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SONG PREMIERE: Norilsk - Ghosts of Loss

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, October 17, 2025, In : Norilsk 

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

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Sunday, October 12, 2025, In : Norilsk 

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


Norilsk Bandcamp
Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp

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

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, October 3, 2025, In : Norilsk 

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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MERCH: NONE - "A Coffin for a Bed" long-sleeve shirts available for pre-order

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, August 22, 2025, In : NONE 

This autumn, a new pressing of the classic NONE long-sleeve initially printed alongside their sophomore record “Life has gone on long enough” will be available once again.

Out of print for many years, we have received numerous requests for another pressing of the “A Coffin for a Bed” shirts so with summer dying fast, now seemed like the time to do it.


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Available to pre-order now with shipping scheduled for late September.
The new pressing will be handled by Hellsmith and printed...


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MERCH: Hekseblad Long-Sleeve Shirts available for pre-order

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, In : Hekseblad 

Adorning the “Kaer Morhen” cover art by Aghy R Parakusuma in careful detail on the front, as well as intricate prints on the sleeves and back, this Hekseblad long-sleeve is available to pre-order now with shipping scheduled for late September allowing you to receive it in time for autumn.


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The shirts will be printed on Gildan SoftStyle (64400) by Hellsmith and orders will be shipped from Portugal.
Available on its own, or as part of a LP or CD bundle at a discount!


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ALBUM RELEASE: Listless - selftitled

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, In : Listless 
Forged in the grey skies of the pacific northwest, LISTLESS evokes a deep sense of foreboding dread on its debut album, transporting the listener to despondency and distress and creating the perfect soundtrack for quiet contemplative evenings. Today marks the official release of Listless' first chapter, so put on some headphones, settle into a dark space (or better yet, a nighttime walk), and let yourself get transported through this record of evocative depressive black metal!


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VINYL RE-RELEASE : Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, In : Hekseblad 
Last year when we released Hekseblad's debut album "Kaer Morhen", the vinyl sold out in a matter of days which convinced us to add a third variant to the pressing, and that was also sold out by the summer. Since then, many of you asked if we had extra copies lying around or if we would do a repress. We didn't get to it immediately but the latest pressing arrived here about a month ago and we just held off on the release until today - April 19 - which is fittingly the one year anniversary of t...

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SONG PREMIERE: Listless - Bloodstained Memories

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, In : Listless 
As the release of Listless' self-titled debut fast approaches, we are excited to share another new song from the record today, entitled "Bloodstained Memories".

Streaming now on Youtube, Bandcamp, and various streaming platforms!

The self-titled album comes out Friday April 25!
Pre-orders are live now and if you pre-order the CD, you can expect it to ship out to you a few days prior to release. 

Album notes:
Listless is a solo Depressive Black Metal project from Victoria, BC, Canada. The project a...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Norilsk - D'ombre et de glace (l'asphyxie)

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, In : Norilsk 
We just premiered the first lyric video from Norilsk's latest album "Antipole" for the track D'ombre et de glace (l'asphyxie)



Video Credits:
Filmed and Edited by: Erik Labossiere and Kristin Wagner
Featuring: Sarah Fiset

This song is about anhedonia: the inability to feel anything, and the feeling that someone or something took something away from you. As if your world’s outside crust gets turned inward and your core becomes one cold place. There is an analogy with the quallupilluk, an in...

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UPCOMING VINYL PRESSING: Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen [2025 Edition]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, In : Hekseblad 
On April 19, 2024 we released the CD/Digital version of Hekseblad's debut record "Kaer Morhen" followed by the vinyl edition a couple months later which very quickly sold out. We heard your calls for a new pressing so on the one year anniversary of the release date, we will have a fresh pressing of "Kaer Morhen" available on vinyl!


Yrden Trap Variant


Brokilon Boughs Variant

The 2025 pressing is divided into 200 copies; 100 of the Yrden Trap variant, and 100 of the Brokilon Boughs variant. There ...

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PRE-ORDER LAUNCH: LISTLESS - selftitled

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Saturday, March 8, 2025, In : Listless 
We are launching pre-orders for the debut album from LISTLESS, a new depressive black metal from the haunted shores of the Canadian west coast.
The opening track from the album, entitled "Devoid" has also been premiered through No Clean Singing:
[Link in our story]

"“Devoid” is like a gradually expanding spell of sorrow, leading the listener deeper and deeper into its dark grasp until there’s no escaping the torment it has revealed. It’s a beautifully crafted and even elegant spell, whos...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Antipole

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, February 7, 2025, In : Norilsk 
Today - the new Norilsk album Antipole is released! Always an exciting time when we can finally share the full album with you all. 



Listen to the album in full at the Bandcamp link below - the album is available for unlimited streaming and name-your-price" download as always, and of course LP's, CD's, bundles and exclusive merch is also available! 


Main Store | Canada/US Store | Bandcamp

Album notes:
The quartet has assembled a brand new chapter in the band’s discography, building on the charac...

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SONG PREMIERE : Norilsk - Antipole

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, January 31, 2025, In : Norilsk 
We are premiering the title track from Norilsk’s new album, ‘Antipole.’ The song opens like a portal to the album, presenting cold melodies, ominous doom riffs, and the haunting atmosphere of a seemingly barren land. The song is about the Shadow People, which have been witnessed by various cultures around the world, including in the Arctic region. The antipole unveils what is hidden to our sight. …A storm is rising.

Antipole is streaming on Bandcamp and Youtube


The album was mixed and m...

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UPCOMING RELEASE/BAND SIGNING: LISTLESS -SELFTITLED

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, In : Listless 
Listless is a solo Depressive Black Metal project from Victoria BC, Canada. Crafted in solitude from the ashes of melancholic rumination, Listless channels despair through emotionally resonant guitars, desperate howls, and sorrowful keys. The resulting tracks are reminiscent of acts such as Austere, Woods of Desolation, Coldworld, Lifelover, and Psychonaut 4.



The project comes from Aidan Crossley, the guitarist and vocalist of Liminal Shroud (formerly on Hypnotic Dirge). The debut, self-title...

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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Norilsk - Antipole

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, In : Norilsk 
PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Norilsk - Antipole
SONG PREMIERE: Norilsk - D'ombre et de glace (l'asphyxie)

Pre orders are now open for NORILSK’s new full length Antipole. The album will be presented in two versions of coloured vinyl: Blood of the North, and classic black. It will also be available in a gorgeous 4-panel CD digipack with a 12 page booklet, and in digital format.  Two distinctive limited shirts are also available, one short-sleeve (designed by CLLK) and another long-sleeve (designed by ...

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ALBUM COVER: Norilsk unveils artwork for new album Antipole

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, December 6, 2024, In : Norilsk 
In anticipation of the new NORILSK studio album, Antipole, we are unveiling the stunning cover art piece, created by Adam Burke / Nightjar Illustration (Loss, Bell Witch, Hooded Menace).


Antipole brings forth the theme of dualism, whether in the form of light and shadow, reality and fiction, or gravity and ethereality. Reflecting on the title track, the artwork depicts a portal connecting different dimensions, and the pole star evokes this alignment between the heavens and earth, or, as the ar...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Norilsk will release a new studio album on Hypnotic Dirge Records

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, November 29, 2024, In : Norilsk 
As the cold season is once more upon us, Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to announce the brand new studio album by Canadian doom-death band NORILSK, scheduled for February 7, 2025.

The quartet known for its unique take on winter doom has assembled a brand new chapter in the band’s discography, building on the characteristics that made NORILSK what it is today while offering something undeniably contemporary. The new album, ‘Antipole,’ picks up where 2022’s EP ‘Beyond the Mountains’...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Our

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, November 29, 2024, In : Notturno 
(October 6, 2024)

Notturno's third album Our is now officially released!


In addition to Bandcamp, the new record is also streaming in full on your platform of choice!
For physical copies, we are expecting both the LP and CD to arrive from the plant later this week, so shipping of orders will begin in a few days. The poster flags are also already here, and the only thing that is slightly delayed are the t-shirts, which are expected to arrive in about 2 weeks!

Album Notes:
One year to the date of No...

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Our

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, September 13, 2024, In : Notturno 
Notturno's latest album fast approaches its release and we're now accepting pre-orders for the new record!


Pre-Order: Canada/US || Rest of World
Bandcamp

The third album - entitled "Our", follows on the heels of last autumn's "Inside", being officially released exactly one year after its predecessor.

Similarly to previous Notturno albums, the sound is rooted in atmospheric and depressive black metal with the addition of classical instruments incorporated into the compositions only adding to the r...

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ALBUM COVER: Notturno - Our

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, In : Notturno 
Notturno's third album "Our" - continuing the series that began with their debut album - fast approaches and today is the day we reveal the cover art!



As is custom for Notturno records, the third album once again features a new model, Giulia Simonelli, with photographer Riccardo Ziosi handling the shooting like usual.

Many of the shots taken during this session will be featured elsewhere in the CD and LP layouts as well as new Notturno merch which will all be revealed next week as we launch pre...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Notturno - Our

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, In : Notturno 
One year to the date of Notturno's last album, the newest chapter in the story of Notturno will see the light of day once again this year on October 6.

Following "Obsessions" and "Inside", the new album entitled "Our" continues the exploration of the human psyche and our obsessive compulsions. 



Similarly to previous Notturno albums, the sound is rooted in atmospheric and depressive black metal with the additional of classical instruments incorporated into the compositions only adding to the ric...

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NONE announces end to project

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, In : NONE 
Everything that begins reaches its inevitable end. After four full-length albums over the past 7 years, NONE have decided to put the project to rest. A big thank you to everyone who felt a connection to NONE's vision and supported its endevours.



A message from the band:
"We are announcing the closure of the NONE project. The reasoning is mutual but personal. We can, however, say that the fourth album "Inevitable" was always designed to be our terminal chapter, and this was an inspiring force be...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Ov Shadows - Heresiarch

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, June 21, 2024, In : Ov Shadows 
Returning for their third and final album, “Heresiarch” sees Ov Shadows honing their ferocious style of vigorous and energetic Black Metal that serves as an all-out auditory assault of powerful and relentless riffs, pummeling drums and impassioned vocals! "Heresiarch" promises to build on the band's previous works and add a final exclamation mark to the band’s catalog!


"Heresiarch" - Name-your-price Download

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Norilsk to release two new albums later in 2024!

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, June 7, 2024, In : Norilsk 
As if the first half of the year had not been busy enough for Hypnotic Dirge Records, two new NORILSK releases will see the light of day on the label in 2024. The first one will be a live in the studio release, covering songs from the first ten years of the band; the second one will be a brand new studio full length.



NORILSK should be a familiar name for those who have been following HDR over the years. Our collaboration goes back to 2015, when we released the band’s first full length album ...

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PRE-ORDER: Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen LP ["Brokilon Boughs" Variant - NEW!]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, May 27, 2024, In : Hekseblad 
It wasn't long after launching pre-orders for the Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen LP's that they were already all spoken for. Since then, many people have asked if there was the possibility of an additional pressing, so we've heeded your calls! A new variant of the "Kaer Morhen" LP is now available for pre-order, limited to only 100 copies so act quick as this will be the last pressing for the foreseeable future!



This new variant, entitled "Brokilon Boughs" is scheduled for shipping at the same time a...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Dødsferd - Wrath

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, May 9, 2024, In : Dødsferd 
Today, the new album from Dødsferd - "Wrath" is officially released!



The long-awaited twelfth album from the Greek black metal legions Dødsferd is finally here!

"Wrath" is presented as a DLP gatefold in an edition of 300 copies, divided into 3 variants of 100 copies each - "Lava", "Womb of God", and Classic Black.

The DLP is still currently on pre-order with shipping scheduled to begin in mid-late June, but probably best to act quick since copies won't be around forever.

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ALBUM RELEASE: NOTTURNO - Obsessions [LP Edition]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, In : Notturno 
Two years ago today, Italian atmospheric black metal band Notturno released their debut album "Obsessions" on Hypnotic Dirge. Since then, many have asked for a LP edition of the album, especially since their second album "Inside" was released last autumn on both CD and LP. Today, on the anniversary of Obsessions, we are glad to be able to rectify that with the official LP edition of the album! The LP edition is presented in an edition of 200 copies, split between two variants - a "Golden Skul...

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ALBUM RELEASE: HEKSEBLAD - Kaer Morhen

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, In : Hekseblad 
It is almost an exciting day for us when all the preparing that goes into a release culminates in the day when we can finally share the full album with you all, and today is no different! Hekseblad's debut full-length album, Kaer Morhen, coming off the heels of 2022's split album "Abattoir Dust Vol. 2" (with Vér / Nachtheir) and 2021's EP "The Fall of Cintra", releases today on Bandcamp, Youtube, and all digital platforms!



As for physical media, "Kaer Morhen" is available as a limited LP rele...

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Hypnotic Dirge Tote Bags Available!

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Saturday, March 23, 2024, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
We have a small run of Hypnotic Dirge totebags available to order now! 
Featuring the artwork of Moonroot art, these are high-quality totes in a reasonable size (39cm x 35cm). 


EU Store | North America Store

Honestly no idea if there's any interest in this sort of thing so we just did a short run of 50 - and some will be given away to bands and friends, so quantity is pretty limited, but if there seems to be sufficient demand, we'll print more!

These will start shipping on Monday to everywhere ex...

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PRE-ORDERS: Dødsferd - Wrath

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, March 14, 2024, In : Dødsferd 
We are now taking pre-orders for the latest musical onslaught from Greek legions Dødsferd, their twelfth full-length entitled "Wrath"



"Wrath" is presented as a DLP Gatefold, a massive new effort from one of Greece's longest running black metal bands. The vinyl release is limited to 300 copies, in 3 separate variants - a Lava variant, a Womb of God variant and a classic black variant. The DLP edition also comes with a vinyl exclusive track on Side D - the nearly 14 minute mammoth "Back to My H...

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PRE-ORDERS: Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, March 7, 2024, In : Hekseblad 
We are now taking pre-orders for the debut Hekseblad album Kaer Morhen, in both CD and LP formats!



The CD edition is presented in a 4 panel digipack from Hypnotic Dirge, and as per the band's request, they will also be selling a Jewel Case edition of the CD.
CD / Digital release date is scheduled for April 19.


Order CD (Canada/US) | Order CD (Rest of World)

The LP edition is presented in a sleeve, with an accompanying 60cm x30cm foldout poster. The LP is an edition of 200 copies, divided into two...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Ov Shadows - Heresiarch

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, In : Ov Shadows 
Ov Shadows returns this summer with their third full-length album "Heresiarch", the follow-up record to 2020's "I Djävulens Avbild"


Hailing from Gothenberg, Sweden, Ov Shadows was formed in 2016 rising from the ashes of previous musical projects and has thus far released two full-length albums and an EP delivering vigorous and energetic Black Metal that serves as an all-out auditory assault of powerful and relentless riffs, pummeling drums and impassioned vocals! "Heresiarch" promises to buil...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Dødsferd - Restoration of Justice

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, In : Dødsferd 
We have been teasing this for a while so it's quite exciting to finally premiere the music video for the song "Restoration of Justice" from Dødsferd's upcoming twelfth full-length album "Wrath".



Crafted by Mick Alexandrakis (Black Screen – Graphic Arts), the video for "Restoration of Justice" also serves as the first full taste of the forthcoming "Wrath", out May 10 on Hypnotic Dirge!

As we've mentioned previously "Restoration of Justice" deals with the ineptitude and corruption of the G...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: HEKSEBLAD - Sodden

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, In : Hekseblad 
A new video from Hekseblad's upcoming album "Kaer Morhen" is now online!
You can watch the full video here: 



It is also available on the HDR Bandcamp as well as the Hekseblad Bandcamp page, Transmissions from the Dark Youtube Channel, and Spotify, etc.

From Transmissions from the Dark:
"A new chapter of the band is about to unfold, under the auspices of Hypnotic Dirge Records and full album Kaer Morhen, with this single setting out an imperiously assertive statement of intent, icy winds and ...

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HEKSEBLAD signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records for release of debut full-length "Kaer Morhen"

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, February 9, 2024, In : Hekseblad 
Hypnotic Dirge is excited to announce a new collaboration with the Melodic Black Metal band HEKSEBLAD for the release of their debut album Kaer Morhen, a two-man black metal project from Michigan and Massachusetts, USA.

In the waning months of the cursed year 2020, as the seasons changed to the cold, dark months of winter, two long time friends joined forces to create HEKSEBLAD, a Melodic Black metal band who would soon take the underground by storm. Bruxa, a vocalist and songwriter from Michi...

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TEASER: DØDSFERD - “Restoration of Justice” video…coming soon

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, February 9, 2024, In : Dødsferd 
As the twelfth album from Greek underground black metal legions Dødsferd fast approaches, we are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of a video clip for the opening track “Restoration of Justice”, created by Mick Alexandrakis (Black Screen - Graphic Arts). 



“Restoration of Justice” deals with the ineptitude and corruption of the Greek state while dealing with catastrophic natural disasters, police brutality, and its backing of colonial geo-political projects. All of this wil...

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DØDSFERD ALBUM ART REVEAL / ALBUM DETAILS

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, January 22, 2024, In : Dødsferd 
The twelfth album from Greek underground black metal legions Dødsferd comes out this Spring, an extremely strong new opus that proves that Dødsferd is still on top of their game! Today we bring you the magnificent artwork by longtime Dødsferd collaborator George Gyzis, this being his ninth time crafting the artwork for a Dødsferd album, refined and prepared for all formats by Nikos Stavridakis (VisionBlack).



The vinyl edition of the album will be released as a DLP Gatefold with a vinyl exc...
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NEW NONE MERCH AVAILABLE!

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, January 15, 2024, In : NONE 

Finally after a considerable delay, we can announce the release of new NONE merch for the Inevitable album. We commissioned a new piece by the immensely talented Iza Carlucci (Urfaust, Fides Inversa) for the official “Inevitable” shirt, and also printed the art on textile poster flags for the first time ever!


For those who want it all, we created a bundle option which includes the new t-shirt, poster flag, logo patch, and raised metal pin. We also have a more basic NONE logo shirt for tho...


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ALBUM RELEASE: stroszek - sound graveyard bound [2023]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, December 15, 2023, In : stroszek 
In addition to stroszek's new album about all the bad days in the world, we have also re-issued stroszek's third full-length sound graveyard bound, released all the way back in 2012 and definitely deserving of renewed attention in our opinion! Sold out now for many years, the new edition of sound graveyard bound was re-released in an elegant digisleeve format with brand new artwork from renowned Italian horror author Paolo Di Orazio.

We of course encourage you to pick up the physical CD but f...
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ALBUM RELEASE: stroszek - about all the bad days in the world

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, December 15, 2023, In : stroszek 
Tonight, on the brink of the winter equinox, stroszek's first new album in 11 years officially releases! Cold bleak music for the cold and bleak days ahead.

As always, this album is available for unlimited streaming and name-your-price digital download - as all our releases are - and for those who are interested in the physical product, we have some very elegant looking digisleeves available!

Please note that the last shipping day of the year is Wednesday Dec 20. Order by Tuesday morning to hav...
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BAND SIGNING: Greek black metal act Dødsferd joins Hypnotic Dirge Records for release of new album in 2024!

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, December 11, 2023, In : Dødsferd 

Active for over 20 years and still sharpening its legacy as one of Greece's premiere underground black metal acts, Dødsferd has joined forces with Hypnotic Dirge Records to release their twelfth studio full-length album entitled "Wrath" in May 2024! Three years removed from Dødsferd's latest full-length "Suicide and the rest of your kind will follow Part II", the new album "Wrath" promises to be a no holds barred, uncompromising onslaught of raw black metal, filled with fury and passion as ...


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PRE-ORDERS: stroszek - about all the bad days in the world

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, October 27, 2023, In : stroszek 
Named after the Werner Herzog movie by the same name, last seen by Joy Division’s leader Ian Curtis before committing suicide, stroszek was formed by Frostmoon Eclipse guitarist Claudio Alcara in 2006.

Aiming to go in a country\folk direction after years in the extreme metal world, stroszek could be described as “richly melodic, hauntingly melancholic, and at times, a crushingly sad commentary on innermost thoughts and life experiences”, or ‘long drives along deserted highways with jus...

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PRE-ORDERS: stroszek - sound graveyard bound [2023 Edition]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, October 27, 2023, In : stroszek 
Before the release of 2023's "about all the bad days in the world", the last stroszek album was all the way back in 2012. Long sold out, sound graveyard bound was the band's third album - at that time a three piece headed by founder Claudio Alcara [Frostmoon Eclipse]. What better occasion to press a new edition of the long out of print "sound graveyard bound" then alongside the release of the new album. 

A confluence of sounds that harken back to Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt, and Johnny Cash, s...

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GENERAL UPDATE

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, October 26, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Over the past couple of weeks, we've received a lot of demos from people inquiring about joining the label and replacing some of the bands that we've recently dropped. Rest assured that we will find the time to listen to every demo in November and try to respond back to as many of them as possible!

Despite talk of restructuring a lot of things when first relocating to Portugal a few months ago, there are still a lot of things to do on the backend and we've learned a lot of lessons this year ab...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Inside

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, October 5, 2023, In : Notturno 
Right in time for the dying summer, Notturno's second album Inside is official released today!


CD - Main Shop | EU Shop




LP - Main Shop | EU Shop
Bandcamp

It wasn't long ago that Notturno introduced themselves to the world with their grief-striken debut album Obsessions, a worthy debut album from the Italian depressive black metal project headed by Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Incantvm, A.M.E.N). Almost immediately after the release of Obsessions, Notturno began work on their follow-up ef...

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REPRESS: NONE - Life has gone on long enough [CD]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, October 5, 2023, In : NONE 
Sold out now for about eighteen months, a new pressing of NONE's second chapter Life has gone on long enough is now available to order! Unlike some recent releases, this CD has already arrived at both our Portuguese and Canadian locations, so there is no pre-order, orders will ship within days!


Main Shop
EU Shop
Bandcamp

Life has gone on long enough takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. Moving in and out like the long shadows of an ...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: stroszek - about all the bad days in the world

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, September 29, 2023, In : stroszek 
After a lengthy period of silence, stroszek returns this winter with their new album about all the bad days in the world. Formed in 2007 by Claudio Alcara, the guitarist and founder of Frostmoon Eclipse, one of Italy’s original, and longest serving black metal bands, stroszek is a project bringing forth various elements of dark neo-folk, goth rock, and western music blending together seemingly irreconcilable sounds to craft something that is all about feeling and introspection. Contemplatio...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Kings Rot - At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, September 22, 2023, In : Kings Rot 
Today we are releasing our latest album, the sophomore record from the frozen melodic black metal band out of the canadian rockies KINGS ROT, entitled At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness! In addition to the CD version - available and shipping now - we also put the limited vinyl up for pre-order today, which will be shipping in January 2024 (fuck, the year flies by quick!)



Order LP : Main Shop | EU Shop
(Shipping January 2024)


Order CD: Main Shop | EU Shop
(Shipping now)

Album notes:
Formed in 2017...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kings Rot - Beneath the Hunter's Moon

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, September 15, 2023, In : Kings Rot 
A week away from the release of Kings Rot's sophomore release At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness, their first on Hypnotic Dirge! How time fucking flies. We have made a third single from the album available to listen! You can find the track "Beneath the Hunter's Moon" on Bandcamp or Youtube.



Formed in 2017 in the frozen Rockies of Alberta Canada, Kings Rot is a three piece black metal band that blends blazing melodies with crushing aggression that yields an atmosphere of impending doom.

At the...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Subterranean Disposition - Individuation

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, August 25, 2023, In : Subterranean Disposition 
Today marks the official CD release of the new Subterranean Disposition album - Individuation. Although the digital version of the album was released at the end of June, the CD was not available until today! However, the CD's arrived here about a month ago and we've been shipping out pre-orders as they come in! Now, however, the album is officially out - give it a listen and get yourself a CD if you like it!


Main Store: "Individuation" CD | 3 CD Bundle
EU Store: "Individuation" CD | 3 CD Bundle...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, August 11, 2023, In : Claret Ash 
Today we are excited to officially release the new Claret Ash album "Worldtorn: Anemoia"!
"Worldtorn: Anemoia" is available on CD and on all digital platforms now, including as always as a "name-your-price" download on Bandcamp.
We do however encourage you to go to the Claret Ash bandcamp and support the band directly as well! 


Main Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" LP
EU Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" LP


Main Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" CD
EU Store: "Worldtorn: Anemoia" CD

Bandcamp | Youtube

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Inside [LP]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, August 4, 2023, In : Notturno 
We are also launching pre-orders for a limited LP edition of the new Notturno album Inside, a "Aokigahara" variant and a "Cold Ash" variant, limited to 100 copies each! We expect these to go pretty fast so grab a copy now before they're gone!



Main Store |  | EU Store | Bandcamp

Europeans - you should order from the EU store to save significantly on shipping!

Side A
1 - Peace (2:38)
2 - Autumn Leaves (9:16)
3 - Obsessions (8:35)

Side B
4 - Once Again (7:32)
5 - No Passion (8:52)

Shipping: December 2023...

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Inside [CD]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, August 4, 2023, In : Notturno 
Today we are launching preorders for the new Notturno album "Inside" - available in CD / LP / Digital formats!



It wasn't long ago that Notturno introduced themselves to the world with their grief-striken debut album Obsessions, a worthy debut album from the Italian depressive black metal project headed by Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Incantvm, A.M.E.N). Almost immediately after the release of Obsessions, Notturno began work on their follow-up effort "In...

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PRE-ORDERS: Kings Rot - At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, August 4, 2023, In : Kings Rot 
Formed in 2017 in the frozen Rockies of Alberta, Canada, Kings Rot is a three piece black metal band that blends blazing melodies with crushing aggression to yield an atmosphere of impending doom. This fall, Kings Rot will release their second full-length album At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness on Hypnotic Dirge Records, first on CD/Digital formats on September 22 and later in the year on LP.


Pre-order:
Main Store | EU Store | Bandcamp

Bandcamp Player:

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ALBUM COVER: Notturno - Inside

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, July 31, 2023, In : Notturno 
The followup to Notturno's 2022 debut Obsessions is fast approaching...
On October 6, we will release Notturno's follow-up album, entitled Inside

Today, we present the delectable cover art featuring the beautiful Petra Adranno, and this Friday we will release the first song from the new record and launch pre-orders for the Digipack CD and Limited LP



Album notes:
Notturno is an Italian depressive black metal project headed by Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Incantvm, A.M.E.N).

The rich textur...

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ALBUM RELEASE : Urbain - A Soul Purged

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 28, 2023, In : Urbain 
Today, the debut album from the purveyors of urban misery URBAIN, entitled A Soul Purged is officially released on CD - presented in a 6 Panel Digipack, and digitally through all major platforms.

Asides from that, we are excited to announce the launch of pre-orders for a limited vinyl, released on 180g vinyl in an edition of 200 copies, 100 copies in a "Pavement" edition and 100 copies in a "Smokestack" edition. The LP is available to order now on all of stores and is scheduled to begin shippi...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 28, 2023, In : Urbain 
Once again, we will be premiering a new record using the new Bandcamp Listening Party feature!

Join us at 5:30PM GMT+1 (Lisbon, Portugal time) FRIDAY July 28 as we premiere the urban symphony of Urbain's debut album - A Soul Purged


RSVP here
Check time zones here

"Urbain's debut album A Soul Purged is a cathartic scream into the void, a sonic portrait of a world spiraling into the depths of indifference and ignorance. For those with the stomach to face the unadulterated reality of our urban dysto...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Notturno - Inside

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 28, 2023, In : Notturno 
It wasn't long ago that Notturno introduced themselves to the world with their grief-striken debut album Obsessions, a worthy debut album from the Italian depressive black metal project headed by Vittorio Sabelli ( Dawn Of A Dark Age , Incantvm, A.M.E.N). Almost immediately after the release of Obsessions, Notturno began work on their follow-up effort Inside which will be released through Hypnotic Dirge Records this fall.

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The rich textures and nocturnal mood of the debut remains but on In...

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SONG PREMIERE: Claret Ash - Ground Dweller [2023]

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 28, 2023, In : Claret Ash 
Today we premiere the second track from the upcoming Claret Ash EP Worldtorn: Anemoia. Long time listeners of Claret Ash might recognize this track from their first album released 10 years ago, but now it has finally been given the proper treatment and sounds as it should!



Worldtorn: Anemoia comes out on Hypnotic Dirge in less than a month - August 11! 


Pre-order Worldtorn: Anemoia
Main Store | EU Store | Bandcamp

Bandcamp Player:

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VIDEO PREMIERE: URBAIN - No God to Greet Me

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, July 28, 2023, In : Urbain 
The release of Urbain's debut album A Soul Purged fast approaches and today we release another track from the record, the closer No God to Greet Me



Pre-order A Soul Purged
Main Store | EU Store | Bandcamp

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Album Notes:
Urbain's debut album "A Soul Purged" is a cathartic scream into the void, a sonic portrait of a world spiraling into the depths of indifference and ignorance.

Drawing its somber inspirations from the fallout of a pandemic that stripped cities down to their marrow, Urbain refl...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: KINGS ROT - At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, In : Kings Rot 
Formed in 2017 in the frozen Rockies of Alberta, Canada, Kings Rot is a three piece black metal band that blends blazing melodies with crushing aggression to yield an atmosphere of impending doom. This fall, Kings Rot will release their second full-length album At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness on Hypnotic Dirge Records, first on CD/Digital formats on September 22 and later in the year on LP.



The title track from At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness is streaming now on Bandcamp, Youtube, an...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Inevitable

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, June 30, 2023, In : NONE 
Today marks the official release date of NONE's fourth album Inevitable



Main Store : "Inevitable" CD | "Inevitable" DLP
EU Store : "Inevitable" CD | "Inevitable" DLP
Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

The reclusive NONE return in 2023 with their fourth chapter, their longest and darkest work. “Inevitable” is the culmination of their musical legacy, evoking the signature depressive atmosphere that has struck listeners across the globe. Like the last stage of grief, “Inevitable” is a black, nihil...

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DIGITAL RELEASE / CD PRE-ORDERS: Subterranean Disposition - Individuation

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, In : Subterranean Disposition 
Seven long years on from their sophomore release, Subterranean Disposition returns in 2023 with a new full-length work, Individuation.



Main Store : "Individuation" CD | Discography Bundle
EU Store : "Individuation" CD | Discography Bundle
Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

Building on previous releases, a self-titled debut in 2012 and Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure in 2016, this third outing sees Dan Nahum return to the drum throne, as well as the addition of Justin Min, a live member of the...

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PRE-ORDERS: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, June 9, 2023, In : Urbain 
Exploring the inner landscapes of modern society, Urbain is set to launch their debut album A Soul Purged on July 28. Today, we have the pleasure of sharing Urbain's sound for the very first time, premiering Unseen - a track about the horrors of human trafficking. 

We are also launching pre-orders for the CD edition A Soul Purged at the links below! Vinyl enthusiasts, not to worry, there will be an LP version of this record as well so keep an eye out for more news on that soon.


Pre-order “A S...

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PRE-ORDERS: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, In : Claret Ash 
Atmospheric reigns supreme in Claret Ash's majestic return. Five years removed from their last full-length, the double-album The Great Adjudication Australian Melodic Black Metal band Claret Ash are ready to present a new EP Worldtorn: Anemoia - the second installment in its recently launched 'Worldtorn' series. Weaving together narratives among common threads of collapse, resiliency, symbiosis, and renewal, Worldtorn - a concept yet in its infancy - seeks to explore various facets of post-ap...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Inherus - Beholden

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, May 26, 2023, In : Inherus 
Today marks the release of Inherus' debut album Beholden - a monumental album featuring members of Lotus Thief, Forlesen, Botanist, and Witch Kiss spanning 60 minutes, seamlessly drifting between progressive doom, psyche-rock, and black metal!


Order: Main Shop | EU Shop | Bandcamp
Stream: Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

Due to an unexpected artwork delay last month, we're still awaiting the arrival of the CD's from the plant, but we spoke to the plant a couple days ago and the CD's are expected to ...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Inherus - Beholden

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, In : Inherus 
Surprise! 2 days ahead of the official release, Decibel Magazine is premiering the new Inherus album "Beholden" in full! 



"Inherus formed in that setting in 2018, uniting Brian Harrigan (Grid, Swallow the Ocean), Andrew Vogt (Lotus Thief, Swallow the Ocean), and Anthony Diblasi (ex-Witchkiss). Once Beth Gladding (Forlesen, Lotus Thief) joined the Inherus coven, the project found their missing piece. The result is a stunning debut of cathartic doom metal and dirge rock called Beholden. Today we...

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ALBUM COVER : Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, In : Claret Ash 
The new EP from Australian Progressive Black Metal band Claret Ash will soon be released through Hypnotic Dirge! Late last year, Claret Ash returned with a new single Gateways, commencing a new series that will develop over the coming years, and now a few months later comes Anemoia.



WORLDTORN: Anemoia - the second installment in the "Worldtorn" series features two new songs displaying the band at the pinnacle of their sound, delivering atmospheric and menacing black metal with equal parts unfo...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, May 18, 2023, In : Claret Ash 
Five years have passed since the release of Australian progressive metal band Claret Ash's double album The Great Adjudication. Claret Ash ended 2022 with the release of the Gateways single, the first track unveiled from the new WORLDTORN series of releases to come. 

The WORLDTORN series is a continuation of the themes and imagery that have carried throughout previous Claret Ash albums, painting a vivid canvas of the collapse of society and the near-eradication of humanity. WORLDTORN is set to...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Subterranean Disposition - Individuation

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, In : Subterranean Disposition 
Seven long years on from their sophomore release, Subterranean Disposition returns in 2023 with a new full-length work, Individuation.



Building on previous releases, a self-titled debut in 2012 and Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure in 2016, this third outing sees Dan Nahum return to the drum throne, as well as the addition of Justin Min, a live member of the group since 2018, on Bass. With a powerful rhythm section behind Terry’s compositions, the new music continues the Doom lineage ...

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ALBUM COVER: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, May 11, 2023, In : Urbain 
Presenting the album cover from the forthcoming Urbain debut album A Soul Purged



Born from the fallout of the Covid pandemic and the despair riddled streets of the Southwest side of Houston, comes Urbain, an offering of urban black metal pulled from the furthest reaches of metropolitan suffering.

Urbain is a collaboration of dark energy among its five members. Featuring members of Father Rust, Golgothan, Ovnev, and Wills Dissolve, they seek to both channel and humanize the darkness within the l...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Urbain - A Soul Purged

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, May 1, 2023, In : Urbain 
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to announce its upcoming collaboration with the new Texas-based urban Black Metal collective Urbain.



Born from the fallout of the Covid pandemic and the despair riddled streets of the Southwest side of Houston, comes Urbain, an offering of urban black metal pulled from the furthest reaches of metropolitan suffering.

Urbain is a collaboration of dark energy among its five members. Featuring members of Father Rust, Golgothan, Ovnev, and Wills Dissolve, they seek to both ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, April 28, 2023, In : Orphans of Dusk 
Today we are pleased to present the new album from Orphans of Dusk in all its gloomy glory!


Order - Main Shop | Order - EU Shop
Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify

Album Notes:
It has been ten years since the band’s inception in 2013, and nine since their last offering on Hypnotic Dirge Records. In 2014, Orphans of Dusk released Revenant, a brilliant 4-song EP that conjured the grandeur of goth and death-doom blackest of the black.

Described as a talented successor to Type O Negative and Woods of Ypres...

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SONG PREMIERE: Inherus - Lie To The Angels

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, April 24, 2023, In : Inherus 
Today we premiere another track from the forthcoming Inherus album "Beholden", this time the closing track "Lie to the Angels" and my personal favourite on the record!


"Lie to the Angels is a song about betrayal in its basest form, how it affects identity. Its perception is a lifelong human struggle that we've amplified into larger than life lore. To "lie to the angels" means to betray not just in deed but in self. Facing that within and around ourselves is an experience no one likes to have, ...

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PRE-ORDERS: NONE - Inevitable

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, In : NONE 
Pre-orders are now available for the new NONE album Inevitable, due for release on June 30, 2023!


Main Shop: CD | DLP
EU Shop: CD | DLP
Digital

The album is available as a DLP Gatefold in three colour variants - "Ashen Sleep", "Redcedar Coffin", and classic black, limited to 1000 copies in total for the first pressing. You can also order the standard Digipack CD edition. The CD will be available and shipping upon the June 30 release date and DLP's will start shipping in late August / early Septem...

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SONG PREMIERE: NONE - Rest

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, In : NONE 
The first taste of NONE's upcoming album Inevitable is now streaming!
You can stream the closing track Rest on Bandcamp, Youtube, and Spotify



Album notes:
The reclusive NONE return in 2023 with their fourth chapter, their longest and darkest work. “Inevitable” is the culmination of their musical legacy, evoking the signature depressive atmosphere that has struck listeners across the globe. Like the last stage of grief, “Inevitable” is a black, nihilistic acceptance… Surrendering to exi...

