Hypnotic Dirge Updates and News

GENERAL UPDATE

October 26, 2023
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 about operating two stores (plus Bandcamp and Discogs) and managing stock in two locations, as well as all the shipping and customs dilemmas that come with that.

It has no doubt been a challenging year as a result, and we recognize that orders haven't been shipping out as quickly as we'd like and some promotion on our recent releases have also suffered as a result. Therefore we're taking a bit of time right now to organize everything, try to streamline some processes, and also hope to be able to offer cheaper shipping starting in 2024 as well! There are many things going on in the background right now, though we only have one new release planned for the rest of this year ( @stroszek_i - preorders begin this Friday!)

So things will be a bit quieter for the next few weeks in order to make things more efficient moving forward!
In the meantime, we hope that you'll take some time to listen to the albums we've already put out this year ( Orphans of Dusk, Inherus, NONE, Urbain, Claret Ash, Subterranean Disposition, Kings Rot, Notturno)

We have a big distro sale planned for November as we hope to clear out our distro COMPLETELY!



Some notes on vinyl:
-NONE vinyl have of course arrived in Canada. The goal is to have ALL orders out by next Friday!

-Urbain and Notturno vinyl are right on schedule. Just got word yesterday that they should arrive here in 3-4 weeks and all orders will ship directy from Portugal to avoid delays.

-Claret Ash vinyl is slightly delayed. We're about 6 weeks away, so hopefully we will receive those and ship out all orders before the holidays!

 

ALBUM RELEASE: Notturno - Inside

October 5, 2023
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]

October 5, 2023
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

September 29, 2023
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

September 22, 2023
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

September 15, 2023
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

August 25, 2023
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!



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ALBUM RELEASE: Claret Ash - Worldtorn: Anemoia

August 11, 2023
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! 



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PRE-ORDERS: Notturno - Inside [LP]

August 4, 2023
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]

August 4, 2023
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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