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SONG PREMIERE: The Haunting Green - The Void Above

January 28, 2019
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, it’s the way they build tension through a combination of mood, melody, and atmosphere. Consider the extended intro of “The Void Above” – the slow build, the incremental layering, the short bursts of drums and heavy bass. Then they pull back just enough so that when the song finally revs up in earnest, they rip the top of your fucking skull off more by virtue of a well-executed shift in dynamics than through sheer volume or aggression.”
Speaking on “The Void Above”, the band comments:
“This is the maybe the fastest song we have ever written. It came out in a very short time, when we felt the necessity to try something more aggressive.

The lyric is a metaphor about migration, about escaping, and about the irremediable consequences that this need brings. It is about being conscious of our inability to face something bigger that us (feel free to suppose it can be life, or death).”



The album, “Natural Extinctions” will be released on Hypnotic Dirge Records on a 6 panel digipack on March 5, 2019.
Natural Extinctions Tracklist:
1- Lazarus Taxon 
2- Natural Extinction
3- The Void Above
4- Litha
5- Where Nothing Grows
6- Rites of Passage
7- Luminous Lifeforms
Total playing time: 49:41 
 

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

January 23, 2019
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!


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PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE: Il Vuoto - Vastness

January 14, 2019
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

January 10, 2019
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

January 1, 2019
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

December 17, 2018
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!

December 14, 2018
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!

December 11, 2018
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

December 10, 2018
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

December 6, 2018
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!




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Digital [Name-your-price]
Omgeving Facebook Page

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

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