Interview by: David E. Gehlke.
Original Link

The words “non-profit” almost always raise eyebrows, for somehow, the money always has to go back into at least someone’s pockets. It’s a rare happening in the music industry; labels are largely profit-driven, and rightfully so – they need to make money to fund their bands and, operation. But what about a record company that is non-profit? How does ...

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Webshop Update - June 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - June 1, 2015



A few very worthy highlights in this webshop update including the classic 1999 Worship album rerelease  "Last CD Before Doomsday" (previously Last Tape Before Doomsday) as well as essential Funeral Doom albums from Profetus, Ataraxie, Funeralium, and Funeral Moth from the high-quality acclaimed Japenese Funeral Doom label Weird Truth Productions​!

Also added to the shop is some crushing Australian Black Metal from Erebus Enthroned, and the latest album from Pesti...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Verlies - Le Domaine des Hommes

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 28, 2015, In : Verlies 
ALBUM RELEASE: Verlies - Le Domaine des Hommes
May 28, 2015



The worldwide digipack CD release of Verlies' debut album "Le Domaine des Hommes" has arrived and the album is available through a multiple of sources: Hypnotic Dirge Records, Throats Productions, and directly from the band. Hypnotic Dirge Records is selling the album worldwide with an emphasis on North America and Europe, Throats Productions is selling the album worldwide with an emphasis on Mexico, Central America, and South America,...

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PRE-ORDER: Verlies - Le Domaine des Hommes

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, In : Verlies 
May 12, 2015



 We are now accepting pre-orders for Verlies’s debut album “Le Domaine des Hommes” which will be officially released on May 28, 2015 in digipack format with a carefully designed 12 page booklet and 11cm x 7cm sticker! Pre-order the CD to receive a discount on the regular price until the release date! Alternatively, you may also pre-order the digital version for and receive the album in your email address on the release date.



Heavy Blog is Heavy is premiering the track "Maladi...

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Webshop Update - May 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, May 4, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - May 1, 2015

New webshop additions added, including some classic Agalloch albums, the debut Windbruch, and some new titles from Solitude Productions!

-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 776 : Agalloch - Pale Folklore
HDR - D - 777 : Agalloch - The Mantle
HDR - D - 778 : Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
HDR - D - 779 : Nocturnal Depression - Fragments of a Broken Past
HDR - D - 780 : Nocturnal Depression - Four Seasons to a Depression
HDR - D - 781 ...

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Free digital compilation album "Subarctic Nocturnes: Within the Ice" [Volume II] released now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 2, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
A few weeks ago, we released a Doom Metal collection under the Subarctic Nocturnes banner. As we stated at that time, it was meant to be the first of a three-part trilogy series of compilation albums that we would be releasing. Now, we present to you "Subarctic Nocturnes: Within the Ice[Volume II]", a collection of Black Metal and associated genres!



Free stream / download

Within this volume, a few different variations of Black Metal is included. The start of the album includes more fast-paced, ...

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Webshop Update - April 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - April 1, 2015

This month's webshop update is quite a small one. However, there are still some worthwhile albums added to the shop. Highlights include Suffer Yourself, Aethyr, and Way to End!!

Latest additions
-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 766 : Dead Man's Hill VS The Earth King - Cycling Between Sun And Moon
HDR - D - 767 : Forgotten Winter - Origem da Inexistencia
HDR - D - 768 : Eismond - As we hide the moon
HDR - D - 769 : Frozen Ocean - The Dyson Swarm
HD...

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Webshop Update - March 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - March 1, 2015

Apologies for the late additions to the March webshop update. We always intend to have an update at the start of each month, but it has been an exceedingly busy time for us as of late.

However, the update is now live and includes 31 new additions including many new releases from Solitude Productions / BadMoodMan Music, as well as some hidden and hard-to-find gems such as the trilogy of Funeral Doom classics from Argentinian Lovecraftian Doomsters Fungoid Dreams, B...

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Free digital compilation album "Subarctic Nocturnes: Doomed to Be" released now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 13, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Presenting the latest Hypnotic Dirge Records free digital download compilation album!, "Subarctic Nocturnes: Doomed to Be [Volume 1]"

This year, we are releasing something more comprehensive than ever before, with a compilation trilogy series which will have a different genre focus on each volume and which we will release over the course of the next few months. We are extremely pleased to unveil the first album in this series now, with a focus on all things doom!

Within this volume, you will fi...

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Webshop Update - February 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, February 1, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - February 1, 2015

Only a small update this time as our focus is with our own releases! However, a couple of interesting items in this small update include the new issue of Forgotten Path Magazine (Issue 6), as well as some really cool (and incredibly limited) Morphinist shirts - of which we only have 4. One Black - Large, One Black - X-Large, One White - Large, and One White - XLarge.