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PRE-ORDERS: Orphans of Dusk Bundles and Shirt

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, April 7, 2023, In : Orphans of Dusk 
We now have ORPHANS OF DUSK shirts available to order for the first time! Printed on Gildan SoftStyle shirts and strictly limited to 40 copies, you can order on its own or as part of a larger bundle. 

The "Spleen" bundle includes the shirt, the new album "Spleen" (which includes a CD exclusive bonus track), a 6.5" x 4" embroidered logo patch, and an Orphans of Dusk sticker. The "Orphanage" bundle includes all of the above as well as Orphans of Dusk's debut 2015 EP "Revenant"


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SONG PREMIERE: Orphans of Dusk - Falling Star

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, April 7, 2023, In : Orphans of Dusk 
The third and final single from the forthcoming ORPHANS OF DUSK album Spleen is now streaming!
The closing track on the standard version of the album, "Falling Star" concludes the album with the appropriate melancholic tinge.

Listen to it on Bandcamp, Youtube, or Spotify



Spleen is set for release on Friday April 28, 2023

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PRE-ORDERS: Inherus - Beholden

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, In : Inherus 
We are now accepting pre-orders for the forthcoming debut album from INHERUS, entitled Beholden


Main Store
EU Store
Bandcamp

Crossing the realms of post-metal and heavy rock, Beholden is a 6 track, 60-minute album, that mixes black metal, psyche-rock-influenced solos and doomy riffs with male and female clean & harsh vocals. The record spans genres without living in any singular one and yields both a united heartbreaking and feral sound. 

Beholden is presented in a 6 Panel Digipack with artwork fr...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records launches Official EU Store

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, April 3, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Finally, after much preparation and some unexpected delays, the Hypnotic Dirge EU Store is online!
Orders placed from the EU Store will be shipped directly from Portugal and you can take advantage of cheaper shipping rates as well as receive your order quicker than if you order from the main (Canadian) store.



To begin with, stock on the EU store will be limited and only Hypnotic Dirge CD releases will be available. This is because shipping a lot of stock from Canada to Portugal was and is prohi...

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ALBUM COVER: Inherus - Beholden

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, March 17, 2023, In : Inherus 
Presenting the glorious album art from Inherus’ upcoming debut Beholden, crafted by none other than David Paul Seymour!



Crossing the realms of post-metal and heavy rock, Beholden is a 6 track, 60-minute album, that mixes black metal, psyche-rock-influenced solos and doomy riffs with male and female clean & harsh vocals. The record spans genres without living in any singular one and yields both a united heartbreaking and feral sound. Beholden will be released on May 26th, 2023.

1 - Forgotten K...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Inherus - Forgotten Kingdom

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, In : Inherus 
Today, we premiere the opening track "Forgotten Kingdom" from Inherus' upcoming album Beholden!



Crossing the realms of post-metal and heavy rock, Beholden is a 6 track, 60-minute album, that mixes black metal, psyche-rock-influenced solos and doomy riffs with male and female clean & harsh vocals. The record spans genres without living in any singular one and yields both a united heartbreaking and feral sound. Beholden will be released on May 26th, 2023.

"Forgotten Kingdom is about the dynam...

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UPCOMING ALBUM : NONE - "Inevitable" to be released on June 30, 2023

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Monday, March 13, 2023, In : NONE 


The reclusive NONE return in 2023 with their fourth chapter, their longest and darkest work. Inevitable is the culmination of their musical legacy, evoking the signature depressive atmosphere that has struck listeners across the globe. Like the last stage of grief, Inevitable is a black, nihilistic acceptance… Surrendering to existential loss and failure, only to whisper a sigh of contempt before an apathetic march toward the inevitable end. 

Inevitable will be released on Friday June 30, 20...

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SONG PREMIERE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, March 3, 2023, In : Orphans of Dusk 
The title track from Orphans of Dusk's upcoming record "Spleen" has been released!



In addition to Youtube, you can also stream the song on Bandcamp and Spotify.
"Spleen" is available for pre-order now, and will be officially released on April 28.

Given the occasion of the new Orphans of Dusk song and the fact that today is Bandcamp Friday, you can order the Spleen digipack or the Spleen digipack+patch bundle for a 20% discount on Bandcamp today! Just use the code "spleenfriday"

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BAND SIGNING / UPCOMING RELEASE: Inherus - Beholden

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, In : Inherus 
Crossing the realms of post-metal and heavy rock, Beholden is a 6 track, 60-minute album, that mixes black metal, psyche-rock-influenced solos and doomy riffs with male and female clean & harsh vocals. The record spans genres without living in any singular one and yields both a united heartbreaking and feral sound. Beholden will be released on May 26th, 2023.



"The overall theme is the power of relationships and connectivity. Life challenges us but ultimately we have to know our own strength. L...

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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, In : Orphans of Dusk 
We are now taking pre-orders for the new Orphans of Dusk album "Spleen" due for release on April 28!




"Spleen" will be released in a 4 Panel digipack with an 8 page booklet.
There is also an option to add a 6" x 4.5" Orphans of Dusk embroidered patch in your order!

Additional bundles will be available later as well.

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Album notes:

Hypnotic Dirge is proud to present its first release of 2023, the glorious yet gloomy return of New Zealand/Australia's Orphans of Dusk. 

It has been te...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Orphans of Dusk - I'm Going To Haunt You (When I Die)

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, In : Orphans of Dusk 
The long wait is over! Orphans of Dusk returns after nine years with the first taste from their forthcoming album "Spleen".
I'm Going To Haunt You (When I Die) blends the grandeur of blackened goth metal with doomier undertones and a truly infectious chorus while serving some nostalgia on a cold plate to fans of Woods of Ypres, Type O Negative, and others!



"Spleen" is also available for pre-order on our webshop and Bandcamp!

The release date is set for April 28, 2023

Video by: Wikked Twist Media
C...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Orphans of Dusk - Spleen

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 27, 2023, In : Orphans of Dusk 
Hypnotic Dirge is proud to present its first release of 2023, the glorious yet gloomy return of New Zealand/Australia Orphans of Dusk. 



It has been ten years since the band’s inception in 2013, and nine since their last offering on Hypnotic Dirge Records. In 2014, Orphans of Dusk released “Revenant,” a brilliant 4-song EP that conjured the grandeur of goth and death-doom blackest of the black.  

Described as a talented successor to Type O Negative and Woods of Ypres, Orphans of Dusk demon...

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Update on Shipping Prices

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 26, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Yesterday we brought you some good news but unfortunately I'm writing today with some disappointing news. 

After years of operating in a legal grey area and shipping single CD orders outside of Canada as "lettermail" instead of a "parcel", CanadaPost is no longer allowing us to do so. By shipping single CD orders as a letter, we were able to bypass customs and also charge significantly less for orders of only 1 CD. 

We had to increase our shipping rates for single CD orders outside of Canada to...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: NONE4

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, In : NONE 
We have depressing news on the horizon...



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UPDATE: Hypnotic Dirge North American Store is now open!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 20, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
The Hypnotic Dirge North American store is finally open again! Very relieved and excited to be sharing this news today after a lengthy hiatus! Although only the North American store is open for the moment, we are accepting international orders like always so there is no change there! 



At some point this Spring, a EU store will open as well but a lot of the HDR stock that was shipped from Canada to Portugal is still stuck in customs and there are still a lot of logistics to take care of so that...

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UPDATE: Hypnotic Dirge North American store re-opening January 20, 2023

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 


The Hypnotic Dirge Records North American store is re-opening this Friday January 20! 

You will be able to order from the main webshop and the Bandcamp page once again.
Thanks everyone for your patience!

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HYPNOTIC DIRGE SUMMER SALE - PART TWO: July 29 - Aug 4

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, July 29, 2022, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 


We are now launching the second round of our summer sale, once again lasting for one week, but with a greater discount this time around!!
From Today July 29, until next Thursday August 4, you can now get get 30% off any order over $50, and 40% off any order over $100!
This offer applies to everything in our shop, from Hypnotic Dirge releases and merch, as well as our extensive distro of 1000+ titles.

Simply fill your cart as usual, and use either the code "30OFF" or "40OFF" depending on if your ...

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HYPNOTIC DIRGE SUMMER SALE: July 15 - 21

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, July 15, 2022, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hello fellow listeners and supporters,



For one week, between today Friday July 15 until Thursday July 21, we are running a store-wide sale where you can get 20% off any order over $50, and 30% off any order over $100!

This offer is valid for anything and everything on our webshop, from Hypnotic Dirge releases to our extensive distro, and applies to CD's, shirts, vinyl, bundles, and everything else you can find.

Simply fill your cart as usual, and use either the code "20OFF" or "30OFF" depending ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Onism Productions

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, July 9, 2022, In : Webshop Additions 
We have once again added some new titles to our shop, this time from England's Onism Productions. Lots of hidden gems here!



ONISM006CD Grey Aura - Zwart Vierkant
ONISM008CD Phreneticum - Der Stille Zerfall
ONISM010CD Thermohaline - Maelström
ONISM012CD Teitan - Vákuum
ONISM016CD Lifelost - Punitive Damnation
ONISM017CD olim - A Mighty Disposition
ONISM019CD Theomachia - The Theosophist
ONISM020CD Benthik Zone - εἴδωλον
ONISM022CD Tugt - Ved Lysets Ophør


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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Season of Mist

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 7, 2022, In : Webshop Additions 
Some fantastic releases from Season of Mist have reached our HQ recently!



We have a selection of 40+ releases from Season of Mist's catalog available through Hypnotic Dirge, including these 11 albums which were just added this morning:

Shape Of Despair - Return to the Void
Funeral - Praesentialis In Aeternum
...and Oceans - Cosmic World Mother
Abbath - Abbath
Abbath - Outstrider
Der Weg Einer Freiheit - Finisterre
Gaahls Wyrd - GastiR – Ghosts Invited
Gaahls Wyrd - The Humming Mou...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Avantgarde Music

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 7, 2022, In : Webshop Additions 
New titles from one of Italy's finest labels have reached our HQ. 



We have 60+ albums from Avantgarde Music available through Hypnotic Dirge, including these 10 albums which were just added this morning:

AV398CD Void Paradigm - ultime pulsation/demain brule
AV368CD ULVIK - Volume 1 and 2
AV402CD Mesarthim - Planet Nine
AV418CD ISON - Aurora
AV421CD Windfaerer - Breaths of Elder Dawns
AV422CD Ulvik - Cascades
AV424CD Ikarie - Cuerpos en Sombra
AV426CD Olio Tähtien Takana - Spectral ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Swampborn - Beyond Ratio

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 17, 2022, In : Swampborn 
Today, we release the debut album of Russian Post-Black Metal band SWAMPBORN, entitled "Beyond Ratio".


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Combining assertive (post) black metal with a powerful and solid, at times almost death metal sound, its music comes as a massive flow of energy, consisting of a flurry of drums, multi-layered guitar canvases, piercing melodies and expressive vocals, rusty and ominous like an apocalyptic sermon.

While at the core the band's music is based on moder...

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PRE-ORDERS: Swampborn - Beyond Ratio

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 2, 2022, In : Swampborn 
We are now taking pre-orders for the release of SWAMPBORN's debut album "Beyond Ratio"!!



You can find two tracks streaming from the album now to give yourself a taste of what the album brings. If you are intrigued by what you hear, we are offering the album presented in digipack format with an accompanying 16 page booklet, as well as two distinct shirt designs, and various bundle options. 

Combining assertive (post) black metal with a powerful and solid, at times almost death metal sound, its m...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Tishina - Uvod...

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, May 30, 2022, In : Tishina 
Our latest release is available today! TISHINA - for those who don't know - is the melodic death-doom project from Serbian-Canadian musician Branislav Panić - known for his work in the death/black metal band BANE.



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Unfortunately, the production of the CD's have been slightly delayed so CD orders are expected to ship out around mid-June.

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Tishina (Тишина) is best described as a Melodic Doom/Death Metal project which was initially born as a side-project to...

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SONG PREMIERE: Tishina - Jutro Poslednjeg Dana

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 20, 2022, In : Tishina 
No Clean Singing is hosting a premiere of the second single from the upcoming Tishina album "Uvod...", this time for the track "Jutro Poslednjeg Dana" (The Morning of the Last Day)

"The song creates a feeling of fiery splendor from the beginning, with big jolting grooves and a high-flying melody that darts and swirls, but shadows fall across the music when Panić‘s massive growl enters the fray. There’s still a darting and shining quality to the melody, but it begins to sound forlorn and b...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Beyond the Mountains

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 13, 2022, In : Norilsk 
The new Norilsk EP "Beyond the Mountains" is now available to stream and download on Bandcamp, and as always, it is set as "name-your-price", so you can choose to donate as little or as much as you want, or even nothing at all! The album is also streaming on most major platforms (Spotify, iTunes, etc)



Besides that, in celebration of this release, all previous Norilsk albums and merch are 30% off until the end of May! Simply use the code NORILSK_DOOM upon checkout

Released on the tipping point a...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Obsessions

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 29, 2022, In : Notturno 
"Obsessions" is the debut album of the newest project of multi-instrumentalist Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Suici.De.Pression) called NOTTURNO. A melancholic trip into the obsessive compulsions that take shape within our lives, the psychological torment, and the scourge of madness that takes hold inside the ancient walls of the human psyche, peering around the dark corners within all of us.



Order Links:
Notturno Merch (CD, Shirt, or Bundle)
Notturno Digital

NOTTURNO develops its atmosphe...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Norilsk - Beyond the Mountains

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 28, 2022, In : Norilsk 
On May 13, Hypnotic Dirge Records will release a brand new doom-death offering from Norilsk, entitled Beyond the Mountains. Released on the tipping point at the end of the world, this new EP speaks to the fragile overlap between the nostalgic old world and a dark new chapter in history. It will include a brand new song, “Beyond the Horizon,” along with a cover of Officium Triste’s “Intro Officium Triste (Pt II / Mountains of Depressiveness.” The artwork by Timur Khabirov is a tribut...

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SONG PREMIERE: Swampborn - Sleepingstatic

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, In : Swampborn 
Finally, after having mentioned Swampborn and its forthcoming album "Beyond Ratio" numerous times over the preceding months, the first taste of that record is now online for your delectation!

Presenting the track "Sleepingstatic", rich in texture, unique in its approach, and including many of the avantgarde flourishes that are found throughout the record. That said, do not consider this track to necessarily be representative of the album as a whole, as every track carries its own distinctive f...

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Russian Post-Black Metal band SWAMPBORN reveals “Beyond Ratio” album cover!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 22, 2022, In : Swampborn 
The release of "Beyond Ratio", the debut album of Russian band Swampborn draws ever closer! Combining assertive (post) black metal with a powerful and solid, at times almost death metal sound, its music comes as a massive flow of energy, consisting of a flurry of drums, multi-layered guitar canvases, piercing melodies and expressive vocals, rusty and ominous like an apocalyptic sermon.

Today, we are pleased to be sharing the "Beyond Ratio" album cover, illustrated by Yag Mort and further refin...

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PRE-ORDERS : Tishina - Uvod…

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 15, 2022, In : Tishina 
We are now taking pre-orders for the release of Tishina - Uvod… [Тишина - Увод…]




Founded by Serbian musician Branislav Panić (known best for the Blackened Death Metal band Bane), Tishina (Тишина) is a new project preparing to release its debut album Uvod... (Увод...) this spring.

Tishina (Тишина) is best described as a Melodic Doom/Death Metal project which was initially born as a side-project to explore slower, deeper and more emotional s...

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NEW PROJECT: Тишина (Silence)

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 7, 2022, In : Tishina 
Founded by Serbian musician Branislav Panić, Тишина (Silence) is a new melodic death-doom project preparing to release its debut album 'Увод...' ('Introduction...') this spring.



Unlike Panić's Blackened Death Metal project Bane, Тишина is at its core a death-doom metal project, initially born as a side-project to explore the slower, deeper and more emotional side of music, and influenced by giants such as Saturnus, October Tide, Mourning Beloveth, and Doom:vs, among others. '...

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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Obsessions

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 1, 2022, In : Notturno 
We are launching pre-orders for NOTTURNO's "Obsessions" today!



In addition to the CD's, we also have shirts and bundles available, which includes the following:

NOTTURNO - Obsessions Shirt [Printed on Gildan Softstyles; Available in sizes S - XXL]
NOTTURNO - Obsessions [CD; Digipack; 2022]
NOTTURNO Embroidered Logo Patch [5" x 3" (12.5cm x 7.5cm)]
NOTTURNO Signed Postcard [4" x 6" (10cm x 15cm)]
NOTTURNO Magnet [3" x 3" (7.5cm x 7.5cm)]
NOTTURNO Logo Sticker [3.5" x 2" (8.5cm x 5cm)]

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Nott...

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SONG PREMIERE: Notturno - Falling

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 31, 2022, In : Notturno 
After announcing the signing of Notturno and imminent release of their debut album "Obsessions", we made you all wait quite a while before giving you a taste of the record. That ends today with Toilet ov Hell premiering the track "Falling", which you can listen to at this link.



Speaking about the song, Notturno founder offered the following perspective: 

“Falling” is the first song revealed from the debut album of Notturno, titled obsessions.
[it is] a song that embodies the sweetness of the...

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BAND/RELEASE ANNOUCEMENT: Swampborn

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, In : Swampborn 
Swampborn is an experimental/post-black metal band from Russia, founded in 2011 by Rgrd (all instruments) and Sur (vocals). Originally based in a depressive industrial city, the band later relocated to Saint-Petersburg where it continued working on its debut full-length album “Beyond Ratio”.



Swampborn incorporates a myriad of black metal styles and influences into a sound that is still cohesive and purposeful, driven forward with blazing riffs, blast beats, and an aggressive raspy vocal pe...

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ALBUM COVER: Notturno - Obsessions

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 21, 2022, In : Notturno 
A few days ago we announced our collaboration with NOTTURNO, the latest addition to our roster, and today, we are pleased to reveal the exquisite album cover for their upcoming album "Obsessions", shot and conceptualized by photographer Riccardo Ziosi and featuring the model Michela Suffritti.


"Obsessions" is the debut album of the newest project of multi-instrumentalist Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Suici.De.Pression) called NOTTURNO. A melancholic trip into the obsessive compulsions ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Black Lion Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 18, 2022, In : Webshop Additions 
I've been trying to stay more consistent with regular distro updates, so here are another bundle of new additions to the shop, this time from Sweden's Black Lion Records!

We also have the new Kvaen album in stock as well, although the release date isn't until March 25 so we will only be taking pre-orders on those for now.



New additions:
Mist of Misery - Absence
Frowning - Extinct
Meadows End - Sojourn
Meadows End - The Grand Antiquation
Mist of Misery - Unalterable
Bleeding Utopia - Where ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Transcending Obscurity Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, February 13, 2022, In : Webshop Additions 
The mighty Transcending Obscurity needs no introduction, and we're pleased to announce that we've massively expanded upon our distribution of their titles! Last night, we added 29 new Transcending Obscurity titles to our shop, released between 2019-2021 and spanning the gamut of genres from dissonant Black Metal, atmospheric funeral doom, melodic Doom Metal and a lot more.


Browse Here

If there seems to be enough interest in these Transcending Obscurity releases, we'll be sure to continue to imp...

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BAND ANNOUNCEMENT: NOTTURNO

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 11, 2022, In : Notturno 
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to announce its collaboration with NOTTURNO, a new project founded by multi-instrumentalist Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of a Dark Age, Suici.De.Pression), and featuring female vocalist Kjiel (Eyelessight), and drummer Sven.



NOTTURNO develops its atmosphere through lengthy songs with strong dynamics and pacing, keeping the listener lost in a reverie and crafting an immersive experience at once melancholic and infectious.
The debut album, entitled "Obsessions" is a meditative...

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VINYL PRE-ORDERS: All three NONE albums available on vinyl again

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, January 8, 2022, In : NONE 
These literal and figurative dark times seem like the appropriate moment to draw some attention to NONE, to inform you that we are now taking pre-orders for the 2022 editions of NONE vinyl!

Unlike the original vinyl pressings, this repress will only include classic black vinyl, as we wanted the previous variants to retain its value and uniqueness in appreciation of those who pre-ordered the original pressing. Never-the-less, the 2022 editions still include vinyl-only bonuses such as the bonus ...

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Information about the NONE 2022 vinyl pressings and pre-orders:

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 7, 2022, In : NONE 
It is finally that time.
Many of you have asked when we would repress the NONE albums on vinyl.

These days, vinyl production can have an 6 month turnaround time, but we were fortunate to have these produced and shipped to us much sooner than expected!

Therefore, we are making all three NONE albums available to pre-order beginning on Saturday January 8, 2022 at 10AM PST. Orders will begin to ship out in late January.

More important notes:
When we released the original vinyl pressings of these album...

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NEW MERCH: Moonworshipper - "Summer Vibes" Sand/Natural Colour T-Shirts

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 7, 2022, In : Moonworshipper 
As we're nearly sold out of the Moonworshipper shirts we released last month alongside the new track "13 Fullmoon Nights of Doubt",  we decided to print more, although this time in a sand/natural colour as opposed to black!



Strictly limited to 30 copies, and available in sizes Small-2XL these will be printed once again by Cursed Earth Apparel & Print in the coming weeks.

However, you can pre-order your shirt now to secure your size, and you can expect your shirt to ship out near the ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Weird Truth Productions

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 30, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
Weird Truth is a Japanese label founded all the way back in 1999 and putting their primary focus into releasing Funeral Doom and Death-doom Metal.

We've added some of their newer releases to our shop, and we still have some previous releases from Weird Truth available as well.
Browse the Weird Truth titles we have available here



WT059 Sinister Downfall - Eremozoic
WT061 Ataraxie - Résignés
WT062 Yawning Void - Streams Within
WT063 Assumption - Mosaic of the Distant Dominion
WT066 Sinister Downfall...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: GS Productions

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
We have added some new titles from GS Productions, based out of Russia.
Over the years, they have re-released many albums from internationally known bands, as well as released some original works.



Here is a list of GSP albums that is being distributed by Hypnotic Dirge now.

GSP288 Fungoid Stream - The Wind Among the Stars
GSP297 Frowning - Death Requiem
GSP323 Thy Catafalque - Zapor
GSP324 Lysithea - Realms
GSP325 Lysithea - The Secret Fate of All Life
GSP326 Lysithea - The End o...

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TRACK / VIDEO CLIP RELEASE: Moonworshipper - 13 Fullmoon Nights of Doubt

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, December 13, 2021, In : Moonworshipper 
No fucks given about anything, except being true to what it stands for, Moonworshipper is a dark underground project combining depressive pop and suicidal black metal into long hypnotizing pieces of music.



Digital [Name-your-price]
Video clip
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The second chapter "13 Fullmoon Nights of Doubt" has now been released and is available for streaming and name-your-price download on Bandcamp.

Additionally, a video clip - encapsulating the aura and atmosphere of the project - has been created fo...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Moonworshipper - 13 Full Moon Nights of Doubt

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 19, 2021, In : Moonworshipper 
No fucks given about anything, except being true to what it stands for, Moonworshipper is a dark underground project combining depressive pop and suicidal black metal into long hypnotizing pieces of music.

Formed during the summer of 2018, the band is on its way to release a trilogy of autobiographical albums, based on events in the frontman's life. A love letter written in 3 chapters, against all odds, depicting despair in its purest form.
Its second chapter "13 Full Moon Nights of Doubt" is d...

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VINYL RELEASES: Ov Shadows - The Darkness Between Stars | I Djävulens Avbild

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 1, 2021, In : Ov Shadows 
Today marks the official release of both Ov Shadows albums on vinyl for the very first time. We collaborated with the consistently solid Vendetta Records to release these to the masses and to cover distribution in both North America and Europe!

“Embrace your shadow self – your dark aspects. Don’t hide away. Let those harmless creatures, turn into raging monsters. Let chaos guide your consciousness. You are ov Shadows.”


Order "The Darkness Between Stars" [Webshop]
Bandcamp

First vinyl edit...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Season of Mist (France)

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 20, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
We have just added the following titles from Season of Mist onto our shop. 
You can browse the new titles, as well as other Season of Mist releases at the link below.

Season of Mist Sub-category



SUA117D Vous Autres - Sel de Pierre
SOM247 Sólstafir - Svartir Sandar
SOM248 Esoteric - Paragon of Dissonance
SOM316 Sólstafir - Í blóði og anda
SOM331 Sólstafir - Ótta
SOM344 Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel
SOM425 Septicflesh - Codex Omega
SOM431D Auðn - Farvegir fyrndar
SOM432D Ne Obliviscaris - Urn
SOM488 Vr...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Brucia Records (Italy)

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 3, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
WEBSHOP UPDATE: Brucia Records (Italy)

We have new titles in stock from Brucia Records in Italy - a relatively new label founded in 2019, but already with an interesting catalog of auditory delights.



The Sombre - Shapeless Misery
LaColpa - Post Tenebras Lux
Varanak - Relics of Mourning
The Sun and the Mirror - Dissolution to Salt and Bone
Feed Them Death - Negative


More about Brucia:
Brucia Records is an independent label specialized in extreme, experimental and excruciating music....

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Dusktone Records (Italy)

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
A shipment of recent releases from Dusktone's catalog has now arrived at HDR HQ.
Most of these arrivals were released in 2020 or 2021, and all of the albums are released in digipack format and are sealed in the original packaging.



Here are the new additions:

Omega - Nebra
Ulvehyrde - Englemakersken
Nifrost - Orkja
Svartghast - Perdition
Harkane - Fallen King Simulactum
Black Hate – Altalith
The Bishop of Hexen - The Death Masquerade
Ishvara - Shape of a Void to Come
Anamnesi - Caurus
Omega - Eve

In addi...

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VINYL RELEASES: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild / The Darkness Between Stars

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, August 14, 2021, In : Ov Shadows 
On this date last year, we released the second album from the Swedish Black Metal band Ov Shadows, entitled "I Djävulens Avbild". 

We got a lot of positive feedback on the release and many of you asked for a vinyl edition, so we've partnered up with Vendetta Records for the release of not only "I Djävulens Avbild" but also the debut album "The Darkness Between Stars", originally released on CD in 2018.

There will be no pre-orders and both LP's will be available on October 1, 2021, upon which ...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Avantgarde Music

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, August 9, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
The following new titles from Avantgarde Music have been added to our shop. 

AV092CD Darkspace I
AV093CD Darkspace II
AV250CD Downfall of Nur - Umbras de Barbagia
AV303CD Asofy - Nessun Luogo
AV321CD Circle of Salt - Suffer the Cold
AV327CD Dzö-Nga - Five treasures of snow
AV355CD Gravkväde - Grav Aska
AV359CD Drawn into Descent - The Endless Endavour
AV360CD Enisum - The Moth's Illusion
AV369CD Sur Austru - Meteahna Timpurilor
AV373CD Profetus - The Sadness of Time Passing
AV374CD Earth and Pillars - ...

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PRE-ORDER: Forlesen - Hierophant Violent [Vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, August 8, 2021, In : Forlesen 
Last spring, during the height of pandemic lockdowns and isolation, we released the mighty debut album from Forlesen, a meditative album perfect for long moments of contemplation. 

Many of you asked for a vinyl edition so we partnered up with Viridian Flame Records in Belgium once again to release this ultra-limited record, in an edition of 200 copies worldwide!



Pre-order links: Webshop  | Bandcamp

The record is available in two variants - 100 in gold and 100 in classic black, split evenly betwe...

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DISTRO UPDATE: Vendetta Records [vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, June 20, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
We received a selection of vinyl from Vendetta Records about 6 weeks ago but dragged our feet a bit in making them available. 

As we only have 2x of each record, it felt a bit cumbersome to add all of these to the official webshop, but I added them to our Discogs page last night. 

This is no small update, as 26 titles new and old have been added. Have a look below for the list of titles and place your order on our Discogs if interested.

Some of the sleeves have slight corner bends from the shipp...

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AVAILABLE NOW: NONE Enamel Pins

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 7, 2021, In : NONE 
We now have 1.5" (3.8cm) soft enamel pins of the classic NONE logo on a raised metal silver finish with a black background.

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BANDCAMP FRIDAY FUNDRAISER: $C370.90 Donated to Raven Trust

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, April 5, 2021, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Massive thanks to everyone who ordered something on Bandcamp Friday and contributed to the RAVEN Trust fundraiser! There was a lot of generosity shown with many digital download donations and some among you also paying more than the minimum price on CD's and merch bundles as well!

We were able to raise $C370.90 for RAVEN Trust, and we sent along the donation this morning! Screenshots below for transparency and we'll look at doing something similar again in May!

All your orders from Bandcamp Fri...

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BANDCAMP FRIDAY FUNDRAISER: Friday April 2, 2021

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
This Friday, April 2, Hypnotic Dirge Records will be partnering with Raven Trust to raise legal defence funds for indigenous peoples of Canada!



As some of you must know, the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada since the arrival of European settlers has been one of forced relocations, structural and behavioural violence, kidnappings, and cultural genocide. Although the violence against Indigenous Peoples across Canada is not as "overt" as it has been in the past, the legacy of settler-colon...

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WEBSHOP UDPATE: Onism Productions

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 29, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
Today we have also added releases from an excellent new label based out of the UK, Onism Productions.
Since its inception in 2020, Onism has released some very noteworthy releases, including those listed below.


We have added the following titles to our shop, to provide faster and cheaper shipping for those of you based in North America.

ONISM 001 Amherawdr - Adorned with the Figures of Snakes
ONISM 002 Lord Orots - Conquering The Infinite Void
ONISM 003 Misertus - Daydream / Coil...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Dusktone Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, March 28, 2021, In : Webshop Additions 
We have added a small selection of new titles from Dusktone Records to the webshop!

Opera IX - Back to Sepulcro
Phobonoid - Phobonoid
Dekadent - The Nemean Ordeal
Black Flame - Necrogenesis : Chants From The Grave
Nifrost - Blykrone
Hovmod - Doedsformasion
Flukt - Darkness Devour
Gorgon - Titanomachy

Keep an eye out for more additions later this week!

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 26, 2021, In : Nordicwinter 
Today marks the official release date of the new Nordicwinter record "Sorrow"!
You can order your copy from our webshop or Bandcamp, or directly from the band!
In addition to this, hoodies, shirts, and bundles are also available.


Webshop
Digital [Name-your-price]
Nordicwinter Bandcamp

Album notes:
After a lengthy hiatus, Nordicwinter came back in a big way in 2020, releasing two new full-length albums "Requiem" and "Desolation" and they show no sign of slowing down as they hit us once again with a n...

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TRACK PREMIERE: Kassad - The Maze

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 20, 2021, In : Kassad 
Kassad, a stalwart of the modern post-black metal scene, combines abrasive and gritty black metal with hallucinatory ambience and spiraling post-rock intricacy. Kassad’s name is synonymous with misery, futility, and madness of modern urban life.

Originally recorded in the sessions for 2020's "London Orbital" and now available for the first time as a single, "The Maze" continues to explore the idea of a malevolent, decaying city. The listener is trapped. There is nowhere to turn. And somethin...

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VINYL: Feral Light - Life Vapor

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, In : Feral Light 
We have some copies of Feral Light's Life Vapor on LP available to order now!




The LP was self-released by the band but international shipping from Canada is cheaper than from the US so we are helping with distribution. 

We only have 10 copies currently, so order quickly if you're interested.

The record itself is a beautiful burgundy/silver merge and the art and design was reworked for the vinyl edition by Unexpected Specter. Mastered for vinyl by James Plotkin.

*IMPORTANT: Unfortunately...

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MERCH: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires merch available to pre-order

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 15, 2021, In : a noend of mine 
A few days ago, we released a noend of mine's second album "Sanctuaires" which is now available on many digital platforms.

Unfortunately, due to issues at Ukrainian customs, the CD production has been delayed and we're now expecting a mid April release for the CD.

However, today we are also launching pre-orders for "Sanctuaires" shirts, enamel pins, and a merch bundle. 
Unlike the CD, all of these items are either already here or on transit from Vancouver to Victoria (just a short ferry ride awa...

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ALBUM RELEASE: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 12, 2021, In : a noend of mine 
Today marks the official release of the a noend of mine's second full-length record "Sanctuaires"


Webshop
Digital [Name-your-price]
Youtube Stream

The album is available to stream in full on Bandcamp, Youtube, Spotify, and other platforms.
However, unfortunately, there has been some delays in the CD production due to a couple different factors and therefore the physical product won't be available until early April.

That being said, we hope you will take the time to listen to the album in full now t...

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PRE-ORDERS: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 26, 2021, In : Nordicwinter 
Today we launch pre-orders for Nordicwinter's new album "Sorrow", due for release on Friday March 26.



After a lengthy hiatus, Nordicwinter came back in a big way in 2020, releasing two new full-length albums "Requiem" and "Desolation" and they show no sign of slowing down as they hit us once again with a new full-length album, "Sorrow", released amidst the dead of winter. This prolificacy should in no way be a harbinger of doubt as the quality of "Sorrow" surpasses even the heights of the 2020...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - Wind [12” Vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 26, 2021, In : Frigoris 
Today is the official release date for the vinyl edition of Frigoris’ 2012 album “Wind”!
All vinyl pre-orders have already been shipped out to you, directly from the plant in Poland. 
Future orders placed through our store will ship from Hypnotic Dirge HQ in Canada.




We still have a limited amount of copies remaining, in both classic black and “evening fields” (beige with black marble) editions. You can order your copy from Hypnotic Dirge here.

If you live in Europe, you should order you...

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PRE-ORDER: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 12, 2021, In : a noend of mine 
Today, we launch pre-orders for the second album from a noend of mine, entitled "Sanctuaires"




a noend of mine (anom) is a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan) based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The genre of anom can be loosely described as melancholic post-prog. 

Sanctuaires marks a departure from the mellow proggy vignettes found on anom’s debut, The Serenity’s Eve, in favor of a slower, darker, more cinematic approach. Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Bark ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Omination - NGR

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 5, 2021, In : Omination 
Wastelanders, your soundtrack to the apocalypse is here. Today we officially unveil the full suite of hymns to propagandize the inhabitants of the New Golgotha Repvbliq!


Order CD, Shirt, Hoodie, or Bundles
Digital [Name-your-price]

An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The New Golgotha Repvbliq) contains over an hour of some of the most encapsulating and ominous funeral doom metal to come out in quite some time. Combining abrasive and dissonant riffs with a shroud of atmospheric and monume...

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SONG PREMIERE: a noend of mine - Des chemins crépusculaires (I-III)

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 4, 2021, In : a noend of mine 
For something a little bit different today, we have partnered with Invisible Oranges to premiere the opening three tracks (as one stylistic whole) from the forthcoming "a noend of mine" record "Sanctuaires".



"Carrying echoes of the early-1990s English experimental rock scene, the delicate but electronics-heavy pulsations found on upcoming album Sanctuaires redefines this project. Reflecting memories of the specific albums which defined the use of then-new genre tag "post-rock," Sanctuaires' so...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Nordicwinter - Somber Winds of Despair (Part I)

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 4, 2021, In : Nordicwinter 
With the help of No Clean Singing, we are delighted to premiere the opening track from Nordicwinter's upcoming fourth full-length album "Sorrow", which follows in the heals of the project's 2020 releases - "Requiem" and "Desolation". The track in question "Somber Winds of Despair (Part I)" is the opening track on the album and first taste of music from the new album, due for release on Friday March 26.

You can watch the lyric video, created by Wikked Twist Films, exclusively on No Clean Singin...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Omination - "Apocalyptic Ignis Fatuus"

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 4, 2021, In : Omination 
(Originally posted Friday January 29)

Another video/track from the forthcoming Omination album "NGR" has surfaced, this time for the track "Apocalyptic Ignis Fatuus", the second track on the album.



Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Detach yourself from the madness of our domestic behavioral patterns and embrace the wild wasteland.
Kill the tamed for the rebirth.
Know the rules of this world, become masters of these rules to break ...

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ALBUM COVER: Nordicwinter - Sorrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, In : Nordicwinter 

After the releases of the "Requiem" and "Desolation" full-length albums in 2020, Nordicwinter returns with "Sorrow" this spring, marking its third release in two years and continuing a very prolific period for the project.

As with its previous records, "Sorrow" examines the darker side of the human condition through somber and melancholic music. Sticking at a mostly mid-tempo pace, the tracks on "Sorrow" (with the exception of the outro) are all between 7-10 minutes in length, and flow with se...

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ALBUM COVER : a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, In : a noend of mine 
As we initially mentioned last week, Hypnotic Dirge will be working with a noend of mine to release their second full-length album "Sanctuaires". 

Today, we are unveiling the album art crafted by contemporary Ukrainian artist Katya Buchatska, as well as the more insight into the record and the full tracklist.



Sanctuaires is a second album by a noend of mine, a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan). Sanctuaires marks a departure from the mellow proggy vignettes found on anom’s deb...

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PRE-ORDERS: Frigoris - Wind [12" Vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 21, 2021, In : Frigoris 
We are now launching pre-orders for the limited vinyl edition of Frigoris’ 2013 album “Wind”! 



