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ALBUM PREMIERE: Wills Dissolve - Echoes

August 25, 2020
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 taut or releases. As the astronaut drifts through endless space towards his destination, you may pick up the nebulous evocations of Pink Floyd or even Rush. As the terminal dangers of the black hole begin to reveal itself, cosmic bursts of brutality pummel slivers of Arcturus and a spacier Behemoth into your skull. The vocals come in a variety of forms, ranging from dry, crackling growls to sonorous cleans and even using vocoder effects representing the onboard computer to enhance the spaciness of the record."



Regarding shipping: I will be back in Victoria, BC (where all the HDR stock is) from my brief holiday next Monday. All pending Ov Shadows and Wills Dissolv
e orders will be shipped out during the week of Aug 31- Sept 4.

You can pre-order Wills Dissolve bundles now. The official release date is August 28.
HAIL THE ENDLESS VOID!
 

ALBUM RELEASE: Ov Shadows - I Djävulens Avbild

August 14, 2020
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

August 7, 2020
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)

August 6, 2020
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

August 1, 2020
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!


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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

August 1, 2020
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

July 30, 2020
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)

July 30, 2020
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

July 24, 2020
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

July 18, 2020
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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