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UPCOMING RELEASE: Marea - A Caress Of Autumn For All The Lost

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, In : Marea 
Marea - meaning "tide" in Italian - is the one-man project of Matteo Balzarini from Legnano, in northern Italy. Founded in 2023, Marea delivers a haunting blend of atmospheric black metal, post-black, dsbm, and doom metal, interwoven with more intimate, dreamy passages featuring acoustic guitar and post-rock sections.

“A Caress of Autumn for All the Lost” explores themes of isolation, remorse, regret, broken dreams, and the fragility of our relationships: how a single wrong word or choice ...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Stellar Rot - Where the Formless Ones Dwell

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 24, 2026, In : Stellar Rot 
Stellar Rot is an atmospheric black metal duo who are determined to change the way you perceive the genre - through punishing yet tranquil tracks, which showcase the duality of life itself.  The duo was formed in 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States by two members of US Black Metal band Unendlich, united under the band's motto, All Shall Wither And Fade. "Where the Formless Ones Dwell" involves a five-track descent through the faces of cosmic corruption and draws inspiration from ...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Epitimia - Тяготение

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 24, 2026, In : Epitimia 
Long-time followers of Hypnotic Dirge will remember Epitimia, the Russian post-black metal band we collaborated with in the label’s early years. 


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Founded in 2008 in Saint Petersburg, Epitimia has released six full-length albums, including Faces of Insanity(2012) and the ambitious double-album (Un)reality (2014) on Hypnotic Dirge. This September, the band returns with the two-track EP Тяготение (Atraction), their first new recording since 2020’s Allusion. Clocking in at under...

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SONG PREMIERE : Dysthymia - Until I Was Nothing

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 24, 2026, In : Dysthymia 
A new track from DYSTHYMIA's upcoming record "The Morning Darkness" is premiering now!
You can stream "Until I Was Nothing" on Bandcamp, Ampwall, and Youtube!

"The Morning Darkness" will be jointly released by Hypnotic Dirge and Red Nebula on August 21!
Available on LP, CD, and Digital.

 • Album Notes • 
Conceived in 2019 by members Grushenka Ødegård and Ray King, New England depressive black metal band Dysthymia crafts music steeped in despondency, isolation, and hopelessness. Following...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Niveous - Cult of the Void Star

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 24, 2026, In : Niveous 
The debut album from black metal trio NIVEOUS is out today!



"Cult of the Void Star" is available in various formats:

 • Deluxe LP - Includes a bonus 16 page full-size vinyl booklet with original artwork from Will Kramer (@earthcurves) & Niveous drummer Nortaath alongside detailed chapter by chapter lore behind the concept album. Limited to 50 copies through Hypnotic Dirge / 50 copies through Void Star

 • Standard LP - Presented in a vinyl sleeve with a double-sided insert. Includes all lyric...

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PRE-ORDERS LIVE: DYSTHYMIA - The Morning Darkness

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 3, 2026, In : Dysthymia 
Depressive Black Metal band Dysthymia returns with "The Morning Darkness", the follow-up to their 2021 self-titled debut. 

Jointly released by Hypnotic Dirge (Europe) and Red Nebula (North America), "The Morning Darkness" is available on CD and LP with pre-orders launching for both formats today! The CD is presented in a 6 panel digipack in an edition of 300, while the LP is a limited to 200, divided into two colour variants, 100 in "Fallen Leaves", and 100 in "Woodland Soil"

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SONG PREMIERE : Dysthymia - We Can Never Go Back

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 3, 2026, In : Dysthymia 
We are premiering a new track from Dysthymia's upcoming album "The Morning Darkness" available to pre-order now!
"We Can Never Go Back" is streaming now on Bandcamp, Ampwall, and Youtube.

 
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