Order Vinyl
Digital [Name-your-price]

Formed in 2007, Frigoris have released 4 full length albums, cementing their mastery of the Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal genre. Their second album, "Wind", can be seen as the turning point in their career, marking a bit of a stylistic shift from their early days and bringing them the attention they very much deserve.
 
Specifically re-mastered for vinyl by Nic...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nordicwinter - Desolation

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 18, 2021, In : Nordicwinter 
Nordicwinter's "Desolation" is officially released today!


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Digital [Name-your-price]

Album notes:
Originally released on June 20, 2020, Nordicwinter’s “Desolation” followed the release of “Requiem” in April marking the project’s second full-length release in a span of 3 months after a 13 year gap between the debut album “Threnody” in 2007 and these two new records! The renewal of the Nordicwinter surely did not go unnoticed with “Requiem” and “Desolation” both recei...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Sertraline - The streetlight was all we needed

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 18, 2021, In : Sertraline 
Sertraline's "The streetlight was all we needed" is officially released today!


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Digital [Name-your-price]

Album notes:
Sertraline (Buffalo, NY) formed in the winter of 2014 as a reimagining of veteran death-doom group Where She Wept. The band, armed with the experience and chemistry of longtime collaboration, began to craft a new sonic legacy, combining atmostpheric black metal with post-rock elements to create a uniquely heavy-hitting trio of EPs: Shade (2017), From Both Our Hands (2019),...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: a noend of mine - Sanctuaires

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, In : a noend of mine 
a noend of mine (anom) is a project by Les Vynogradov (Vin de Mia Trix, Kauan) based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The genre of anom can be loosely described as melancholic post-prog. 



The debut album The Serenity's Eve, created with heavy support from Anton Belov (Kauan, Helengard), was released in 2016 through Pest Productions. This was followed by several European gigs, supporting Antimatter and Krobak, among others, as well as a tour of China. One concert was filmed and released as Live Serenity in 20...

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SONG PREMIERE: Omination - Nothing [Skepticism Cover]

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, In : Omination 
Omination covers "Nothing" from Funeral Doom pioneers Skepticism



The original version of this song was released on Skepticism's 2013 album "Farrmakon"

Although recorded during the "NGR" sessions, this cover will not be included on the CD edition, and will instead be available exclusively online!

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PRE-ORDERS: Omination - NGR

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 8, 2021, In : Omination 
Today, we launch pre-orders for the release of Omination's "NGR".



An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The New Golgotha Repvbliq) contains over an hour of some of the most encapsulating and ominous funeral doom metal to come out in quite some time. Combining abrasive and dissonant riffs with a shroud of atmospheric and monumental church organ and choirs, the instrumental aspect of this record is already massive, which is only enhanced by Fedor’s forceful growls, belted with conviction...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life [Vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 8, 2021, In : NONE 
Today marks the official release date of NONE's third album "Damp Chill of Life" on vinyl.
Thanks everyone who has supported ours and Viridian Flame's efforts to bring this trifecta of NONE releases on vinyl and giving us faith that our future collaborations will be successful!
(Next up, Frigoris - Wind)


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The first batch of records will ship out later today and the vast majority of the rest of the vinyl orders will be shipped out next week.

If you've ordered a vinyl and shirt, that may...

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Maeskyyrn - Gathering Believers Among Sheep [Vocal Playthrough]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 8, 2021, In : Maeskyyrn 
Maeskyyrn vocalist  Harslingoth, The Overseer performing a vocal playthrough of "Gathering Believers Among Sheep" from their debut album "Interlude"

Remember - as with everything else we have released and will ever release, the album is available to download on Bandcamp for no minimum price!


But if you'd rather get some physical merch, now is the time to do it as we reduced the prices on the bundles and shirts last month.
Shirt for $C20, Bundle (Shirt CD, Signed Card, Sticker, Magnet) for $C...

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Omination - The sword that came out of His mouth [Bass Playthrough]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 8, 2021, In : Omination 
We've been pretty silent on here for the past couple of weeks, taking the opportunity to relax and refresh for a busy 2021
. 
To begin the new year, here is a bass playthrough from Omination bassist Zied Kochbati performing "The sword that came out of His mouth", from the new Omination album "NGR"



Pre-orders will commence in a matter of days, both for the CD itself, but also for merch and bundle options!

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RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Frigoris - Wind

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 17, 2020, In : Frigoris 
We are once again partnering with Viridian Flame Records to bring out this little gem of an album on vinyl! 
For years, we have had requests to release some of Frigoris' back-catalog on vinyl so we're happy to be able to start things off with their 2013 album "Wind"



Formed in 2007, Frigoris have released 4 full length albums, cementing their mastery of the Atmospheric/Pagan Black Metal genre. Their second album, "Wind", can be seen as the turning point in their career, having brought them the a...

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SONG PREMIERE: Omination - The sword that came out of His mouth

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 12, 2020, In : Omination 
Taken from the forthcoming Omination full-length "NGR", we are pleased to bring you this grand opus - "The sword that came out of His mouth"


"And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations:
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron" 
Revelation 19:15

"NGR" will be released on Hypnotic Dirge on February 5, 2021. 
Pre-orders will commence in early January, as well as the revelations of further auditory torments.

"An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The New...

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ALBUM ART: Omination - NGR

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 10, 2020, In : Omination 
Here is the cover art for the upcoming Omination record "NGR" - due for release on Hypnotic Dirge on February 5, 2021



The CD version of the album spans nearly the full 80 minute limit placed on the physical medium, and as you can see below, Omination also recorded a cover of Skepticism's "Nothing" which will be exclusively available online and streaming in early January! In the meantime, the first premiere - for the track "The sword that came out of His mouth" will be online this Saturday (Dec...

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PRE-ORDER: Nordicwinter - Desolation

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 4, 2020, In : Nordicwinter 

Pre-order
Digital

Originally released on June 20, 2020, Nordicwinter’s “Desolation” followed the release of “Requiem” in April marking the project’s second full-length release in a span of 3 months after a 13 year gap between the debut album “Threnody” in 2007 and these two new records! The renewal of the Nordicwinter surely did not go unnoticed with “Requiem” and “Desolation” both receiving their fair share of praise, and while “Requiem” was released through Dark Ea...

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PRE-ORDER: Sertraline - The streetlight was all we needed

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 4, 2020, In : Sertraline 

Pre-order CD
Digital

Sertraline (Buffalo, NY) formed in the winter of 2014 as a reimagining of veteran death-doom group Where She Wept. The band, armed with the experience and chemistry of longtime collaboration, began to craft a new sonic legacy, combining atmostpheric black metal with post-rock elements to create a uniquely heavy-hitting trio of EPs: Shade (2017), From Both Our Hands (2019), and These Mills Are Oceans (2019), now released as a single compilation for the first time entitled Th...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Omination - NGR

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, In : Omination 
Hypnotic Dirge Records will soon be releasing the long-awaited new full-length album from the Tunisian Apocalyptic Funeral Doom Metal entity Omination. The second full-length album, entitled “NGR” follows 2018’s “Followers of the Apocalypse” album, the 2019 single “The New Golgotha Repvbliq” and the most recently released EP “The Pale Horseman”, released in May 2020, as a commentary and interpretation of the COVID-19 pandemic.


 
An absolute mammoth of a record, “NGR” (The ...

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PRE-ORDER: NONE - Damp Chill of Life [12" Vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, November 28, 2020, In : NONE 
Presented in gatefold packaging, this first vinyl pressing of "Damp Chill of Life" is limited to 500 copies worldwide, with 300 copies in classic black, and two variants - 100 blue chill vinyl (light blue / black marble), and 100 white mist vinyl (transparent/white marble). 


AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER (From the Hypnotic Dirge store - North American customers)

Co-released with Viridian Flame Records (Based in Belgium, European customers)

The official release date is January 7 and orders will ship out...

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ALBUM COVER: Nordicwinter - Desolation

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, November 28, 2020, In : Nordicwinter 
As revealed last week, Hypnotic Dirge Records will be working with the Quebec-based Atmospheric / Depressive Black Metal project "Nordicwinter" to re-release one of their 2020 albums "Desolation" in January 2021. We will follow that up with a brand new release from the project in March entitled "Sorrow."



Pre-orders for the new pressing of "Desolation" - released on a 6 panel digipack for the first time, and including a bonus woven patch - will launch late next week!  

"Desolation" Tracklist: 
1 ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 20, 2020, In : Liminal Shroud 
As we acclimate for a dark and dreary winter on the pacific coast, there is no better time than now to mark the official release of Liminal Shroud's debut record, "Through the False Narrows"!


Webshop | Bandcamp

Liminal Shroud is a black metal band based in Victoria, BC. Formed in late 2017, the band takes inspiration from the surging oceans and mist-strewn coast as they explore themes of futility, passage, and individual and metaphysical transformation. With a three-piece format, Liminal Shroud...

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UPCOMING RELEASES: Nordicwinter - Desolation | Nordicwinter - Sorrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, In : Nordicwinter 
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to announce a collaboration with the Quebecois Depressive Black Metal project Nordicwinter. Founded by evillair (Umbrarum Tenebrae,  Kalseroth, Graven Dusk) in 2006, Nordicwinter significantly increased their output in 2020 with the full-length releases of “Requiem” in April and “Desolation” in June, as well as a remastered version of their 2007 record “Threnody” in July.



Laden with haunting melodies and cryptic vocals, Nordicwinter creates music that is c...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Sertraline - The streetlight was all we needed

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 13, 2020, In : Sertraline 
Sertraline (Buffalo, NY) formed in the winter of 2014 as a reimagining of veteran death-doom group Where She Wept. The band, armed with the experience and chemistry of longtime collaboration, began to craft a new sonic legacy, combining atmospheric black metal with post-rock elements to create a uniquely heavy-hitting trio of EPs: Shade (2017), From Both Our Hands (2019), and These Mills Are Oceans (2019), now released as a single compilation for the first time entitled The Streetlight Was Al...

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SONG PREMIERE: Liminal Shroud - Tainted Soil

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 12, 2020, In : Liminal Shroud 
Angry Metal Guy is premiering the third song from Liminal Shroud's upcoming album "Through the False Narrows",
which comes out next Friday Nov 20!



Thanks Angry Metal Guy for hosting the premiere and also for reviewing the album!

"Atmospheric without falling into the trap of relying on extended ambient passages, crushingly heavy without falling back on simple speed and fury, Liminal Shroud have put out the perfect soundtrack to a bleak, dark autumn."



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RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: NONE - Damp Chill of Life [Vinyl Edition]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 12, 2020, In : NONE 
Hypnotic Dirge Records and Viridian Flame Records will once again collaborate to bring you the third installment of the NONE vinyl trilogy.



"Damp Chill of Life" was originally released in CD format on April 11, 2019 and will now be pressed on wax for the first time in an edition of 500 copies, split evenly between Hypnotic Dirge and Viridian Flame. 
Presented in gatefold packaging, there will be 300 copies in classic black, while the more limited variants will be 100 blue chill vinyl (light blu...

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SONG PREMIERE: Liminal Shroud - Lucidity

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, November 2, 2020, In : Liminal Shroud 
It's been a while since we released new music from Liminal Shroud's upcoming album "Through the False Narrows", but today we rectify that with the help of No Clean Singing

They are hosting the premiere of "Lucidity", the epic 11 minute album closer! Check it out here



Pre-order bundles available on our shop or on Bandcamp!

"The musical journey of “Lucidity” begins with a mercurial melodic riff and a vibrant humming bass, joined by tumbling and pummeling drums. That riff really gets its hooks ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Vinyl Update

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 30, 2020, In : Webshop Additions 
Skagos - Ást 

We have procured a few of the very last copies remaining of this gorgeous DLP. We have 5 copies in the shop, which are among the final copies available anywhere in the world. 

The legendary debut album by Cascadian black metal innovators, Skagos. The sound of life rising out of the rain soaked forest floors of British Columbia. A cry to the grey heavens by the voice of the human animal.
The standard edition comes on 160gm semi-transparent moss-green vinyl in a heavy stoc...

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TRAILER: Wills Dissolve - Echoes [Trailer #3]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 30, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
"Echoes" has been released for 2 months now, but there is still plenty to be said about the process behind the creation of the record. In this third and final installment of the "Echoes" trailers, bassist Shaun Weller and guest vocalist Damian Smith (Altars of Grief) discuss the recording process, the album artwork from Adam Burke (Nightjar Illustration), the album's concept, isolation from COVID-19, and the story behind how Damian ended up doing guest vocals on the record.


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AVAILABLE NOW: NONE FLIP-TOP BEANIES

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, In : NONE 
NONE BEANIES IN STOCK AND SHIPPING NOW

Warming yourself up from the frozen existential dread is futile, but you can try!
Back due to popular demand, we printed more NONE beanies.
Many of you asked for flip-top beanies this time around, so that's what we did.

They look and feel great, and best of all, they're already in stock, so they will ship immediately and you don't have to worry about pre-orders!

One-size-fits-all




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PRE-ORDERS: Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, October 26, 2020, In : Liminal Shroud 
Today, we launch pre-orders for the release of Liminal Shroud's "Through the False Narrows"! 
Hailing from Vancouver island off the North American west coast, Liminal Shroud has been active since late 2017, released a demo in the summer of 2018, and have been crafting their momentous debut full-length album. We are now one step closer to see its imminent release on November 20.



Liminal Shroud takes inspiration from the surging oceans and mist-strewn coast as they explore themes of futility, pas...

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SONG PREMIERE: Liminal Shroud - Sentinel

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, October 12, 2020, In : Liminal Shroud 
We've been anticipating this for a few weeks now, and today we're very excited to share the very first Liminal Shroud song from their debut album "Through the False Narrows"



The track, entitled "Sentinel" is streaming now courtesy of Invisible Oranges!!

Listen here

"As the titular sentinel contemplates inevitable nothingness, "Sentinel" opens with classic, rhythm-heavy black metal -- every bass drum note is present and accounted for in the pulsating blast beats that fence in the dense tides ...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: Vendetta Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 9, 2020, In : Webshop Additions 
New titles from Vendetta Records are in the shop now!

VEN186 ULTHA - Belong 
VEN196 Sinistral King - Serpent Uncoiling
VEN197 Afsky  - Ofte jeg drømmer mig død
VEN200 Glemsel - Unavngivet
VEN204 Sunken  - Livslede

Back in stock again:

VEN151Afsky - Sorg
VEN153 Wilt - Ruin

You can check out everything we distribute from Vendetta Records here


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COVER REVEAL: Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, October 5, 2020, In : Liminal Shroud 
As the skies turn grey and dense fogs hang above the shoreline, Liminal Shroud will expel a swirl of melancholia and torment over its moss-strewn forests and perilous waves. 

On Friday November 20, their debut "Through the False Narrows" will be released through Hypnotic Dirge, but before we get ahead of ourselves, let us first reveal the exemplary cover art from Victoria-based artist Alayna Coral Gretton.



"Through the False Narrows" comprises the following tracklist:
1 - A Hollow Visage (11:16)...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Marche Funèbre - Einderlicht

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 25, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
Today marks the official release date of Marche Funèbre's fourth album "Einderlicht"! The album is available to order in both digipack CD and Double LP formats from Hypnotic Dirge, Solitude Productions (Russia), and The Vinyl Division (Spain). Additionally, we have Einderlicht shirts available to order as well as exclusive bundles with a patch, sticker, and magnet.



Marche Funèbre will be celebrating the release of "Einderlicht" with two very special release shows, both limited in capacity du...

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UPCOMING RELEASE : Liminal Shroud - Through the False Narrows

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 11, 2020, In : Liminal Shroud 
Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to announce a collaboration with the first local band since relocating to Victoria, BC last winter. As the skies turn grey and dense fogs hang above the shoreline, Liminal Shroud will expel a swirl of melancholia and torment over its moss-strewn forests and perilous waves. Their debut full-length album, entitled "Through the False Narrows" will be released through Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday November 20, 2020.  



Liminal Shroud is a black metal band based in...

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MUSIC VIDEO: Marche Funèbre - The Maelstrom Mute

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, September 3, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
Marche Funèbre releases the new video clip for the track "The Maelstrom Mute" from their upcoming album "Einderlicht", due for release on September 25.



Following the lyric video for "When All Is Said", this is the second and final clip to be released prior to the album release. 
This is the probably the most digestible song on the album, with the lack of growls and emphasis on melody. We hope you like it!

Thanks to Doom-metal.com for helping us with the premiere!

Credits:
Music by Marche Funèbre...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Wills Dissolve - Echoes

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 28, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
Today marks the official release date of Wills Dissolve' second full-length album "Echoes", a single track exploration of an astronaut's journey to the cosmos.



Get yours today:
Merch [Bundles, Shirt, CD's]
Digital [Name-your-price]

Many pre-orders have already been shipped and the rest will all be shipped out before Friday September 4.

Album notes:
Following on the comet tail of their debut album "The Heavens Are Not On Fire...", Wills Dissolve direct their gaze upon the cosmos once again in “Ech...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Wills Dissolve - Echoes

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
Surprise!

Angry Metal Guy is hosting the full album premiere of Wills Dissolve's new record "Echoes" today, three days ahead of the official release date!



"Single-track albums are concept albums by their very nature, and Echoes uses the format to tell a hard sci-fi story of an astronaut on a disastrous mission to a distant black hole. The narrative is told with a complex blend of progressive metal, space rock, and blackened death, churning crossways over one another as the arc of tension draws...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 14, 2020, In : Ov Shadows 
Today marks the official release date of Ov Shadows' second full-length album "I Djävulens Avbild"



Get yours today:
Merch [Bundles, Shirt, CD's]
Digital [Name-your-price]

All pre-orders were shipped out yesterday - Bundles, shirts, CD's, everything!
However, I will be in Saskatchewan from August 14-30 so all incoming orders from today until August 30 will be mailed out in the first few days of September.

Album notes:
Ov Shadows is a Black Metal band from Gothenberg, Sweden. Rising from the ashes of...

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PRE-ORDERS: Marche Funèbre - Einderlicht

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 7, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
We are launching pre-orders for Marche Funèbre' fourth full-length album "Einderlicht" today! Coincidentally, today is also Bandcamp Friday, meaning Bandcamp has waived all of their fees today, so it would be the perfect day to place an order in order to leave a bit more money for the band and label.

The Belgian quintet has built a steady reputation of making a unique blend of eclectic doom death metal, and their new album proves to be the pinnacle of their growth.

Entitled ‘Einderlicht’, ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild (title track)

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, August 6, 2020, In : Ov Shadows 
Today, we reveal a third track from the forthcoming Ov Shadows record "I Djävulens Avbild" - out next Friday! This will be the last premiere before the album release. Thanks to Unstille Magazine for hosting!




"Ov Shadows take no prisoners on this 43 minutes onslaught of furious and enshrouding black metal. Their approach to songwriting perfectly balances out melody and atmosphere, resulting in a sound that is both extremely dark and epic. There is a strong progressive and forward-th...

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GATEFOLD DLP PRE-ORDERS: Marche Funèbre - Einderlicht

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, August 1, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
We are launching pre-orders for the DLP edition of the upcoming Marche Funèbre album today! Released through The Vinyl Division, Hypnotic Dirge will be distributing a limited amount, specifically for North American customers. We're asking Europeans to order directly from The Vinyl Division (based in Spain) in order to save on shipping!


Pre-order DLP from Hypnotic Dirge Store

The DLP is being released in two colour variants - 200 copies in classic black, and 100 copies in a "beer" variant. Hypn...

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SONG / LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERE: Marche Funèbre - When All Is Said

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, August 1, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
It is with great excitement that we are finally premiering a track from Marche Funèbre's upcoming fourth full-length album "Einderlicht", due for release on September 25 through Hypnotic Dirge, Solitude Productions, and The Vinyl Division.



The song in question is "When All is Said", the longest track on the album, and also one that has received a visual treatment courtesy of an engaging lyric video crafted by Absynthe Moon Films.

Thanks once again to No Clean Singing for hosting this premiere ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Ov Shadows - Den Eld Som Tär Och Förvrider

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 30, 2020, In : Ov Shadows 
Thanks to Moshpitnation for premiering this and offering their thoughts on the album!!



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"Today, we have the distinct honor of premiering the track Den Eld Som Tär Och Förvrider by Ov Shadows. The torturous nightmare of a track is the opener from the upcoming sophomore full length release I Djävulens Avbild coming soon from the Swedish band in collaboration with Hypnotic Dirge Records.

I love dissonant black metal, well dissonant metal in general. On I Djävulens Avbild,...

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SONG PREMIERE: Wills Dissolve - Echoes (excerpt)

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 30, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
Head over to No Clean Singing to finally listen to an excerpt from the upcoming Wills Dissolve album, "Echoes"



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The phenomenally good Texas-based prog/death band Wills Dissolve are returning with their second album, set for release on August 28th by Hypnotic Dirge Records. It's an endlessly fascinating 32-minute single piece that narrates the interstellar journey of an astronaut in search of a new home for the last remnants of humanity. 

Today we’re presenting only an ex...

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PRE-ORDERS: Wills Dissolve - Echoes

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, July 24, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
We are launching pre-orders for Wills Dissolve' second full-length album "Echoes" today!

Following on the comet tail of their debut album "The Heavens Are Not On Fire...", Wills Dissolve direct their gaze upon the cosmos once again in “Echoes”, their sophomore album presented as a 32 minute exploration of the loneliness and sacrifice of astro-technological advancement. Though once again rooted in progressive metal, “Echoes” incorporates a wide range of styles to tell the tale of an ast...

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PRE-ORDERS: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, July 18, 2020, In : Ov Shadows 
We are launching pre-orders for Ov Shadows' second full-length album "I Djävulens Avbild" today!

This time around, we opted for less items in the bundles but improved the quality of the main items included. The CD is presented as a 4 panel digipack with an 8 page booklet, complete with 4/4 print (no unprinted sections between the panels) and 18pt cardboard stock rather than the standard 15pt, so the digipack itself should be sturdier and thicker. The official shirt for "I Djävulens Avbild" h...

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SONG PREMIERE: Ov Shadows - Under Dödens Vingar

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, In : Ov Shadows 
Here is the first premiere from the forthcoming Ov Shadows album "I Djävulens Avbild", streaming  exclusively on No Clean Singing



"The title of the song is “Under Dödens Vingar” (Under the Wings of Death). Immediately, the music surrounds us with dense waves of tremolo’d riffing accompanied by enormous drum detonations and heavyweight bass pulsations. The music has a majestic but sorrowing resonance that immerses the senses, its wrenching gloom shredded by caustic shrieks and increasin...

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TRAILER: Wills Dissolve releases video trailer for upcoming record "Echoes"

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
Presenting the first extended taste of the forthcoming Wills Dissolve record "Echoes", here is the first of three trailers with excerpts from the 32 minute track as well as the band's thoughts and perspectives on the record. Today, Guitarists/Vocalists Andrew Caruana and Nick Block discuss themes, concept, and influences.



Following on the comet tail of their debut album "The Heavens Are Not On Fire...", Wills Dissolve direct their gaze upon the cosmos once again in “Echoes”, their sophomor...

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ALBUM NEWS: Ov Shadows unveils cover art and tracklist for upcoming release “I Djävulens Avbild"

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, In : Ov Shadows 
Ov Shadows unveils the cover art for their upcoming album  “I Djävulens Avbild" due for release on Hypnotic Dirge Records on August 14, 2020. The cover art for “I Djävulens Avbild" was designed by the enigmatic Mister snöpuls



The new record  "I Djävulens Avbild" presents Ov Shadows at an unprecedented ferocity and forward-momentum, and apparently very intent on proving that to their listeners immediately, as pummeling drums and a heavy galloping riff fill the speakers within seconds of...

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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - Life has gone on long enough [Release / Update]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, July 3, 2020, In : NONE 
Today is officially the release date for the vinyl pressing of NONE's second album. Sadly, the vinyl are still in transit from Europe. I checked the tracking numbers this morning and it seems like they are about 1-2 weeks from arriving. As soon as they arrive, we'll work our asses off to get ALL the orders out within 3-4 days so I just ask for your patience for a little while longer!







If you've ordered the repress of the long-sleeve "A Coffin for a Bed" shirt, that's expected to arrive here eit...

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ALBUM NEWS: Wills Dissolve unveils cover art for upcoming release “Echoes”

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 2, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
Following on the comet tail of their debut album "The Heavens Are Not On Fire...", Wills Dissolve direct their gaze upon the cosmos once again in “Echoes”, their sophomore album presented as a single track, 32-minute exploration of the loneliness and sacrifice of astro-technological advancement. Though once again rooted in progressive metal, “Echoes” incorporates a wide range of styles to tell the tale of an astronaut on a dangerous and vital deep space expedition. Allow yourself to b...

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ALBUM NEWS: Marche Funèbre unveils cover art and tracklist for upcoming release "Einderlicht"

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 26, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
Right on time to make the best out of the weekend, we can now give you more details on the next Marche Funèbre album “Einderlicht”, and see with rapt attention the magnificent cover artwork, once again delivered by
Brooke Shaden Photography.



In this fourth album, without relinquishing their doom/death metal background, and never becoming complacent when trying to find new approaches to extreme metal, Marche Funèbre gives us a collection of powerful solid riffs and catchy tunes (yes!), ...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Ashen Dominion titles added

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, In : Webshop Additions 
New titles from Ashen Dominion have been added to the shop!

AD010 Khors - Beyond The Bestial
AD011 Nuitville - When The Darkness Falls
AD013 Ezkaton - Sheen And Misery
AD014 Barkasth - Hear My Void
AD015 Raventale - Morphine Dead Gardens
AD016 Goatreich - Godfetor


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UPCOMING RELEASE: Wills Dissolve - “Echoes” to be released Friday August 28, 2020

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 19, 2020, In : Wills Dissolve 
Wills Dissolve is a four-piece progressive blackened death metal band irrevocably tied to Houston and its history and legacy of astronomical science and exploration. Formed in 2015 by guitarist/vocalists Nick Block and Andrew Caruana, the lineup was quickly expanded to include Bassist Shaun Weller and Drummer Branson Heinz. 



Since its inception, Wills Dissolve have always aimed to create albums centered around a cohesive narrative drawing from progressive predecessors Pink Floyd, Rush, and Yes...

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Moonworshipper - 13 Fullmoon Nights of Loneliness

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 15, 2020, In : Moonworshipper 
Truly avantgarde and genre-bending releases are still a somewhat rare phenomenon, especially those few who are able to retain a strong narrative and cohesion despite the confluence of various sounds and influences.

We believe that the French act "Moonworshipper" is one such act, blending together lo-fi suicidal black metal, with trip-hop, soundtrack music, doom, depressive pop, and jazz. The debut EP of Moonworshippers, entitled "13 Fullmoon Nights of Loneliness" is the start of a planned conc...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Ov Shadows - "I Djävulens Avbild" to be released on August 14, 2020

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 12, 2020, In : Ov Shadows 
Ov Shadows is a Black Metal band from Gothenberg, Sweden. Rising from the ashes of "Waning", a band that all four members previously played in, Ov Shadows introduced their sound with the 2016 self-released EP "Monologues" before releasing its first full-length album "The Darkness Between Stars" in 2018.



This summer, Ov Shadows returns with their second full-length and first release on Hypnotic Dirge Records. Entitled "I Djävulens Avbild" (In the Devil's Image), the new record presents Ov Shad...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Marche Funèbre to release fourth full-length album “Einderlicht” on September 25

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 5, 2020, In : Marche Funèbre 
The Belgian quintet Marche Funèbre will be releasing their fourth full-length album “Einderlicht” (which translates as the light at/of the end) this fall. The new album brings all the elements known from Marche Funèbre: death, black, and doom metal in a unique mix, with strong melodies and a wide vocal approach.



Thematically, “Einderlicht” focuses on the strange ability of mankind to deliberately decide to end one’s life.

Never change a winning team as they say, so the new album was...

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PRE-ORDERS: NONE - Life has gone on long enough… [Vinyl release]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 29, 2020, In : NONE 
We are launching pre-orders for the release of NONE’s second album “Life has gone on long enough” on vinyl today, once again collaborating with Viridian Flame to bring you NONE’s second chapter on wax for the first time!



Much like the first record, this one will also be released in an edition of 300 copies, split evenly between Hypnotic Dirge - for North American buyers, and Viridian Flame - for European buyers. Those living outside of those regions can order from whoever they want. Th...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Vendetta Records titles added

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, May 23, 2020, In : Webshop Additions 
Today we have new additions in the shop from Vendetta Records!


VEN175 Ligfaerd - Den ildrøde konge
VEN176 Witchcult - Cantate of the Black Mass
VEN180 Kvelgeyst - Alkahest
VEN182 Mystagogue - And the Darkness Was Cast Out into the Wilderness
VEN183 Vuraki - Aevum
VEN185 Verheerer - Monolith
VEN187 Sun Worship - Emanations of Desolation
VEN193 Scáth na Déithe - The Dirge Of Endless Mourning

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ALBUM RELEASE: Feral Light - Life Vapor

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 22, 2020, In : Feral Light 
2020 marks the first release of Feral Light under the Hypnotic Dirge Records roster. The name is not new to the scene, being led by guitarist Andy Schoengrund (ex. Empires, ex. Wolvhammer), who formed Feral Light in 2015 with drummer Andrew Reesen, and shortly thereafter released a demo, an EP, and two full-lengths - 2017’s Void/Sanctity and 2019’s excellent Fear Rides a Shadow.

Firmly anchored in Blackened Post-Metal, Life Vapor - their third album -, not only builds up on the foundations...

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WEBSHOP UPDATE: Avantgarde Music titles added

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, May 18, 2020, In : Webshop Additions 
We have new titles from Avantgarde Music available in our shop!


AV325 A Pale December - The Shrine of Primal Fire
AV361 Suicide Forest
AV362 Violet Cold - kOsmik
AV363 Nyss - Depayser
AV365 Aeon Winds - Stormveiled
AV366 Psicosfera - Beta
AV370 Funeral Oration - Elipha’s Love
AV371 The Ember, The Ash - consciousness torn from the void
AV375 Ison - Inner Space
AV379 Dzo-Nga - Thunder in the Mountains
AV380 sivyj yar - rope
AV382 Vastigr - Aura Aeternitatis

We're in the midst of restructuring our...

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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - Life has gone on long enough

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 7, 2020, In : NONE 
Following the vinyl release of NONE’s debut album earlier this year, Hypnotic Dirge and Viridian Flame are thrilled to announce a vinyl release date for NONE’s second chapter “Life has gone on long enough.”

Written during the latter half of 2017, and originally released on CD and Digital formats on April 11, 2018, this momentous album will now also be available in vinyl format beginning July 3, 2020.

Much like the first record, this one will also be released in an edition of 300 copies,...

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SONG PREMIERE: Omination - The Pale Horseman

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 1, 2020, In : Omination 
A new stand-alone track from the Apocalyptic Funeral Doom project "Omination" is now released! 
This track, entitled "The Pale Horseman" and spanning nearly 30 minutes is a commentary and interpretation of the COVID-19 pandemic.



Available to stream and download for free on Bandcamp and Youtube.
Spotify, Apple Music, etc will follow shortly.

Bandcamp Player:


Youtube Stream:

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PRE-ORDERS: Feral Light - Life Vapor

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 1, 2020, In : Feral Light 
We have launched pre-orders for the release of Feral Light's third full-length album "Life Vapor" which will be officially released on May 22, 2020!



Already there are two songs streaming from the album, "Assuage" and "Walking Tomb" which premiered on No Clean Singing and Toilet Ov Hell respectively

Alongside the album release on digipack CD format, are a new Feral Light shirt - featuring a front and upper back print, an embroidered patch of Feral Light's "Shield" emblem, as well as an all-weath...

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MERCH: Altars of Grief - "Eight of Swords" Shirts / Hoodies

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 23, 2020, In : Altars of Grief 
Last week, we took some shots of the new Altars of Grief merch, designed by Dylan Garrett Smith.
"Eight of Swords" shirts and hoodies are available and shipping now!







Model: Viviana Aaren
Shirts printed by: Cursed Earth Apparel

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ALBUM RELEASE: Forlesen - Hierophant Violent

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 18, 2020, In : Forlesen 
Today we release the debut album from Forlesen, entitled "Hierophant Violent", a sombre and reflective procession apt for our apocalyptic reality.

Since the launch of the abridged version of the advance track "Nightbridge", we have been in eager anticipation of this date, where we finally get to share the entire piece, in full, as intended.
This is an album that should be experienced late at night with quality headphones and an attentive mind so that is the reason for the midnight launch. If yo...

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SONG PREMIERE: Feral Light - Walking Tomb

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 18, 2020, In : Feral Light 
We are pleased to unveil another offering from the upcoming Feral Light album "Life Vapor". Toilet ov Hell is premiering the track "Walking Tomb"

"Kicking off with a lumbering and extensively layered first few minutes, the twang-tinged tremolos culminate in the mid-section where the previous 3 minutes of tension cohere into a more focussed and upbeat attack. The production has an organic feel which is perfectly suited to this type of forward-thinking black metal, echoing the dismal yet addicti...

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VIDEO RELEASE: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests and Troubled Pasts

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, April 5, 2020, In : Maeskyyrn 
Presenting the first video clip from Maeskyyrn, taken from their debut album "Interlude", released in October 2019.



Concept: Saemyaza, The Last Eye & Harslingoth The Overseer
Directed by: Saemyaza, The Last Eye &Harslingoth, The Overseer
Editing by: Kerouac Productions 

Maeskyyrn - "Interlude" CD's and Merch
Digital [Name-your-price]
Maeskyyrn Facebook

Maeskyyrn is a black metal entity born of Montreal, Quebec, in 2017. It released a first demo, “Thoughts Of Shattered Dreams,” in January 2018, a...

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VIDEO CLIP TEASER: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests And Troubled Pasts

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 27, 2020, In : Maeskyyrn 
On October 17, 2019, we released the debut full-length from Maeskyyrn, entitled "Interlude". 
Since then, the band has worked tirelessly on a video clip for the track "Of Forests and Troubled Pasts"
We will unveil the video in full next Friday, April 3, 2020


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PRE-ORDERS : Forlesen - Hierophant Violent ||| VIDEO PREMIERE: Forlesen - Nightbridge (Abridged Version)

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 23, 2020, In : Forlesen 
Apocalyptic music for apocalyptic times.

The first clip from Forlesen's upcoming album "Hierophant Violent" is now online and streaming below:



This is an abridged version of the track "Nightbridge" the full version of which is 18 minutes and will be released alongside the full album on April 18.

Of course, it is difficult to get the full sense of a track from an excerpt but we wanted to make a clip publicly available so we partnered with Wikked Twist Films to craft some visuals for the album.

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SONG PREMIERE: Feral Light - Assuage

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 5, 2020, In : Feral Light 
Earlier this week, we announced that we'll be working with Feral Light on the release of their new album "Life Vapor". 

Today, together with No Clean Singing we're very excited to share with you the track "Assuage" from said album! Thanks a lot to NCS for their help and interest in sharing this.




From the article: 

"The song we’re presenting today, “Assuage“, is a great reminder of many of these qualities, but is also an intensely memorable and moving piece of music, a melding of...

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BAND SIGNING: Feral Light

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 5, 2020, In : Feral Light 
Feral Light are a mysterious two-piece black metal/crust enigma hailing from Minnesota who feature ex-members of Wolvhammer, Empires, Manetheren, and Censor. They play an ever evolving mixture of grim and sorrowful black metal entwined with savage and unyielding crust punk with layers of post metal leanings.



Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing the new Feral Light album "Life Vapor Maroon" on May 8, 2020.

More news soon...


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MERCH: Frigoris Beanies

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 28, 2020, In : Frigoris 
Frigoris beanies are now available!
You can pre-order yours now on our webshop or on Bandcamp, or order directly from the band!


Pre-order Here

Beanies will ship in late-March

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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - selftitled

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 28, 2020, In : NONE 
*February 21, 2020

Today marks the official release of NONE's selftitled debut album on vinyl!


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The vinyl - as most of you must know by now - was printed in three editions - winter sky, dirty snow, and classic black - in co-operation with Viridian Flame Records. The winter sky and dirty snow editions sold out extremely quickly but we still have roughly 30 copies of the record in classic black before they are gone forever so order quickly if you want this for your collection as a repres...

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SONG PREMIERE: Chiral - That Little Wormhole You Called Heart (part II)

Posted by Hypnotic Dirge on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, In : Chiral 
Italy’s Chiral is preparing to release his latest and yet most introspective 3rd full-length record, “Hope”. 

Here is the first excerpt from the album, a cut from the track "That Little Wormhole You Called Heart (part II)":



“Hope” sounds depressive and melancholic. Distorted and somehow gentle. It’s going to come as a closure to Chiral’s previous works (“Night Sky” and “Gazing Light Eternity”) completing what those records started. While his first album, “Night Sky”, s...

