Hypnotic Dirge Records - Promoting Depressive Black Metal, Dark Ambient and Experimental Music!

"There is in every madman, a misunderstood genius whose idea shining in his head frightened people, and whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him" - Antonin Artaud

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***News And Updates***

08/30/10 

Two new releases are now available to pre-order! [Special Offer]

The pre-order promotion for the two latest HDR releases is going to come a few days earlier than expected. Our Diabolical Embrace's Immortal Night Laments EP, as well as the Uruk-Hai/Funeral Fornication Split Album are both available for pre-order now and this will run until September 18th, the day before the official release for both albums. The special offer for this particular pre-order is that by clicking HERE (and scrolling down) you can get a copy of both of these releases, and also receive a future $5.00 discount on the future Funeral Fornication package that will include the brand new full-length album on Pro-CD, a new Funeral Fornication T-Shirt, as well as a signed 8X11 Poster. This particular pre-order special offer is $19.00 for North Americans, and $21.00 for the rest of the world, shipping included. I must also stress that the our Diabolical Embrace release is VERY limited to only 40 copies and will not be repressed. More information on these two new albums can be found by going to the RELEASES section.

On an entirely different tangent, Hypnotic Dirge Records is now based in Saskatoon, SK, Canada and this should be fairly stable for the next few years. The new mailing address is now posted in the CONTACT section.

08/06/10 

HDR Package Deal: 15 CD's / 2 T-Shirts / 11 Flyers Available Now!

I am now offering all of the available Hypnotic Dirge Records CD's, Merchandise items, and Flyers/Posters for a very discounted bulk price because of the need to gtet money together for some special upcoming releases. You can read all of the details about this offer HERE (Scroll down to the second post)

07/29/10 

'netra' official signs a deal with Hypnotic Dirge Records

Although some of you may have known for a while now about netra's involvement with Hypnotic Dirge Records, it has now been made official. netra is a project from the town of Kemper, France active since 2003 who play a very interesting blend of black metal, trip-hop, and alternative rock, netra is a musical entity unlike any other that deserves your attention. Please get aquainted with the project by going to his ARTIST PROFILE. Hypnotic Dirge Records plans to release the debut netra album entitled 'Melancolie Urbaine' on Pro-CD in an edition of 500 in November 2010. An official music video is also in progress right now as a collaboration between myself, and Steven (netra)

07/22/10 

HDR - 013 : Exiled From Light - There is no beauty left here... (2CD) OUT NOW!

Hypnotic Dirge Records proudly presents its latest official release - Exiled From Light - There is no beauty left here... a double-disc album spanning 100 minutes in length released on a pro-CD. You can order a copy by clicking HERE, or watch the Official Promotional video by going to our VIDEO PLAYER

07/06/10 

Funeral in Heaven - Shanthikarma [Live EP ; 2010] available for free download!

I are pleased to announce that Hypnotic Dirge Records was approached a couple of weeks ago by the acclaimed underground Sri Lankian Black Metal band "Funeral in Heaven" to digitally release their Live EP "Shanthikarma" through our 'downloads' section. For those of you who have not heard of Funeral in Heaven before, and for those of you who have never heard of Sri Lanka before (It's an island country of the coast of India), I highly recommend downloading this album as this is certaintly not a band to pass up. Given the natural barriers they have had to overcome playing black metal in a country ravaged by civil war, and actually being able to form a full band line-up, as well as sounding damn good live, they certaintly have an edge on a good majority of bands from traditional black metal countries. Download this live EP for free through Hypnotic Dirge Records, and when they release their first official full-length, make sure you support this band and buy a copy! Thanks to Chathuranga Fonseka for a mutual friendship and working relationship! Support Sri Lankian Hela Black Metal!

Download "Shanthikarma" HERE (The catalog number is: HDR - Download - 012 so you will have to scroll to the bottom of the page)

06/26/10 

Pre-Order the new Exiled From Light double-album!

We are now accepting pre-orders for the new Exiled From Light double-album 'There is no beauty left here...'  The album's official release date is set for July 22nd, 2010, and all pre-orders will be shipped on the week of July 19th-23rd, 2010. This double-album features over 110 minutes of new material from Exiled From Light in a deluxe 2-CD Set on Pro-CD. You can read more information, or order the album HERE, or you can read some early album reviews from the press by clicking HERE

For those who missed it, don't forget that Exiled From Light's debut album is still available as well - you can order that HERE.

