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RELEASE NEWS: Ah CIliz / Chiral - Origins

September 11, 2017
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 Sorrow" released in 2011 through Schattenkult Productions. 

Bon Vincent Fry (Lamentations of the Ashen, Jagged Mouth) joined the band in 2011 to become the first full time drummer in Ah Ciliz. In 2012, the second full-length album "Led Astray" was released through Le Crépuscule du Soir Productions. Bon was unable to continue with Ah Ciliz but Marco Ceccarelli (Deadly Carnage, Hanging Garden, Nostalgia) joined the band soon after and together Marco and Elmer recorded two full-length albums - "Umbra" (2014) and "Absurd Aspirations" (2014)

In 2016, Elmer decided to step down from vocal duties and enlisted Belgium vocalist Boris Iolis (L'Hiver en Deuil, Marche Funèbre, Soul Dissolution). Boris performs vocals on "Origins"

Chiral is an Italian one-man band from the countryside near Piacenza, set up at the end of 2013. Chiral incorporates musical elements of the North-West USA Cascadian Black Metal atmosphere as well as raw black metal influences with a special taste for acoustic instruments. Lyrical themes are mainly based on introspection, nature, solitude, pain, death, and love.

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 of synths are crafting a misty and mysterious aura. If the dreamy and hypnotic atmosphere of Lustre met with the breathless wonder of Falls of Rauros' melodies, and the wild raw guitar lines of Wolves in the Throne Room, that would be probably be what Chiral sounds like.


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Chiral Bandcamp

The album will be released on Monday November 6 in a 6 panel digipack.
Song premieres and pre-orders to follow!

Tracklist:
Ah Ciliz:
 1. Cascadia  6:52
2. Moonlight in Night Season  4:46
 3. People of The Stars  7:17

Chiral:
 4. A Feeble Glare of Autumn  3:48
 5. Queen of The Setting Sun  15:11

Total Running Time: 37:55
 

SONG PREMIERE: Odradek Room - Mirror Labyrinth

August 30, 2017
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!



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"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

August 18, 2017

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

August 3, 2017
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.

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ALBUM RELEASE: Kval - Kval

August 1, 2017
*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

August 1, 2017
*News from July 18

No Clean Singing is now streaming the track "Kuolonkuu" from the upcoming self-titled album from Kval!



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"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

July 11, 2017
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

July 6, 2017
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

June 24, 2017
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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ALBUM PREMIERE : Mavradoxa - Lethean Lament

June 22, 2017
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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