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Webshop Additions: February 2020

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 17, 2020, In : Webshop Additions 
We have added a selection of very limited vinyl releases to our shop:

PU011 : Skagos - Ást DLP
VRDN001 : Soul Dissolution - Stardust LP
VRDN002 : Raventale - Planetarium LP
VRDN004 : Sleeping Ancient - There is no truth but death LP
VRDN005 : Soul Dissolution - nowhere EP

Vinyl Category

Furthermore, we've built a small vinyl section in our webshop. You'll also find a handful of records from Vendetta Records and Solitude Productions here. LP's listed are currently *very* limited, but I'll be adding ...

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VIDEO CLIP: Frigoris - Scheideweg

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 14, 2020, In : Frigoris 
We are very excited to premiere the video clip for Frigoris ' song "Scheideweg" today, the first ever Frigoris music video! "Scheideweg" is taken from Frigoris' latest full-length album "...in Stille" released less than a month ago on January 24.



"It is always exciting when Nic offers me opportunities to create videos for the label, and even more exciting when it's bands I've been a fan of for a long time. Upon discussing the video with Dominik and learning of the albums narrative focus, I wa...

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ALBUM ART: Forlesen - Hierophant Violent

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 14, 2020, In : Forlesen 
Today we are pleased to unveil the album cover artwork crafted by none other than Benjamin A. Vierling (Aosoth, The Ajna Offensive, Joanna Newsom)



"Hierophant Violent" is due for release on Hypnotic Dirge on March 27. 

Comprising of two tracks nearing twenty minutes a piece, “Hierophant Violent” is a delicate and hypnotic sensory experience incorporating a myriad of styles and influences to craft a work of art which is cathartic and illuminating. Each track is a journey unfolding different ...

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RELEASE NEWS: Chiral - Hope

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, In : Chiral 
Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to officially welcome Chiral to its roster of bands and announce the release of the third Chiral full-length album “Hope” to be released in early May 2020.

Chiral is an Italian one-man band from the countryside near Piacenza, set up at the end of 2013. His compositions shine of a dim light dwelling through the branches, alternating solar as well as gloomy moments. Folkish instruments are used to guide the listener through contemplation, while gentle veils ...

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NEW MERCH: Altars of Grief

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, In : Altars of Grief 
It has now been nearly two years since the release of the amazing "Iris" record from Altars of Grief and as there is currently no Altars of Grief merch available online. The band and I decided to rectify that and we commissioned Dylan Garrett Smith to design a new piece which will be printed on both shirts and hoodies! The hoodie design will also adorn the new Altars of Grief sigil designed by Moonroot Art!

We're now taking pre-orders for hoodies and shirts and orders will be shipped out mid-M...

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VIDEO TEASER: Frigoris - Scheideweg

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, February 9, 2020, In : Frigoris 
A Frigoris video clip for the track "Scheideweg" from their new album "...in Stille" will surface very soon.
Check out this teaser!



Shot by Wikked Twist Media

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BAND SIGNING: Forlesen

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 30, 2020, In : Forlesen 
Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to announce that we will be working with Bay-area trio Forlesen for the release of their debut album “Hierophant Violent.”



Comprising of two tracks nearing twenty minutes a piece, “Hierophant Violent” is a delicate and hypnotic sensory experience incorporating a myriad of styles and influences to craft a work of art which is cathartic and illuminating. Each track is a journey unfolding different aspects of the band’s sound, drawing inspiration from a...

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MERCH: netra - "urban black metal" shirts available again!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 30, 2020, In : netra 
*January 28, 2020*

Originally printed with the "Ingrats" release, this shirt sold out quickly so we've decided to do a second pressing for anyone who missed out the first time.


Order here

Shirt available in sizes S- XXL
Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton by Cursed Earth Apparel

Pre-orders available now.
Bundles and shirts will begin shipping in late February.

There is also a bundle option available which includes the following:
netra - Urban Black Shirt (Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton by Cursed...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - ...in Stille

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 30, 2020, In : Frigoris 
*January 24, 2020*

...In Stille, the fourth album by atmospheric black metal group Frigoris, is the long-awaited conclusion to the concept introduced in their third full length, Nur Ein Moment… (2016) The two opuses share a number of stylistic similarities; both are driven by soaring, melodic leads and roaring, tormented vocals over a backdrop of heavily saturated, melancholic chord riffing and mid-paced, thundering double bass and blast beats. However, ...In Stille builds on the foundation ...

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PRE-ORDERS: NONE - selftitled + bonus track [12” vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 16, 2020, In : NONE 
In conjunction with Viridian Flame Records​, Hypnotic Dirge is proud to announce the launch of pre-orders for NONE’s seminal self-titled debut album pressed on wax for the very first time!

NONE’s selftitled album, originally released in April 2017, was the first chapter for this enigmatic depressive black metal legacy which would be followed by additional full-lengths in April 2018 and 2019. The vinyl edition of the self-titled album also includes NONE’s stand-alone single “Where Lif...

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SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris - Funkenflug

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, In : Frigoris 
The latest premiere from Frigoris' new album "...in Stille" is now streaming!


"...in Stille" will be released next Friday, January 24.
Pre-order your CD or merch bundle here


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ALBUM RELEASE: Kassad - London Orbital

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 10, 2020, In : Kassad 
///emergency broadcast///
London Orbital has commenced. Citizens are advised to seek immediate shelter.

Physical copies are in stock and shipping now, as well as a limited white “London Orbital” shirt, and two bundle options including a Kassad sticker, photography from Brutal Colours, and Kassad’s 2017 album “Faces Turn Away” If you prefer digital, “London Orbital” is now available as a Name-your-price digital download on Bandcamp, and is also streaming on Youtube, Spotify, and ot...

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PRE-ORDERS : Frigoris - ...in Stille

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 6, 2020, In : Frigoris 
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to launch pre-orders for Frigoris’ fourth album, entitled “...in Stille” (in Silence), the conclusion to the concept that began on 2016’s “Nur ein Moment” album!



The two opuses share a number of stylistic similarities; both are driven by soaring, melodic leads and roaring, tormented vocals over a backdrop of heavily saturated, melancholic chord riffing and mid-paced, thundering double bass and blast beats. However, ...In Stille builds on the foundation lai...

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SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris - Aurora Stirbt

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 19, 2019, In : Frigoris 

Excited to reveal the first premiere from the upcoming Frigoris album "...in Stille" today! The track "Aurora Stirbt" is coincidentally the album opener as well.



"...in Stille" will conclude the concept that started on 2016's "Nur ein Moment...".
Official release date is January 24, 2020.

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Kassad - The Concrete

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, December 16, 2019, In : Kassad 
Kassad's new video clip for the track "The Concrete" is now streaming on our Youtube channel. 

Shot by: Brutal Colours

"The Concrete" is taken from the upcoming Kassad album "London Orbital" which is now available for pre-order on our official shop and on bandcamp.



10.01.2020.
empathy dies

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PRE-ORDERS: Kassad - London Orbital

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 13, 2019, In : Kassad 
Hypnotic Dirge is pleased to launch pre-orders for our first release of 2020. As we enter a new decade, no album release could better encapsulate the disconnection, disassociation, and perpetual anxiety that defines the modern world. “London Orbital” is the soundtrack of urban decay, monolithic megacities, and the mass surveillance that seems to be a foregone conclusion despite the public’s unease.



In addition to the “London Orbital” CD - presented in an eco-pack with an accompanying...

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VINYL RELEASE: NONE - selftitled

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, In : NONE 
In conjunction with Viridian Flame Records, Hypnotic Dirge is proud to announce the release of NONE’s seminal self-titled debut album pressed on wax for the very first time!

NONE’s selftitled album, originally released in April 2017, was the first chapter for this enigmatic depressive black metal legacy which would be followed by additional full-lengths in April 2018 and 2019. The vinyl edition of the self-titled album also includes NONE’s stand-alone single “Where Life Should Be” - ...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Kassad - London Orbital

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, November 23, 2019, In : Kassad 
Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing the new album from Kassad on January 10, 2020. Today, we are pleased to reveal the album cover and tracklist from the album!



1 - The Boundary (7:27)
2 - The Concrete (5:26)
3 - The Hope (8:14)
4 - The Hopeless (8:54)
5 - The Hollow (8:42)

Total: 38:46

Kassad conveys an all-encompassing sense of existential terror and claustrophobic anxiety that hits you and builds to a crescendo before everything descends into dread and finally nothingness. The misery, futili...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Frigoris - ...in Stille

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 21, 2019, In : Frigoris 
The long-awaited follow-up to the double-album concept beginning with Frigoris' 2016 album "Nur ein moment..." is now recorded, mixed, and ready for release!



"...in Stille" (In Silence) will be released on January 24, 2020 through Hypnotic Dirge Records
Frigoris will also celebrate the release of "in Stille..." on this date with a special show with Waldgeflüster, Außerwelt and Asator at Helvete Metal Club in Oberhausen, Germany.



The album cover for “...in Stille” was created by: Sarah Wint...

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VIDEO CLIP: The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 17, 2019, In : The Haunting Green 
The brand new video clip for "Where Nothing Grows" is premiering today! This date of November 17 holding a special significance for the members of The Haunting Green makes today's premiere the perfect time to bring forth a visual representation for this track, and the "Natural Extinctions" album as a whole.



Doomed & Stoned also wrote an article to coincide with the video premiering:

"Their latest effort, ‘Natural Extinctions’ (2019) is their first full-length record, and dabbles in strains ...

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Altars of Grief announces indefinite hiatus

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 15, 2019, In : Altars of Grief 


Dear friends,

Unfortunately, after six years as a band, we’re announcing that we have decided to put Altars of Grief on hiatus for an indefinite period of time.

Words can’t express how grateful we are to everyone who’s followed us on this journey, and to all of the wonderful people we’ve had the privilege of meeting over the years. When we formed this band back in 2013, we couldn’t have imagined that it would grow into what it is now, or the kind of impact that it’s come to have on ...

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The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows [Teaser]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 15, 2019, In : The Haunting Green 
The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows
Video coming 17.11.2019.

Concept by: Chantal Fresco
Directed by: Maurizio Polese
Shot by: Maurizio Polese and Laura Sans


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Nachtterror Tarot Cards are here...orders shipping soon

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 15, 2019, In : Nachtterror 
Nachtterror tarot cards are in...finally!!

These original drawings by guitarist Lord Maelkleth will be included in every CD order of "Judgement".







You can place your order for "Judgement" on our official webshop.

Shipping will begin this weekend.
Thanks everyone for your patience!



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DIGITAL RELEASE: Sertraline - These Mills Are Oceans

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, In : Sertraline 
Fresh off the release of "From Both Our Hands" and their eastern North American tour this summer, Sertraline returns with "These Mills Are Oceans", another sublime collection of songs that will conjure up a plethora of emotion through its fantastic use of dynamics and juxtaposition between delicate and ominous atmospheres and vibrant crescendos of lush and mesmerizing sections that feel deeply cathartic. From the start of "Eyes As Tableau", Sertraline will enthrall, enchant, hypnotize and hol...

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UPCOMING DIGITAL EP: Sertraline - These Mills Are Oceans

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, In : Sertraline 
Next Tuesday, we will be releasing Sertraline's new EP "These Mills Are Oceans" on digital platforms such as Bandcamp, Youtube, Spotify, Google Play, etc.




This EP is set to $3.00 for the duration of pre-orders.
75% of donations will go to Sertraline, 25% will go to Hypnotic Dirge.

The album will be set as a "Name-your-price" download starting on its release date.
No preview tracks will be shared ahead of time, but the full EP will be released in 6 days.

Notes:
"Fresh off the release ...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records is now based in Victoria, BC

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge is now officially located in Victoria, BC, Canada.

It won't be immediate, but orders will begin to ship out over the course of the next 1-2 weeks. This process might take a bit longer than initially expected as many of the boxes are still in Canada Post's warehouses and there is quite a backlog of orders.

Quite behind on emails and messages as well so please wait up to 1-2 weeks for a response. I will try my best to get caught up as soon as possible!

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ALBUM RELEASE: Maeskyyrn - Interlude

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 18, 2019, In : Maeskyyrn 
Today, we are pleased to reveal Maeskyyrn's debut album "Interlude" in full!



Order CD
Order Bundles
Digital [Name-your-price]

The physical manifestation of "Interlude" is presented in a 6 panel digipack with an accompanying 8 page booklet featuring the album's lyrics.

A limited Maeskyyrn long-sleeve shirt is also available with front, back, and sleeve prints featuring the "Interlude" album cover in addition to the Maeskyyrn logo on the back, and their impressively detailed sigil, as the sleeve pri...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nachtterror - Judgement

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, October 17, 2019, In : Nachtterror 
Today (October 10) marks the official release day of Nachtterror's Judgement album! Judgement has been in the works for many years, so it is with great collective relief and pleasure that we are able to finally make this colossal Symphonic Black Metal album available to the public. You can now stream the album in full on our Bandcamp page or Youtube Channel, in addition to streaming services such as Spotify.


Order CD
Order Bundles
Digital [Name-your-price]
Streaming - Youtube

*Also streaming on Sp...

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PRE-ORDERS: Maeskyyrn - Interlude

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 4, 2019, In : Maeskyyrn 
We are now accepting pre-orders for "Interlude", the debut album from the Atmospheric Black Metal band Maeskyyrn, hailing from Québec.



"Interlude" will be presented in a 6 panel digipack with an accompanying 8 page booklet featuring the album's lyrics.

In addition, a limited Maeskyyrn long-sleeve shirt is also available with front, back, and sleeve prints featuring the "Interlude" album cover in addition to the Maeskyyrn logo on the back, and their impressively detailed sigil as the sleeve pri...

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SONG PREMIERE: Maeskyyrn - These Battlefields, Where None Walk Twice

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 4, 2019, In : Maeskyyrn 
A second track from Maeskyyrn's debut album "Interlude" entitled "These Battlefields, Where None Walk Twice" is now streaming on Black Metal Promotion's Youtube Channel.



Watch this page for pre-orders coming very soon!

Album notes:
Maeskyyrn is a black metal entity born of Montreal, Quebec, in 2017. It released a first demo, “Thoughts Of Shattered Dreams,” in January 2018, and assembled as a live band. On October 17, 2019, the sky will turn black as Maeskyyrn prepares to reveal Interludes, t...

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Sertraline announces new EP "These Mills Are Oceans" to be released November12, 2019

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, September 28, 2019, In : Sertraline 

It wasn't long ago that Sertraline- usa released their EP "From Both Our Hands" and already they are going to spoil us with a new EP. Their new EP "These Mills Are Oceans" will be released through the the Sertraline and Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp pages on November 12.



Physical copies will follow in the future.


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Marche Funèbre festival apperance in Russia

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, September 28, 2019, In : Marche Funèbre 
Marche Funèbre will be in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg this weekend for Moscow Funeral League Vol 5 and Doom Over Saint-Petersburg!





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PRE-ORDERS: Nachtterror - Judgement

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 23, 2019, In : Nachtterror 
We are now accepting pre-orders for”Judgement”, the debut album from Nachtterror, an album over ten years in the making from Saskatchewan’s premiere Symphonic Black Metal band!

“Judgement” will be presented in a 6 panel digipack with an accompanying 12 page booklet featuring the album’s lyrics as well as 9 distinct tarot cards, one for each track on the album. Featuring art from vocalist / guitarist Lord Maelkleth. 
A limited Nachtterror long-sleeve shirt is also available, with pri...

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SONG PREMIERE: Maeskyyrn - Of Forests and Troubled Pasts

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, In : Maeskyyrn 
We are pleased to premiere the first track from the forthcoming debut album from the Montréal based Atmospheric Black Metal band Maeskyyrn today, which you can find on our Youtube channel! The album, "Interlude" will be released on Hypnotic Dirge on October 17!



Cover artwork and tracklist has also been unveiled:



Tracklist:
1 - Introduction. The Artificial Light
2 - Gathering Believers Among Sheep
3 - Interlude I
4 - These Battlefields, Where None Walk Twice
5 - Interlude II
6 - The Slow Death of the...

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SONG PREMIERE: Nachtterror - Sea of Dread

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, In : Nachtterror 
Today is the day we finally premiere a track from Nachtterror's upcoming album "Judgement"! The track, entitled "Sea of Dread" is being hosted through No Clean Singing who have also shared their thoughts on the track, and the Judgement album as a whole.

We are very pleased to unveil the album cover and tracklisting today as well.



Tracklist:
1- Behold the Terror
2 - Sea of Dread
3 - To Beckon the Weak
4 - Beneath the Crimson Moon
5 - A Forest At Night
6 - The Beauty of the Withering Flower
7 - Judgemen...

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BAND SIGNING: Maeskyyrn signs with Hypnotic Dirge for the release of debut full-length "Interlude"

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 23, 2019, In : Maeskyyrn 
Based in Montréal, Québec, Maeskyyrn is crafting introspective atmospheric black metal. Formed in 2017 by Harslingoth and Saemyaza, Maeskyyrn quickly began to write and record what was to become their first offering, the self-released EP "Thoughts of Shattered Dreams" releasing in January 2018. A second guitarist, "Noctis" was added to their lineup during the writing process of the album.

Not long after this, Maeskyyrn took their dynamic and authoritative vision to the stage as they continue...

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BAND SIGNING: Marche Funèbre signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions for release of upcoming fourth full-length album

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, In : Marche Funèbre 
Among the most definitive and diligent Doom groups in the underground European scene, Marche Funèbre are currently putting the finishing touches on the writing process for their as-of-now untitled fourth full-length album. As Marche Funèbre enters its second decade, this five member group, hailing from Mechelen, Belgium continues to raise the stakes with sets scheduled at multiple festivals throughout the remainder of 2019 including Darken the Moon, Moscow Funeral League, Doom Over Saint-Pe...

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BAND SIGNING / UPCOMING RELEASE: Nachtterror - Judgement

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, August 19, 2019, In : Nachtterror 
Nachtterror is a Symphonic Black Metal band formed in 2006 in Regina, Saskatchewan. 

Since their founding, Nachtterror has always been a band focused on telling a story of tragedy and empowerment - the tragedy of life and the suffering that can accompany it, as well as the empowerment of embracing your own negativity and using it to evolve and grow. Nachtterror attempts to convey acceptance of the inevitable and the ability to use it and overcome it.



“We want our listeners leaving our album u...

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BAND SIGNING / ALBUM RELEASE: Wills Dissolve - The Heavens Are Not On Fire...

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, July 29, 2019, In : Wills Dissolve 
Houston is known for being the center of outer space and geological exploration, as well as being located in a region central to the 19th century war for Texas independence.  Drawing inspiration from this galactic curiosity, as well as the unbridled wildness of rural 19th century Texas, Wills Dissolve aims to expose a burgeoning extreme progressive metal scene to a national and international audience.

In October 2018, Wills Dissolve released "The Heavens Are Not on Fire...", their nearly flawl...

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Sertraline - From Both Our Hands

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, July 20, 2019, In : Sertraline 
Sertraline is the most aurally decadent post-black metal band to hit the scene in the last few years. Their impact comes primarily from a combination of melodic saturation and individual expertise. Most of the members previously played together for over a decade in the band Where She Wept, and the chemistry in this six-piece is obvious. The vocals are passionate and laden with emotion; the three-guitar choir creates an impenetrable wall of sound; the bass is unique, expressive, and vibrant; a...

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Webshop Additions: July 2019

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, In : Webshop Additions 
A long time coming, but here are some killer new albums added to our shop from Casus Belli Musica, Vendetta Records, Solitude Productions, and Naturmacht Productions


**Special offer** The first two orders of 3 or more Solitude Productions releases will receive a copy of the limited "Solitude Vaults: 13 Years of Doom" compilation on eco-sleeve

List of new additions:
Casus Belli Musica:
CBM030 Tamerlan - Luciferian
CBM041 Aurora Borealis - Apokalupsis
CBM042 Claret Ash - The Great Adjudicat...

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First donation to 350.org from funds raised from the HDR compilation album!

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, July 1, 2019, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
On April 8, we released the digital compilation album "The Depth of the Abyss Knows No Bounds" with 100% of the donations going straight to 350.org to help mitigate the environment impact of running a record label and give resources to an organization facing up against the powerful interests that ignore the existential threat of climate change.

Today is the day of our first donation! As of June 30, the compilation album has been downloaded over 600 times with over 100 people choosing to donate...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Kassad - The Boundary

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, In : Kassad 
Kassad's new track "The Boundary" from their forthcoming (as-of-yet untitled) second full-length album now has an accompanying video, premiering now on Invisible Oranges!!




"We may marvel at our own ingenuity — skyscrapers edging toward kilometer (and even mile) heights, 16-lane highways feeding monstrous steel and glass jungles of capitalism, legions of city workers working 24/7 to maintain the whole system — but in doing so, we also forget one crucial thing: this is all at a cost. Not a f...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Kval - Laho

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 24, 2019, In : Kval 
Laho - the second album from the Melancholic and Atmospheric Black Metal project from Finland "Kval" (Anguish in English) is now officially released!

The album is available as a 6 panel digipack featuring the amazing artwork from Moonroot Art in all its glory. 

Additionally, a Laho bundle is also being offered, including a shirt with the new Kval sigil, a circular woven patch with this same sigil, a button of the album art, an all-weather sticker with the Kval logo, and a signed postcard featur...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kval - Pohjanriitti

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, May 13, 2019, In : Kval 
Clandestine Sounds is premiering a new Kval track entitled "Pohjanriitti" from the upcoming album Laho!


Stream "Pohjanriitti"
"Vantaa-based Kval is actually more on the atmospheric end of the black metal spectrum than most of their Finnish brethren, but but there’s one element of their sound that does fall very much in line with expectations: their unwavering devotion to the icy, melodic riff."

Laho will be released on May 23. You can pre-order the album here.

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ALBUM RELEASE: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 2, 2019, In : Mavradoxa 
Mavradoxa's third full-length album "Nightmarrow" is officially released today!

The CD version of "Nightmarrow" is available to order on the Hypnotic Dirge webshop. In addition, a Nightmarrow bundle which included the CD, a shirt, a signed card, button, and sticker is also available, as is a CD pack which included Mavradoxa's 2017 full-length "Lethean Lament". 

For those who prefer digital, the album is available on Bandcamp as a "Name-your-price" download, as well as streaming on Spotify, iTun...

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PRE-ORDERS: Kval - Laho

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 26, 2019, In : Kval 
We are now accepting pre-orders for “Laho”, the second full-length album from the Atmospheric Black Metal Kval, hailing from Vantaa, Finland!!

In addition to the new album "Laho" presented in a 6 panel digipack, there is also a "Laho" bundle comprising of the CD, a Laho shirt with the Kval sigil designed by Moonroot Art, a round woven patch of this Kval sigil, a Kval logo sticker, a postcard featuring artwork from inside the digipack signed by the artist, as well as a button of the album a...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Il Vuoto - Her Fragile Limbs

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, In : Il Vuoto 
The second full-length album from the Atmospheric Doom Metal band Il Vuoto was released this winter on Hypnotic Dirge Records. "Vastness", exploring sorrow from different perspectives today receives a visual treatment in the form of a stunningly poignant music video for the track "Her Fragile Limbs", crafted by Wikked Twist Media!!

We have been waiting to share this for quite some time, but finally the day is here!
Thanks to Cvlt Nation for helping out with the premiere.


Il Vuoto - Vastness...

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SONG PREMIERE: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, In : Mavradoxa 
No Clean Singing is premiering the title track from Mavradoxa's upcoming album "Nightmarrow"


Nightmarrow Pre-orders

"Musically, these dire musings and dreadful warnings are voiced in emotionally powerful music, through gloomy yet gleaming riffs accented by fretless bass, by the crack and clatter of vibrant drumming, and by scorching vocal fury. The music is atmospheric, in the sense that it generates pervasive moods of beleaguered futility as well as glimpses of the wonder that is relentlessly ...

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Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow [Teaser]

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, In : Mavradoxa 




Release: May 2, 2019
Order Bundles, Shirts, CD
Digital [Name-your-price]
"Maple" full track

Album notes:
After hunkering down to record this winter, Laurentian Black Metal band Mavradoxa has completed work on their third album, Nightmarrow, following 2016's Sojourners and 2017's Lethean Lament. Mavradoxa's third album, although related to the tonal atmosphere and character of previous albums sees the band developing and intensifying their song-writing ability crafting simultaneously cohesive yet...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 11, 2019, In : NONE 
The third album from the enigmatic and anonymous entity NONE is now officially released!

"Damp Chill of Life" is available to order on the Hypnotic Dirge webshop, as well as exclusive hoodie and shirt bundles, and a discography pack..

The hoodie and shirt bundles come with a limited NONE patch and button, as well as some other unannounced extras which will be thrown into your pack!

These bundles will only be available for a limited time and once they are gone, they are gone. The "Damp Chill of L...

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Hypnotic Dirge Records Compilation 2019 | The Depth of the Abyss Knows No Bounds

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, April 8, 2019, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge presents its latest compilation album, entitled "The Depth of the Abyss Knows No Bounds".  

This is our first compilation album since the Subarctic Nocturnes Trilogy and includes tracks from both recent and upcoming releases. 



Tracklist:
1 - Marche Funèbre - Death Wish Woman
2 - Mavradoxa - Maple
3 - Ah Ciliz - People of the Stars
4 - Eave - Each Fang Falls
5 - Omgeving - VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase
6 - Kval - Laho
7 - Il Vuoto - V (The Fifth Nail)
8 - Frigoris - Minervas Flehen
9 - Feral...

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SONG PREMIERE: NONE - It's Painless To Let Go

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 5, 2019, In : NONE 
Invisible Oranges is premiering a "new" NONE track "It's Painless to Let Go" today!

The new album "Damp Chill of Life" drops next Thursday April 11, and all pre-orders will be packed and shipped during the latter part of that week (April 10-14 or so).
Hoodies, Shirts, CD's, Patches, Buttons, Stickers etc available at the Hypnotic Dirge shop.


Invisible Oranges Premiere Link

From the article:
Plodding but seamless, the album captures a picture of meandering around daily life with that pesky dark sha...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kval - Laho

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, March 31, 2019, In : Kval 
The second full-length album from the Finnish Atmospheric Black Metal act Kval, entitled Laho will be released on May 23. The title track is now streaming!

Two summers ago, Finnish Black Metal project Kval released their debut self-titled album, an album which was originally released under the moniker Khaossos in 2015. Kval has spent the past few months writing and refining the tracks for the second Kval album, entitled Laho, the first album to be written for Kval from the start.



Compared to th...

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PRE-ORDERS: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 25, 2019, In : Mavradoxa 
We are now accepting pre-orders for “Nightmarrow” from the Rochester, NY based Atmospheric Black Metal band Mavradoxa. In addition to the new album “Nightmarrow” presented in a light-weight but sturdy 6 panel eco-sleeve, a Nightmarrow bundle, which includes the CD, the official album t-shirt, a new sticker, button, and signed postcard is also available, as well as the Nightmarrow shirt and a CD bundle which includes 2017’s “Lethean Lament”.



The following bundles and options are a...

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PRE-ORDERS: NONE - Damp Chill of Life

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, In : NONE 
The third chapter in NONE's arrestingly reclusive legacy, "Damp Chill of Life" is now available to pre-order, alongside limited new merch, printed exclusively for this release!!



Weaving visionary soundscapes with depressive black metal, “Damp Chill Of Life” will gnaw at your bones like dying alone in an ice-bound wilderness. Haunting piano keys and retching voices flicker through harsh walls of instruments, ebbing and flowing through the lengthy tracks as NONE take their time to pick apart...

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ALBUM RELEASE: The Haunting Green - Natural Extinctions

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, In : The Haunting Green 
The Haunting Green's debut full-length album "Natural Extinctions" is now officially released!


Order CD
Digital [Name-your-price]

*Also available on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, etc.

The Haunting Green are Cristiano Perin (vocals, guitars, synthesizers) and Chantal Fresco (drums and percussions).  Formed in 2012 and based on North-East Italy, their music is constantly going in the direction of a coexistence within the aggressive vibes of extreme metal with ambient-drone and dark electronic music. Af...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: March 2019

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, March 3, 2019, In : Webshop Additions 
A very small new list this month, due to our focus on our upcoming releases! However, here are a few gems from India's finest, Transcending Obscurity Records!!



Veilburner -  A Sire To The Ghouls Of Lunacy
Dødsferd - Diseased Remnants Of A Dying World 
Nattravnen - Kult Of The Raven 
LifelostL - Dialogues From Beyond 
Imperialist - Cipher 
Gaerea - Unsettling Whispers



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SONG PREMIERE: Mavradoxa - Maple

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 28, 2019, In : Mavradoxa 
Today, we are pleased to release the very first track from Mavradoxa’s upcoming album “Nightmarrow”!



Laurentian Black Metal band Mavradoxa have recently reemerged having completed work on their third album, “Nightmarrow”. “Maple” is the opening track on that album and as you’ll hear, wastes no time at all before hitting you with an onslaught of momentous energy and a visceral spirit that covers you in a shroud of atmosphere.

The spirit of the album is rooted in the cycle of bloo...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Kval - Laho

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 25, 2019, In : Kval 
Two summers ago, Finnish Black Metal project Kval released their debut self-titled album, an album which was originally released under the moniker Khaossos in 2015. Kval has spent the past few months writing and refining the tracks for the second Kval album, entitled Laho, the first album to be written for Kval from the start.



Compared to the previous album, Laho ("Rotten" in English) has a brighter and more colorful atmosphere musically while the lyrical themes on Laho references the decay an...

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SONG PREMIERE: The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, February 24, 2019, In : The Haunting Green 
Earlier this week, Cvlt Nation premiered "Where Nothing Grows", a new track from The Haunting Green's upcoming album "Natural Extinctions", releasing March 5 and available to pre-order now!


Pre-order CD
Pre-order Digital

From the article:
"“Natural Extictions” explores the distance between human nature and Nature itself in a quasi lyrical language, both aggressive and moving. The approach to the matter is almost romantic (even in the literary sense of the term), yet lays on a freshly contemp...

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MUSIC VIDEO: stroszek - The beast who dreams of man

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 18, 2019, In : stroszek 
After a few years of silence, stroszek returns with a new song entitled "The beast who dreams of man" from the forthcoming album "about all the bad days in the world" scheduled for a late 2019 release. stroszek is a project bringing forth various elements of neo-folk, goth rock, trip-hop and western music blending together seemingly irreconcilable sounds to craft something that is all about feeling and introspection. Contemplation, melancholy, and stories about life are at the forefront of th...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Mavradoxa - Nightmarrow

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, February 16, 2019, In : Mavradoxa 
After hunkering down to record this winter, Laurentian Black Metal band Mavradoxa has completed work on their third album, Nightmarrow, following 2016's Sojourners and 2017's Lethean Lament. Mavradoxa's third album, although related to the tonal atmosphere and character of previous albums sees the band developing and intensifying their song-writing ability crafting simultaneously cohesive yet unpredictable songs with a progressive hue that is still rooted in Atmospheric Black Metal. 



Nightmarr...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, In : Il Vuoto 
Il Vuoto's Vastness is available now!


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Digital [Name-your-price]
Youtube Stream
Spotify
iTunes

Il Vuoto is the noise of sorrow and distress…a solo Funeral Doom / Drone project hailing from Piacenza, Italy, created by the same mastermind behind the excellent Black Metal project Chiral. In addition to some demo albums, Il Vuoto released a debut album, entitled “Weakness” in the summer of 2015, and now we present the second observation, entitled “Vastness”. 

“Vastness” is an album...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: NONE - Damp Chill of Life

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 11, 2019, In : NONE 
Like clockwork, NONE returns this spring to destroy your seasonal optimism with their oppressively bleak atmosphere. Following 2018’s epic “Life Has Gone On Long Enough”, “Damp Chill Of Life” is NONE's third full-length chapter in their arrestingly reclusive legacy.

Weaving visionary soundscapes with depressive black metal, “Damp Chill Of Life” will gnaw at your bones like dying alone in an ice-bound wilderness. Haunting piano keys and retching voices flicker through harsh walls ...

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PRE-ORDERS: The Haunting Green - Natural Extinctions

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, In : The Haunting Green 
We are now taking pre-orders for the 6 panel digipack of "Natural Extinctions", the debut album from The Haunting Green. Release date is scheduled for March 5 but we are expecting to ship these out about a week early! THG is a duo based in Northeastern Italy that builds on a doom metal foundation with post-metal, drone, and percussive elements to create a unique and quintessential sound. Formed in 2012, their music is constantly going in the direction of a coexistence within the aggressive vi...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: February 2019

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 4, 2019, In : Webshop Additions 
Added: February 4, 2019

Latest Additions Link

From Einheit Produktionen:
EP053 Surturs Lohe - Seelenheim
EP060 Hypnos - The Whitecrow
EP061 Eden Weint Im Grab - Na(c)htodreise
EP062 Ferndal- Ferndal
EO065 Odroerir - Das Erbe unserer ahnen
EP067 Thakandar - Sterbende Erde
EP068 Andras - Reminiszenzen
EP069 Ahnengrab - Schattenseiten
EP070 Ahnenkult - Als das Licht verging

From Dusktone Records:
Dusk008 Cold Body Radiation - Deer Twilight
Dusk037 Acrosome - Narrator and Remains
Dusk039 Scuorn - Parthenope
Dusk...

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Omination - The New Golgotha Repvbliq

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 1, 2019, In : Omination 
Omination is an Apocalyptic Funeral Doom band from Tunisia, headed by Fedor Kovalevsky of Vielikan. In 2018, Omination released an enormous debut double-album "Followers of the Apocalypse" already showing their depth and maturity in songwriting and the ability to conjure ominous atmospheres. 

Omination returns with a new single entitled "The New Golgotha Repvbliq", the eponymous track from the upcoming album to be released later this year on Hypnotic Dirge Records.



Bandcamp Player:

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DIGITAL RELEASE: Eave - Banners to the Moonswept

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 31, 2019, In : Eave 
Weaving black metal riffs over a phantasmagorical blackgaze shroud, "Banners to the Moonswept" serves as a perfect introduction to the sound of Eave, a post-black metal band from Portland. Maine.

Having previously released a demo, a full-length and a split album, Eave returns with a new EP marking a turning point in the band's sound and acting as a prelude to their forthcoming full-length album.



Sometimes aggressive, other times pensive, but always hypnotic, "Banners to the Moonswept" is chock ...

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TEASER: Omination ▲ Отче наш ▲

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 31, 2019, In : Omination 
Prayer taken from the upcoming Omination album 'THE NEW GOLGOTHA REPVBLIQ' to be released later this year on Hypnotic Dirge Records!

Approaching 20 minutes, the eponymous track from the album will be published as a single this Friday.



Omination is an Apocalyptic Funeral Doom band from Tunisia, headed by Fedor Kovalevsky of Vielikan. In 2018, Omination released an enormous debut double-album "Followers of the Apocalypse" already showing their depth and maturity in songwriting and the ability to ...

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SONG PREMIERE: The Haunting Green - The Void Above

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 28, 2019, In : The Haunting Green 
The first preview from The Haunting Green’s forthcoming debut album “Natural Extinctions” is now streaming! You can listen to the track “The Void Above” courtesy of Indy Metal Vault! Formed in 2012 and based on North-East Italy, The Haunting Green’s music bridges the aggressive vibes of extreme metal with ambient-drone and dark electronic music.


Cover art illustrated by Jessica Rassi (The Giant Lab)

From the article:
“If there’s one thing at which The Haunting Green truly excel, ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Il Vuoto - V (The Fifth Nail)

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, In : Il Vuoto 
Together with Echoes And Dust, today we bring you a new track from Il Vuoto's imminent new album "Vastness". This track, entitled "V (The Fifth Nail) is probably the quintessential track from the album, and through its 18 minute length, the song weaves in and out of various styles present on the album using Atmospheric Funeral Doom as a base.


Exclusive premiere on Echoes and Dust

"Vastness" is currently in production and pre-orders are available!


Pre-order CD 
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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 14, 2019, In : Il Vuoto 
We are now taking pre-orders for our first album release of 2019, the second full-length album from the Italian Funeral Doom project Il Vuoto.

Il Vuoto is the noise of sorrow and distress…a solo Funeral Doom / Drone project hailing from Piacenza, Italy, created by the same mastermind behind the excellent Black Metal project Chiral. In addition to some demo albums, Il Vuoto released a debut album, entitled “Weakness” in the summer of 2015, and now Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to presen...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: The Haunting Green - Natural Extinctions

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 10, 2019, In : The Haunting Green 
The Haunting Green are a doom metal duo based in Northeastern Italy that builds on a doom foundation with post-metal, drone, and percussive elements to create a unique and quintessential sound. Formed in 2012, their music is constantly going in the direction of a coexistence within the aggressive vibes of extreme metal with ambient-drone and dark electronic music.



Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to announce our alliance with this group, which embody many of the eclectic elements that galvanize...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: January 2019

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, In : Webshop Additions 
Added: January 1, 2019


From: Avantgarde Music
AV329 The Howling Void - The Darkness at the Edge of Dawn
AV334 Unreqvited - Stars Wept to the Sea
AV338 Sojourner - The Shadowed Road
AV339 Neige et Noirceur - Vent Fantome
AV346 Mesarthim - The Density Parameter

From: Ashen Dominion
AD002 GreyAblaze - selftitled
AD003 Ulvegr - Titahion: Kaos Manifest
AD005 Khors - Following The Years Of Blood II" 2CD+DVD
AD006 Ulvegr - Vargkult
AD007 Kzohh - 26
AD008 Kzohh - Rye. Fleas. Chrismon.
AD009 Ch...

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SONG PREMIERE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, December 17, 2018, In : Il Vuoto 
The first track from the upcoming Il Vuoto album "Vastness" is streaming now!

We chose to premiere the title track as it is an excellent representation of the album as a whole, even as many different sounds and frequencies are explored on the album.



As alluded to last week, “Vastness” is an album about sorrow with each song on the album approaching the topic from a different perspective and point of view. The title track "Vastness" focuses on universal sorrow, specifically dealing with the ...

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MERCH: Hypnotic Dirge Records commemorative merch available to pre-order!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 14, 2018, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
We are taking pre-orders for some new label merch, released to commemorate ten years of our cold miserable existence!

We have zip-up hoodies available with a massively detailed 5 color back print (well, mostly various shades for ultimate detail!) of an original piece designed by the mighty Moonroot Art specifically for our anniversary merch. The front artwork is a new HDR design on the right-side chest. The hoodie itself is made from high-quality material, 50/50 cotton/polyester, with  a YKK m...

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MERCH: NONE Toques available now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, In : NONE 
Embrace solitude, accept self-loathing.
You are no one, nowhere, and NOTHING.
Warm up the existential void with this new embroidered NONE toque!!




Order here
Limited to 30 pieces. 
15 gray logo | 15 white logo.



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UPCOMING RELEASE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, December 10, 2018, In : Il Vuoto 
Il Vuoto is the noise of sorrow and distress…a solo Funeral Doom / Drone project hailing from Piacenza, Italy, created by the same mastermind behind the excellent Black Metal project Chiral. In addition to some demo albums, Il Vuoto released a debut album, entitled “Weakness” in the summer of 2015, and we will soon present the second observation, entitled “Vastness”.



“Vastness” is an album about sorrow. Each song on the album discusses it from a different perspective and point of...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Omgeving - Wijde wijdte

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 6, 2018, In : Omgeving 
Omgeving’s debut album “Wijde wijdte” is officially released today! “Wijde wijdte” is available in a 6 panel digipack alongside a 10cm x 10cm sticker of the cover art.

You can also go to Bandcamp, where the album is now streaming in full. If you enjoy it, the album is available as a “name-your-price” digital download, just like the rest of HDR’s releases!




Order CD
Digital [Name-your-price]
Omgeving Facebook Page

Album description:
“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project fr...

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MUSIC VIDEO : Norilsk - “Weepers of the Land”!

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, In : Norilsk 
Funeral rites and its iconography have a long history of weepers, or weeping figures – sad, heavy characters mourning the deceased. “Weepers of the Land” is a nod to the expression 'keepers of the land,' most often used in an indigenous and/or environment-related context, while referencing a less glorious side of history. The title song and concept is about what stays behind after someone vanishes.

The song was co-written with Joshua Cayer (Longhouse – bass/vocals), who is also guest v...

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MUSIC VIDEO: Omgeving - VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 25, 2018, In : Omgeving 
Omgeving has released their first music video for the track "VI - Eenzaamheid in Extase" from the upcoming debut album 'Wijde wijdte", releasing December 6 on Hypnotic Dirge Records.



Omgeving is an experimental musical project from Dutch musician Franck Johanson (Distillator) where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created. The first Omgeving album crosses the boundaries of black metal, space rock, ambi...

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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Omgeving - Wijde Wijdte

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, November 12, 2018, In : Omgeving 
Pre-orders are now available at Hypnotic Dirge Records for Omgeving's debut album, entitled "Wijde wijdte"



Pre-order CD
Digital / Stream the track “VII - Stille vernietiging”

“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project from Dutch musician Franck Johanson (Distillator) where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created. The first Omgeving album crosses the boundaries of black metal, space rock, ambi...

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NEW MERCH: NONE BEANIES / TOQUES!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 9, 2018, In : NONE 
NEW MERCH: NONE BEANIES / TOQUES!!
[Taking pre-orders now, shipping early December]

For the first time ever, we have decided to print some beanies / toques for this upcoming lifeless season. This will be our first foray into this type of merch so we're not quite sure what to expect but if there is sufficient interest, this is something we'll continue to do.

To begin with, a black beanie with the NONE logo embroidered with gray stitching is available to pre-order! We are running pre-orders for th...

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NONE - "Where Life Should Be" available now!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, November 5, 2018, In : NONE 
"Where Life Should Be" is an emotionally devastating journey, drenched in atmosphere and hopelessness from this mysterious project from the pacific northwest. This is an exclusive NONE song, a stand-alone release separate from the next full-length album scheduled for a release in spring 2019.


Stream / Download "Where Life Should Be"

Bandcamp Player:




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SONG PREMIERE: Omgeving - VII - Stille vernietiging

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, In : Omgeving 

A couple of weeks ago, we announced Omgeving, the latest project to join our ranks for an album release later this year! Omgeving is an entirely instrumental project that blends elements of black metal, doom, drone, and ambient to create auditory landscapes that leads you on a journey through inner and outer space. And now today, No Clean Singing is hosting the premiere of the first-ever song to be released from the project. 


You can stream “VII - Stille vernietiging” (translating to "Sile...
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DIGITAL SINGLE: NONE - "Where Life Should Be" coming soon...

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, October 29, 2018, In : NONE 
A new misery from the enigmatic pacific northwest.
"Where Life Should Be" is an emotionally devastating journey, drenched in atmosphere and hopelessness.

...coming soon




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Hypnotic Dirge Records turns 10 years old today!

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, October 21, 2018, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
In a small, chaotic and unorganized shared apartment ten years ago, I decided to embark on a journey to launch a record label to release music from my project Ancient Tundra and perhaps some other related projects. Never did I imagine that HDR would still be active ten years later nor that we would have the opportunity to release music from the caliber of artists we've worked with over the years!



To mark this occasion, we had plans to print some new Hypnotic Dirge merch, but unfortunately we'r...

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BAND SIGNING: Experimental Project “Omgeving” to release debut album “Wijde Wijdte” on Hypnotic Dirge

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, In : Omgeving 
BAND SIGNING: Experimental Project “Omgeving” to release debut album “Wijde Wijdte” on Hypnotic Dirge
Tuesday October 16, 2018
“Omgeving” is an experimental musical project from the Netherlands where the listener is meant to interpret the sound as auditory landscapes, every texture part of a broader perception that has been created.
Omgeving is a solo project crafted by musician Franck Johanson (Distillator, Franck Johanson) Entitled  “Wijde Wijdte”, the first Omgeving album is a...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Weepers of the Land

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 12, 2018, In : Norilsk 
Norilsk’s new mini-album “Weepers of the Land” is now officially released! The album is available in digipack format with a bonus track exclusive to the CD version of the album. You can also pick up a Trails of Doom pack which includes three CD's, a shirt, a patch, and a sticker. 

The main bulk of the album is streaming in full on Bandcamp and available as a “Name-Your-Price” download. 
"Coming off the heels of their latest full-length album, this fall the Canadian Death-Doom act Nori...

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Webshop Update: October 10, 2018

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, In : Webshop Additions 

Latest Additions

Shining - VI - Klagopsalmer Shining - IX - Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends Shining - X - Varg utan flock Nightbringer - Hierophany of the Open Grave Nightbringer - Ego Dominus Tuus Nightbringer - Terra Damnata Darkflight - The Hereafter Humanitas Error Est - Human Pathomorphism Defecrator / Ritual Genocide - Anti-Human Deathcult / Death Exalted Pimeydentuoja - Hellcrowned Ritual Genocide - Ritual Genocide Karmanjaka - I törnrosdalen Murdryck - Antologi MMXV Sons ov O...
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ALBUM NEWS: Obsidian Tongue - “A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time” to be re-released this winter!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 28, 2018, In : Obsidian Tongue 
Originally released through Hypnotic Dirge in the summer of 2013, Obsidian Tongue's stellar second opus “A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time” will finally be repressed again this winter. In what can only be considered a testament to the duo’s power and authenticity, the original pressing sold out within a year, and remained one of Hypnotic Dirge's most defining release.



“A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time” is an introspective journey through the collective unconscious of Man a...

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PRE-ORDERS: Norilsk - Weepers of the Land; Trails of Doom Norilsk Pack

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 28, 2018, In : Norilsk 
We are now accepting pre-orders for the new Norilsk's mini-album, entitled “Weepers of the Land”, which will be released worldwide by Hypnotic Dirge Records on October 12, 2018.

Norilsk’s new opus should be viewed as a companion to last fall’s “Le passage des glaciers” as the material was written and recorded during the same time period, but with that being said there is a different feeling - seemingly of a more abrasive and desperate nature - conjured on this album’s material.

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VIDEO RELEASE: Hypnotic Dirge Records - A Black / Doom Metal Label; est. 2008

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
We have released a new trailer video of our history, intentions, and goals as we approach our second decade of activity.  Soon enough, we will also make other announcements related to our ten year anniversary! 


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VIDEO RELEASE: Norilsk releases music video “The Way”, off their forthcoming album

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 17, 2018, In : Norilsk 
On October 12, doom-death entity Norilsk is set to release a brand new offering; an omen that autumn will be tuned down to doom and the bitter cold. Weepers of the Land is the follow up mini-album to last year's full length Le passage des glaciers, presenting a more abrasive and visceral Norilsk weaving stories of heritage, loss, and displacement through dynamic and atmospheric blackened death-doom metal. Weepers of the Land will be Norilsk’s third installment on Hypnotic Dirge Records.

Voca...

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ALBUM NEWS: Hypnotic Dirge Records to release new Norilsk album on October 12

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, In : Norilsk 
Coming off the heels of their latest full-length album “Le passage des glaciers”, this fall the Canadian Death-Doom act Norilsk returns with a collection of new material linked in concept with its previous full-length while also showcasing Norilsk’s more collaborative and multi-faceted nature. It retains the band's signature sound developed on its two full-length albums, and brings forward further openness to an array of doom-related influences.



The new mini-album, entitled “Weepers of...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Altars of Grief - This Shameful Burden [Deluxe re-release]

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
Altars of Grief's debut album "This Shameful Burden", originally released independently in 2014 and sold out for quite some time is now officially re-released by Hypnotic Dirge.

Copies arrived from the plant yesterday afternoon and all pre-orders were shipped last night and this morning! Altars of Grief are playing back to back Alberta shows in Edmonton and Calgary this weekend and will have copies with them on the road as well!



Order CD
Digital [Name-Your-Price]

"Prior to the release of “Iris...

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ALBUM NEWS: Altars of Grief to re-release debut album “This Shameful Burden” with updated art and bonus tracks

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 17, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
Hypnotic Dirge and Altars of Grief presents the re-release of Altars of Grief’s debut album “This Shameful Burden” with updated artwork and bonus material. Pre-orders are available now on the HDR webshop and bandcamp. Altars of Grief will also have copies available with them on tour this summer.



Pre-order CD
Digital [Name-Your-Price]

Prior to the release of “Iris”, prairie doom metal band Altars of Grief had already emerged on the Western Canadian doom metal scene with the release of t...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Scholomance Webzine premieres Norilsk's new music video ‘La voie des morts’

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 19, 2018, In : Norilsk 
French-Canadian doom act Norilsk unveils a new music video from their latest album Le passage des glaciers, released through Hypnotic Dirge Records. La voie des morts (The Way of the Dead) is a winter dirge, a black premonition accompanying the dead season. Without a doubt the fastest track on the album, it starts as a cold funeral march, before turning into a blackened procession.

Scholomance Webzine is premiering the music video at this link.



The video was co-directed by Wikked Twist Films, l...

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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - Life Has Gone On Long Enough

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, In : NONE 
NONE's new album "Life Has Gone On Long Enough" is officially released today!
[Order Packs Here]



Written and recorded throughout the latter half of 2017, NONE's new album Life Has Gone On Long Enough takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. On this new chapter, NONE delves deeper into the blackest woods to find abandonment, and developing its tortured personality further. Moving in and out like the long shadows of an ancient forest, ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Echoes and Dust streams 'Desiderate' from NONE's new album Life Has Gone On Long Enough

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, In : NONE 
Oregon has become a hotbed for atmospheric black metal, and depressive black metal NONE is probably one of the most captivating new additions to the scene. The enigmatic outfit from Portland is scheduled to release the follow up to their self-titled album on April 11, on Hypnotic Dirge Records. Capturing the haunting spirit of the Cascade Range, NONE delves deeper into the blackest woods to find abandonment, and developing its tortured personality further.

A new track from NONE’s upcoming al...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: April 2018

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, April 1, 2018, In : Webshop Additions 
New albums from Throats Productions, Solitude Productions, Weird Truth Records, and Loud Rage Music were added to the shop today.

*All items listed below are here

THP - 042 : Serpent Herder - To Suffer in Beauty
THP - 043 : Misere Nobis / Hovert
THP - 047 : Acedia Mundi - Speculum Humanae Salvationis
THP - 048 : Sun of the Dying - The Roar of the Furious Sea
THP - 049 : Hats Barn - N.A.H.A.S.H. 
THP - 050 : Exaltatio Diaboli - Credo 
THP - 051 : Void Ritual - Heretical Wisdom
THP ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Altars of Grief - Iris

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
Altars of Grief'’s new album “Iris” is officially released today. 
[Order Packs available here]



Following the acclaimed Of Ash and Dying Light split album of 2015, Canadian Prairies doom metal juggernaut Altars of Grief is back with Iris, a second full length album of devastating proportions. This new blackened doom offering introduces new levels of dynamics and textures, and while it is the more accomplished work from the Saskatchewan band to date, it also carries the darkness and light ...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: "Altars of Grief - Iris" FULL album stream on Noisey

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 16, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
We are pleased to announce some exciting news today. The wait is over! You can now listen to Altars of Grief's new album "Iris" in its entirety courtesy of Noisey.



"Over eight tracks, the quartet melds the finer points of black and doom into a truly stirring composition. Many moments on the record calls to late-era Woods of Ypres (R.I.P. David Gold) like the middle third “Voices of Winter.” There are other moments that showcase a dichotomy throughout Iris. Take the early instances of “De...

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PRE-ORDERS: "NONE - Life has gone on long enough" packages available

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, In : NONE 
The new album from the enigmatic Depressive Black Metal band NONE is fast approaching. "Life Has Gone On Long Enough" is due for release on April 11.

We are now taking pre-orders for Life Has Gone on Long Enough as well a new limited long-sleeve NONE shirt, and some larger combo packs.

NONE's new album Life Has Gone On Long Enough takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. Moving in and out like the long shadows of an ancient forest, L...

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SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief reveal a third song "Broken Hymns" from the upcoming new album Iris

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 8, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
Over the course of the past few weeks, we have premiered the tracks "Voices of Winter" and "Desolation" from Prairie Blackened Doom Metallers Altars of Grief's upcoming new album "Iris."

Today, we present to you - in partnership with Toilet Ov Hell - the third and last song premiere from the album before the official release on March 21. The new track, available to stream now, is entitled "Broken Hymn" and is yet another example of the band's ability to craft emotionally wrenching and powerful...

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SONG/VIDEO PREMIERE: No Clean Singing streams 'Corroded' from NONE's new album Life Has Gone On Long Enough

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 8, 2018, In : NONE 
NONE, the enigmatic atmospheric/depressive black metal entity from Oregon is scheduled to release its second album on Hypnotic Dirge Records in April 2018. Life Has Gone On Long Enough is a raw and intricate album that will haunt you like a forlorn shape of life. Its bleak music and layered atmospheric arrangements are bewitching and they creep under the skin like the shadows inhabiting the most ancient forests.

No Clean Singing is now streaming a music video for 'Corroded,' a new track from L...

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PRE-ORDER: ALTARS OF GRIEF "Iris" pre-order packages available.

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
The new album from Prairie Doom-Death band Altars of Grief is fast approaching - due for official release on March 21.

We are now taking pre-orders for Iris as well a new limited Altars of Grief shirt, and some larger packs for the true doom fanatics.

Following the acclaimed Of Ash and Dying Light split album of 2015, Canadian Prairies doom metal juggernaut Altars of Grief is back with Iris, a second full length album of devastating proportions. This new blackened doom offering introduces new l...

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ALBUM RELEASES: Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre Split album, and Marche Funèbre's re-release of "Into the Arms of Darkness"

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 22, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
Orders can now be placed via our website for the following two albums:

The colossal split album between England's Eye of Solitude and Belgium's Marche Funèbre.

This split album features one new song from each band, for a total of over 30 minutes of bleak funeral and doom-death metal. The album is available in a 6-panel digipack edition of 500 copies, and co-released with Cimmerian Shade Recordings.



Order 6 Panel Digipack CD
Digital Album [Name-your-price]

Tracklisting:
1 - Eye of Solitude - Collap...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Marche Funèbre - The Garden of All Things Wild [Music Video]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, February 17, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
Marche Funèbre has a new music video for their track "The Garden of All Things Wild", their epic 12+ minute track from the magnificent "Into the Arms of Darkness" album.

The main live Footage for the video was filed at Malta Doom Metal Fest in the fall of 2015 and there are some additional clips from the road filmed in November 2017.
Editing by Thierry Bervoets.

The video is being hosted on Doom-metal.com



Marche Funèbre's latest album "Into the Arms of Darkness" is being re-released through Hyp...

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SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief premieres new track "Desolation" from upcoming album "Iris"

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
Following the acclaimed Of Ash and Dying Light split album of 2015, Canadian Prairies doom metal juggernaut Altars of Grief is back with Iris, a second full length album of devastating proportions. This new blackened doom offering introduces new levels of dynamics and textures, and while it is the more accomplished work from the Saskatchewan band to date, it also carries the darkness and light personality that Altars of Grief developed since 2013. On Iris, melancholy and storytelling reaches ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Invisible Oranges is streaming a first song from NONE's new album Life has gone on long enough

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 8, 2018, In : NONE 
A first track from NONE’s upcoming album Life Has Gone On Long Enough is now streaming exclusively on Invisible Oranges. The track - entitled “Bed the cold earth” - captures the rotten marrow of the album. The album cover for Life has gone on long enough is now also live (in the article link) and the album’s tracklisting is posted below.



From the article: “There are few methods more effective in achieving music’s potential as an emotional conduit than knighting it as a protectorate...

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ALBUM NEWS: NONE to release second full-length album Life Has Gone On Long Enough on April 11

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, In : NONE 
Last year, the enigmatic Depressive Black Metal duo NONE released their self-titled debut album, perfectly capturing the rain-soaked landscape of the Pacific Northwest and the feeling of despair.

On April 11, 2018, exactly one year to the date of their debut, a new full-length album entitled Life Has Gone On Long Enough will be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records. The album takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. On this new chapter...

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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Pre-orders are now available for Eye of Solitude | Marche Funèbre Split Album || Marche Funèbre's - "Into the Arms of Darkness"

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 25, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
Pre-orders are now available for Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre Split album, as well as for Marche Funèbre's re-release of "Into the Arms of Darkness"

Pre-orders are now available at Hypnotic Dirge Records for the following two albums:

The colossal split album between England's Eye of Solitude and Belgium's Marche Funèbre.
This split album features one new song from each band, for a total of over 30 minutes of bleak funeral and doom-death metal. The album is available in a 6-panel digipac...

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ALBUM NEWS / SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief reveals cover artwork and releases a first song from the upcoming new album Iris

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 22, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
Following the acclaimed Of Ash and Dying Light split album of 2015, Canadian Prairies doom metal juggernaut Altars of Grief is back with Iris, a second full length album of devastating proportions. This new blackened doom offering introduces new levels of dynamics and textures, and while it is the more accomplished work from the Saskatchewan band to date, it also carries the darkness and light personality that Altars of Grief developed since 2013. On Iris, melancholy and storytelling reaches ...

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ALBUM NEWS: Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre reveal tracklisting and cover art for upcoming split album

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 18, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
"Collapse" and "Darkness"; two facets of sorrow, two sides of extreme doom metal, two long songs combined into one monumental split album. England's Eye of Solitude offers"Collapse," a marching funeral doom track shrouded in a thick smoky atmosphere, and carrying the grandeur of the band's latest offerings. Of equal crushing proportion, Belgium's Marche Funèbre presents "Darkness," an epic doom-death track that combines their signature blend of riff and growl, along with powerful melodies an...

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ALBUM NEWS: Marche Funèbre to re-release full-length album "Into the Arms of Darkness" on February 22, 2018

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
In conjunction with the new split album with Eye of Solitude, Hypnotic Dirge Records is proud to be re-releasing Marche Funèbre's magnus opus Into the Arms of Darkness, on February 22. Originally co-released almost one year to the day on BadMoodMan Music, Moscow Funeral League and Frozen Light, the album received praise among the doom metal scene for its mature songwriting and fine balance of traditional doom and doom-death elements, making it Marche Funèbre's best album to date, and a must...

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Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre US/Canada West Coast Tour in March 2018

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 15, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
As previously announced, England’s Eye of Solitude and Belgium’s Marche Funèbre from Belgium are set to release a very special split release on February 22, in partnership with Hypnotic Dirge Records and Cimmerian Shade Recordings. This split album was written and recorded to coincide with an important milestone for both of these bands as they will soon embark on their first ever trek to North America playing eleven dates throughout Western USA and Canada. The tour will begin in Seattle,...

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ALBUM NEWS: Altars of Grief to release new album Iris on March 21, on Hypnotic Dirge Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 11, 2018, In : Altars of Grief 
Since its inception in the Winter months of 2013, Saskatchewan's Altars of Grief grew to become one of the most dominant doom metal bands from the Canadian Prairies. In its first five years, it played numerous festival and toured Western Canada on several occasions, developing a bold scenic presence and memorable visual identity. Along with its symphonic signature sound, the band is also known for weaving soaring choral arrangements with powerful, driving death metal; morose, gothic doom and ...

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ALBUM NEWS: Eye of Solitude and Marche Funèbre to release split album on February 22, 2018

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, January 7, 2018, In : Marche Funèbre 
Two veteran doom-death bands - Eye of Solitude from England, and Marche Funèbre from Belgium - are set to release a very special split release on February 22, in partnership with Hypnotic Dirge Records and Cimmerian Shade Recordings. The split album, which will be released in a 6 panel digipack in an edition of 500 copies, will include one new song of epic length from each band, both of which were recorded in late 2017. The album will be available to order from both labels soon, as well as f...

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WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: December 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, December 3, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
Some excellent albums have arrived here at HDR headquarters recently. We added the following albums to our shop today, courtesy of Avantgarde Music and Seance Records!!

Latest Additions Link
*All items listed below are here

Sojourner - Empires of Ash
Enisum - Seasons of Desolation
Azelisassath - Total Desecration of Existence
Saule - Saule
Mountains Crave- As We Were When We Were Not
Wode - Servants of the Counter Cosmos
Progenie Terrestre Pura - Oltre Luna
Vindkast - Archaic Collapse
Dzö-nga - The Sac...

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PRE-ORDERS: Melankolia - Vividarium Intervigilium Viator

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 2, 2017, In : Melankolia 
We are now accepting pre-orders for Melankolia's fourth full-length album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’, which will be officially released on December 12, 2017 and is presented in a 4 panel digipack with an accompanying booklet.



Order Digipack CD
Digital

Founded by musician Mike O’Brien, (Appalachian Winter, Veiled Monk, Ritual in Ash) Melankolia has been releasing introspective and thoughtful music since the project’s beginnings nearly 10 years ago. Three full-length albums have thu...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Le passage des glaciers

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, November 25, 2017, In : Norilsk 
Today is the official release of Norilsk's second full-length album "Le passage des glaciers" - an album about mourning and departure and a perfect soundtrack to the cold winter ahead...



Tracklist:
1. Midnight Sun
2. Le puits de l'oubli
3. Namolennye
4. La voie des morts
5. Ghosts of Loss (Passage part I)
6. Noirceur intérieure
7. L'érosion (Passage part II)
8. Ellesmere 
You can now stream the album in full on Bandcamp. 
If you enjoy it, the album is also available for donation-based download. (name-...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: The Sludgelord premieres Norilsk's new lyric video for “Noirceur intérieure”

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, In : Norilsk 
French-Canadian band Norilsk is back with a captivating new album, as thick and heavy as permafrost. Le passage des glaciers follows in the footsteps of 2015's album The Idea of North, but expands the sound considerably. From a sludgy slab of doom-death, the band has carved further into the icy influences of dark metal, to emerge with a blackened doom-death album tainted with frozen melodies, misty atmospheres, and reflective lyrical passages.

The Sludgelord is premiering Norilsk's video for t...

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ALBUM NEWS: Melankolia presents album cover, and tracklist for new album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’.

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, In : Melankolia 
November 15, 2017

Ambient / Neo-classical artist Melankolia will release their fourth full-length album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator' through Hypnotic Dirge Records on December 12. Founded by musician Mike O’Brien, (Appalachian Winter, Veiled Monk, Ritual in Ash) Melankolia has been releasing introspective and thoughtful music since the project’s beginnings nearly 10 years ago. 



The track “Wellspring Labyrith (Left Hand ‘til Mourning)” is now streaming on our Bandcamp page. This...

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DIGITAL ALBUM RELEASE: Mavradoxa / Deafest [Split]

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 12, 2017, In : Mavradoxa 
Mavradoxa and Deafest present a new autumnal themed split album from two sides of North America!!


Digital Album

Mavradoxa is an atmospheric black metal band rooted in the Laurentian region of upstate New York. The music of Mavradoxa is expansive, atmospheric, and melancholic. Music made for dreary and rain-soaked days during solitary walks, or in any moment of introspection. Long progressive songs that flow with purpose where the atmosphere dictates and paints vivid stories in its movement and ...

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PRE-ORDER: Norilsk - Le passage des glaciers album packs, shirts, and CD's available!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 9, 2017, In : Norilsk 
The new album from French-Canadian Doom-Death Band Norilsk is fast approaching - due for official release on November 24. We are now taking pre-orders for "Le passage des glaciers" as well a new limited Norilsk shirt, and some larger packs for the true doom fanatics.

"Le passage des glaciers" follows in the footsteps of 2015's The Idea of North, but expands the sound considerably. From a sludgy slab of doom-death, the band has carved further into the icy influences of dark metal, to emerge wit...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, November 6, 2017, In : Chiral 
The digital version of the Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins split album is available now on our Bandcamp page. 

If you missed the album premiere stream on No Clean Singing last week, take the time to listen to this great split album, with entirely new material from both bands.

Due to production delays, the 6 panel digipack will not be shipping until early-mid December. However, you can place your order anytime and we will ship your copy as soon as they arrive!



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SONG PREMIERE: Doom-Metal.com streams NORILSK's new song 'Ghosts of Loss' (feat. Pim Blankenstein)

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 3, 2017, In : Norilsk 
Hypnotic Dirge Records is set to release Norilsk's new album Le passage des glaciers (The Passage of Glaciers) on November 24. The Canadian metal outfit invites Winter and darkness into our homes this month, carrying the cold touch of doom and death.



Norilsk's latest offering will feature guest vocal appearance from Pim Blankenstein (Officium Triste, The 11th Hour, Extreme Cold Winter, Clouds) on song 'Ghosts of Loss.' Nic Miquelon comments: “When I wrote 'Ghosts of Loss', I had in mind band...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 2, 2017, In : Chiral 
Courtesy of the always amazing "No Clean Singing" the full "Origins" album is now available to stream in its entirety!



Have a listen at the link below and if you like it, be sure to order a copy of the 6 panel digipack!

"Origins" Full Album Stream on "No Clean Singing"
Pre-order "Origins" Digipack CD
Pre-order "Origins" Digital



"As the seasons change, and the colors of autumn leaves briefly flare like blood and fire, only to be sapped of life and scattered by cold winter winds, it’s not uncommon...

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ALBUM NEWS: Melankolia to release fourth full-length ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’ on HDR

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, In : Melankolia 
Ambient / Neo-classical composer Melankolia is set to release their fourth full-length album ‘Vividarium Intervigilium Viator’ on physical and digital formats through Hypnotic Dirge Records on December 12, 2017! 



Founded by musician Mike O’Brien, (Appalachian Winter, Veiled Monk, Ritual in Ash) Melankolia has been releasing introspective and thoughtful music since the project’s beginnings nearly 10 years ago. Three full-length albums have thus far been released - Nokturnum, Orpheus Dow...

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PRE-ORDER: Ah Ciliz / Chiral - Origins Split available for pre-order

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, October 29, 2017, In : Chiral 
The new split album between Ah Ciliz and Chiral, entitled Origins is now available for pre-order through Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions. The album is set for an official release on November 6, so that is when the album will be streaming in full online and available for download. However, we have experienced some production delays so pre-orders and all subsequent orders will not be shipped until early - mid December.

When the album finally does ship to you, it will be presented ...

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ALBUM NEWS: Norilsk reveals artwork and details for new album Le passage des glaciers

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, In : Norilsk 
Canadian doom-death band Norilsk is set to release their latest slab of music on November 24, on Hypnotic Dirge Records. Incorporating a greater amount of cold melodies and delving further into forward-thinking structures, this new album has equal amount of unorthodox conventions, dark mysteries, and deadly hooks. As lyricist Nic Miquelon mentions, “Anyone who has followed us so far and enjoyed our musical landscape might be carried away into the distance with Le passage des glaciers. There...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 13, 2017, In : Odradek Room 
The second album from the progressive doom metal band Odradek Room from Mariupol, Ukraine, entitled "A Man of Silt" is officially released today as a joint release between Hypnotic Dirge and Solitude Productions!!

The limited 6 Panel digipack is still available to order, and as of today, the regular jewel case edition is also available.  




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RELEASE NEWS: Hypnotic Dirge Records to release second Norilsk album "Le passage des glaciers" on November 24, 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, In : Norilsk 
Deep, cold, and far away: Norilsk – the northernmost city, located in Siberia far above the arctic circle, evokes ideas of hardship, darkness, and doom. Despite its isolation, the name also brings images of nordic beauty, mystery, and a majestic reverence.




Capturing these contrasting notions into music, French-Canadian band Norilsk is back with a captivating new album, as thick and heavy as permafrost. Le passage des glaciers (The Passage of Glaciers) follows in the footsteps of 2015's album...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, October 8, 2017, In : Odradek Room 
The new album from Ukrainian progressive doom band Odradek Room, entitled "A Man of Silt" is now premiering in full on various publications. 



Album Premiere at Legacy Magazine
Album Premiere at Friedhof Magazine
Album Premiere at Kvlt.pl
Album Premiere at Moshville
Album Premiere at Rockhard
Album Premiere at Pure Grain Audio

Odradek Room's "A Man of Silt" is set for release this coming Thursday October 12. 
You can pre-order the limited 6 panel digipack edition of the album now.

Tracklist:
1 Arising i...

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PRE-ORDERS: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 25, 2017, In : Odradek Room 
The new album from the progressive doom metal band Odradek Room is now available to pre-order. A special edition of the "A Man of Silt" album, released as a 6 panel digipack with an album booklet has been made available during pre-orders and is limited to a total of 200 copies - 100 copies through Hypnotic Dirge, 100 through BadMoodMan Music.

An Odradek Room discography pack, where you can pick up both Odradek Room CD's for a discounted price is also available. For an extra $C6, you can also o...

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SONG PREMIERE : Chiral - The Feeble Glare of Autumn

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 22, 2017, In : Chiral 
Yesterday, we debuted the first song from the upcoming "Origins" split, the track "Cascadia" from Ah Ciliz.

Now today, we bring you a preview from the other band's contribution, the great Italian atmospheric black metal project Chiral with their track "A Feeble Glare of Autumn"!

Thanks again to the "Black Metal Promotions" channel for the premiere.



Album release on November 6, in cooperation with Throats Productions.
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SONG PREMIERE: Ah Ciliz - Cascadia

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 22, 2017, In : Ah Ciliz 
Today, as ther cold season looms, we present to you the first song from the forthcoming Ah Ciliz / Chiral split - Origins.

Here is "Cascadia" from Ah Ciliz!
Thanks to the Black Metal Promotion Youtube Channel for hosting!


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Hypnotic Dirge and Throats Productions presents the release an intense nature-themed atmospheric Black Metal split record entitled "Origins" between two great atmospheric bands - Ah Ciliz and Chiral.

Ah Ciliz is an atmospheric Black Metal band founded by Elmer (Klär, Painful...

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Webshop Update: September 15, 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, September 16, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
Lots of great titles added to the shop today courtest of Doom-metal.com, Season of Mist, and Dusktone.eu!!
Limited copies. These should go quick, so place your order soon!

Latest Additions Link

New additions:
Crooked Mouth - Decay
Doom-metal.com A Lake of Ghosts - The Long Shadow of My Dying Bride [Tribute Cover Album]
Thy Catafalque - Rengeteg 
Ghost Brigade - IV : One With the Storm
Shape of Despair Official - Monotony Fields
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik’s Skuggsjá - Skuggsja
Inquisition - Bloods...

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RELEASE NEWS: Ah CIliz / Chiral - Origins

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 11, 2017, In : Chiral 
Hypnotic Dirge and Throats Productions are pleased to announce the release of an intense nature-themed atmospheric Black Metal split record entitled "Origins" between two great atmospheric bands - Ah Ciliz and Chiral. 



Ah Ciliz started as a solo project in 2008 with original member Elmer handling all instruments and releasing the first demo in 2009. In 2009 session drummer Cadavre (Grimlair) joined the band to provide drums for 2 tracks on the first full-length album "Reawakening Ancient Sorro...

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SONG PREMIERE: Odradek Room - Mirror Labyrinth

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, In : Odradek Room 
No Clean Singing is premiering the track "Mirror Labyrinth" from Odradek Room's upcoming album - "A Man of Silt", out in early October from Hypnotic Dirge Records and BadMoodMan Music!



Stream on NCS
Bandcamp Page

"The song we’re bringing you today is as mysterious and haunting as the Kafka story that provided the inspiration for the band’s name. Its intensity ebbs and flows. Slow and somber at first, with a spectral guitar melody as the centerpiece of the intro, it becomes more urgent, in pa...

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RELEASE NEWS: Odradek Room - A Man of Silt

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 18, 2017, In : Odradek Room 

Odradek Room, a progressive metal band with doom elements returns this autumn with their follow-up to their mature and intelligent debut album “Bardo. Relative Reality.” released in 2013. A four piece located in Mariupol, Ukraine, Odradek Room (named after Franz Kafka's short story The Cares of a Family Man [1919]) uses doom metal as a base, but explores other musical genres to paint a rich palette of texture and atmosphere. Lyrically rooted in spiritual and philosophical themes, this is ...
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Webshop Update - August 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, August 3, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
We have brought in a very limited assortment of vinyl from Vendetta Records in Germany. As of now, we only have 2 copies of each of these in stock, but if this goes well, we will continue stocking these and other vinyl releases from Vendetta.

Due to high international shipping costs for LP's and especially Double LP's, we recommend that you order directly from Vendetta Records if you live in Europe. Ordering from us makes more sense if you are from Canada or the US.

Latest Additions Link

Vinyl:
V...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Kval - Kval

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, In : Kval 
*News from July 27

Today we release the debut full-length from the Finnish Atmospheric Black Metal band Kval!! You can pick up the CD - presented in a 6 panel digipack, the limited white shirt - available in sizes S - XXL, and/or the Kval logo sticker in our webshop!

As always, now that the release date has hit, the album is available on Bandcamp for free and unlimited streaming and download! Donations are not necessary but if you enjoy the music, a dollar or two would be very much appreciated ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kval - Kuolonkuu

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, In : Kval 
*News from July 18

No Clean Singing is now streaming the track "Kuolonkuu" from the upcoming self-titled album from Kval!



Stream
Pre-orders

"Gloom shrouds “Kuolonkuu” like the seeping of weeping northern skies dampens the grey eminence of mountain timbers. The chill sinks into the listener’s skin from the first moments, as deep abrading riffs begin their work over the stalking gait of a mid-paced beat.

The tormented, rasping howls through which the words are exclaimed manifest anguish and em...

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PRE-ORDERS : Kval - Kval

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, In : Kval 
We are now taking pre-orders for the upcoming debut full-length from the Finnish Atmospheric Black Metal band Kval!

The album is also accompanied by a sleek white shirt (the first ever for HDR) printed by Forest Passage Printing in very limited quantities. The print is the new Kval logo on the front, with the original logo on the back. If you order the Kval pack, an all-weather 11cm x 7cm is also included!