06/25/10 

New Titles added to the HDR Distro!!

06/13/10 

Immundus signs deal with Quartier 23

Immundus has signed a deal with the Ambient/Experimental label Quartier 23 , and has thus left Hypnotic Dirge Records. I would like to thank Bruno Duarte - solo member of the project Immundus and a founding member of the original Hypnotic Dirge lineup for his cooperation and partnership over the past 18 months. We have successfully released the acclaimed "Haunted Memories" album together which was the first pro-CD Digipack release on HDR back in April 2009, as well as two digital albums since he joined the label. There were/are no hostilities between us whatsoever, and I wish him the best of luck with the next chapter in his project, and hopefully Quartier 23 is the right label for Immundus to present his haunting soundscapes on a label a little more suited to his style! We remain good friends through all this, and it will not affect us personally, after all...it is only music! We will continue to follow his developments and would gladly distribute his forthcoming full-length album in 2011.

Now, for a bit of a general statement about the state of Hypnotic Dirge Records - some of you may be a little bit alarmed about our slow release schedule through the first half of 2010, but rest assured that the second half of 2010 is shaping up to be extremely busy! We have some fantastic releases planned for the next 6-9 months, and my financial situation seems to have gotten to the point where I can release new material at a regular pace once again. Throughout the long history of a label, there is bound to be some personnel changes due to projects leaving, projects being kicked off, and projects being put to rest, but through all this, Hypnotic Dirge Records will continue on, and progress as it sees fit. Our next release kicking off the start of an extremely busy and proporous second half of 2010 will be the new Exiled From Light album 'There is no beauty left here...' released as a double-album on Pro-CD which you can now pre-order HERE! 

05/17/10

Distribution Update:

New additions to the distro include LIFELOVER, TRIST, and EMPTY. Check the DISTRIBUTION section for more details!   

Also, we have recently re-stocked our NJIQAHDDA, and THE HOWLING VOID titles!                       

05/07/10 

Exiled From Light - There is no beauty left here... will be released Summer 2010

We are currently raising up funds in order to bring you the latest Exiled From Light album in a deluxe 2-CD edition featuring over 110 minutes of music, on a Pro CD (limited to 500 copies). We plan to release this in July or August of 2010, but it all depends on the sales of the label. We need to raise up $2000 for the manfacturing costs of this album, along with artwork services and some minor promotions. Thus far, we have raised up about $850 but we need the full $2000 before we can even begin the manfacturing process! If you are a fan of Hypnotic Dirge Records, Exiled From Light, or any other projects on the label, please help us out and support our activities and you shall be rewarded for it!

Take a look through our OFFICIAL RELEASES section, and DISTRIBUTION section and place an order!!

04/30/10 

One Dark Curse signs deal with Hypnotic Dirge Records!

03/31/10 

HDR SALE - March 31st - April 21st 2010 ***CD's for $5.00

We are currently holding a storewide sale where you can pick up any regular-priced CD's from the HDR Official releases, or distributed albums for only $5.00 each plus an added shipping charge! You can find out all of the details by clicking on the HDR BLOG

Help us to fund upcoming releases, as we have lots planned for 2010 but we need the funding in order to make it a reality!

03/15/10 

Hypnotic Dirge Records interview with Heathen Harvest

I recently did an interview with Heathen Harvest Webzine about Hypnotic Dirge Records. The interview was done by Sage who is the PR Representative of Heathen Harvest, and he did a fine journalistic job in this in-depth interview spanning 33 questions about the background of the lable, its ideals, the future, the HDR artists, distro sales and many more interesting topics. You can read the interview by going to the HDR BLOG PAGE, or at its original location on Heathen Harvest HERE.

03/14/10 

Old Forgotten Lands and Immundus release free download albums!

We have managed to solve the problems that we have been having lately with our webserver, and we have now made two new albums available to download for free on our DOWNLOADS page. Immundus has released a short digital single release called Poemia, and Old Forgotten Lands has released a 30 minute EP called Risen Tide which was written over the summer of 2009. 

In other news, just a reminder that the Symbiosis/Ancient Tundra - These Engulfing Winds Never Die CD+DVD Split album was officially released today, and you can pick up a copy on the RELEASES section of the website.

03/09/10 

HDR is pleased to welcome 'Old Forgotten Lands' to the Hypnotic Dirge Records family!

Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to announce that we have added Old Forgotten Lands onto the HDR artist roster! Although we were not activily seeking out any additional projects, we took this great opportunity to sign Old Forgotten Lands after the project and its previous lable affiliate 'EEE Recordings' decided on a mutual agreement to part ways. I also want to point out the fact that there are no problems between the project and its previous lable, and they are still on good terms. You can read the official statement from Elan O'Neal by going to the newly created OLD FORGOTTEN LANDS ARTIST BLOG. For those of you who have not heard of this project before, and want to get a little bit of background on the project, or view a brand new video update from Elan O'Neal concerning the project's new lable, new instruments, and new direction, you can go to the OLD FORGOTTEN LANDS ARTIST PROFILE on the HDR website.

Of course, most of you will know that Hypnotic Dirge Records, and Old Forgotten Lands has worked together in the past in the release of the Old Forgotten Lands/Ancient Tundra - Equinox Split Album and you can view more information about that release by clicking HERE.

I look forward to what the future holds for this lable! Although releases have come in a slower pace over the past few months, it is really the calm before the storm. As long as we get the neccesary funding from sales, we have plans to release new albums with brand new material from Exiled From Light, Neige et Noirceur, Astral Luminous, The Foetal Mind, and Funeral Fornication as soon as possible!

02/21/10 

Symbiosis/Ancient Tundra Split CD+DVD available to pre-order NOW!

The next Hypnotic Dirge Records release is perhaps our most extensive and professional release to date. We are proud to release the long-awaited split album from the ambient artists Symbiosis and Ancient Tundra. Our very first DVD disc is included in this new album which comprises over 2 hours worth of audio and video work from these two fine ambient artists. The release date is set for March 14th, 2010 which is the date that the release will be shipped out to all pre-order customers. You can pre-order a copy by clicking HERE. On that page, you will also find some of the video footage that will appear on the DVD, as well as a complete tracklisting and album information.

We will post pictures of our latest release as we get nearer to the official release date, but one thing is for certain, this is a monumental release for all fans of ambient, classical. and industrial music and a chance to own the first ever Hypnotic Dirge Records DVD release.

In other news, we were supposed to release a free download single from Immundus on February 13th, 2010 but we have been having some problems lately with our webserver, and have not been able to post it on our downloads page. We will hopefully have this problem resolved soon and regret not being able to release this album on the planned release date but seeing as its a digital download, the problem is not a large one. You can download new music from the fanastic experimental ambient artist Immundus by going to his official website www.immundus.net

02/04/10

Distro Section Updated, New CD`s in stock!

01/12/10 

Astral Luminous News and Interviews

Scott Johnson of Astral Luminous has announced the following statement with regards to his upcoming album and the unfortunate theft of his equipment just a few days ago:

Scott Johnson: At the moment, I am writing the material for the 2nd album. It will be the first official studio recorded album! I am very excited about this release! I have a great feeling about it. However, there has been a major delay... The other day I had all my things stolen from me. My electric and acoustic guitars, my bass, and my computer and hard drive. All the information from the new album is gone... Good thing the material was not finished. Hopefully the information is not in the wrong hands... anyways, I do still have my health and creativity which will never go away. I am very thankful for that at least. So I will continue to complete the synth portions of the album, but will have to wait for my new guitar and bass, which should be soon. Besides that, the artwork and design of the album 2 layout will be a collaboration between Médan Savamhel (Ba'al Graphics) and Bernardo Alatorre Tapia (Rotengroth). The album artwork will be found in the gallery. Shortly after it's creation the first ever Astral Luminous t-shirt will be available! Please keep checking in for updates."

Prior to this theft, Scott recently conducted three interviews with the following web publications: (Click on links to be directed straight to the interviews)  HEATHEN HARVEST  :  BLASTBEAT (Eng. Translated Version)  :  VOLTAGE MEDIA

12/08/09

New Items in Stock!

We have updated our distribution section with new titles from 'Total Holocaust Records' (Sweden)                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 Head over to the DISTRIBUTION section to pick up any of these albums or any other available title in the distro.

11/24/09 

Neige et Noirceur and The Foetal Mind Albums available to pre-order now!!