-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 642 : Obscure - selftitle...

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Lycanthia / Atten Ash Split 7" Vinyl Available!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 22, 2015, In : Lycanthia 
Lycanthia / Atten Ash Split 7" Vinyl Available!
January 22, 2015

Today - January 22 - marks the official release of the Lycanthia / Atten Ash Band Split 7" Vinyl!!

Order Vinyl | Download EP



The vinyl is limited to 140 copies through HDR, and is available for $7.00 + shipping in our webshop. As a special bonus, those who order the vinyl will also receive three high-quality 11cm x 7cm stickers of Hypnotic Dirge, Lycanthia, and Atten Ash!

For those who prefer digital (or wants to listen / download in...

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'Norilsk' unveils cover artwork and title of forthcoming album "The Idea of North"!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 15, 2015, In : Norilsk 
NEWS: Death-doom entity 'Norilsk' unveils cover artwork and title of forthcoming album "The Idea of North"
January 15, 2015



Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau (Québec), Canada. After releasing an EP, Japetus, in July 2014, Norilsk now unveils details about their debut album, “The Idea of North”, out on March 10, 2015. 

“The Idea of North” is a doom-death album crafted for the winter season:...

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Webshop Update - January 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, January 4, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - January 2015

Virtually everything in this January 2015 update comes from the impressive and prolific Zero Dimensional Records from Japan, as well as its affliliated labels Maa Productions and Hidden Marly Productions. There are 26 new albums available in the webshop in this update, and many of which are rare Japanese black metal bands that have flourished under the radar.

One of the side labels Maa Productions tends to focus more on the depressive black metal and post-rock soun...

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Norilsk announces signing with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of its debut full-length album!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 12, 2014, In : Norilsk 
Norilsk announces signing with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of its debut full-length album!
December 12, 2014



Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau (Québec), Canada, who self-released their debut EP “Japetus” this past summer. Characterized by slow and crushing riffs, death growls, and atmospheric arrangements, its music draws comparison with doom-death bands such as My Dying Bride, Mor...

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Pre-order begins: HDR - V - 001 : Lycanthia / Atten Ash [Split 7" Vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 6, 2014, In : Atten Ash 

Lycanthia and Atten Ash announce release of split 7" Vinyl December 6, 2014


Doom bands Lycanthia and Atten Ash have collaborated to deliver a new limited split 7" this winter. Featuring “The Harbinger” for Lycanthia, and “City in the Sea” for Atten Ash, this split will serve as a prelude to each band's forthcoming full-length albums as well as present a very first vinyl release for everyone involved! There will only be 300 copies printed with 140 available for sale through Hypnotic Dir...
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Webshop Update - December 2014

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - December 2014

Short and to the point this time. We have some new titles available in the webshop this month though it's a quite small amount because currently our focus is on preparing our upcoming releases. Nonetheless, there's some nice music here and especially recommended is the latest release from Sorcier des Glaces (though it's already been out since the start of 2014)

-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 703 : Atra Hora - Via Comb...

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Webshop Update - November 2014

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 2, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update -  November 2014

A rather small update this time around, but a few things worthy of your time. 
We brought in the debut Nethermost full-length 'Noetic' released in September 2014 on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, as well as a handful of CD's from Nova Scotia based Death / Black Metal label Blast Head Records. 

Perhaps the most exciting items in the update though are the Convivial Hermit Magazines, from Issue 4 back in 2008 through to Issue 7 which was released last month. A f...

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Hypnotic Dirge General Update

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
After a calm past few months, work is now being undertaken regarding plans for 2015 album releases! Asides from providing for a little more down time than usual, the last few months have also been used to reorganize the website as well as to refine our intentions and objectives for the months to come.

Finally, a thorough and detailed Manifesto has been completed giving an overview of our operations as well as information on a variety of subjects. 

For the sake of some consistency, webshop updat...

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Distro Update: 33 New Titles added!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, August 16, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Distro Update: 33 new titles

It has been a fairly slow summer for new additions to the webshop but finally here is an update with 33 new albums added to the shop! There are a lot of really good gems in this list so look carefully! As usual, you can find music from each of these albums on their pages in the webshop. 

HDR - D - 645 : Kozeljnik - Null: The Acheron Of Mutiform Negation
HDR - D - 646 : Permanent Midnight - Under The Blood Moon 
HDR - D - 647 : Root - Kargeras 
HDR - D - 648 : Elderbloo...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records will be at Metal Wizard Open Air 2014

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, July 6, 2014, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge Records will once again be present for the second annual Metal Wizard Open Air Festival on Saturday July 12, 2014. We will have a merch stand set up with a fine selection of CD's and shirts from our own releases and from the distro including a box of 50 dedicated to Black Metal, a box of 50 dedicated to Doom Metal, and 50 of our specific recommendations! 