Since we have everything in stock ahead of time with this release, your pre-orders will b...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Kassad - Faces Turn Away

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 6, 2017, In : Kassad 
As the unforgiving summer heat rolls on, we continue to fill the void with discordant and eclectic Black Metal. Our latest release - the debut album from the English project "Kassad" - is now officially released as of today! You can head over to our shop to pick up the CD - presented in a thin but very sturdy 4 panel sleeve, which comes with an 8 page booklet made of hardened cardboard-like material, or alternatively pick up the limited Kassad shirt that was designed for this release, or if y...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Mavradoxa - Lethean Lament

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, June 24, 2017, In : Mavradoxa 
Laurentian Black Metal band Mavradoxa releases their second full-length album today through Hypnotic Dirge!
We've been quite excited about this release for some time now. 



Head over to our shop to buy a copy of the digipack and / or the limited Lethean Lament Shirt - printed by Forest Passage Printing on Tultex shirts. Alternatively, go to the bandcamp page to stream the album in full or download the full album, which is available on a name-your-price donation basis! 

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Order Shirt
Order Pa...

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ALBUM PREMIERE : Mavradoxa - Lethean Lament

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 22, 2017, In : Mavradoxa 
Mavradoxa's album "Lethean Lament" can be streamed in full thanks to Invisible Oranges! 



Too often atmospheric metal exists as glorified background noise. Maybe some bands intend for their records to serve that purpose, and maybe turning riffs into soundtracks is entirely the point. Either way, though, I don’t like it. Riffs, screaming and fast drums demand attention. Too much of this style exists for a new release to not command some kind of authority.

Upstate New York’s Mavradoxa have a c...

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SONG PREMIERE: Kassad - "Broken"

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 19, 2017, In : Kassad 
Transcending Obscurity is now streaming the track "Broken" from the upcoming Kassad album "Faces Turn Away" - available July 6 in a 4 panel sleeve / 8 page booklet (same materials as the recent netra release)

"Rather than going for the second wave chill or the atmospheric nature oriented variants of black metal, this project reflects the grime and grit of the modern city. This is achieved through an almost industrial feel to the drum work and a warlike cadence during the faster...

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PRE-ORDERS: Kassad - Faces Turn Away

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 15, 2017, In : Kassad 

The upcoming Kassad album "Faces Turn Away" is now available to pre-order!
CD's Shirts and Strickers available!



Option 1: Faces Turn Away Combo Pack: $C30 + shipping
PRE-ORDER
-Faces Turn Away CD - presented in 4 panel digipack with an 8 page booklet (lyrics included)
-Kassad Shirt: - Printed on "Tultex" shirts, available in S- XXL
-Kassad Sticker - 11cm x 7cm - all-weather, and superdurable. Will last for years.

Option 2: Kassad Shirt: $C20 + shipping
PRE-ORDER
Printed on "Tultex" shirts, available ...

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Hypnotic Dirge Interview with 'Another Metal Review Blog and Podcast' [June 12, 2017]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 15, 2017, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge Interview with 'Another Metal Review Blog and Podcast'
Published: June 12, 2017
Interview by: Brett R.
Original Link

I recently answered some questions for Another Metal Blog And Podcast. For those who aren't aware, this is a very interesting website and podcast who covers some of the best in underground Extreme Metal. Alongside the interview, they also released an HDR exclusive podcast where they play songs from across various past and current releases.

If you are new to Hypnotic D...

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PRE-ORDERS: Mavradoxa - Lethean Lament

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, In : Mavradoxa 
The upcoming Mavradoxa album "Lethean Lament" is now available to pre-order!
CD's Shirts and Strickers available!



Option 1: Lethean Lament Combo Pack: $C30 + shipping
PRE-ORDER
-Lethean Lament CD - presented in 4 panel digipack 
with an 8 page booklet (lyrics included)
-Lethean Lament official shirt. Double-sided, red/white print on black shirt,
printed on "Tultex" shirts, available in S- XXL
-Mavradoxa Sticker - 11cm x 7cm - all-weather, and 
superdurable. Will last for years.

Option 2:  Lethean Lam...

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UPCOMING RELEASE / SONG PREMIERE: Kval - "Harhainen"

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 2, 2017, In : Kval 
UPCOMING RELEASE / SONG PREMIERE:
Self-titled album by Finnish Atmospheric Black Metal act "KVAL" to be released this summer!
June 2, 2017

Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing the self-titled album Kval from the Finnish Black Metal act on July 27! Kval - translating to "anguish" in English - is a rebirth of the former project Khaossos active since 2012 and releasing two albums and two splits. The debut album under the moniker Kval is a re-recording and re-imagining of the Khaossos album "Kuo...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 2, 2017, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
ALBUM RELEASE: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests [2CD]
May 31, 2017

Today is the day! The monumental, epic, and ambitious piece of Progressive Funeral Doom (and so many other genres) is now released. Presented in a 4 panel digipack with a luxurious 36 page booklet. Mastered by Damon Good of Mournful Congregation Official and co-released with Cimmerian Shade Recordings.

Thanks to everyone who was involved in this release, and most importantly to the band for their creativity and for trusting us to he...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests double-album on Terrorizer!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, May 27, 2017, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
Vin de Mia Trix's new album "PALIMPSESTS" is streaming in FULL on Terrorizer!

Enjoy!

Official release next Wednesday through Hypnotic Dirge and Cimmerian Shade Recordings, but the albums arrived from Ukraine yesterday so your pre-orders (and all subsequent orders) will be shipped this weekend!



Order 2CD Here

“Each song on the album covers one such archetype, combining several versions of the same story, reaching out to the old tales and myths. To strengthen this link with the past, we inserted ...

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Webshop Update - May 21, 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, May 21, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
WEBSHOP UPDATE:
Rather than waiting until the end of the month as usual - especially considering the new Vin de Mia Trix album comes out on May 31, I've decided to add our new webshop additions today.

Not too many, but some real gems that have come all the way from India (Transcending Obscurity Records) and the Czech Republic. (Epidemie Records)

Latest Additions Link

HDR - D - 964 : Soothsayer - At This Great Depth
HDR - D - 965 : Sepulchral Curse - At the Onset of Extinction
HDR - D - 966 : Seedna...

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PRE-ORDER: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 12, 2017, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
PRE-ORDER: Vin de Mia Trix - Palimpsests
May 12, 2016

We're now taking pre-orders for Vin de Mia Trix's upcoming double-album "Palimpsests", officially released on May 31.

Pre-order 2CD Digipack
Pre-order Digital

The new work brings together nearly 100 minutes of extreme progressive funeral doom presented as four lengthy tracks that each tell a story of a certain archetype - common stories that are in our collective consciousness. Stories so significant and influential that they appear in various ...

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DISTRIBUTION: Hypnotic Dirge now distributing new label catalogs!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 12, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
DISTRIBUTION: Hypnotic Dirge now distributing new label catalogs!
May 11, 2017

We're launching a new "Distribution" section today. The intention behind this is to host a large amount of certain labels' catalogs much like we've been doing with Solitude Productions over the years. 

You can read a bit more about it in the new Distribution Index page.

We'll expand this idea to more labels as time allows! For now, we are distributing releases from the following:


Solitude Shop


Les Acteurs de l'Ombre Shop...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Kassad - Faces Turn Away | SONG PREMIERE: "Void"

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, May 12, 2017, In : Kassad 
UPCOMING RELEASE: Kassad - Faces Turn Away
SONG PREMIERE: "Void" premiering NOW on Echoes and Dust
May 4, 2017

We have another new release announcement today as we keep finding worthwhile albums to release!
The next release after Mavradoxa's "Lethean Lament" album in late June will be an excellent claustrophobic urban black metal solo project from London, England with the name "Kassad."

Once again we're drawn to bands that explore themes of disassociation and monotonous existence in our large citi...

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UPCOMING RELEASE / SONG PREMIERE : Mavradoxa - Lethean Lament

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 28, 2017, In : Mavradoxa 
UPCOMING RELEASE: Mavradoxa - Lethean Lament 
SONG PREMIERE: Mavradoxa - Crimson Waves of Autumnal Flame
April 27, 2017
Laurentian Black Metal band Mavradoxa returns with their second album “Lethean Lament” - an introspective and majestic album that is expansive, atmospheric, and melancholic. 

The seventeen minute long track "Crimson Waves of Autumnal Waves" is now premiering on Pure Grain Audio.



Releasing “Soujourners” last September, Mavradoxa’s two members Nival and Lux have quickly r...

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UPCOMING RELEASE / SONG PREMIERE: Vin de Mia Trix unveil upcoming double concept album

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, In : Vin de Mia Trix 

April 19, 2017


Ukrainian progressive doom metal band Vin de Mia Trix is set to release their new album titled “Palimpsests” on May 31, 2017 through two North American labels - Hypnotic Dirge Records and Cimmerian Shades Recordings. The twenty-one minute track "Pharmakos" is premiering on Invisible Oranges


Following on the heels of their 2013 full-length “Once Hidden from Sight” and a 2016 split with Nethermost (USA), Vin de Mia Trix have truly raised the bar on this release, working...
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ALBUM RELEASE: NONE - selftitled

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, In : NONE 
Today officially marks the release of this despondent debut album from the Pacific Northwest entity known as NONE. Enjoy this first offering of the band, and prepare for more as a follow-up is already in process!



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Here is some clips of what reviewers have said about the album so far.
"There’s more than just harrowing bleakness on this album; this is where the atmospheric black metal influence comes in. The band’s clear depressive edge is augmented ...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: NONE - selftitled

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 8, 2017, In : NONE 
NONE's selftitled debut is premiering now on Metal Trenches!

"It's always somewhat amusing to me to judge a depressive BM album in terms of words such as "like" and "enjoyability."  These probably aren't the best descriptors, so consider them in this case to be measurements of emotional immersion.  Within this context, None has plenty to take in.  For those out there who like to just lay back and soak in the misery, None will certainly deliver.  The morose, atmospheric guitars and despairing, ...
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Webshop Update - April 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 1, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
New additions from Avantgarde Music from Italy and Loud Rage Music from Romania this month!
Limited quantities as always.

Latest Additions Link

HDR - D - 955 : Gothic - Demons
HDR - D - 956 : Akral Necrosis - Underlight
HDR - D - 957 : False Reality - End of Eternity
HDR - D - 958 : Earth and Pillars - Pillars I 
HDR - D - 959 : Mare Cognitum / Aureole - Resonance: Crimson Void
HDR - D - 960 : Aureole - Alunar
HDR - D - 961 : Mesarthim - Pillars
HDR - D - 962 : Mesarthim -  .- -... ... . -. -.-. .
HDR -...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Black Tremor / Sea Witch

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 25, 2017, In : Black Tremor 
Today, together with Sunmask Records we are releasing the long-awaited split album between Black Tremor and Sea Witch. This release was initially planned for last fall through Sunmask. A couple months ago, they approached me and asked if HDR would want to be involved and indeed it was a pleasure to take part in this release!! Black Tremor and Sea Witch have both been bands in the radar for potential releases for a while, so agreeing to co-release this split was an easy decision to make!

As has...

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PRE-ORDERS : Debut album from Atmospheric / Depressive Black Metal band “NONE” available to pre-order

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 16, 2017, In : NONE 
We are now taking pre-orders for NONE’s upcoming self-titled debut album due for release on April 11. NONE is a band that seemingly emerged out of nowhere, (as many do nowadays) lurking in obscurity somewhere in the pacific northwest and having managed to create a really visceral and chilling style of atmospheric and depressive black metal.  

Along with the album, there is also a limited NONE shirt, available in sizes Medium through XX-Large. 
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ALBUM RELEASE: netra - Ingrats

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 13, 2017, In : netra 
The experimental and internationalist one-man project netra returns with the first new album since 2013 with perhaps his most focused work yet. The third full-length album“Ingrats” (french for “ungrateful ones”) is filled with raw and honest music that speaks to a common despair, internal psychosis, and the monotony of modern life. Mixing abrasive and claustrophobic depressive Black Metal, darkwave, trip-hop, and melancholic alternative rock, netra’s music has never been restricted ...

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ALBUM PREMIERE : netra - Ingrats

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 13, 2017, In : netra 
News from March 6, 2017

The new netra album "Ingrats" is premiering on Metal Trenches along with a review.



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Webshop Update - March 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 2, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - March 2017
Latest Additions
-All albums added this month are in this section.
HDR - D - 949 : Lux Divina - Possessed by Telluric Feelings HDR - D - 950 : Lux Divina - Walk Within the Riddle HDR - D - 951 : Vike Tare - Feed the Flames HDR - D - 952 : Bifrost - Mana Ewah HDR - D - 953 : Aethernaeum - Wanderungen durch den Daemmerwald HDR - D - 954 : Aethernaeum - Naturmystik
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RELEASE NEWS: Sunmask and Hypnotic Dirge team up to release Black Tremor / Sea Witch split release

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 2, 2017, In : Black Tremor 

Sunmask and Hypnotic Dirge present a split release from two of the best heavy instrumental bands out of Canada: The progressive folk doom of the prairies - Black Tremor, and the atmospheric nautical doom of the maritimes - Sea Witch.

Black Tremor are a three piece stoner folk doom band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Bass, drum and violin roil across the flatlands in advance of the coming storm... Melancholic violin swirls above the grit of fuzzed out slide bass and the beating drums; glimpses...
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PRE-ORDERS: netra - Ingrats Packs available now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, In : netra 

The new album from netra, entitled “Ingrats” is due to be released on March 9.

We are now offering some limited pre-order packs for “Ingrats” including some new netra shirts and stickers. A run of 50 shirts were printed so stock is limited. [Links below]


Ingrats pack - $C25 + shipping

netra - Ingrats CD

netra - Urban Black Metal Shirt

netra Sticker (11cm x 7cm - all-weather vinyl)


Ultimate netra listener pack - $C40 + shipping

netra - Ingrats CD

netra - Urban Black Metal Shirt

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ALBUM RELEASE: Obitus - Slaves of the Vast Machine

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 16, 2017, In : Obitus 
THE BOOT IS FIRMLY ON YOUR FACE NOW.

So, today's the day, the release of our first album of 2017. The first of many to come in this very busy time! Over the coming weeks, there will be a lot more revealed about our upcoming releases, but for today, the focus is on absolute hopelessness and dystopia.

"In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay."



Obitus packages available:

Shirt M-XXL) + CD Combo - $C23 
Shirt (M - XXL) - $C16
CD - $C10
Digital - Name Your Price



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RELEASE NEWS / SONG PREMIERE: NONE - selftitled [Atmospheric / Depressive Black Metal]

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, In : NONE 
Atmospheric / DSBM band "NONE" to release debut self-titled album on Hypnotic Dirge on April 11, 2017



Chilling and despondent music from the Pacific Northwest is what you’ll hear on NONE’s impressive debut album. The piercing guitar tone interwoven with haunting and depressing synth pads and piano melodies result in a sound that is constantly plodding forward, marching in despair towards an empty void. The solid blasting on this album provides a constant pulse and momentum while desperate ...

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Webshop Update : February 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 2, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 
WEBSHOP UPDATE for February 2017: 

The February 2017 webshop update is here! Lots of great new stuff this month, 28 albums of various Black, Death, and Doom gems.

Limited stock as usual, so order quick of you want to secure a copy. Hell's Headbangers titles are especially low quantity - only 2 or 3 of some titles!!

Latest Additions
-All titles listed below are in this section.

HDR - D - 921 : Fortíð - Demo Sessions
HDR - D - 922 : Wormreich / Diabolus Amator / Gravespawn / Vesterian - Infirmos Vo...

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PRE-ORDERS: Obitus - Slaves of the Vast Machine CD, Merch, and Digital packages available!

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, In : Obitus 
The new album “Slaves of the Vast Machine” from the Swedish Dystopian Black Metal duo “Obitus” is now available to pre-order! “Slaves…” is the first new full-length from Obitus since 2009’s “March of the Drones” and should please the senses of all those who like dark and relentless Black Metal without a shred of hope.

Alongside the new album, a limited T-Shirt is also available, which you could order by itself or as a package with the CD for a reduced price! If you order th...

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SONG PREMIERE / RELEASE NEWS: netra premieres track "Everything's Fine" from upcoming "Ingrats" album!

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, In : netra 

The experimental and internationalist one-man project netra returns with the first new album since 2013 with perhaps his most focused work yet. After a number of years of silence from this project, the track “Everything’s Fine”, the first to be made available from netra’s upcoming album “Ingrats” is now premiering on Transcending Obscurity Webzine!


Writing about the track "Everything's Fine", Transcending Obscurity writer Chris Dahlberg had this to say: Perhaps it’s appro...
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RELEASE NEWS: Obitus to release new album “Slaves of the Vast Machine” in Mid -February.

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, In : Obitus 

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever."


A vision of our future dystopia is presented on 'Slaves of the Vast Machine", the new album from the Swedish Misanthropic Black Metal duo 'Obitus'. After their 2009 full-length "March of the Drones" and an EP in 2014 , they return with their most solid album yet!


'Slaves of the Vast Machine' conveys human aimlessness and desperation amidst total social control with some brilliant icy riffs and disson...
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Webshop Update : January 2017

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, In : Webshop Additions 

Webshop Update - January 2017

The new Solitude Productions releases from November / December 2015 are now available in our shop!

Latest Additions

SP - 119 : Sorrowful Land - Of Ruins…
SP - 120 : Ordog - The Grand Wall
SP - 121 : A Dream of Poe - A Waltz for Apophenia
SP - 122 : Crypt of Silence - Awareness Ephemera


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Webshop Update : December 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 8, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 

WEBSHOP ADDITIONS: 21 New Titles, including highlights from Gris, Neige et Noirceur, Sombres Forêts, Monarque, and Forteresse

Here is our last webshop update for 2016! Included are new additions from Japanese label Hidden Marly Productions focusing on Black Metal releases, and its side-label Maa Productions focusing more on Post-Rock and Shoegaze related releases. 

What I am most excited about however, is the large collection of titles from Québéc's Sepulchral Productions who have released s...

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COMPILATION RELEASE: Subarctic Nocturnes - Below the Wilted Grove [Volume III - MMXVI]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 25, 2016, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
"Many moons have passed since our last compilation was released, but now we would like to present to you our third and final release of the Subarctic Nocturnes compilation series, “Below the Wilted Grove”. For those who revel in the simple yet brilliant sounds of acoustic medleys, accompanied by haunting vocals, trance-inducing rhythms, and droning violins, this is a collection of songs not to be missed! Fit for the rustic scenes of this dying season, “Below the Wilted Grove” is sure ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Harrow - Fragments of a Fallen Star

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 25, 2016, In : Harrow 

ALBUM RELEASE: Harrow - Fragments of a Fallen Star
November 8, 2016

Massive thanks for everyone's support this year! This is our last release of 2016 as we prepare for a very busy 2017. We already have some great releases in store for next year. HOWEVER, before getting ahead of myself, I encourage you all to check out my personal favourite Harrow album, "Fragments of a Fallen Star". Even though this album was originally released in 2013, it had never been released before on CD and the opportuni...
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PRE-ORDER: Harrow - Fragments of a Fallen Star

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, October 17, 2016, In : Harrow 
The re-release of Harrow’s 2013 album “Fragments of a Fallen Star” is available to pre-order from Hypnotic Dirge Records! Previously released independently on cassette by Harrow, this is the first edition of the album on CD format - housed in a beautiful 4 panel digipack with new artwork from Jeremy Hannigan, and including liner notes and lyrics. This edition is strictly limited to 300 copies and will come with Harrow Logo stickers while stock lasts.




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HDR is going to Black Mourning Light Festival in Edmonton - October 21-23, 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, October 14, 2016, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Western Canadians who will be going to Black Mourning Light Metal Festival in Edmonton next weekend, I should let you know that Hypnotic Dirge Records will have a merch table at this year's festival!



We'll be bringing along an assortment of our releases and favourite items from the distro, as well as some shirts! Everything - CD's, and shirts - will be $10 a piece, or 5 CD's for $40.

Since we obviously won't be bringing everything we have available, you can also take a look through our webshop...

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Webshop Update : October 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, October 13, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
We finally have our October 2016 Webshop Update online as we were waiting for the package from Solitude Prod. to arrive in the mail before making this update.

Fifteen new albums have been added to the shop from Via Nocturna from Poland, and Apathia Records from France. 
Included in those 15 new albums are new albums from Self-Hatred, and Doomed released in September from Solitude Productions.

Many of the Solitude releases were also out of stock, so there are also 18 re-stocks of past Solitude re...

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BAND SIGNING / RELEASE NEWS: Harrow to release "Fragments of a Fallen Star" on CD through Hypnotic Dirge Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, September 22, 2016, In : Harrow 
Harrow to release “Fragments of a Fallen Star” on CD through Hypnotic Dirge Records
September 22, 2016

Harrow, an excellent and underrated band from Victoria, BC will be re-releasing their second album, “Fragments of a Fallen Star” on digipack CD through Hypnotic Dirge Records this November! 

Crafting a cathartic experience through introspective yet raw music, “Fragments of a Fallen Star” explores space by combining psychedelic drone, acoustic passages, and energetic atmospheric b...

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Webshop Update : September 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, September 3, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - September 2016
-18 new albums

It's a bit late, but here are our webshop additions for the month of September! Originally there was going to be about 40 new albums added, but some of the stock never arrived in time so they will be included in the October update instead.
None-the-less, there are quite a few noteworthy and interesting albums in this batch of additions!

I haven't yet had a chance to listen to all of these albums, but from the ones that I have, Goatpsalm, and Black T...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - Nur ein Moment...

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, August 25, 2016, In : Frigoris 

Well, today marks the official release date of the new Frigoris album "Nur ein Moment". Thanks to everybody for the support and interest in the new album so far! If you pre-ordered the album fairly early, you might already have the CD in your hands, and if you pre-ordered just recently, the album is on its way to you as all pending orders are now shipped!

Of course, you can order the album in our webshop for $10 CDN + shipping like usual. "Nur ein Moment..." is released in a digipack which inc...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Frigoris premieres new album "Nur ein Moment..." on No Clean Singing!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, August 25, 2016, In : Frigoris 
One of our favourite zines, "No Clean Singing" is hosting the exclusive premiere of the brand new Frigoris album "Nur ein Moment..." in its entirety! 



The official release of this album is still a couple of days away (Thursday), but now that you're able to hear the album from start to finish, as it was meant to be listened, why not go check it out on NCS!

Besides hosting the premiere of the album, No Clean Singing also wrote their thoughts about the album.

Here is an excerpt from that article:
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PRE-ORDERS : Frigoris - Nur ein Moment... | SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris - Himeros

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 5, 2016, In : Frigoris 
New Frigoris album “Nur ein Moment…” available to pre-order!
Track premiere of “Himeros” streaming at Transcending Obscurity Webzine!
August 3, 2016

Frigoris’ new album “Nur ein Moment…” is almost upon us! After the release of “Wind” in 2013, Atmospheric Post-Black Metal band Frigoris began to work on an ambitious concept album which was originally planned for one album, but had to be extended into two albums, the first of which - “Nur ein Moment…” is being released o...
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SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris debuts new track “Trúwen” from upcoming album “Nur ein Moment…”

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 20, 2016, In : Frigoris 
Atmospheric Post-Black Metal band Frigoris  has spent the better part of the past two years preparing their follow-up album to the well-received “Wind” album from 2013. The new album is entitled “Nur ein Moment…” (Just one moment…), the first album in a two part concept series, and we are now premiering a track from the album, entitled “Trúwen.” You can head to the Hypnotic Dirge Records Bandcamp page to stream and download the first new Frigoris track in three years!


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ALBUM RELEASE: Subterranean Disposition - Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, In : Subterranean Disposition 
Today's the day! The second album from the eclectic apocalyptic doom band Subterranean Disposition is officially released through Hypnotic Dirge Records / Solitude Productions!



Nearly four years after releasing the debut self-titled album, Melbourne based Experimental Death-Doom band Subterranean Disposition returns with a massive new full-length album entitled “Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure.” With over two decades of experience in various projects, (including in bands such as C...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Subterranean Disposition - Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 10, 2016, In : Subterranean Disposition 
Ahead of Mondays release of the new Subterranean Disposition album, "Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure" head over now to Invisible Oranges to stream the album in its entirety, with an eloquent introduction and overview from Jon Rosenthal.


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Webshop Update : June 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 6, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - June 2016
- 12 new albums
June update is a few days late, so apologies for that. Never-the-less, there is a ton of great new music available and some real gems in this bundle! 

Latest additions
-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 860 : Inglorious - Eternal Chaos 
HDR - D - 861 : A. H. P. - Against Human Plague
HDR - D - 862 : Solacide - The Finish Line
HDR - D - 863 : A.V.D.L. - Scourge
HDR - D - 864 : Humm - Sanctuary
HDR - D - 865 : Heretique - De non existentia De...

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RECORDING DOCUMENTARY: Subterranean Disposition - The Making of..."Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure"

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 2, 2016, In : Subterranean Disposition 
Subterranean Disposition's second album "Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure" is due to be released on June 13, 2016. [Pre-order CD here]

Watch this mini-documentary about the recording process and creation of this album including a lot of behind the scenes footage, and an interview with SD founded Terry Vainoras!



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VIDEO PREMIERE: Subterranean Disposition premieres video for “All Roads lead to Perdition” on No Clean Singing | Pre-orders being accepted!

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, In : Subterranean Disposition 
VIDEO PREMIERE: Subterranean Disposition premieres video for “All Roads lead to Perdition” on No Clean Singing | Pre-orders being accepted!
May 17, 2016

Subterranean Disposition’s new album, entitled “Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure” is less than a month away! Thus we - with the help of No Clean Singing who is hosting the premiere - are releasing a new video clip for the track “All Roads Lead to Perdition” a song and video which conjures up images of collapse and apocalyp...

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Webshop Update : May 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - May 2016
-Four new webshop additions from Dusktone Records [Italy]
Another short webshop update this month as some of the distribution stock is a little bit late to arrive.
However, all four of these albums from Dusktone Records in Italy are solid listens. Two albums from Cascadian Black Metal / Ambient project Enisum, a new Ego Depths album for fans of Funeral Doom, and some aggressive, yet symphonic Black Metal from Svartelder.

Latest Additions
-All albums listed below are in th...

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Hypnotic Dirge Discogs Store

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
HDR has set up a Discogs page!
If this is your preferred site to check out and buy CD's, check out our Discogs Store!
We will be adding our full inventory over the coming days/weeks.

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ALBUM UPDATE: New Subterranean Disposition album coming soon!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 21, 2016, In : Subterranean Disposition 
New Subterranean Disposition album “Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure” to be released on June 13, 2016
April 20, 2016

Melbourne based Experimental Death-Doom band Subterranean Disposition reveals the track “Wooden Kimono Fixative” from their upcoming sophomore album “Contagiuum and the Landscapes of Failure” which will be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records / Solitude Productions on June 13, 2016! Taking the name from a Tom Waits coined phrase – ( Wooden Kimono being slang f...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Negative Voice - Cold Redrafted

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, April 11, 2016, In : Negative Voice 
Today marks the release of the Negative Voice's new album "Cold Redrafted" on Hypnotic Dirge Records / BadMoodMan Music!



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Based in Moscow, Negative Voice have been in existence since 2000. After an independently released EP in 2010, they released their debut album “Infinite Dissonance” in 2013 on Inverse Records which received a lot of favourable reviews and comparisons to old-Katatonia, October Tide, and Daylight Dies. It was with this album that Negative Voice drew ou...

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ALBUM PREMIERE : Negative Voice premieres new album "Cold Redrafted" on No Clean Singing

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 9, 2016, In : Negative Voice 
Listen to the Negative Voice "Cold Redrafted' premiere on No Clean Singing here.

About two weeks ago, in one of our Shades of Black posts, I wrote about two songs (“Limitation” and “Karmic Pattern” by Moscow’s Negative Voice that made an immediate and strong impression when I heard them. Those two tracks appear on the band’s second album, Cold Redrafted. I’ve now heard the rest of the songs, and you can, too — because we’re premiering a full stream just a couple of days in ad...

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Webshop Update: April 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 9, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - April 2016

This month's webshop additions are really sparce, but all four of the albums added are excellent and well worth your time. There is something to be said about quality > quantity.

Latest Additions
-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 852 : Funeral Moth - Transience
HDR - D - 853 : Lifeblood - Shattered Wishes
HDR - D - 854 : Ataraxie - Slow Transcending Agony
HDR - D - 855 : Harrow - Fallow Fields
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ALBUM RELEASE: Immensity - The Isolation Splendour

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 21, 2016, In : Immensity 
After years of preparation, today marks the release of the debut album from this Greek Doom Band on Hypnotic Dirge Records and BadMoodMan Music! Almost 80 minutes of music is included on the album including their original 2012 Demo "The Lonely Aquarelle."



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Intricate, melancholic, and melodic doom that will appeal to listeners of My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, early-Anathema. and Draconian among others is what you should expect to find on this album, so if you are a fan of e...

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Immensity premieres new album "The Isolation Splendour" on Metalunderground.com

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 19, 2016, In : Immensity 
Need a new death / doom fix? The Greek outfit Immensity has teamed up with us at Metalunderground.com to exclusively premiere full new album "The Isolation Splendour" ahead of its release date! [LINK]

"The Isolation Splendour" features five brand new lengthy tracks and includes two tracks from “The Lonely Aquarelle” demo as bonus, so that the entire band discography will be included in this release.



Check out this comprehensive slab of atmospheric and melodic death doom below, for fans of M...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Immensity - "The Sullen" [Lyric Video]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 17, 2016, In : Immensity 
Immensity - The Sullen
From the album: The Isolation Splendour
Lyric Video created by: Erik Labossiere / Wikked Twist Films




Thanks to Nefarious Realm for hosting the video premiere!

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Hypnotic Dirge Records and BadMoodMan Music presents the debut album entitled “The Isolation Splendour” from the Greek doomsters “Immensity” Active since 2009, Immensity is a six-piece atmospheric death-doom band from Athens. Since their founding, they have played many shows and in 2012...

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PRE-ORDERS: Negative Voice - Cold Redrafted

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 17, 2016, In : Negative Voice 
PRE-ORDERS: Negative Voice - Cold Redrafted
March 15, 2016

We are now taking pre-orders for our next release to follow Immensity's "The Isolation Splendour" release on March 21, 2016. The album in question is the second album of Moscow-based Blackened Melodic Doom Metal band "Negative Voice" another collaboration between Hypnotic Dirge Records and BadMoodMan Music (Solitude Productions' side label).
The album is set for release on April 11 and pre-orders will be shipped at the beginning of April...

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Webshop Update: March 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - March 2016

Almost all of these albums have arrived from Obscure Abhorrence Productions, and Solitude Productions (the exception being Funeral Fornication's new album) so expect either some dirty raw Black Metal, or atmospheric Death-Doom Metal. I haven't had a chance to listen to most of these albums yet, so I cannot recommend any in particular but I expect good releases from both of these labels. Of course, on each album purchase page on the webshop, there is a Bandcamp or Yo...
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PRE-ORDERS: Immensity - The Isolation Splendour

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 25, 2016, In : Immensity 
Finally, our new release has been sent for production and we are now accepting pre-orders for said album, Immensity - The Isolation Splendour. The album is set for official release on March 21, 2016 alongside our partners at Solitude Productions in Moscow! As always, the album is available in physical CD format and in digital format, and a new track from the album - “The Sullen” is also now streaming!



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PRE-ORDER DIGITAL

“A mature sound emanates from the memorable melodies and c...

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Webshop Update: February 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, January 31, 2016, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update: February 2016

New albums from Aesthetic Death Records and Black Plague Records, along with Skepticism restocks and the additions of their "Farmakon" album which we didn't have available until now!

Latest Additions 
All albums listed below are in that section.

HDR - D - 827 : Section 37 - The Kudos of Serial Killing
HDR - D - 828 : Black Depths, Grey Waters - Nightmare of the Blackened Heart
HDR - D - 829 : Goat Psalm - Erset La Tira
HDR - D - 830 : Haiku Funeral - Nightmare Painting
H...

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Negative Voice to release new album “Cold Redrafted” on Hypnotic Dirge / Solitude Prod this Spring!

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 18, 2016, In : Negative Voice 
Negative Voice to release new album “Cold Redrafted” on Hypnotic Dirge / Solitude Prod this Spring!
January 19, 2015

Negative Voice has come to an agreement with Hypnotic Dirge Records / Solitude Productions to release their second full-length album entitled “Cold Redrafted” this spring! Recorded throughout 2014 / 2015 by the Wiesławski brothers in Hertz Recording Studio, in Bialystok, Poland, Negative Voice has prepared a solid and cohesive melodic blackened doom metal album. You can ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Womb - Deception Through Your Lies

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 29, 2015, In : Womb 
ALBUM RELEASE: Womb - Deception Through Your Lies
November 30, 2015

The debut album from the Spanish Funeral Doom band "Womb" is available on CD for the first time as of today from Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions! 200 copies are available for sale from each label.



Buy "Deception Through Your Lies" CD
Donation-based Digital Download

Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions presents the debut album from the Spanish death-doom band “Womb”, entitled “Deception Through Your...

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Webshop Update: December 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 29, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - December 2015

We have added new stock from Solitude Productions to our webshop for our December update, including some special albums released this past July on Solitude to celebrate their 10th anniversary - namely deluxe re-releases of Funeral's "In Fields of Pestilent Grief" and Fallen's "selftitled". Raventale's latest album "Dark Substance of Dharma" is also an absolute gem!

All albums listed below are in this section

SP - 104 : Luna - On the Other Side of Li...

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RELEASE NEWS: Womb - "Deception Through Your Lies" album to be released November 30, 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, In : Womb 
RELEASE NEWS: “Womb - Deception Through Your Lies” album to be released on November 30!

Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions will be releasing the debut album from the Spanish doom-death band “Womb” on November 30, 2015. This will be the first of a trilogy of new co-releases between Hypnotic Dirge and Solitude Productions. Womb’s debut album, entitled “Deception Through Your Lies” was released digitally by the band earlier this year and now it will be released in physi...

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Webshop Update: November 2015, Order 3 CD's, Receive 5 CD's Sale.

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, October 31, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - November 2015
November 2015 Sale

November 2015 Sale

CURRENT SALE - NOVEMBER:
  
ORDER 3 CD's, RECEIVE 5 CD's
ORDER 6 CD's, RECEIVE 10 CD's

During the month of November, we are offering a nice promotion that will allow you to expand your CD collection for cheap and hopefully help us to clear some space and raise some money to prepare for our 2016 plans!

When you order 3 CD's, you can receive any 2 Hypnotic Dirge release from HDR - 037 and earlier for free.
When you order 6 CD's, you ca...

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BAND SIGNING / RELEASE NEWS: Immensity - The Isolation Splendour

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, In : Immensity 
BAND SIGNING / RELEASE NEWS: Greek doomsters “Immensity” signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records / Solitude Productions for release of debut album “The Isolation Splendour”
October 21, 2015



Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions has come to an agreement with the Greek doomsters “Immensity” to release their debut album “The Isolation Splendour” on CD format in early 2016! Active since 2009, Immensity is a six-piece atmospheric death-doom band from Athens founded by Andreas Kel...

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General Hypnotic Dirge Update: Future Plans and Releases

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 21, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hello everyone, it's been a while (besides the webshop posts)

We've been quietly working in the background and now have three new releases planned between December 2015 - February 2016, all of which will be doom releases co-released between Hypnotic Dirge and Solitude Productions! We will announce these releases in October! This is the way of the future now and it's simply become unaffordable for us to continue on making releases alone with abysmally low sales and ever-increasing expenses.

I ca...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Norilsk - Nature Morte

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, September 3, 2015, In : Norilsk 
NEWS: Quebec doom-death band Norilsk unveil new music video for the track "Nature Morte"
September 3, 2015

Quebec's doom-death band Norilsk has unveiled the second music video off their first full length album, The Idea of North, released earlier in 2015 on Hypnotic Dirge Records. An unorthodox folk-inspired deconstruction, the spooky "Nature Morte" (Still Life) represents Norilsk's atmospheric side. The dark and melancholic images of the video were shot in the haunted woods north of the Ottawa...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nachtterror / Altars of Grief - Of Ash and Dying Light

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 9, 2015, In : Altars of Grief 
ALBUM RELEASE: Nachtterror / Altars of Grief - Of Ash and Dying Light
July 10, 2015



Today is the official release date of the Blackened Doom Metal masterpiece split album "Of Ash and Dying Light" from Nachtterror and Altars of Grief! Head over to our Bandcamp page now to hear the split in its entirety, and be sure to also download it to receive the digital-only bonus songs that are not streaming on the page!

Those who pre-ordered the vinyl should also head over to the Bandcamp page to download t...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records Interview [July 2, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, July 4, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 

Hypnotic Dirge Records Embraces Non-Profit Model…For Better or Worse
Published: July 2, 2015
Interview by: David E. Gehlke.
Original Link

The words “non-profit” almost always raise eyebrows, for somehow, the money always has to go back into at least someone’s pockets. It’s a rare happening in the music industry; labels are largely profit-driven, and rightfully so – they need to make money to fund their bands and, operation. But what about a record company that is non-profit? How does ...

