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VIDEO PREMIERE: De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube - Une Pleine Absence

December 8, 2025
We are thrilled to premiere alongside De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube the video clip for "Une Pleine Absence" - the opening track from their forthcoming album "Rituel" Initation".



Speaking of the video release, the band said: " "Une Pleine Absence" was our very first music, who gave birth to our project. To celebrate those roots, we decided to make an home-made video clip with our own skills and dedication rather than a big-production. "

Home Made Video filmed and directed by: Dominique Blanc with the help of Lorick 
Filmed at “La Vidondée”, generously loaned by Arnaud Favre from Riddes, Arts et Culture

De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube:

At the crossroads between the emotional universe of Amenra and the initiatory realm of Heilung, “De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube” (meaning from the abyss the dawn is born) is a project aiming to blend atmospheric and melodic post-metal with tribal rituality, offering a hypnotic, transcendent, and luminous experience.

De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube (often shortened to DANA) is built around a conceptual vision that explores mystical initiation through five interconnected compositions. While Post-Metal forms the project’s backbone, the music moves fluidly between atmospheric black metal, ritualistic elements and progressive structures. Each piece unfolds through tension and release, weaving calm, suspended passages into sudden surges of intensity and shifting tempos. 

The guitar is heavily inspired by Post Rock, layering soundscapes and advancing the tracks with atmospheric leads. The vocals primarily alternate between a sharp, guttural voice, characteristic of Black Metal, and overtone/throat singing borrowed from shamanic techniques. A female voice adds an enchanting touch through more folkloric singing. The rhythm instruments are kept simple yet engaging, designed to enhance the contrast between calm and intense passages. The whole sound is accompanied by a gong, which intensifies the alchemy and emphasizes key moments throughout the trance.

"Rituel: Initiation" will be released on CD/Digital format through Hypnotic Dirge Records on February 13.
A DLP will follow in the first half of 2026 [Date TBA]

🌱 "De l'Abîme Naît l'Aube is: 🌱
Dominique Blanc (Guitars)
Kilian Caddoux (Guitars)
Sébastien Defabiani (Vocals)
Fantine Schütz (Vocals)
Valerian Bürki (Bass)
Valentin Boada (Drums)


Photo by: Jacinte Jomini
 

UPCOMING RELEASE: De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube - Rituel: Initation

December 5, 2025
At the crossroads between the emotional universe of Amenra and the initiatory realm of Heilung, “De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube” (meaning from the abyss the dawn is born) is a project aiming to blend atmospheric and melodic post-metal with tribal rituality, offering a hypnotic, transcendent, and luminous experience.


Photo by: Jacinte Jomini

De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube (often shortened to DANA) is built around a conceptual vision that explores mystical initiation through five interconnected c...

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PRE-ORDERS LIVE : MOON WISDOM - Let Water Flow

November 28, 2025
We are opening pre-orders for Moon Wisdom's debut album "Let Water Flow" today!


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On this occasion, the first single from the band is also available to stream! You can listen to the song "Dark Shades" on our Bandcamp, Youtube, and other digital distributors.

The debut Moon Wisdom album is a 29-minute ritual introducing the band with unrelenting vigor, channeling the raw spirit of black metal’s second wave while weaving a current of punk energy and depressive blackgaze.

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PRE-ORDERS LIVE: Hekseblad - The Fall of Cintra [10" Vinyl]

November 21, 2025
Originally unleashed on Halloween 2021—mere months after the band’s inception—"The Fall of Cintra" laid the foundation for what Hekseblad would become today. The roots of what you hear on Hekseblad's 2024 full-length "Kaer Morhen" are present, but this EP is a different beast. 

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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 wit...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Ianthin – Pinacles austères

November 12, 2025

Pinacles austères is the debut mini-album from Ianthin, the singular vision of French multi-instrumentalist Jérôme Bouquet—known also as one half of Extreme Metal duo Ergholae Somptator.


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Ianthin’s music has its roots in metal, particularly doom and black, but also takes the liberty of exploring other universes. Threads of prog, pop, jazz permeate throughout the record, painting a rich tapestry on top of an underlying black metal maelstrom, crafting a sound that is unmi...


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UPCOMING RELEASE: Moon Wisdom - Let Water Flow

November 10, 2025

Following a quiet year, Hypnotic Dirge will begin what is shaping up to be a very active year with the release of the debut Moon Wisdom album - “Let Water Flow”.



This lean, 29-minute ritual introduces the band 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, b...


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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Gigantes Mortui

November 7, 2025

Gigantes Mortui - a live rehearsal recording commemorating Norilsk's past and present is officially out today!



Speaking of the release, Norilsk says: "This is our first and only album recorded live in our rehearsal space, to mark the first decade of the band. We hope you enjoy these new versions of older songs as much as we enjoyed revisiting them.

Thanks to Simon Bouchard for recording the album, and Topon Das and Apt 2 for mixing and mastering it.

The last song on this album is “No Sacred G...


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SONG PREMIERE: Norilsk - Ghosts of Loss

October 17, 2025

A third song is now available for the new ‘Gigantes Mortui’ live rehearsal album from Norilsk. “Ghosts of Loss” was originally released on the 2017 album ‘Le passage des glaciers’.

The band comments: “We originally had Pim Blankenstein, from Officium Triste, as guest singer on the studio version. After having played Ghosts of Loss live for many years, it is interesting to hear the new vibe and arrangements this song gained over time.”

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PRE-ORDERS LIVE: Norilsk - Gigantes Mortui

October 12, 2025

Following the announcement of the album ‘Gigantes Mortui’ last week, Norilsk is now releasing a second song and launching physical pre-orders.


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While most of the songs on ‘Gigantes Mortui’ have been played in front of a live audience at one point or another over the years, revisiting NORILSK’s discography was an opportunity for the band to take a fresh perspective, and re-arranging the songs with the live feeling they didn’t have in their origi...


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UPCOMING RELEASE: Norilsk - Gigantes Mortui

October 3, 2025

A new Norilsk album entitled ‘Gigantes Mortui’ will be released on November 7, 2025. The album commemorates the first decade of the band, and was recorded live in Norilsk’s rehearsal space with the current lineup.

Norilsk has become a full band many years ago, and the current lineup has been steady since Tom Hansen and Matt MacIvor joined the fold, respectively in 2016 and 2017. As the band was marking its 10th anniversary in 2024, ‘Giganges Mortui’ brings a new life into these atmos...


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