This year, all CD's will be $5.00 and all shirts will be $10.00, a very special low price for Metal Wizard only! 

You can also...

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Distro Update: 24 New Titles, 2 New Shirts

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 29, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update!

Lots of really nice additions including six Skepticism albums, a couple Frostmoon Eclipse albums, the Kamera Obskur album (side project of Lunar Aurora) an Ulver shirt, a Thy Catafalque shirt, and more!

Here is a link to all the LATEST ADDITIONS

They are also all listed here:

HDR - D - 621 : Keen of the Crow - Permonition
HDR - D - 622 : Keen of the Crow - Hyborea
HDR - D - 623 : Fall of Empyrean - A Life Spent Dying
HDR - D - 624 : Kamera Obskur - Bildfänger
HDR - D - 625 : Skeptic...

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All digital downloads on Bandcamp now set to free download!‏

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
All digital albums on Bandcamp are now available for free download / by-donation!! 
This means you don't need to pay $5.00 for the digital download of our releases anymore, but rather can pay whatever you want, or download the album(s) for free!!

Enjoy the music, and please spread the word about this. 
If we're going to have the downloads available for free, we want as many people as possible to gain access to this music!

Our philosophy is rooted in the principle of open-source and unlimited ac...


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Distro Update: 46 New Titles!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 24, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Lo and behold, there is finally a new batch of CD's added to the webshop after a pretty sizable time has passed since the last update. A wide variety of albums from across the sonic spectrum to be sure, but this update seems to include a lot of doom, from atmospheric death-doom, to sludgy stoner metal, ambient drone-doom, black/doom metal and everything else as well! Some highlights include the latest Mourning Dawn double-album "Les sacrifiés", the new offering from ritualistic stoner drone-...
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FREE DOWNLOADS: Hypnotic Dirge Records 2013/14 Compilations available now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 6, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
FREE DOWNLOADS: Hypnotic Dirge Records 2013/14 Compilations available now!

Presenting the latest edition(s) in the annual Hypnotic Dirge compilation albums which have always been (and always will be) available for free download. This year, due to the enormous size, we've decided to release two compilation albums simultaneously. 

The compilations are divided into vaguely Black Metal and Doom Metal variations. It's not an exact science due to the diversity of bands and tracks included, but the id...

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PRE-ORDERS: stroszek - wild years of remorse and failures / Ekove Efrits - Nowhere

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 28, 2013, In : stroszek 
New Hypnotic Dirge Records Releases available to pre-order!

Today marks the start of pre-orders for the last Hypnotic Dirge releases of 2013. We are finishing off the year with new releases from two of our long standing artists which have both released previous albums through HDR! Presented is a special double-album re-release from stroszek of re-worked early material and the followup album of 2011's Conceptual Horizon from Ekove Efrits.

New tracks from both albums have been uploaded to Bandcam...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records launches new Webstore

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 14, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 

Hypnotic Dirge Records now has a brand new webstore with all kinds of new features which were missing from the previous format.

It should be MUCH easier to navigate through everything now, there is finally an "Add-to"Cart" feature, quantities are listed directly on the store, and as well as this 50 new titles were just added to the distro for the launch of the webstore today! [DISTRO UPDATE]

A new (and much less confusing) price system is now taking effect as well. $8 for a regular CD, $10 for ...

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Distro Update: 49 New Releases

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 14, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
A new distro update has been made for the first time in over 4 months! It's been a really busy time and these distro additions have been sitting for a long time without an update. Finally it was decided that it wouldn't make much sense to do all the work on a distro update which was getting to be almost 50 new tittles in the old format again as a new webstore was being planned for construction soon, so the work would have to be done twice. Eventually it was decided to make the new webstore in...
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Hypnotic Dirge Records Interview with Black Phoenix Rising Forum [September 20, 2013]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 20, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Recently, I was asked to answer some questions for the Forum "Black Phoenix Rising" 
Original Link

You may have already seen Hypnotic Dirge Records featured in the labels forum on here, an excellent underground label which operates on a non profit basis and is dedicated to putting out high quality music from some incredibly talented bands. Here's an interview with Nick Skog, founder of Hypnotic Dirge which hopefully will give you some insight into how things operate from the perspective of an u...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Vin de Mia Trix - Once Hidden From Sight

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
Vin de Mia Trix - 'Once Hidden From Sight'
Available now in CD edition or FREE digital download!

The debut album from the Ukrainian doom metal band Vin de Mia Trix entitled "Once Hidden From Sight" is now officially released and available in both CD format in a luxurious 12 page booklet with full lyrics and as a name-your-price (free) download from Bandcamp!! 