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SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief - In Dying Light

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 25, 2015, In : Altars of Grief 
SONG PREMIERE: Altars of Grief - In Dying Light
June 25, 2015

Last week, No Clean Singing premiered a track from Nachtterror's side of the "Of Ash and Dying Light" split record and now this week it's Altars of Grief's turn! No Clean Singing is premiering the track "In Dying Light" from Altars of Grief' side, giving you an opportunity to finally hear a track from both bands on this split album!



We are currently accepting pre-orders for the limited 10" split record between Nachtterror and Altars o...

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PRE-ORDER / SONG PREMIERE: Nachtterror - The Breath of the World Ablaze

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 25, 2015, In : Nachtterror 
PRE-ORDER / SONG PREMIERE: 
Nachtterror / Altars of Grief - “Of Ash and Dying Light” available to pre-order!
No Clean Singing premiering Nachtterror track “The Breath of the World Ablaze”
June 18, 2015

The long-awaited split release between two eclectic southern-Saskatchewan metal acts - Nachtterror and Altars of Grief - is now available to pre-order! Beginning with a Blackened Doom foundation, both Nachtterror and Altars of Grief branch from there and incorporate various other influences...

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Webshop Update - June 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - June 1, 2015



A few very worthy highlights in this webshop update including the classic 1999 Worship album rerelease  "Last CD Before Doomsday" (previously Last Tape Before Doomsday) as well as essential Funeral Doom albums from Profetus, Ataraxie, Funeralium, and Funeral Moth from the high-quality acclaimed Japenese Funeral Doom label Weird Truth Productions​!

Also added to the shop is some crushing Australian Black Metal from Erebus Enthroned, and the latest album from Pesti...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Verlies - Le Domaine des Hommes

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 28, 2015, In : Verlies 
ALBUM RELEASE: Verlies - Le Domaine des Hommes
May 28, 2015



The worldwide digipack CD release of Verlies' debut album "Le Domaine des Hommes" has arrived and the album is available through a multiple of sources: Hypnotic Dirge Records, Throats Productions, and directly from the band. Hypnotic Dirge Records is selling the album worldwide with an emphasis on North America and Europe, Throats Productions is selling the album worldwide with an emphasis on Mexico, Central America, and South America,...

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PRE-ORDER: Verlies - Le Domaine des Hommes

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, In : Verlies 
May 12, 2015



 We are now accepting pre-orders for Verlies’s debut album “Le Domaine des Hommes” which will be officially released on May 28, 2015 in digipack format with a carefully designed 12 page booklet and 11cm x 7cm sticker! Pre-order the CD to receive a discount on the regular price until the release date! Alternatively, you may also pre-order the digital version for and receive the album in your email address on the release date.



Heavy Blog is Heavy is premiering the track "Maladi...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Orphans of Dusk - Revenant

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, May 4, 2015, In : Orphans of Dusk 
May 4, 2015

The CD edition of the Orphans of Dusk - Revenant album is finally available through Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions! Initially, the band self-released their debut EP digitallyin the summer of 2014 but after some really positive reactions from doom listeners and the press, and some demand for a physical version, it became clear that it was well worth it to give this album a physical CD release while we wait for the Orphans to be reborn and to bring forth new music. F...

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Webshop Update - May 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, May 4, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - May 1, 2015

New webshop additions added, including some classic Agalloch albums, the debut Windbruch, and some new titles from Solitude Productions!

-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 776 : Agalloch - Pale Folklore
HDR - D - 777 : Agalloch - The Mantle
HDR - D - 778 : Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
HDR - D - 779 : Nocturnal Depression - Fragments of a Broken Past
HDR - D - 780 : Nocturnal Depression - Four Seasons to a Depression
HDR - D - 781 ...

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Altars of Grief and Nachtterror to release split 10" vinyl "Of Ash and Dying Light" on Hypnotic Dirge Records!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 23, 2015, In : Altars of Grief 
Altars of Grief and Nachtterror to release split 10" vinyl "Of Ash and Dying Light" on Hypnotic Dirge Records!
April 22, 2015

This summer, Altars of Grief and Nachtterror - two Saskatchewan-based Blackened Doom bands will collaborate on a new split vinyl with new material from each band. The vinyl split, entitled "Of Ash and Dying Light" is set to be released worldwide in a limited edition 10" vinyl, as well as digital, on Hypnotic Dirge Records on July 10, 2015! 

The album was recorded by Justi...

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PRE-ORDERS: Orphans of Dusk - Revenant

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 17, 2015, In : Orphans of Dusk 
PRE-ORDER: Orphans of Dusk - Revenant
March 15, 2015

The debut Orphans of Dusk album “Revenant” will finally be released on CD soon! Initially, the band self-released their debut EP digitally this past summer, and it got really positive reactions from doom listeners and reviewers alike. A CD version will be released on May 4 by Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions and will retain all of the original artwork which was specifically created for the eventual physical release. The fir...

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Verlies signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records / Throats Productions

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Verlies 
NEWS: Verlies signs with Hypnotic Dirge / Throats Productions;
Digipack CD release of “Le Domaine des Hommes” coming on May 28, 2015
April 9, 2015 Avant-garde Black Metal band Verlies’s debut album “Le Domaine des Hommes” will be released on May 28, 2015 in a digipack CD and digitally through Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions T. - Bass guitar | N. - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Compositions, Programming | Psycho - Drums | V. - Lead Guitar Based out of the French city Lille...
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Free digital compilation album "Subarctic Nocturnes: Within the Ice" [Volume II] released now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 2, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
A few weeks ago, we released a Doom Metal collection under the Subarctic Nocturnes banner. As we stated at that time, it was meant to be the first of a three-part trilogy series of compilation albums that we would be releasing. Now, we present to you "Subarctic Nocturnes: Within the Ice[Volume II]", a collection of Black Metal and associated genres!



Free stream / download

Within this volume, a few different variations of Black Metal is included. The start of the album includes more fast-paced, ...

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Webshop Update - April 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - April 1, 2015

This month's webshop update is quite a small one. However, there are still some worthwhile albums added to the shop. Highlights include Suffer Yourself, Aethyr, and Way to End!!

Latest additions
-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 766 : Dead Man's Hill VS The Earth King - Cycling Between Sun And Moon
HDR - D - 767 : Forgotten Winter - Origem da Inexistencia
HDR - D - 768 : Eismond - As we hide the moon
HDR - D - 769 : Frozen Ocean - The Dyson Swarm
HD...

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Orphans of Dusk signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records / Solitude Productions

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 20, 2015, In : Orphans of Dusk 
Orphans of Dusk signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records / Solitude Productions
March 20, 2015

Orphans of Dusk has come to an agreement with Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions to release their debut EP ‘Revenant’ cooperatively in early May! The album will be released in a jewel case CD, alongside a free 11cm x 7cm logo sticker!



Orphans of Dusk is a gothic death/doom band being projected into the stars from the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand/Australia. One of the few bands from this r...

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CONTEST: Win Lycanthia / Atten ash signed 7" test pressing!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 14, 2015, In : Atten Ash 
CONTEST:
Win a test pressing of the Lycanthia / Atten Ash split 7" vinyl which was signed by everyone from Atten Ash and everyone from Lycanthia, all of the signatures of the nine musicians involved in the recording! These two vinyls traveled to North Carolina, USA, and Sydney, Australia to get signed, and are now here in Saskatoon. On April 4, a draw will take place and two people will win a test pressing each!



To enter:
Send an email to hypnoticdirgerecords@hotmail.com with the subject line "E...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - The Idea of North

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, In : Norilsk 
ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - The Idea of North
March 10, 2015

Norilsk's "The Idea of North" is now released! Hopefully it is still cold and miserable wherever you are! 

"Remote is the North and long are its nights.
Solitude is every man's friend and doom is his lullaby"

The digipack CD is available from us, alongside some remaining copies of a beautiful 43cm x 28cm full-color Norilsk poster, as well as a Norilsk sticker. Alternatively, a limited run of 50 tapes are available from Dwyer Records, and if...

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Webshop Update - March 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - March 1, 2015

Apologies for the late additions to the March webshop update. We always intend to have an update at the start of each month, but it has been an exceedingly busy time for us as of late.

However, the update is now live and includes 31 new additions including many new releases from Solitude Productions / BadMoodMan Music, as well as some hidden and hard-to-find gems such as the trilogy of Funeral Doom classics from Argentinian Lovecraftian Doomsters Fungoid Dreams, B...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Atten Ash - The Hourglass

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 19, 2015, In : Atten Ash 
The official worldwide release of the Atten Ash - The Hourglass album is upon us! 

The album is available in a gorgeous physical digipack CD, with a 12 page booket including all lyrics and liner notes for $10.00 + shipping, together with a free 11cm x 7cm Atten Ash sticker. The album is also available for free and unlimited streaming / download on the official Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp page, so if you've been awaiting the re-release for a while, and first heard of the album through the Hypnotic ...

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Free digital compilation album "Subarctic Nocturnes: Doomed to Be" released now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 13, 2015, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Presenting the latest Hypnotic Dirge Records free digital download compilation album!, "Subarctic Nocturnes: Doomed to Be [Volume 1]"

This year, we are releasing something more comprehensive than ever before, with a compilation trilogy series which will have a different genre focus on each volume and which we will release over the course of the next few months. We are extremely pleased to unveil the first album in this series now, with a focus on all things doom!

Within this volume, you will fi...

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PRE-ORDER : Norilsk - The Idea of North

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, February 5, 2015, In : Norilsk 
Norilsk - The Idea of North available to pre-order!
New Norilsk track “Planète heurt available to stream/download!
February 5, 2015

Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau (Québec), Canada. After releasing an  EP, “Japetus” last summer, Norilsk’s first full-length album - “The Idea of North” will be released through CD, tape, and digital formats on March 10, 2015!



Hypnotic Dirge Records is n...

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Webshop Update - February 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, February 1, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - February 1, 2015

Only a small update this time as our focus is with our own releases! However, a couple of interesting items in this small update include the new issue of Forgotten Path Magazine (Issue 6), as well as some really cool (and incredibly limited) Morphinist shirts - of which we only have 4. One Black - Large, One Black - X-Large, One White - Large, and One White - XLarge.

-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 642 : Obscure - selftitle...

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Lycanthia / Atten Ash Split 7" Vinyl Available!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 22, 2015, In : Lycanthia 
Lycanthia / Atten Ash Split 7" Vinyl Available!
January 22, 2015

Today - January 22 - marks the official release of the Lycanthia / Atten Ash Band Split 7" Vinyl!!

Order Vinyl | Download EP



The vinyl is limited to 140 copies through HDR, and is available for $7.00 + shipping in our webshop. As a special bonus, those who order the vinyl will also receive three high-quality 11cm x 7cm stickers of Hypnotic Dirge, Lycanthia, and Atten Ash!

For those who prefer digital (or wants to listen / download in...

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'Norilsk' unveils cover artwork and title of forthcoming album "The Idea of North"!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 15, 2015, In : Norilsk 
NEWS: Death-doom entity 'Norilsk' unveils cover artwork and title of forthcoming album "The Idea of North"
January 15, 2015



Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau (Québec), Canada. After releasing an EP, Japetus, in July 2014, Norilsk now unveils details about their debut album, “The Idea of North”, out on March 10, 2015. 

“The Idea of North” is a doom-death album crafted for the winter season:...

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PRE-ORDER: Atten Ash - The Hourglass

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 9, 2015, In : Atten Ash 
"Atten Ash - The Hourglass" release date revealed; Accepting pre-orders now!
The song "Born" from the album is now available for streaming/download!
January 8, 2015

Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to announce the official release date of the forthcoming 'Atten Ash - The Hourglass' album - an album which has been awaiting release for a long time, as well as the label's first full-length release in a calender year! “The Hourglass” will be released on February 19, 2015 in a 4 panel digipack w...

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Webshop Update - January 2015

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, January 4, 2015, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - January 2015

Virtually everything in this January 2015 update comes from the impressive and prolific Zero Dimensional Records from Japan, as well as its affliliated labels Maa Productions and Hidden Marly Productions. There are 26 new albums available in the webshop in this update, and many of which are rare Japanese black metal bands that have flourished under the radar.

One of the side labels Maa Productions tends to focus more on the depressive black metal and post-rock soun...

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Norilsk announces signing with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of its debut full-length album!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 12, 2014, In : Norilsk 
Norilsk announces signing with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of its debut full-length album!
December 12, 2014



Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau (Québec), Canada, who self-released their debut EP “Japetus” this past summer. Characterized by slow and crushing riffs, death growls, and atmospheric arrangements, its music draws comparison with doom-death bands such as My Dying Bride, Mor...

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Pre-order begins: HDR - V - 001 : Lycanthia / Atten Ash [Split 7" Vinyl]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 6, 2014, In : Atten Ash 

Lycanthia and Atten Ash announce release of split 7" Vinyl December 6, 2014


Doom bands Lycanthia and Atten Ash have collaborated to deliver a new limited split 7" this winter. Featuring “The Harbinger” for Lycanthia, and “City in the Sea” for Atten Ash, this split will serve as a prelude to each band's forthcoming full-length albums as well as present a very first vinyl release for everyone involved! There will only be 300 copies printed with 140 available for sale through Hypnotic Dir...
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Webshop Update - December 2014

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - December 2014

Short and to the point this time. We have some new titles available in the webshop this month though it's a quite small amount because currently our focus is on preparing our upcoming releases. Nonetheless, there's some nice music here and especially recommended is the latest release from Sorcier des Glaces (though it's already been out since the start of 2014)

-All albums listed below are in this section

HDR - D - 703 : Atra Hora - Via Comb...

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Webshop Update - November 2014

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 2, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update -  November 2014

A rather small update this time around, but a few things worthy of your time. 
We brought in the debut Nethermost full-length 'Noetic' released in September 2014 on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, as well as a handful of CD's from Nova Scotia based Death / Black Metal label Blast Head Records. 

Perhaps the most exciting items in the update though are the Convivial Hermit Magazines, from Issue 4 back in 2008 through to Issue 7 which was released last month. A f...

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Hypnotic Dirge General Update

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
After a calm past few months, work is now being undertaken regarding plans for 2015 album releases! Asides from providing for a little more down time than usual, the last few months have also been used to reorganize the website as well as to refine our intentions and objectives for the months to come.

Finally, a thorough and detailed Manifesto has been completed giving an overview of our operations as well as information on a variety of subjects. 

For the sake of some consistency, webshop updat...

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Webshop Update: October 2014

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update - October 2014

There a lot of fine new additions to the webshop this October including new albums from The Morningside, Helevorn, Doom:VS, and When Bitter Spring Sleeps among others, as well as the debut album from Saskatchewan's newest death-doom band Altars of Grief!

From now on, all webshop updates will occur monthly at the beginning of each month to create a more consistent and reliable pattern. New Solitude Productions releases will also be included in the monthly webshop up...

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Distro Update: 33 New Titles added!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, August 16, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Distro Update: 33 new titles

It has been a fairly slow summer for new additions to the webshop but finally here is an update with 33 new albums added to the shop! There are a lot of really good gems in this list so look carefully! As usual, you can find music from each of these albums on their pages in the webshop. 

HDR - D - 645 : Kozeljnik - Null: The Acheron Of Mutiform Negation
HDR - D - 646 : Permanent Midnight - Under The Blood Moon 
HDR - D - 647 : Root - Kargeras 
HDR - D - 648 : Elderbloo...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records will be at Metal Wizard Open Air 2014

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, July 6, 2014, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge Records will once again be present for the second annual Metal Wizard Open Air Festival on Saturday July 12, 2014. We will have a merch stand set up with a fine selection of CD's and shirts from our own releases and from the distro including a box of 50 dedicated to Black Metal, a box of 50 dedicated to Doom Metal, and 50 of our specific recommendations! 

This year, all CD's will be $5.00 and all shirts will be $10.00, a very special low price for Metal Wizard only! 

You can also...

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Distro Update: 24 New Titles, 2 New Shirts

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 29, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Webshop Update!

Lots of really nice additions including six Skepticism albums, a couple Frostmoon Eclipse albums, the Kamera Obskur album (side project of Lunar Aurora) an Ulver shirt, a Thy Catafalque shirt, and more!

Here is a link to all the LATEST ADDITIONS

They are also all listed here:

HDR - D - 621 : Keen of the Crow - Permonition
HDR - D - 622 : Keen of the Crow - Hyborea
HDR - D - 623 : Fall of Empyrean - A Life Spent Dying
HDR - D - 624 : Kamera Obskur - Bildfänger
HDR - D - 625 : Skeptic...

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All digital downloads on Bandcamp now set to free download!‏

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
All digital albums on Bandcamp are now available for free download / by-donation!! 
This means you don't need to pay $5.00 for the digital download of our releases anymore, but rather can pay whatever you want, or download the album(s) for free!!

Enjoy the music, and please spread the word about this. 
If we're going to have the downloads available for free, we want as many people as possible to gain access to this music!

Our philosophy is rooted in the principle of open-source and unlimited ac...


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Solitude Productions Update [05/12/2014]

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Just added now are five of the latest albums from Solitude Productions! All from the main label this time, not the side-labels. All good albums of course, but especially recommended is the debut album from the young Russian band "Restless Oblivion" which really impressed me!

As usual, you can browse through the new additions in the Solitude Productions section of the webstore. 
All of the albums are also available for full streaming so make sure you check them out at the very least!

SP - 082 : W...
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Distro Update: 46 New Titles!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 24, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Lo and behold, there is finally a new batch of CD's added to the webshop after a pretty sizable time has passed since the last update. A wide variety of albums from across the sonic spectrum to be sure, but this update seems to include a lot of doom, from atmospheric death-doom, to sludgy stoner metal, ambient drone-doom, black/doom metal and everything else as well! Some highlights include the latest Mourning Dawn double-album "Les sacrifiés", the new offering from ritualistic stoner drone-...
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Solitude Productions Update [03/08/2014]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 8, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
It's been over six months since the last time we added new releases from Solitude Productions to our store and in meanwhile Solitude has releases a lot of fantastic albums! Finally, there's been the time to do an update and included within are new releases from The Howling Void and Ea as well as a really solid and interesting death-doom double-album from the band, 'Grieving Age' from Saudi Arabia, the new 'Revelations of Rain' album, new 'Edenian' album, new 'Mournful Gust' album, new 'Grown ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Epitimia - "(Un)reality" double-album 6 panel digipack

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 14, 2014, In : Epitimia 

Epitimia's new double-album "(Un)reality" is a culmination of over a year's hard work for the Saint-Petersburg based band which has been working on an expansive and ambitious follow-up to their last album "Faces of Insanity" released in the summer of 2012. "(Un)reality" includes lots of new innovations and interesting ideas on both the musical and conceptual sides and could easily be considered their most accomplished effort to date. Tortured black metal screams alongside a progressive and ex...

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PRE-ORDER: Epitimia - (Un)reality 2CD

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, In : Epitimia 
Epitimia - "(Un)reality" double-album digipack available to pre-order!



Epitimia's new double-album "(Un)reality" is a culmination of over a year's hard work for the Saint-Petersburg based band which has been working on an expansive and ambitious follow-up to their last album "Faces of Insanity" released in the summer of 2012. "(Un)reality" includes lots of new innovations and interesting ideas on both the musical and conceptual sides and could easily be considered their most accomplished effor...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Windbruch - No Stars, Only Full Dark

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, February 1, 2014, In : Windbruch 
New Windbruch album - "No Stars, Only Full Dark" available now!

After releasing a debut album entitled "Collision of the Worlds" on the last day of 2009 on Sun and Moon Records, and a digital split album with Depicting Abysm and Gmork entitled "Silentium!" through Hypnotic Dirge in April 2013, Windbruch presents their second full-length album "No Stars, Only Full Dark" on February 1, 2014 in a physical CD edition as well as a digital download. Previously self-released in early 2013, this album...

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Song Premiere: Epitimia - Illusion III - Foretime

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, In : Epitimia 
Song Premiere: Epitimia - Illusion III - Foretime

A new track from the experimental and eclectic Russian Blackened Metal band is now available for free streaming and download, and the long-awaited release of the (Un)reality 2CD is not far behind! The track, entitled "Illusion III - Foretime", from the second disc and "Illusion" side of the album also includes female vocals from "M.", and could be considered one of the more "accesible" tracks on the double-album.  (Un)reality is scheduled for r...

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ALBUM RELEASE: In my Shiver - Delicate Poison

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, January 18, 2014, In : In my Shiver 


The new album from In my Shiver is now officially released! "Delicate Poison" is available in a CD version, or as a digital download for $5.00. As usual, you can stream the full album on Bandcamp!



In my Shiver is an experimental black metal/shoegaze band from Camerino, Italy with conceptual themes about the loneliness and sadness of modern life, cityscapes, and a critique of the dominant culture. In 2009 In my Shiver released their debut album “Black Seasons” through Solitude and Despair M...

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PRE-ORDERS: In my Shiver - Delicate Poison / Windbruch - No Stars, Only Full Dark

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 10, 2014, In : In my Shiver 
HDR - 036 : In my Shiver - Delicate Poison
HDR - 037 : Windbruch - No Stars, Only Full Dark 
Available to pre-order now!

Two new albums from Hypnotic Dirge Records are now available to pre-order for a lowered price of $6.00 plus shipping until their release dates, which is January 17 for In my Shiver, and February 1 for Windbruch at which point the price will go back to its regular $8.00 plus shippping, and the full albums will be uploaded online. For the time being, two tracks from each album ...

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Distro Update: 19 new CD's, 3 new Magazines

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 6, 2014, In : Webshop Additions 
Distro Update

CD's (ships worldwide)
HDR - D - 556 : Mourning Soul - Kisulen
HDR - D - 557 : Psychonaut 4/Unjoy/Eurythemie
HDR - D - 558 : Vranorod - Dreamlike Fading
HDR - D - 559 : Idisenfluch - Vergänglichkeit
HDR - D - 560 : Vérzivatar - Carmina Nocte Mages
HDR - D - 561 : Silent Thoughts - Into Empathy
HDR - D - 562 : Rusting Sin - Far From All Light
HDR - D - 563 : Kröwnn - Hyborian Age
HDR - D - 564 : Nethervoid - In Swarms of Godless Wrath
HDR - D - 565 : Door Into Emptiness - Sviata
HDR - D -...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Ekove Efrits - Nowhere

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, In : Ekove Efrits 
Ekove Efrits releases new album "Nowhere"!

The new album from Ekove Efrits entitled "Nowhere" is now released and available for free download, $5.00 download, and in CD version for $8.00 plus shipping. The CD version comes with a thick sixteen page booklet including information and lyrics.



Ekove Efrits, the atmospheric project of Saman N. hailing from Tehran, Iran returns with a follow-up to the 2011 album “Conceptual Horizon.”With “Nowhere”, the fourth full-length album from Ekove Efri...

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ALBUM RELEASE: stroszek - wild years of remorse and failures 2cd

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 12, 2013, In : stroszek 
stroszek - wild years of remorse and failures double-album out now!

The new compilation double-album from the dark folk/acoustic project stroszek aptly titled "wild years of remorse and failures" is now available to stream in its entirety for free, download for $5.00, and is also available as a double-CD release with an extensive 16 page booklet complete with all the lyrics and brand new artwork! Within this new release, you will find all 24 songs present in the "songs of remorse", "the wild h...

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FREE DOWNLOADS: Hypnotic Dirge Records 2013/14 Compilations available now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 6, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
FREE DOWNLOADS: Hypnotic Dirge Records 2013/14 Compilations available now!

Presenting the latest edition(s) in the annual Hypnotic Dirge compilation albums which have always been (and always will be) available for free download. This year, due to the enormous size, we've decided to release two compilation albums simultaneously. 

The compilations are divided into vaguely Black Metal and Doom Metal variations. It's not an exact science due to the diversity of bands and tracks included, but the id...

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PRE-ORDERS: stroszek - wild years of remorse and failures / Ekove Efrits - Nowhere

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 28, 2013, In : stroszek 
New Hypnotic Dirge Records Releases available to pre-order!

Today marks the start of pre-orders for the last Hypnotic Dirge releases of 2013. We are finishing off the year with new releases from two of our long standing artists which have both released previous albums through HDR! Presented is a special double-album re-release from stroszek of re-worked early material and the followup album of 2011's Conceptual Horizon from Ekove Efrits.

New tracks from both albums have been uploaded to Bandcam...

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netra ft. We'rewolves - Dreading Consciousness EP free download available now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, In : netra 
netra ft. We'rewolves - Dreading Consciousness EP free download available now!

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A strange and unexpected collaboration between the black metal/trip-hop hybrid netra and the unconventional rap duo We'rewolves has led to the creation and release of a new digital EP entitled "Dreading Consciousness." After releasing the previous two netra full-length albums on a physical medium, Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to release this experimental collaboration as a free digital download!

netra, the proje...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records launches new Webstore

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 14, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 

Hypnotic Dirge Records now has a brand new webstore with all kinds of new features which were missing from the previous format.

It should be MUCH easier to navigate through everything now, there is finally an "Add-to"Cart" feature, quantities are listed directly on the store, and as well as this 50 new titles were just added to the distro for the launch of the webstore today! [DISTRO UPDATE]

A new (and much less confusing) price system is now taking effect as well. $8 for a regular CD, $10 for ...

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Distro Update: 49 New Releases

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 14, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
A new distro update has been made for the first time in over 4 months! It's been a really busy time and these distro additions have been sitting for a long time without an update. Finally it was decided that it wouldn't make much sense to do all the work on a distro update which was getting to be almost 50 new tittles in the old format again as a new webstore was being planned for construction soon, so the work would have to be done twice. Eventually it was decided to make the new webstore in...
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netra releases "crawling" Music Video

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, In : netra 
New music video for netra's track "crawling"!! For those who might remember, around the time of the Sørbyen release, we talked about releasing a netra music video. It became a reality much later on but here is the final result! 

netra - crawling
Official Music Video, Filmed by Jason Caridi
From the album: Sørbyen



Video - Producer, Director of Photography, Editor and Actor:
Jason Caridi of
The Black Plastic Bag Productions
and of
Caridiography Video
http://www.caridiography.com
http://www.inherentn...

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Hypnotic Dirge feauted in new book "Exile Off Main St." about the Saskatoon Music Scene

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge featured in a new book "Exile Off Main St." about the Saskatoon Music Scene! 
The book was written by local music and film writer/commentator Craig Silliphant and released on September 28, 2013.

 

Here is an excerpt about the book from The Star Phoenix:

But after 25 years of involvement in Saskatoon's music scene, both as a writer and band member, Silliphant can safely be called an expert in that area. He is intimately familiar with what makes the local music scene special. Both si...
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Windbruch signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records; Release of second full-length album "No stars, only full dark" in February 2014.

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, October 24, 2013, In : Windbruch 
Windbruch signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records; 
Release of second full-length album"No stars, only full dark" in February 2014.



The atmospheric Black Metal project "Windbruch" has signed with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of their second full-length album "No stars, only full dark"

Cold and mesmerizing atmospheric black metal from the Siberian region of Yugra in the city of Nizhnevartovsk, Windbruch was formed by Mikhailov Rodion in 2009. It combines elements of post black metal, ambient ...

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Song Premiere: stroszek - "bury the bottle with me" and "the unlucky ones" [From the upcoming album: "wild years of remorse and failures"]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, October 10, 2013, In : stroszek 
stroszek to re-release a compilation of first two albums and EP in December!
New Dick Curless cover "Bury the Bottle with Me"  and "the unlucky ones" available for streaming/download now.

The dark folk/acoustic project stroszek is preparing to re-release their first two full-lengths and EP in a new compilation double-album aptly titled "wild years of remorse and failures" which will feature all 24 songs present in the "songs of remorse", "the wild hunt" and "life failures made music" albums a...

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In my Shiver signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, In : In my Shiver 
In my Shiver signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records
New album "Delicate Poison" to be released in December 2013.




In my Shiver, an experimental black metal/shoegaze band from Camerino, Italy has signed with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of their upcoming second album "Delicate Poison" which is scheduled to be released in December 2013. The opening track from the album, "Closed View" is now available for free streaming and download on the label's Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and Youtube pages and is...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records Interview with Black Phoenix Rising Forum [September 20, 2013]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 20, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Recently, I was asked to answer some questions for the Forum "Black Phoenix Rising" 
Original Link

You may have already seen Hypnotic Dirge Records featured in the labels forum on here, an excellent underground label which operates on a non profit basis and is dedicated to putting out high quality music from some incredibly talented bands. Here's an interview with Nick Skog, founder of Hypnotic Dirge which hopefully will give you some insight into how things operate from the perspective of an u...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Vin de Mia Trix - Once Hidden From Sight

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
Vin de Mia Trix - 'Once Hidden From Sight'
Available now in CD edition or FREE digital download!

The debut album from the Ukrainian doom metal band Vin de Mia Trix entitled "Once Hidden From Sight" is now officially released and available in both CD format in a luxurious 12 page booklet with full lyrics and as a name-your-price (free) download from Bandcamp!! 



"After numerous gigs (including Doom Over Kiev, Moscow Doom Fest, and supporting Saturnus, Mourning Beloveth and Autumnia among others), ...

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Vin de Mia Trix - Once Hidden From Sight available to pre-order, new song streaming

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 16, 2013, In : Vin de Mia Trix 
Vin de Mia Trix - Once Hidden From Sight available to pre-order now!
New song "A Study in Scarlet" now streaming and available to download!

The debut album from the Ukrainian Doom band Vin de Mia Trix entitled "Once Hidden From Sight" is now available to pre-order with the official CD release following soon on August 26, 2013.

After a long wait, finally a new track is available online as well to mark this occasion -  "A Study in Scarlet", the opening track from the upcoming album!

Our free access...

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Solitude Productions Update [08/14/2013]

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
New titles from Solitude Productions, BadMoodMan Music, and Slow Burn Records have arrived from Russia including the new album from When Nothing Remains (ft. Johan Ericson of Draconian, and Doom:VS), Wine From Tears, Helllight, and more.

SP - 073 : When Nothing Remains - Thy Dark Serenity
SP - 074 : Station Dysthymia - Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out
SP - 075 : Helllight - No God Above, No Devil Below
Webstore: Solitude Releases

BMM - 061 : Wine From Tears - Glad to be Dead
BMM...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Obsidian Tongue - A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, In : Obsidian Tongue 
Obsidian Tongue - A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time available now!  
CD order, $5 download, free streaming

The latest album from the massachusetts-based atmospheric black metal duo Obsidian Tongue entitled "A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time" is now available to order from Hypnotic Dirge Records. As usual, the album is available to order in both CD and digital version and is also available for free streaming in its entirety on both Bandcamp and Youtube.
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Obsidian Tongue - "A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time" available to pre-order, new song streaming!

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, July 22, 2013, In : Obsidian Tongue 
Obsidian Tongue - A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time pre-orders begin today!
New track "My Hands were made to hold the wind" available to stream and download!



Today, pre-orders start on the new Obsidian Tongue album "A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time"! As well as this, a new track from the album, "My Hands were Made to Hold the Wind" has been made available to stream and download. 



PRE-ORDER CD
LISTEN TO NEW TRACK: "MY HANDS WERE MADE TO HOLD THE WIND"

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Obsidian Tongue - Volume I : Subradiant Architecture available on CD and digital format!

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, July 22, 2013, In : Obsidian Tongue 

Obsidian Tongue's debut full-length album "Volume I: Subradiant Architecture" self-released last summer by the band is now available from Hypnotic Dirge as well. The CD version is available to order by itself or as a combo with the new album "A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time" for a lower price. ($21 in North America, $24 Elsewhere) As well, the album has been uploaded to the HDR bandcamp page where it's available for streaming for free or to download for $5.



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FREE STREAM / $5 DOWN...
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Distro Update: 22 new releases!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, July 6, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
22 new titles have been added to the distro shop.
Lots of really good classic black metal from Moribund Records, new releases from Misanthropic Art Productions, Some inaugural releases from Nine Gates Records, and the new Ov Hollowness album, The World Ends.

Here is the full list:

HDR - D - 484 : Aphotic Starfield - Of Score and Promise
HDR - D - 485 : Appalachian Winter - Ghosts of the Mountains
HDR - D - 486 : Ov Hollowness - The World Ends
HDR - D - 487 : From the Vastlands - Darkness vs Light: ...
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Obsidian Tongue signs with HDR, New album on the way!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, June 29, 2013, In : Obsidian Tongue 
Obsidian Tongue signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records
Second album "A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time" to be released: July 29, 2013
The track "Individuation" now available for streaming/download



The Massachusetts-based Black Metal duo Obsidian Tongue has signed with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of their forthcoming second album "A Nest of Ravens in the Throat of Time" which will be released in late July 2013 on Hypnotic Dirge Records as well as the band's own imprint Dissociation Re...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Galaktik Cancer Squad - Ghost Light

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, June 22, 2013, In : Galaktik Cancer Squad 
Galaktik Cancer Squad - Ghost Light available now!  
CD order, $5 download, free streaming

The latest album from Germany's one-man progressive black metal force Galaktik Cancer Squad, entitled Ghost Light is now available to order from Hypnotic Dirge Records. As usual, the album is available in CD or digital version and is also available for free streaming in its entirety!



From the vacuous depths of space, the great pathogenic force of Galaktik Cancer Squad will once again return to haunt the au...

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Solitude Productions update [06/09/2013]

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
Four new albums from Solitude Productions have been added to the HDR website. These are all albums released in March and April so the update is a little bit late, but the albums are well worth it if you have not gotten them yet. 

SP -072 : Abstract Spirit - Theomorphic Defectiveness
BMM - 058 : Darktrance - Pessimum
BMM - 059 : Alley - Amphibious
BMM - 060 : Grimfaith - Peacher Creature

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nethermost - Alpha EP

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, In : Nethermost 
Nethermost - Alpha EP available now for free streaming, $2.50 download, and CD order

The debut album from the new melodic death-doom band from South Texas is now available from Hypnotic Dirge Records. In addition to the regular CD edition, the album has also been uploaded to Bandcamp and Youtube for free streaming in its entirety, and is also available as a $2.50 digital download.



Nethermost's debut EP release ¨Alpha,¨ a tribute to nature and the four elements paints a deep and obscure timele...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Frigoris - Wind

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 7, 2013, In : Frigoris 
Frigoris - Wind available now for free streaming, $5 download, and CD order!

The new album from the atmospheric black metal band Frigoris entitled "Wind" is now available from Hypnotic Dirge Records. In addition to the regular CD edition which was co-released by Hypnotic Dirge and Misanthropic Art Productions, the album has also been uploaded to Bandcamp and Youtube for free streaming in its entirety, and is also available as a $5 digital download.



Although founded as a Pagan/Black Metal band, ...

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Galaktik Cancer Squad releases track 'In Lichterlosen Weiten'

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, June 1, 2013, In : Galaktik Cancer Squad 
Galaktik Cancer Squad releases track 'In Licherlosen Weiten'

The track 'In Lichterlosen Weiten' from the upcoming Galaktik Cancer Squad album "Ghost Light"' has now been made available for streaming and free download on the Hypnotic Dirge Records bandcamp page! 



From the vacuous depths of space, the great pathogenic force of Galaktik Cancer Squad will once again return to haunt the aural realms of the earth with their first ever physical release, ‘Ghost Light.’ An ambitious one-man project ...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records' Summer Black/Doom Releases - Pre-order now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
Hypnotic Dirge Records has three album releases upcoming in June 2013 that will surely breathe life into the mid-season aural spectrum. Frigoris will bring forth catchy and atmospheric black metal with folk sensibilities, Nethermost will provide a short debut EP of early 90's early death-doom, and Galaktik Cancer Squad will push your mind to the cosmos with some trippy and aggressive mind-bending post-black metal! Because we believe in all three releases, we've created a special Summer 2013 b...

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New Digital Release: Australasia - Sin4tr4

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, May 12, 2013, In : Australasia 
Australasia - Sin4tr4 available for free download from Hypnotic Dirge Records!

Australasia is the place where unusual soundscapes come to life: ethereal guitars mix with blast beat drums and black metal riffing, giving birth to strange and fast-flowing tunes.



Here subterranean streams alternate with tidal waves, turning into cinematic pictures that can last just the blink of an eye.
Their debut EP 'Sin4tra' combines post-rock, black metal, and electronic music quite masterfully 
"Echoes and Dust"...

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Vin de Mia Trix - Once Hidden in Sight to be co-released by Hypnotic Dirge/Solitude Prod.

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, In : Vin de Mia Trix 

Doom band Vin de Mia Trix signs with Hypnotic Dirge/Solitude Productions for co-release in September!


 
The first co-release between Hypnotic Dirge Records (Canada) and Solitude Productions (Russia) will see the light of day in September 2013 and it will be doom band Vin de Mia Trix's debut full-length album "Once Hidden in Sight" which the band has been preparing and perfecting for quite some time.

Vin de Mia Trix is a band from Kyiv, Ukraine. Its music is a blend of different doom metal subgen...
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Solitude Productions Update [04/25/2013]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 25, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
Much overdue but here it is. Another batch of fresh doom metal from the cold barren lands of our eastern european friends at Solitude Productions/BadMoodMan Music and the great bands on its roster. This time, we have some new releases from Doomed, Evoke Thy Lords, Mental Torment, the re-press of Ea II, as well as some other new albums.

