HYPNOTIC DIRGE RELEASES • 2026


NOVÆ - Destroying Angels
Release: February 27, 2026
Style: Ambient Black Metal
Formats: CD | Digital
Album Reviews | Band Page

Unfolding like a transmission from the cosmos, discordant guitars clash against ethereal droning synth and authentic samples taken from the Apollo 11 MOCR ACR Collection to craft an immersive atmosphere simultaneously unnerving and transcendent. Combining raw and dissonant black metal with cold distant ambience, "Destroying Angels" builds layers of tension and abrasive unease before giving way to sparse chilling ambience.

DE L’ABÎME NAÎT L’AUBE - Rituel: Initiation
Release: February 13, 2026
Style: Post-Black Metal
Formats: CD | DLP | Digital
Album Reviews | Band Page

At the crossroads between the emotional universe of Amenra and the initiatory realm of Heilung, “De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube” is a project aiming to blend atmospheric and melodic post-metal with tribal rituality, offering a hypnotic, transcendent, and luminous experience. De l’Aube Naît l’Aube explores a post-metal universe infused with atmospheric black metal, shaped by multiple influences, marked by tempo changes and a strong sense of dramaturgy.

MOON WISDOM - Let Water Flow
Release: January 16, 2026
Style: Black Metal
Formats: CD | Digital
Album Reviews | Band Page

This lean, 29-minute ritual introduces MOON WISDOM with unrelenting vigor, channeling the raw spirit of black metal’s second wave while weaving a current of punk energy and depressive blackgaze. “Let Water Flow” distills its ferocity into seven tracks that surge like a glacial flood, Razor-edged riffs carve through each song, blending the primal fury of early black metal with soaring melodies that linger like mist.

HEKSEBLAD - The Fall of Cintra
Release: January 16, 2026
Style: Black Metal
Formats: 10" Vinyl | Digital
Album Reviews | Band Page

Channeling a raw primal energy reminiscent of black metal's second-wave, "The Fall of Cintra" is aggressive and atmospheric, with hints of symphonic and melodic flourishes sprinkled within, but with a spirit that summons the ghost of the classic 90's sound. Those who prefer a less polished sound may well consider this Hekseblad's most essential work.