"After numerous gigs (including Doom Over Kiev, Moscow Doom Fest, and supporting Saturnus, Mourning Beloveth and Autumnia among others), ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - Wind

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 7, 2013, In : Frigoris 
Frigoris - Wind available now for free streaming, $5 download, and CD order!

The new album from the atmospheric black metal band Frigoris entitled "Wind" is now available from Hypnotic Dirge Records. In addition to the regular CD edition which was co-released by Hypnotic Dirge and Misanthropic Art Productions, the album has also been uploaded to Bandcamp and Youtube for free streaming in its entirety, and is also available as a $5 digital download.



Although founded as a Pagan/Black Metal band, ...

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Vin de Mia Trix - Once Hidden in Sight to be co-released by Hypnotic Dirge/Solitude Prod.

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, In : Vin de Mia Trix 

Doom band Vin de Mia Trix signs with Hypnotic Dirge/Solitude Productions for co-release in September!


 
The first co-release between Hypnotic Dirge Records (Canada) and Solitude Productions (Russia) will see the light of day in September 2013 and it will be doom band Vin de Mia Trix's debut full-length album "Once Hidden in Sight" which the band has been preparing and perfecting for quite some time.

Vin de Mia Trix is a band from Kyiv, Ukraine. Its music is a blend of different doom metal subgen...
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Distribution Update: 30 New Titles added!

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
A new selection of releases have been added to the distribution section including albums by Funeral, Pantheist, Mourning Beloveth, Paganland, Thy Catafalque, Panopticon, Obsidian Tongue and a lot more! Some essential doom and black metal in these new additions for sure.

Here's the full list:

HDR - D - 454 : Marche Funèbre - Norizon EP
HDR - D - 455 : Myrkvar - As en bloed
HDR - D - 456 : The Reckoning - Counterblast
HDR - D - 457 : Mrykvar - Als een Woeste Horde
HDR - D - 458 : Ascend-ency - Regre...
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Depicting Abysm/Windbruch/Gmork digital split coming soon! (Ft. members of Epitimia)

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 5, 2013, In : Windbruch 

On April 11, Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing a 3-way atmospheric black metal split from three Russian bands: Windbruch, Gmork and the side project of our very own Epitimia called Depicting Abysm. This will be a FREE DIGITAL RELEASE with the name “Silentium!” consisting of 9 untitled tracks titled with numbers and will be available from the HDR Downloads section and the bandcamp page.


 

Silence – it is a pause between two emotional strikes, but even there a “scream” can take p...
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Odradek Room releases new track 'Suffocation' from upcoming album, "Bardo. Relative Reality." Album is now available to pre-order!

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, February 24, 2013, In : Odradek Room 

The track 'Suffocation' from Odradek Room's upcoming album 'Bardo. Relative Reality' has now been made available for streaming and free download. This is now the third song to be made available from 'Bardo. Relative Reality' and this one really explores the softer and slower side of Odradek Room's multifaceted sound weaving dreamy melody, soulful vocals, and a melancholic atmosphere. Clean vocals sung in Russian are also clearly heard on this track and this language really works well to creat...
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All Hypnotic Dirge releases on bandcamp available for free download from January 1-7, 2013

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
As a thank you for all of the support shown in 2012, Hypnotic Dirge Records has made all of the albums on the bandcamp page available for free download from January 1-7, 2013! Have a happy new year and thanks for continuing to lend your ears to the music released by our artists.

It would also be much appreciated if you could share the link to the Hypnotic Dirge bandcamp page (or individual album pages) to your friends or other like-minded people while these albums are available for free downlo...

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Hypnotic Dirge 2012/13 : Solipsist Anthems FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE NOW!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 15, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
The fourth annual free digital Hypnotic Dirge compilation album is now available to stream and download! This year's edition has almost 2 and a half hours of music over 20 tracks from both Hypnotic Dirge artists, guests from Solitude Prod., and some bonus tracks! Also on this compilation is about 30 minutes of video, full album artwork, notes from all of the artists, and photography.  

DOWNLOAD/STREAM HERE


 
Hypnotic Dirge 2012/13  |  Solipsist Anthems

AUDIO
Main
1 - Odradek Room - Faded Reality
2 -...

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Hypnotic Dirge Interview with Doommantia [April 15, 2012]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted April 15, 2012
Original Link
 
I recently participated in an interview special with Altsphere Productions, Arx Productions, Endless Winter Records, Eyes Like snow, psycheDOOMelic Records, and Solitude Productions - a sort of interview special on doom metal labels on Doommantia.com
Unfortunately, the doom genre is something that I have not released nearly enough material in, but that's hopefully something that will change in the future because it is easily one of my favourite ge...

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