SP - 026 : Ea - Ea II
SP - 067 : Amily - To all in graves
SP - 068 : Doomed - In my own abyss
SP - 069 : Who Dies in Siberian Slush - We have been dead since long ...
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Frigoris signs to Hypnotic Dirge / Misanthropic Art Prod. for co-release!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, April 20, 2013, In : Frigoris 

Hypnotic Dirge will be doing its first ever co-release with the South Korean label Misanthropic Art Productions! Together, we'll be bringing you the second album entitled "Wind" from the atmospheric melodic black metal band from Germany called Frigoris! 


 
Although founded as a Pagan/Black Metal band, Frigoris steadily developed further since its foundation around head Dominik Winter in 2007 and stands for atmospheric, melodic Black Metal at the highest level today. The new record Wind is the c...
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Distribution Update: 30 New Titles added!

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
A new selection of releases have been added to the distribution section including albums by Funeral, Pantheist, Mourning Beloveth, Paganland, Thy Catafalque, Panopticon, Obsidian Tongue and a lot more! Some essential doom and black metal in these new additions for sure.

Here's the full list:

HDR - D - 454 : Marche Funèbre - Norizon EP
HDR - D - 455 : Myrkvar - As en bloed
HDR - D - 456 : The Reckoning - Counterblast
HDR - D - 457 : Mrykvar - Als een Woeste Horde
HDR - D - 458 : Ascend-ency - Regre...
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Depecting Abysm/Windbruch/Gmork - "Silentium!" Free Download available now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 11, 2013, In : Windbruch 

Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to announce the release of a free digital download split album between three atmospheric black metal bands from Russia - Depicting Abysm, Windbruch, and Gmork. The album is entitled "Silentium!" and features three brand new tracks from each of the bands! 


 
"Silentium!" is now available for free streaming and download from the Hypnotic Dirge bandcamp page, youtube channel, and HDR Downloads' section. Since this is a free digital release, we are also encouraging...
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ALBUM RELEASE: Lycanthia - Oligarchy

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 11, 2013, In : Lycanthia 
Lycanthia - Oligarchy
Available for free streaming, $5 digital download, as well as digipack, and jewelcase physical editions!



 Around this time last year, the doom stalwarts Lycanthia released their new full-length album Oligarchy independently in Australia, and now the album will get a worldwide release through Hypnotic Dirge Records. The new full-length album is available in both digipack and jewelcase formats, as well as digitally through the label's bandcamp page for $5. The Oligarchy phys...
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Depicting Abysm/Windbruch/Gmork digital split coming soon! (Ft. members of Epitimia)

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 5, 2013, In : Windbruch 

On April 11, Hypnotic Dirge Records will be releasing a 3-way atmospheric black metal split from three Russian bands: Windbruch, Gmork and the side project of our very own Epitimia called Depicting Abysm. This will be a FREE DIGITAL RELEASE with the name “Silentium!” consisting of 9 untitled tracks titled with numbers and will be available from the HDR Downloads section and the bandcamp page.


 

Silence – it is a pause between two emotional strikes, but even there a “scream” can take p...
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Lycanthia - Oligarchy available to pre-order; New track streaming!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 30, 2013, In : Lycanthia 
Lycanthia - Oligarchy available to pre-order!
New track "Time Feeds this Wound" now streaming!

The track 'Time Feeds this Wound' from Lycanthia's upcoming album 'Oligarchy' has now been made available for streaming and free download. This is now the third song to be made available from the Oligarchy album. The release date for this album is fast approaching as well, and next sunday on April 7th, the album will be released in digipack format and also available for free streaming in its entirety ...
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ALBUM RELEASE: Odradek Room - Bardo. Relative Reality.

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 9, 2013, In : Odradek Room 
Odradek Room - Bardo. Relative Reality. available for free streaming, $5 download, and digipack order!



The debut album from the Ukrainian progressive death-doom band Odradek Room is now available to order from Hypnotic Dirge Records. The 'Bardo. Relative Reality.' album consists of seven songs and an hour playtime, released in a digipack with a 12 page booklet including the full album's lyrics in both Russian and English. The album is also available online for free streaming and $5 digital dow...
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Odradek Room releases new track 'Suffocation' from upcoming album, "Bardo. Relative Reality." Album is now available to pre-order!

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, February 24, 2013, In : Odradek Room 

The track 'Suffocation' from Odradek Room's upcoming album 'Bardo. Relative Reality' has now been made available for streaming and free download. This is now the third song to be made available from 'Bardo. Relative Reality' and this one really explores the softer and slower side of Odradek Room's multifaceted sound weaving dreamy melody, soulful vocals, and a melancholic atmosphere. Clean vocals sung in Russian are also clearly heard on this track and this language really works well to creat...
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Distribution Update: 33 New Titles added!

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, January 28, 2013, In : Webshop Additions 
A new selection of distro titles have been added to the shop including some essential stuff courtesy of Bindrune Productions who have released some truly amazing albums over the past few years including Nechochwen, Obsequiae, Blood of the Black Owl, and Falls of Rauros, some new chinese neo-folk and black metal from Pest Productions, some solid doom releases from Firebox/Firedoom, AstorVoltaires' latest album, new stuff from Munruthel (ex-Nokturnal Mortum), Pestilential Shadows, and Hypomanie...

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Subterranean Disposition/Lycanthia Dual Album Launch 2013 Tour

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 24, 2013, In : Lycanthia 

Hypnotic Dirge Records, Metalobsession.net and MMK promotions proudly presents a dual album launch for two of Australia's best Doom exports, Lycanthia and Subterranean Disposition, on their Australian east coast tour this February, March and April.


 

Longstanding Australian Death-Doom/Gothic Metal band Lycanthia are due to release their latest Album 'Oligarchy' in a digi-pak format, through Hypnotic Dirge Records. Their music is described as dark, aggressive and emotional sound scapes fused wit...
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Truthseeker - Weightless at Dawn EP released on Hypnotic Dirge for free!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, January 12, 2013, In : Truthseeker 
Truthseeker is an instrumental rock band with a dense and atmospheric sound. Their debut EP "Weightless at Dawn" features 5 slow, cinematic tracks characterized by reverb-soaked lead guitars, huge drums, textural rhythm guitars and a thick distorted bass sound. Although there are no vocals, the artwork features poems for each of the EP's songs with the exception of "Submerged". There are traces of Prog-Rock, Metal, Post-Rock/Metal, Doom and Ambient music throughout the record's 23 minutes and...

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All Hypnotic Dirge releases on bandcamp available for free download from January 1-7, 2013

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
As a thank you for all of the support shown in 2012, Hypnotic Dirge Records has made all of the albums on the bandcamp page available for free download from January 1-7, 2013! Have a happy new year and thanks for continuing to lend your ears to the music released by our artists.

It would also be much appreciated if you could share the link to the Hypnotic Dirge bandcamp page (or individual album pages) to your friends or other like-minded people while these albums are available for free downlo...

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Hypnotic Dirge 2012/13 : Solipsist Anthems FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE NOW!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 15, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
The fourth annual free digital Hypnotic Dirge compilation album is now available to stream and download! This year's edition has almost 2 and a half hours of music over 20 tracks from both Hypnotic Dirge artists, guests from Solitude Prod., and some bonus tracks! Also on this compilation is about 30 minutes of video, full album artwork, notes from all of the artists, and photography.  

DOWNLOAD/STREAM HERE


 
Hypnotic Dirge 2012/13  |  Solipsist Anthems

AUDIO
Main
1 - Odradek Room - Faded Reality
2 -...

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Distro Update: 36 New Titles

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 13, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
Distro Update: 36 new albums added to distro shop!

36 new titles from Arx Productions, Misanthropic Art Productions/Onion Music, Midwinter Records, Naturmacht Productions, Total Rust Music, God-is-Myth Records, and Order of Theta Records have been added to the Hypnotic Dirge distro shop.

HDR - D - 385 : Varulv - Hellish Presence
HDR - D - 386 : Atrium Noctis - Home
HDR - D - 387 : Arbor Ira - ...meine Traume, vergangene
HDR - D - 388 : Bard Brann/Ekove Efrits - Key to the Kingdom of Shadows
HDR - D...
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Ekove Efrits releases two new official t-shirts! [Raven/Eclipse]

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 1, 2012, In : Ekove Efrits 
Ekove Efrits releases two official T-shirts

The first two official T-shirts from the atmospheric black metal project from Tehren, Iran - Ekove Efrits are now available to order from Hypnotic Dirge! Ekove Efrits is the solo project of Saman Nu, a musician and graphic designer also known for his involvement in his other two solo projects, Silent Path and Inner Trip. Being a graphic designer has also allowed Saman to design his own album artwork up to this point as well as these two new shirt des...

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Solitude Productions Update [11/08/2012]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
New stock has arrived from Solitude Productions including the new album from the Symphonic Funeral Doom band The Howling Void and the sixth album from blackened doom metal band Raventale. 

SP - 065: The Howling Void - The Womb Beyond the World
SP - 066 : Astral Sleep - Visions
BMM - 054 : Raventale - Transcendence
BMM - 055 : Aus Mori - Pervaja Sleza Oseni

In addition to this, some previously sold out Solitude Prod. releases have now been re-stocked.
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ALBUM RELEASE: Subterranean Disposition - self-titled

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Subterranean Disposition 
*Originally posted October 14, 2012

Subterranean Disposition album streaming in full and available to order!



Subterranean Disposition is an experimental death-doom recording project from Terry Vainoras, a veteran of the underground Australian metal scene spanning a career almost two decades in length and also known for his involvement with Cryptic Darkness, The Eternal, and Insomnius Dei. The debut album from Subterranean Disposition is now available to order from Hypnotic Dirge Records, in bo...

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ALBUM RELEASE: netra - Sørbyen

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : netra 
*Originally posted September 29, 2012
 
Sørbyen, the second album from the experimental black metal project netra is now officially released! from their label In addition to the CD version, a digital version of the album is also available for free streaming or $5 downloads on bandcamp.
 


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FREE STREAMING/DOWNLOAD




 
At first, there was nothing but these memories of a cold and grey urbanism. It is meanwhile walking down the streets of Kemper, France, that netra was first thought of, back in 2003...
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New Solitude Productions releases available!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted September 29, 2012

Another shipment of Solitude Productions/BadMoodMan releases have arrived here and with that comes the availability of the latest Solitude releases including the new album from French death-doom masters Inborn Suffering, a re-release of their debut album, the re-release of Amber Tears' debut album, as well as the debut album from the Ukrainian atmospheric funeral doom outfit Narrow House. Asides from this, previously sold out albums from When Nothing Remai...

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Ov Hollowness shirts and packs available to order; Limited Quantities

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Ov Hollowness 
*Originally posted September 26, 2012


 
Ov Hollowness has released the first official shirt for the project, with an original design created specifically for the shirt by NATHAN NAVETTO. The shirts are also being distributed by Hypnotic Dirge, and are available to order either by itself or as a pack including both past Ov Hollowness albums - Diminished, and Drawn to Descend. The shirts are available in Medium, Large, and X-Large sizes but are extremely limited and expected to be gone quickly. Y...

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Odradek Room signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Odradek Room 
Originally posted September 15, 2012


 

The Ukrainian atmospheric death-doom band Odradek Room has signed a deal with Hypnotic Dirge Records to release their upcoming debut full-length album Бардо. Относительная реальность (English translation: Bardo Relative Reality) in early 2013 in digipack format. 

Odradek Room was formed initally under the name  “Осколки Тишины” / “Shards of Silence” in 2008. In 2010, Odradek Room made their first apperance o...
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Élan O'Neal releases “Subterranean Cartography” for free download!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Old Forgotten Lands 
*Originally posted September 11, 2012



Élan O'Neal, the musician behind Old Forgotten Lands has recorded and released a full-length concept album entitled "Subterranean Cartography" under a different project name. The album has been made available for free streaming and download in our DOWNLOADS SECTION as well as on BANDCAMP. The album is also available to order on CD, but only in limited copies from SWAPTKULT PROD.

More information about this release is available at the links above.


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Distro Update: 14 new titles

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted September 9, 2011
 
Distro Update: 14 new albums added to distro shop!

The following new titles from Endless Winter Records, Negative Existence Records, and Red Stream Records as well as the new Alienation Cold CD have been added to the DISTRIBUTION SHOP.

HDR - D - 371 : Krief de Soli - Munus Solitudinis
HDR - D - 372 : Ankhagram - Thoughts
HDR - D - 373 : Falling Leaves - Mounrful Cry of a Dying Sun
HDR - D - 374 : Astrofaes - Dying Emotions Domain
HDR - D - 375 : Astrofaes - The ...

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netra T-Shirt available to order!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : netra 
*Originally posted September 3, 2012


 
The first official netra shirt, a simple design featuring only the netra logo is now available to order either by itself, or together with the Sørbyen album, or all together as a pack including  both the Sørbyen and Melancolie Urbaine albums! The shirts are limited to 50 copies like most HDR shirt releases and available in small, medium, large, and x-large. You can place an order HERE
 

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New netra album, Sørbyen now available for pre-order and free streaming!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : netra 
*Originally posted September 3, 2012


 
Sørbyen, the second album from the experimental black metal project netra is now available to pre-order HERE, ahead of the September 29, 2012 release date. In addition to the CD version, a digital version of the album is also available for free streaming or $5 downloads on BANDCAMP

Two official music videos for tracks on the Sørbyen album are currently in production, one created by S. LeMoan of netra himself for the track 'crawling' and another by the ame...

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Lycanthia signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records; re-release of new album coming in early 2013!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Lycanthia 
Originally posted August 18, 2012

Lycanthia signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records

Lycanthia, the gothic death-doom six piece band hailing from Sydney, Australia has signed a deal with Hypnotic Dirge Records to re-release their latest full-length album, Oligarchy which was previously self-released by the band earlier this year. Active since 1996, Lycanthia has previously released a full length album in 1999 entilted Myriad, as well as an EP in 2006 entitled Within the Walls. Meanwhile, the band has ...
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Melodic Death/Doom band Nethermost signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Nethermost 
*Original posted August 6, 2012  
 
Nethermost signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records




The melodic doom/death metal band Nethermost has signed a deal with the canadian label Hypnotic Dirge Records to release their upcoming debut EP entitled Alpha. The opening track, Phasing Currents is now available to stream and download


 
Nethermost is a three-piece band hailing from South Texas. The name refers to the lowest point of existence. The band finished recording their first release, ¨Alpha,¨ in early 2012...
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ALBUM RELEASE: Silent Path - Mourner Portraits

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Silent Path 
*Originally posted July 28, 2012
 
Silent Path's new album 'Mourner Portraits' available now!


 

The long-awaited debut Silent Path album, 'Mourner Portraits' is now officially released! You can order the CD for $10.00 (plus shipping) from the Hypnotic Dirge Records website or download the digital album for $5.00 from bandcamp where it is also available for free streaming in its entirety! For those who are unfamiliar with the project, it is the other major project from Saman N., the Iranian musici...
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New Solitude Productions album, Tenochtitlan – Sotvorenie Mira now available to order!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted July 26, 2012


 
 Another addition from Solitude Productions has been added to the SP RELEASES section of the website. The new addition is the latest album from the Russian band Tenochtitlan, which is named after the capital of the ancient Aztec empire. For more information, or to order the album, click HERE

 

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ALBUM RELEASE: Epitimia - Faces of Insanity

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Epitimia 
*Originally posted July 14, 2012

Epitimia's new album 'Faces of Insanity' is now available!



The latest album from the three piece atmospheric black metal/post-rock band from Epitimia is now officially released and available to order from their label Hypnotic Dirge Records. In addition to the CD version which is available for the label's website, the full album, entitled Faces of Insanity has also been made available for free streaming in its entirety at Hypnotic Dirge's bandcamp page where yo...
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Epitimia and Silent Path albums now available to pre-order, download, or stream!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Epitimia 
*Originally posted July 4, 2012
 
Hypnotic Dirge's newest releases, EPITIMIA -  FACES OF INSANITY, and SILENT PATH - MOURNER PORTRAITS are now both available to pre-order. If you pre-order one (or both) of these releases, you will also receive a digital version of the album (in your choice of .wav or Mp3 format, and complete with album art) to listen to until the CD arrives in the mail. Digital downloads of both new releases are also available from HDR's BANDCAMP page for $5.00 each and both al...

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6 new albums from Solitude Productions and its side labels available now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted July 2, 2012
 

I intended to have this Solitude Productions update online a while ago now, but I've been procrastinating lately, and been a little bit behind on updates. Regardless though, the new albums from Solitude are worth the wait as usual. Check out these new releases from Graveflower, Wedding in Hades and others.

SP - 059 : Graveflower - Returning to the Primary Source ORDER
SP - 060 : Abske Fides - Abske Fides ORDER
SP - 061 : Embrace the Silence - Leaving the Place for...

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Distro Update: 32 New Titles

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted June 28, 2012
 
Distro Update: 32 New Distribution albums available to order!

Hypnotic Dirge's distribution section has been updated with 32 new titles added to the webstore from crushing, melancholic funeral doom from the likes of Colosseum, and Lethian Dreams alongside plenty of new ambient and atmospheric music, melodic doom metal, post-rock, and black metal. A shipment from Darknagar Records from Russia also arrived with the latest Inner Missing album, as well as more copi...

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Galaktik Cancer Squad signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Galaktik Cancer Squad 
*Originally posted June 6, 2012
 

 
The ambitious one-man project from Germany, GALAKTIK CANCER SQUAD has signed a deal with Hypnotic Dirge Records. Galaktik Cancer Squad is known for its unconventional approach in mixing the ferocity of extreme black metal with an avant-garde experimental quality of technical songwriting and a space-like atmosphere. The music of Galaktik Cancer Squad also stands apart for its extremely sparse use of vocals, making the tracks almost completely instrumental compo...

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Epitimia releases new track 'Epikrisis VI: Leucotomy' from upcoming Faces of Insanity album

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Epitimia 
*Originally posted May 5, 2012


 
The track 'Epikrisis VI: Leucotomy' from the upcoming Epitimia album 'Faces of Insanity' has now been made available for streaming and free download. This is the third and final track to made available from the upcoming 'Faces of Insanity' album which is Epitimia's third full-length and first release on the Canadian label 'Hypnotic Dirge Records' also known for acts such as netra, Ekove Efrits, stroszek, Subterranean Disposition, and The Foetal Mind. The 'Faces ...

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Hypnotic Dirge Interview with Pest Webzine - Merchants of Death [May 2, 2012]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted May 2, 2012

I recently answered a few questions for Pest Webzine's 'Merchants of Death' feature, which is a regular feature that they have for underground record labels. 
Original Link
 
  


Please present your label, when and where was it started, who is involved in its activities and what genres are promoted by it.
Hypnotic Dirge Records is a project which I began in late 2008. We aim to release innovative and experimental music within the black metal, doom metal, and post-rock ...

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Distro update: 12 new titles

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted April 28, 2012
 
12 new albums have been added to the HDR Distribution shop:

HDR - D - 327 : Nocturnal Depression - Nostalgia - Fragments of a Broken Past
HDR - D - 328 : Nocturnal Depression - Suicidal Thoughts
HDR - D - 329 : Beyond Light - eclipsed sun path
HDR - D - 330 : Anniversary Circle - Saturated Feathers
HDR - D - 331 : Hypomanie - A city in mono
HDR - D - 332 : Agalloch Pale Folklore
HDR - D - 333 : Grisatre - Esthaetique
HDR - D - 334 : Lotus Circle - Caves
HDR - D - 335 ...

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netra releases new track 'wish she could vanish' from the upcoming Sørbyen album

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : netra 
*Originally posted April 19, 2012
 

 
 

The song 'wish she could vanish' from the upcoming netra album to be entitled 'Sørbyen' has now been made available for streaming and free download. This is the first track to made available from the upcoming album Sørbyen which will see a release on the canadian label 'Hypnotic Dirge Records' in the summer of 2012, the same label which released netra's debut album 'Mélancolie Urbaine' in late 2010. 

At first, there was nothing but these memories of a col...
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New Solitude Productions release: Obsidian Sea - Between Two Deserts available from HDR!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted April 16, 2012
 
Solitude Productions' latest release from the doom band Obsidian Sea has been released today, and is also available to order from Hypnotic Dirge now as well! You can order the brand new album from Obsidian Sea, 'Between Two Deserts' HERE


 




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Hypnotic Dirge Interview with Doommantia [April 15, 2012]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted April 15, 2012
Original Link
 
I recently participated in an interview special with Altsphere Productions, Arx Productions, Endless Winter Records, Eyes Like snow, psycheDOOMelic Records, and Solitude Productions - a sort of interview special on doom metal labels on Doommantia.com
Unfortunately, the doom genre is something that I have not released nearly enough material in, but that's hopefully something that will change in the future because it is easily one of my favourite ge...

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Subterranean Disposition signs with HDR!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Subterranean Disposition 
*Originally posted April 14, 2012
 
Subterranean Disposition signs with HDR!!



The Australian melodic doom/death metal recording project Subterranean Disposition has agreed to a deal with Hypnotic Dirge Records to release the upcoming self-titled debut album in late summer 2012. Subterranean Disposition is a one man project headed by veteran musician Terry Vainoras, known for being involved in numerous projects within the Australian metal scene over the years such as The Eternal, Cryptic Darkness...
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New releases from Solitude Productions now available!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted April 5, 2012

The latest releases from Solitude Productions have arrived here this morning in the mail and are now available to order from HDR. The new releases continue Solitude's reputation for releasing doom metal of the highest quality. The new releases include the fourth album from the acclaimed Atmospheric Funeral Doom band 'Ea' as well as some amazing melodic doom from When Nothing Remains and Evadne (which I am listening to right now!)

SP - 055 : Ea - Ea
SP - 056 : Whe...

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Complete redesign of distribution shop / 49 new titles added!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted March 31, 2012

Over many painful hours, the HDR DISTRIBUTION SHOP has been completely rebuilt and redesigned as the old design was very tedious to look through, very much out of date, and the distro additions were always at the bottom. (Basically, it looked like shit) The new DISTRIBUTION SHOP has the albums set up much the same way as the Hypnotic Dirge, and Solitude Production sections of the website with the album covers on the index page, which is linked to a separate pa...

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New Solitude Productions releases in stock!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted March 19, 2012
 
We have received new stock from Solitude Productions today, including a couple of new releases, and some re-stocks of some items which were previously sold out and on backorder.

SP - 054 : Helllight - Funeral Doom/The light that brought darkness 2CD (NEW)
BMM - 049 : Zgard - Reclusion (NEW)

SP - 046 : Abstract Spirit - Horror Vacui (RESTOCK)
BMM - 011 : Mournful Gust - The Frankness Eve (RESTOCK)
BMM - 033 : Mounrful Gust - She's my grief...decade 2CD (RESTOCK)

HDR...

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ALBUM RELEASES: Old Forgotten Lands, and stroszek albums

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : stroszek 
*Originally posted March 10, 2012
 
The new HDR albums, Old Forgotten Lands' Primal, and stroszek's sound graveyard bound are now officially released and available! If you are interested in placing an order for these new releases, check out the HDR RELEASES section of the website.





 
Also, a new video for the stroszek track "spirits dwell" featuring nat on female vocals was created to celebrate the release date. The imagery for the video was inspired by the 1977 film 'stroszek' from which this pro...
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Old Forgotten Lands, and stroszek albums are now available for pre-order!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Old Forgotten Lands 
*Originally posted February 18, 2012

 


I am happy to announce that starting today, we are accepting pre-orders for the new Old Forgotten Lands album 'Primal' as well as the new Stroszek album - the first on Hypnotic Dirge, called 'Sound Graveyard Bound.' Both albums are set to be released on March 10th, 2012 but you can pre-order the albums up until that date and receive both albums together for a lowered price of $23.00 in North America, and $25.00 in the rest of the world. You can read more i...

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New stock has arrived from Solitude Productions!! - 11 new titles now available from HDR.

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted January 26, 2012

We have just received the latest releases from Solitude Productions in Russia which were previously not available from HDR. As many of you will know, since September 2010, we have had a partnership with Solitude Productions to distribute all of their available releases in North America. The new batch of albums are the albums released in the past 4 months by Solitude Productions including the latest album from Raventale, and the debut album of Stoner/Doom Ban...

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Distro Update: 16 New Titles

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted Janaury 15, 2012
 
First update of 2012 - 16 new titles have been added to the distro section!

2012 is now among us and with that comes the first distribution update of the year. We have added 16 new titles to the distribution section, a lot of which has come from Russian labels Possession Records, and Kunsthauch Records. Included in this distro update are past albums from current HDR artists Ekove Efrits, and Epitimia, as well as a compilation album of previous sold out EP's ...

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Hypnotic Dirge comp. #3 available to download now!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted December 8, 2011
 
Hypnotic Dirge Records Compilation #3 : Desolation. Dissonance. Delirium available to download now!
Official HDR T-Shirts and Three Year Anniversary Packs now officially released!


 
 The third annual HDR compilation album is now available to download for free HERE
If you are interested in an official HDR T-Shirt, or the Three Year anniversary pack, you can order HERE

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Hypnotic Dirge Records FREE Compilation #3: Desolation. Dissonance. Delirium. to be released Dec. 8th, 2011!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted December 3, 2012

 

  On Thursday December 8th, 2011 the third annual Hypnotic Dirge Records compilation album will be made available as a free download. This year's edition is entitled 'Desolation. Dissonance. Delirum.' and will once again feature a variety of audio, video, visual, and text material from all of the currently active HDR projects, as well as a few outside guests. The compilation album will be released alongside the other three-year anniversary stuff, which is o...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records Official T-Shirt and 3 Year Anniversary Pack available to pre-order!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted November 12, 2011
 
 
Although it took a little longer than expected, the first ever Hypnotic Dirge Records T-Shirt is available to pre-order now! The shirt is being released in an edition of 100 copies in all sizes ranging from Small, to X-Large, as well as "Girlie" shirts. The shirt is available to order alone, or as part of a three-year HDR anniversary pack which includes a T-Shirt, a Poster, a 3 year signed and numbered anniversary card, a Hypnotic Dirge Photography Photog...

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Distro Update: 35 New Titltes

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted November 3, 2012
 
Distro section update: 35 new titles added!

An update has been made on the distribution section, as we have just added 35 new titles to the distro from labels and artists around the world. This update features titles from labels such as MISANTHROPIC ART RECORDS (SOUTH KOREA), EPIDEMIE RECORDS (CZECH REPUBLIC), RED STREAM RECORDS (USA), AVANT-GARDE MUSIC (ITALY), GRAU RECORDS (GERMANY), and more.

HDR - D - 227 : Pyra - S/T
HDR - D - 228 : The Last Knell - Aeon ...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records signs two new bands! - Epitimia, and Silent Path

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Epitimia 
*Originally posted October 27, 2011





Hypnotic Dirge Records has signed two new bands onto its artist roster, with both bands planned to have a release in the first half of 2012. The new bands added to the roster are EPITIMIA and SILENT PATH.

Silent Path is a one-man funeral doom metal/depressive black metal project from Iran created by Saman Nu. The project's only member is also known as Count de Efrit, the musician behind the project 'Ekove Efrits' which is already signed to Hypnotic Dirge Reco...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records is now an official distributor of Solitude Productions releases!!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted September 28, 2011
 
I am pleased to announce that Hypnotic Dirge Records is now an official distributor of Solitude Productions in North America. All of the currently available Solitude Productions releases, as well as the releases from its side labels, 'BadMoodMan Music', 'Slow Burn Records', and the 'Art of Silence Series' will now be available to order from Hypnotic Dirge Records. Subsequently, all future releases by Solitude Productions and its side labels will also be d...

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Hypnotic Dirge Interview with Pest Webzine [July 31, 2011]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally published July 31, 2011
Original Link
 
1. Hi there, Skog! Busy Summer, isn't it? Last month you have signed two new acts and this month you have planned 3 new CDs for release...
Busy indeed. It's been good though as I had a fairly slow first half of 2011, due to being busy in other aspects of my life. However, progress and slow promotion has been occuring on both the Funeral Fornication, and Ekove Efrits releases since about February. Ov Hollowness however sort of came out of nowhere...

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Funeral Fornication, Ekove Efrits, and Ov Hollowness albums are now OFFICIALLY released!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted July 29, 2011

After much preparation, and anticipation, I am pleased to announce that today marks the official release of three brand new Hypnotic Dirge Records releases, which includes some of our most ambitious work to date as far as presentation and packaging is concerned. Musically of course, these three albums rank as some of our best releases yet, providing many different emotions, and encompassing many different sub-genres and styles of black metal. Today also marks t...

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stroszek - a break in the day EP available for free download!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : stroszek 
*Originally posted July 18, 2011
 
stroszek has decided to release a short EP called 'a break in the day' which is actually a re-recording of the 2009 EP 'A Wild Hunt' originall released on God is Myth Records. However, 'a break in the day' is not simply another re-recording or re-release of a previously sold out album. In fact, the album is given an entire new aura through the use of female vocals by 'Nat' who is also featured on the upcoming full-length studio album 'Sound Graveyard Bound' wh...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records signs acoustic project stroszek

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : stroszek 

*Originally posted June 26, 2011 


 
Hypnotic Dirge has added the Italian acoustic band stroszek to its lineup. stroszek is the brainchild of Claudio Alcara, known for being the guitar player in the influential and long standing Italian Black Metal band 'Frostmoon Eclipse'. Claudio works on stroszek with bandmates Richard on drums, and David on bass creating a wonderful three-man studio project. With stroszek, Claudio is able to create the music he had always envisioned, stating "I wouldn't call...

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3 new releases now available for pre-order! [Funeral Fornication, Ekove Efirts, Ov Hollowness]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted June 8, 2011
 
On July 29th we will be officially releasing three of the best to date releases on Hypnotic Dirge Records. Continuing onwards on our own evolutionary path, the professionalism of these albums have increased from our previous releases once again. All 3 of the albums will have at least 12 page booklets and the Funeral Fornication album will also come with an album sleeve (O-card).

The albums were sent to plant about 2 weeks ago now and we are now accepting pre-ord...

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Ov Hollowness signs with Hypnotic Dirge Records

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Ov Hollowness 
*Originally Posted June 8, 2012


 
Hypnotic Dirge Records has signed a deal with the one-man project from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 'Ov Hollowness' and will be releasing the band's sophomore release Drawn to Descend. In mid 2010, Ov Hollowness self-released their debut album 'Diminished' which received good reviews from fans and critics alike, and was distributed by labels around the world. Now, Hypnotic Dirge Records is pleased to welcome Ov Hollowness to the HDR family in time for the release ...

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Hypnotic Dirge interview with ZWareMetalen [June 18, 2011]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally published June 18, 2011

HDR has conducted an interview with the zine 'Zwaremetalen' which is the biggest Dutch speaking metal zine in the world!
Thanks to Bart, and the rest of the ZWaremetalen staff for the opportunity!

Obviously the version on their website is in Dutch so is unreadable to the majority of English speakers.  Therefore, I have decided to also publish the interview in English. You can read it below:


Hello Nick. Thank you for this interview. You are...
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Distro Update: 25 New Titles

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted June 1, 2011
 
Distribution Update - 25 New Titles!

First of all, thanks goes out to everyone who participated in the Hypnotic Dirge Spring Sale last month. Funds from the sale will be going towards new releases on Hypnotic Dirge Records which will be announced in further detail in about a week's time.

Today, the distribution section has been updated with 25 new titles from labels around the world including PEST PRODUCTIONS (CHINA), SOLITUDE PRODUCTIONS (RUSSIA), COLD DIMENSION...

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Hypnotic Dirge interview with Nocturnal Cult Webzine [May 28, 2011]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally published May 28, 2011
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1.  Hells Skog, as the owner of one the most consistent and focused record labels I was wondering what motivated you to start a label?  What do you look for in an artist when you are considering which bands to sign?  How big of a factor does money play into it?  How many demos do you regularly receive?
Hey Brad! Originally, the idea to start Hypnotic Dirge Records was simply born out of a desire to be able to release my own music and be in contro...
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HDR $5.00 Sale - May 2 - 16, 2011

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally posted May 2, 2011

 Hypnotic Dirge Records Presents: Hypnotizing Spring Sale
$5.00 CD's
Monday May 2nd to Monday May 16th, 2011
MORE INFO BELOW:
 
Hypnotic Dirge Records will be having a $5.00 CD sale from May 2nd - May 16th 2011!
All official Hypnotic Dirge releases, and all CD's available in the distribution are included in this sale!
Regular CD's are $5.00 each.
Deluxe CD's are $8.00 each. (double-albums, DVD's, etc.)
Shipping charges are extra!

Hypnotic Dirge Records Official Release...
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Distro Update: 11 New Titles

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted April 12, 2011
 
Distribution Update - New Titles added!

New titles from Endless Winter Records (RUSSIA), and Misanthropic Art Productions (S. KOREA) have been added to our stock today.

HDR - D - 191 : Aura Hiemis - While the rest of the world sleep
HDR - D - 192 : Lapsus Dei - In our Sacred Places
HDR - D - 193 : Krief de Soli - Procul este profani
HDR - D - 194 : AstorVoltaires - Katan Nagantu
HDR - D - 195 ; Ego Depths/Dispersive Light - Follow the Skua
HDR - D - 196 : Tunes of D...

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Deprived of Light - Colored Death album is now available to download!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Deprived of Light 
*Original posted April 9, 2011
 
Lord Trowe of HDR Project 'The Foetal Mind' returns with a new project and new material! Deprived of Light is a collaboration between Lord Trowe - The Foetal Mind, and Psychotic - Phychocalypse. Together they form a post-rock influenced metal album with strong melodic guitar work, and hints of black and doom metal. You can download the album HERE or stream the album on BANDCAMP

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Distro Update: 50 New Titles added!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Webshop Additions 
*Originally posted March 9, 2011
 
First distribution update of 2011! 50 New Titles added!

50 New Titles have been added to the distribution section of the website today from labels such as Reverie Recordings (USA), Le Crepuscule du Soir (France), Dusktone/Greytone Records (Italy), Misanthropic Art Productions (South Korea), Morbid Winter Records (Canada), Goatowarax Records (Australia), Obscure Abhorrence Records (Germany), Infernal Kommando Records (France), Avant-Garde Music (Italy), Solitude...

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Hypnotic Dirge interview with The Inarguable Blog [Feb. 14/2011]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally published February 14, 2011

Below is an interview I conducted with Bjørn Tunsberg, a staff writer at 'The Inarguable Webzine' as well as a friend of mine. Thank you to Jon and Bjørn for setting this up. 

How are you? It is an honor to have you speak with us!
Hi Bjørn, It's nice to talk to you again as well.

What made you want to start this label?
I started Hypnotic Dirge out of the relatively simple idea that I wanted to be in control of my own destiny when it came to r...

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Hypnotic Dirge Interview with Hierophant-Nox Webzine [October 1/2010]

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Hypnotic Dirge Records 
*Originally published June 2010
 
This interview was originally completed in June 2010 and published on Hierophant-Nox in October 2010.
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Hypnotic Dirge – Hierophant Nox

Hail Skog, how are you doing?
Not too bad. As I write this, I am enjoying a couple days off from work, but really all that means is that it's time to catch up on some label things. haha At least, this way I get to work at my own schedule and do what interests me.


Over the past months we have seen a number of interestin...

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Ekove Efrits - Hypermnesia album is now available as a free download!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Ekove Efrits 
*Originally posted February 21, 2011
 
Ekove Efrits' 2010 Full-length album which was originally self-released last year is now available to download for free on the Hypnotic Dirge Records 'Downloads' section. The album shows Ekove Efrits' experimental vision of a neo-classical, trip-hop, black metal fusion, and in fact this was part of the reason that the album was self-released last year, as most labels did not want to take a chance on releasing the album in a physical medium. None-the-less, ...

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Hypnotic Dirge Records signs 'Ekove Efrits' - New full-length album will follow in Summer 2011!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Ekove Efrits 
*Orignally posted February 2, 2011
 
Hypnotic Dirge Records has reached a deal with the project 'Ekove Efrits' based out of Tehran, Iran. Ekove Erfits is a one man project which has a history dating back to 2001, releasing demos and a split release before their first full-length album was released in 2008 by Possesion Productions, and a second full-length album was self-released in 2010. Over the years, Ekove Efrits have defined their sound to something that is incredibly haunting, atmospheric,...

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Astral Luminous - Lunaric Tide album available for free download!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 8, 2012, In : Astral Luminous 
*Originally posted January 17, 2011
 
Astral Luminous - Lunaric Tide, which was the fourth official HDR album released back in February 27th, 2009 has now been made available for free download! If you did not purchase a physical copy of this album, you can now download the album, including the full album artwork from the DOWNLOADS section, or on BANDCAMP. Although there has been delay in the writing process of the sophomore Astral Luminous release, I can assure you that it is still on its way. ...

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