MANIFESTO
Hypnotic Dirge Records is an underground Black / Doom Metal Label based in Portugal
Releasing Atmospheric Black Metal, DSBM, Post-Black, Doom!
Visit our shop for CD's/LP's and Bandcamp for donation-based downloads 💿🎶👽
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Founded nearly twenty years ago in Saskatchewan, Canada, Hypnotic Dirge has had various different eras in its history - sometimes very active, other times quite dorment, but through it all the label has persisted and endured, leaving a small mark on the fringes of the Black and Doom Metal underground.
As we enter 2026, Hypnotic Dirge Records is once again driven with renewed purpose and motivation.
Marking a bit of a rebirth of the label, 2026 is already shaping up to be a very active year!
Bands we are working with / have worked with:
• De l’Aube Naît l’Aube, Moon Wisdom, Hekseblad, Ianthin, Norilsk, Listless, Notturno, NONE, Altars of Grief, Dødsferd, netra, Nachtterror, Maeskyyrn, Ov Shadows, Wills Dissolve, Marche Funebre, Forlesen, Mavradoxa, Sertraline, stroszek, Feral Light, Omination, Atten Ash, Oisidian Tongue, Exiled From Light, etc •
To order our releases, the best place is and always will be our OFFICIAL SHOP
Bandcamp charges us a 10% fee so we have to charge an inflated shipping price as well.
Use our shop to always get the best deal! (more details on this on the shop page)
Of course, our releases are and will always be "name-your-price" on BANDCAMP
Go there to download any individual album from our catalog for a minimum price of 0€
We have set our full digital discography price at 25€ so you can download our full catalog
(nearly 150 releases) with a click of a single button.
Unlike the standard on Bandcamp, we have unlimited streaming on our profile.
You won't be blocked from listening to the album after a certain amount of streams on our page.
You can listen to it as many times as you want without paying a cent.
Anything you do order from our Official Shop or donate on Bandcamp keeps the label sustainable long-term.
For full transparency, Hypnotic Dirge is a full-time job (easily 40 hours a week) and my primary income stream.
Profits are also shared with the bands!
☭ FUNDAMENTALLY ANTI-FASCIST ☭
*I don't need you to share in my ideology, but I make no apologies about where I stand.
WE WILL NOT WORK WITH FASCIST OR FASCIST-ADJACENT BANDS.
RABM-DSBM IS KVLT!
If you are a band sending a demo asking to work with me, you should know the above!
DON'T HIDE YOUR REACTIONARY BELIEFS JUST TO WORK WITH ME.
There is a good chance I will find out and what's the point?
Find a label that doesn't care about working with fascists instead and leave me alone.
*A proper detailed manifesto about Hypnotic Dirge's history, ethos, "name-your-price" digital philosophy, what we hope to achieve in the underground metal scene, and more is coming. I keep meaning to take the time to write something comprehensive but there are always other priorities. Hopefully I can expand on this in February 2026.
SUBMITTING YOUR ALBUM FOR RELEASE ON HYPNOTIC DIRGE
We are now accepting demo submissions once again for potential release in the second half of 2026 and beyond!
We are currently booked until at least July-August 2026
Please send demos to hypnoticdirgerecords[AT]hotmail[D0T]com with the name of your band in the subject line.
Submit your demo through any of the following:
Google Drive | Dropbox | Soundcloud Private Stream | Bandcamp Private Stream | EPK Webpage
*Upload the album in full alongside anything else you want to include - album art, EPK, Bio, etc.
Genres
We are primarily seeking out bands that play Atmospheric Black Metal, Post-Black, Depressive Black Metal and Doom. However we listen to everything we get, even if it's just for a few minutes. Nothing is necessarily limited by genre - so if you feel your album fits the tone of Hypnotic Dirge, please submit it.
Pro RABM / Anti NSBM!
Although Hypnotic Dirge as a label is not explicitly RABM and we gladly work with apolitical bands, that doesn't mean that I don't have a stance personally. RABM (Red Anarchist Black Metal) and Anti-Fascist bands should absolutely consider HDR a potential home, and inversely any bands playing NSBM or associated with the NSBM scene will be ignored. We do research NSBM ties when you send a demo - don't fucking lie to me.
Digital album already self-released?
If your album has already been self-released digitally, but you're looking for a physical release, this usually isn't our top priority as we prefer to release albums that are not yet available anywhere, but we definitely make exceptions! If your release captivates us and there is demand for a physical edition, we'll definitely consider it! In that case, feel free to just send a Bandcamp link so we can stream it in full.
Submit the full album, not parts
As I strongly believe that albums are best experienced in a full playthough, it's not really possible to judge the quality of your release or experience the atmosphere you are trying to convey with just a single track. To help us make a fully informed decision when considering demo submissions, please only submit full albums or EP's - not individual tracks or song clips.
You didn't respond!
I listen to everything that gets submitted, even if briefly, but unfortunately I don't have the time to respond to everyone. As HDR is a one-person operation, most of my time is already filled with other responsibilities, and it just simply isn't possible to send a personalized response to every band. Sure, I could copy/paste something, but in an age where shitty AI and corporate PR speak already dominates, why contribute to it? Heading into 2026, I'm trying to get into a habit of responding back to more bands, even those I don't offer a release to, but some will unfortunately always fall by the wayside.