You can now pre-order the next two Hypnotic Dirge Records releases by these two fantastic French and Quebecois Black Metal projects by clicking on the RELEASES link. Both albums are being officially released on December 19th, but all pre-orders will be shipped one week prior on Friday December 11th, 2009 so that they arrive before the Christmas break! There is also a promotion available for a limited time only called the 'Francais et Quebecois Metal Noir Special Promotion' which will allow you to pick up both releases (and a total of 3 discs) for a price of $22.00US Postage Paid Worldwide. As always paypal is available on these pages, but you can email me for other payment options.

HDR - 010 : Neige et Noirceur - L'Abime des jours, l'ecume des nuits

HDR - 011 : The Foetal Mind - Supreme Cheminement

11/1709 

Hypnotic Dirge Photography

I have opened up a new photography page called `Hypnotic Dirge Photography`. It will be connected to Hypnotic Dirge Records, while at the same time being its own entity. You can learn more about this new project of mine on the HDR Blog, or visit the newly created hypnotic Dirge photography page HERE.

11/08/09 

New Additions added to the Distribution/Mailorder!

HDR - D - 049 ; Gothic Visions DVD/CD 
HDR - D - 050 : Dark Forest - Aurora Borealis
HDR - D - 051 : Black Lotus - Harvest of Seasons
HDR - D - 052 : Njiqahdda - Yrg Alms
HDR - D - 053 : Panopticon - Collapse
HDR - D - 054 : Korpblod - Uråldrig Samklang
HDR - D - 055 : Ancestor - Phase II : Machine
HDR - D - 056 ; Echoes Therein Gale ft. Kenji Siratori - Virgin Clone
HDR - D - 057 : Hedon Cries - Hate Into Grief

HDR - D - 008 : Ancestor - Phase I : Silence RE-STOCK!

You can place an order for these highly-regarded albums in the DISTRIBUTION section.

11/01/09 

HDR Releases Free Download Compilation Album #1 - Wherein Beauty Lies in Depression

As I mentioned on the previous news update, There was a special surprise planned to celebrate the 1-year aniversary of Hypnotic Dirge Records. Hypnotic Dirge Records has released a Free Download Compilation album today complete with one track from each of the Hypnotic Dirge Artists - both previously released tracks, and tracks which are set to appear on future HDR Albums. This compilation album comes complete with full original artwork from Niels Geybels (Depraved Designs) and over 90 minutes of music! You can download the album in the DOWNLOAD section, and the catalog number is HDR - Download - 005, so be sure to scroll down the page.

Once again, Thank you all for your support over the past 12 months!

Also, as a side note, we are pleased to announce that we are also digitally releasing a dark ambient split album from NauseA, and Nors'klh on our free downloads section! it is not often that we will step outside our artist roster and accept an outside project onto either an Official Release, or Free Download but we are pleased to be able to help get this release more exposure, and have worked with NauseA solo-member Jacek before in the past, as he is the one who created the well-received and acclaimed dark ambient/industrial 2CD compilation 'Why I Remember' which is available in the HDR Distro among other places! You can download the NauseA/Nors'klh split album entitled 'A Vision of Nothingness' (Catalog Number HDR - Download - 006) in the DOWNLOADS SECTION!

10/23/09 

HDR celebrates 1-year aniversary! / Change of Address / HDR Facebook Page created / and more!

There is quite a lot of news and updates on the HDR front to share with you all today!

- Three days ago, On October 20th, 2009 Hypnotic Dirge Records turned 1-years old! Thanks goes out to all of the support thus far. It has been a great past 12 months in which Hypnotic Dirge has grown a great deal and released some fantastic music! We have some great things planned for the near future so keep on the lookout for updates including a special gift to you all for supporting Hypnotic Dirge Records in the past year! You can read more about this in the HDR Blog HERE

- Furthermore, I will be moving on October 30th, so the Hypnotic Dirge Records mailing address has changed! Please do not send any more packages to the old address as I WILL NOT receive them. The mailing address for Hypnotic Dirge has been updated in the CONTACT section. Please send all packages to the new address!

-Also Hypnotic Dirge Records has created its own Facebook Page ! Lately, Facebook has surpassed myspace in its features and has much more potential for interaction between the lable, the artists, and the listeners. On the facebook page you can attach videos, links, tag photos, and generally interact much more easily than on myspace. If you have a facebook account, be sure to add us as a "fan"! You can view the Hypnotic Dirge Records Facebook Page HERE

-And lastly, As far as upcoming releases go, Neige et Noirceur will be re-releasing their Demo III and Demo IV as a 2-disc set with new and updated artwork through HDR in Mid-December, and The Foetal Mind (HDR's latest signing) will be releasing its first official full-length album on the same date in Mid-December! Keep on the lookout as more infomation is brought forth!

