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SONG PREMIERE: Frigoris - Aurora Stirbt

December 19, 2019

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.

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Frigoris

VIDEO PREMIERE: Kassad - The Concrete

December 16, 2019

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

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Kassad

PRE-ORDERS: Kassad - London Orbital

December 13, 2019

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...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Kassad

VINYL RELEASE: NONE - selftitled

December 11, 2019

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” - ...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : NONE

UPCOMING RELEASE: Kassad - London Orbital

November 23, 2019

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...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Kassad

UPCOMING RELEASE: Frigoris - ...in Stille

November 21, 2019

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...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Frigoris

VIDEO CLIP: The Haunting Green - Where Nothing Grows

November 17, 2019

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 ...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : The Haunting Green

Altars of Grief announces indefinite hiatus

November 15, 2019

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 ...

Posted by Nick Skog. Posted In : Altars of Grief