10/01/09 

News and Videos related to the Old Forgotten Lands/Ancient Tundra - Equinox Album!

Click Here to view the promotional video created recently for the latest HDR Release, HDR - 009 : Old Forgotten Lands/Ancient Tundra - Equinox Split

Furthermore, Elan O'Neal of 'Old Forgotten Lands' has recently posted a new video blog entry on his Youtube Channel discussing such topics as his recently received copies of the 'Equinox' album, his new equipment (which he plays an Ancient Tundra cover on the video), as well as discussing an upcoming EP which he has been preparing and hopes to release on EEE Recordings in the near future. You can watch the Old Forgotten Lands Video Blog update here!

09/24/09 

Recent Additions to the mailorder!

HDR - D - 039 : Temnozor - Folkstorm of the Azure Nights
HDR - D - 040 : Falls of Rauros - Hail Wind and Hewn Oak
HDR - D - 041 : Ur Falc't - (Self-Titled)
HDR - D - 042 : Ur Falc't/Heretic Blood - Sur les Chemin de la Noirceur
HDR - D - 043 : SIG:AR:TYR - Sailing the Seas of Fate
HDR - D - 044 : SIG:AR:TYR - Beyond the North Winds
HDR - D - 045 : Wedard - Ein Leben in der Ewigkeit
HDR - D - 046 : Happy Days - Happiness stops here...
HDR - D - 047 : All the Cold/Fornicatus/Black Hate/Happy Days - Children of Failure
HDR - D - 048 : Deep-pression - Deep Cold

Head over to the DISTRIBUTION section to place your order!

09/18/09 

Immundus Releases Free Download EP - The Method Learned II

Hypnotic Dirge Records, and  'Immundus' are proud to present a free download EP entitled 'The Method Learned II' in collaboration with such well-known ambient artists such as Fredrik Klingwall, NauseA, In (S)cissors, and Sphere-Sounds. This four track EP continues to showcase Immundus' experimental nature as he continues to climb towards being a top artist in the dark ambient genre. Released just 5 short months after his highly-acclaimed sophomore album 'Haunted Memories', Immundus shows no signs of slowing down! You can download this Free EP complete with full artwork from Niels Geybels/Depraved Designs at this link. (HDR - Download - 004) and enjoy even more music from this highly prolific dark ambient mastermind!

09/15/09 

Hypnotic Dirge Records Important Update!

A very important Hypnotic Dirge Records Update has been posted on the HDR Blog! Read all about it here!

08/25/09  

'Old Forgotten Lands/Ancient Tundra - Equinox' album available to pre-order!

The latest release from Hypnotic Dirge Records is now available to pre-order! It is the first split album to be released by Hypnotic Dirge Records and the first HDR release to feature an outside project!  The album is available for $9US plus shipping/handling and is being officially released on September 2nd, 2009. You can pick up a copy or learn more about this release here or read the reviews published so far for this upcoming release at this link.

08/06/09 

Hypnotic Dirge Records signs two new projects ! ! !

The Foetal Mind is a depressive black metal project from France. They formed in 2007 and have released 5 demos thus far. Lord Trowe, Lord Dreef,  Lord Vaahl, Werwolf, and Leiden combine to create a full band line-up and also become the first full band line-up to join the Hypnotic Dirge Records Roster! Combining different influences from various sources including Silencer, Forgotten Tomb, Burzum, and Shining , The Foetal Mind is now in the process to release their first full-length album in the latter stages of 2009 on Hypnotic Dirge. 

Echoes Therein Gale is a fantastic dark ambient project which has gained a fair bit of notoriety lately from within the genre. Previously self-releasing an EP featuring Japanese Lyricist 'Kenji Siratori'  (which is available in our FREE DOWNLOADS section) Echoes Therein Gale is now prepared to release their debut album this fall on Hypnotic Dirge Records. An album filled with beautiful compositions and some of the most atmopheric dark ambient ever to be created, Echoes Therein Gale is sure to be a promosing project for many years to come!

You can learn more about these two projects as well as listen to their music by going to the roster section and clicking on the newly formed Artist pages for these projects, or by going to their myspace pages! Be sure to give them your salutations and/or thoughts on their music!

Hypnotic Dirge Records - Wherein Beauty Lies in Depression
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

08/03/09 

Fredrik Klingwall CD's added to distro!

We now have acclaimed Swedish classical/film-score composer 'Fredrik Klingwall' albums added to the HDR Distro. You can order the CD's separetely, or you can order all 3 CD's together and receive special pricing. However, Quantities are VERY limited so order quickly! You can listen to Klingwall's music at this link: www.myspace.com/klingwall

Also, New Distro stock coming soon from Morbid Winter Records (Canada) and Self-Mutilation Services (Mexico)

 07/28/09

Exiled From Light T-Shirts have arrived!

Finally after much delay, and multiple problems ranging from low quality images, to rip-off manafacturers, the Exiled From LIght T-Shirts have finally arrived here today! Everyone who has pre-ordered a shirt will get their order shipped out immediately tomorrow morning, and once again my sincere apologies for this long delay. Anyone who is interested in ordering the shirt can find it in the manafacturing section of the website, for a total price (ncluding shipping) of $25.00 US. The shirt is available in small, medium, large and X-Large

07/21/09 

Distro Updated!!!

HDR - D - 028: Sicilicidium - Utolsó vágta az Univerzumban
HDR - D - 029: Tapetum Lucidem - Machteloos Bestaan
HDR - D - 030: Nychts/Wedard - Zwischen Leere Und Nichts
HDR - D - 031: Korpblod - Hymner
HDR - D - 032: Csejthe - La Mort du Prince Noir
HDR - D - 033: Valknacht - When the might of the storm becomes mine
HDR - D - 034: Blackwind - Demain l'Apocalypse
HDR - D - 035: Monarkh - Rites Profanes

Go to the distribution section to place your order! Remember that we offer free shipping for any orders of 5 or more CD's! If you are interested, contact me!

07/15/09 

New Blog Posts

New blog postings are up in the Artist Blogs section from Astral Luminous, Immundus, and Ancient Tundra.

06/30/09 

Astral Luminous Demo available for Free Download!

-Today I have added the first album to our free download section. It is none other than the Astral Luminous Demo 2007. Head over to the download section and witness the beginning steps of this great Galactic Ambient Black Metal Project!

06/28/09 

General News Update

-First off, the Funeral Fornication album is now officially available as of June 18th - 10 days ago. It is being sold for $9US plus shipping/handling charges. You can purchase a copy here!

-Exiled From Light - Descending Further into Nothingness is being released officialy July 11th but pre-orders have been accepted for quite some time already. Furthermore, all pre-orders have been shipped upon receiving payment, so consider that the 'promo' this time around! You can place an order here. The price for this album is also $9US plus shipping/handling.

-As for the Exiled From Light T-shirts, there may be a slight delay on these. It seems there are some problems with the front image of the shirt and the quality is not as good as it should be. I am doing all I can to fix this problem as soon as possible, and get these printed up with no further delays. For those who have pre-ordered the t-shirt, they may come in a little later than expected, and for this I apologize. If you have any further questions about this, you can always contact me. (Email address is in the contact section) I will keep everyone updated on this situation and I appreciate the patience.

-Finally, I would like to remind everyone of the 'Artist Blogs' section on the website. This is a great way to keep informed about the latest happenings of all of the HDR projects! There have been some new posts recently by Ancient Tundra, Neige et Noirceur, Immundus and Astral Luminous. There is even information on there about the next Hypnotic Dirge Records release!

06/13/09 

Funeral Fornication - Solitude and Suicide available to pre-order!

You can now pre-order the latest HDR Release, Funeral Fornication - Solitude and Suicide ! The release date is scheduled for June 18th which is now only 5 days away! The album is being sold for $9 US plus shipping/handling. You can place an order or learn more about the album here. Four tracks from the album are available to listen in full on Funeral Fornication's Roster Page.

06/06/09 

Dark Ambient Package Deal

Dark Ambient fans take notice! We now have a special package deal where you can pick up 8 Dark Ambient CD's for $58US (Worldwide Shipping included) You can find the list of the CD's and more info on this on the Hypnotic Dirge Records Blog!

Email me at: hypnoticdirgerecords@hotmail.com if you are interested

05/26/09

Funeral Fornication and Exiled From Light Albums out soon!

We are getting nearer to releasing the next two Hypnotic Dirge Records Releases! Funeral Fornication and Exiled From Light are both relatvely new signings to the HDR Roster, and we are very pleased to be releasing their first albums on HDR within the coming month and a half. Funeral Fornication's album comes out June 18th, and Exiled From Light's album comes out July 11th as well as the first ever Exiled From Light shirt also on that date! Learn more about these two excellent releases in the newly created pages for these albums in the releases section.

05/15/09 

Blog Section added to website!

There is now a Artist Blogs section on hypnoticdirgerecords.com, which will feature regular updates  from the artists on the HDR Roster regarding recording process, artwork, general updates and anything else the HDR artists feel is relavent. This will be kept to date regularily so make sure you keep checking back for more info! The link is on the left-hand column of the website... or here.

Additionally, the re-stock of Njiquadda's Nji. Njiijn. Njiiijn. album which we previously carried on our distro until it sold out has just arrived in the mail about 30 minutes ago. Five more copies are now available! Head over to the Distribution section if you are interested.

04/23/09 

Distro Update!!

HDR - D - 022 : Paraxysmal Descent - Paradigm of Decay  

HDR - D - 023 : Woods of Desolation - Towards the Depths            

HDR - D - 024 : Mistress of the Dead - Weeping Silence of the Dead       

HDR - D - 025 : Anatolian Wisdom - Where the Iblis Dwells       

HDR - D - 026 : A Transylanian Funeral - Self-Titled

Go to the Distribution section to make an order!

04/20/09 

'Immundus - Haunted Memories' Now available!

-Today, Immundus' Haunted Memories has been officially released! You can purchase a copy here !

04/05/09 

Now accepting Pre-orders for 'Immundus - Haunted Memories'

-Pre-orders are now being accepted for the latest release from HDR! Our sixth official release is our very first Pro-CD, and the first release from Immundus to be released by Hypnotic Dirge. The official release date for Immundus' sophomore effort is April 20th, but all pre-orders will be shipping on April 15th, five days before the official release date! The album is available for $9US plus shipping and handling, More information on the album can be found in the releases section of the website, or at Immundus' official website at www.immundus.net

03/26/09 

More distro items now available!

- Another shipment of distro items arrved yesturday from two sources, Here is what is newly available on the HDR Distro... Quantities however are extremely low already as I have taken a copy for myself, and already have sold some locally in the past 24 hours.

HDR - D - 017 : Austere - Withering Illusions and Desolation (3 Copies)   Read Review    

HDR - D - 018 : Austere/Isolation - Bleak (2 Copies) 

HDR - D - 019 : Bosse - Echoes of the Forgotten (3 Copies)      

HDR - D - 020 : Lyrinx - Nihilistic Purity (3 Copies)   Read Reviews                  

HDR - D - 021 : Funeral Fornication - Murder Cult Eidolon (3 Copies) HDR Artist!

You can order a copy here using paypal, if you are interested in a different payment method, send an email to hypnoticdirgerecords@hotmail.com.

Just a reminder that any orders of 5 or more CD's receive free shipping!

03/23/09 

Distro Updates!

- New stock has arrived lately in the form of some new distro items and restocks of current items.

HDR - D - 013: The Howling Void - Megaliths of the Abyss (10 Copies)    

HDR - D - 014: Nocturnal Depression - Opus II: Soundtrack for a Suicide (3 Copies)  

HDR - D - 015: Nocturnal Depression - Reflections of a Sad Soul (3 Copies)      

HDR - D - 016: Waning - Population Control (5 Copies)            

HDR - D - 012: When Mine Eyes Blacken - Self-Titled (6 Copies) RE-STOCK

More distro updates will come soon from Funeral Fornication, Austere, Bosse ,Symbiosis RESTOCK and others. All distro items can be purchased HERE

03/10/09

New Projects signed to the Hypnotic Dirge Records Roster

-I am pleased to announce that we have expanded our artist roster today to welcome Valerio Orlandini and Funeral Fornication into the HDR family. This marks only our second roster expansion ever since HDR began and the first since welcoming 'Exiled From Light' onto the roster. It is best to stick to a relatively small roster and as always...quality over quantity is behind this decision.

Valerio Orlandini

Valerio Orlandini is the dark ambient side-project from the great italian mastermind behind Symbiosis. With this project, Valerio Orlandini focuses more on a straight dark ambient approach compared to the neo-classical and instrumental approaches sometimes found in Symbiosis. HDR will release the debut Valerio Orlandini album soon!
VALERIO ORLANDINI MYSPACE PAGE

Funeral Fornication

Funeral Fornication is a one-man project hailing from BC, Canada which began as a pagan black metal band with thrash metal influences. This project has been in the works for 5-6 years releasing demos and then its debut album a couple years ago on Funeral Moonlight Productions. Work is now underway and almost completed for the second album 'Paganheart' Funeral Fornication's style has evolve over the years and now work has begun on a more depressive black metal based album entitled 'Solitude and Suicide' which will be released on HDR in late summer/fall. The track 'The Weeping Tree' which you can find on the Funeral Fornication myspace profile is one of the tracks slated for release on this album. HDR will also carry the debut album on the distro. The past releases from this band, however being different from the signature sound of Hypnotic Dirge, is very strong and deserves your listen!
FUNERAL FORNICATION MYSPACE PAGE

Go to the Roster section of the website to learn more about the two new signings!

03/06/09 

Neige et Noirceur Album Released / Info on upcoming Immundus release

- 'Crepuscule Hivernal Sans Fin sur les Terres de la Guerre' is now officially released! Pick yourself up a copy by going to the releases section of the website, or on HDR's myspace. The album is being sold for $8US plus shipping.

- The forthcoming Immundus album 'Haunted Memories' is HDR's first Pro-CD release! It is packaged in a beautiful A5 Digipack complete with artwork from Depraved Designs and was profesionally mastered in Milan, Italy. More info on the album can be found on the releases section of the website and we are offering the track 'Whispering Walls' for free download on the Haunted Memories page. The album is set to be released on April 20th, 2009.

02/27/09 

Astral Luminous Album released / Price Drop on Echoes of Silence album

-Finally, the wait is over! The Astral Luminous album is now officially released! Go to the releases section to pick yourself up a copy. The price is $9US plus shipping. Details on the release, and reviews can be found in various parts of the website.

-Due to Echoes of Silence no longer being part of Hypnotic Dirge Records, the price for the album has been drastically reduced to only $5US plus shipping. Go to the releases page if you are interested in getting yourself a copy of this release.

02/14/09 

Echoes of Silence is no longer a part of HDR's lineup.

Echoes of Silence has been dropped from Hypnotic Dirge Records. The reason for this is because the music simply does not fit the overall presentation of HDR and what the lable is all about.

02/09/09 

When Mine Eyes Blacken Album added to distro section.

When Mine Eyes Blacken is yet another fantastic project from the mastermind Mort (Exiled From Light, Winds of Sorrow, Nystagmus, etc.) It was released by Self-Mutilation Services last month and we obtained a few copies through a trade. Discover more great music from New Zealand's most prolific black metal musician! The album can be found in the 'Distribution' section or on myspace.

01/25/09 

Astral Luminous and Neige et Noirceur Albums available for pre-order!

We are now taking pre-orders for the next two HDR releases. You can pre-order both Astral Luminous' and Neige et Noirceur's new albums for a total of $18US Postage Paid. The paypal Buy Now button for this promo deal can be found on the myspace page. All Pre-orders will be shipped out immediately. The official release dates are February 27th for Astral Luminous and March 6th for Neige et Noirceur.  You can watch promo videos for these releases on our youtube channel at www.youtube.com/user/hypnoticdirgerecords

01/16/09

Echoes of Silence Album Released!

Today, we officially release the third HDR album, Echoes of Silence - Beyond the Crimson Gates, an album that spans over 60 minutes of music! This is the first release in over 18 months from the veteran Southern California Symphonic Black Metal project. You can order the album on the 'releases' page of the website, or at www.myspace.com/hypnoticdirgerecords . Like always, we accept paypal, cheques, money orders, or well-conceiled cash.

01/09/09

HDR welcomes Exiled from Light 

 I am very exited to announce that we have reached a deal with 'Exiled from Light' to release some future releases and merchandise. Exiled from Light is a fantastic project from the mastermind 'Mort' (Also Winds of Sorrow, When Mine Eyes Blacken, etc.)

Within 2 -3 months , we will be releasing the first ever Exiled from Light T-Shirt and possibly a hoodie if there is any interest!

Sometime down the road, we will also be releasing Exiled From Light's second album 'There is no beauty left here....' on Pro-CD !

Everyone who has not yet heard of this project, I highly recommend checking it out. It is one of my personal favourites and I am very exited to have Mort on board to release his material.
EXILED FROM LIGHT MYSPACE PAGE

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