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ALBUM RELEASE: De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube - Rituel: Initiation

February 13, 2026
It is a great honour to officially announce the release of De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube's debut record "Rituel: Initiation" this evening! The culmination of years of creation and refinement from the band and months of preparation on my end, the time when we can finally share the album in full and present it as a complete listening experience is something special.


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In collaboration with Atmospheric Black Metal Albums, the album is premiering now on Youtube! You can find it on their channel, as well as on ours and the band's. As always, now that the album is released, you will also find it available for unlimited streaming and "name-your-price" download on the Hypnotic Dirge Bandcamp and Ampwall!

For those who crave something more tangible, the CD's - presented as a 6 Panel Digipack - are also officially released today and shipping now!

Bundles (Shirts, Patches, Metallic Pins, Stickers) are available to order and shipping later this month, while limited DLP's in three colour variants are available to pre-order with shipping scheduled for April! 

All purchases of physical media and donations on the digital album help keep Hypnotic Dirge sustainable and are always much appreciated!

Thank you and enjoy the record!

"From the Abyss, the Dawn is Born"

• Album Notes •
Conceived as a ritualistic journey through sound, De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube’s debut album explores themes of transcendence, disintegration and rebirth through five immersive tracks. Carved in the tension between heaviness and silence, each piece evolves like a rite of passage: carried by hypnotic guitars, dynamic contrasts, and a dual vocal approach blending harsh blackened screams, throat singing and ethereal folkish harmonies.

Rooted in post-metal and reaching into ritual folk and black metal, the album evokes spiritual transformation through trance-like build-ups, tribal percussion and atmospheric layers.

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ALBUM RELEASE: Nefarious Grime - Death is Immortal

February 9, 2026
Originally self-released by Nefarious Grime on August 1, 2025, now available on Hypnotic Dirge

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Harkening back to the sultry, vampiric spirit of 90s black metal, "Death is Immortal" marks Nefarious Grime's first foray into the genre, departing from her previously darkwave/gothic-infused sound.

Reminiscent of Cradle of Filth's early erotic-horror flair, Nefarious Grime's "Death is Immortal" layers hau...

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SONG PREMIERE: FOGHAZER - He

February 5, 2026
The opening track from FOGHAZER's forthcoming album "He Left The Temple" is streaming now on our Youtube Channel and Bandcamp Page!



Foghazer is a project built on trip-hop rhythm, black-metal texture and lo-fi cinematic atmosphere, crafting a discordant and haunting atmosphere rooted in black metal aesthetic yet drawing from sounds far outside the genre's confines
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"The record began as an accident. Fragments of trip-hop, early-2000s vinyl scratching, and the Black Metal influences I grew ...

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PRE-ORDERS LIVE: novæ - Destroying Angels

January 30, 2026
Pre-orders are now open for novæ's debut album "Destroying Angels"!


With a fresh approach on cosmic black metal, novæ conveys the awe, anxiety, and desolation of empty space through the perspective of the Apollo 11 Mission. 

Unfolding like a transmission from the cosmos, discordant guitars clash against ethereal droning synth and authentic samples taken from the Apollo 11 MOCR ACR Collection to craft an immersive atmosphere simultaneously unnerving and transcende...

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UPCOMING RELEASE: Foghazer - He Left The Temple

January 23, 2026
Hypnotic Dirge Records presents our collaboration with Foghazer for the release of their debut record
"He Left The Temple"



Foghazer is a project built on trip-hop rhythm, black-metal texture and lo-fi cinematic atmosphere, crafting a discordant and haunting atmosphere rooted in black metal aesthetic yet drawing from sounds far outside the genre's confines.

"The record began as an accident. Fragments of trip-hop, early-2000s vinyl scratching, and the Black Metal influences I grew up on colliding...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Moon Wisdom - Let Water Flow

January 16, 2026
We are thrilled to be officially releasing our first new album of 2026 tonight - the debut album of MOON WISDOM entitled "Let Water Flow"


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"Let Water Flow" is presented in a 4 Panel Digipack with an accompanying booklet and sticker
The CD has already been in stock here for weeks and orders are shipping now!


"There’s a discipline to Let Water Flow by Moon Wisdom that immediately sets it apart. This isn’t Black Metal made in a blind sprint toward extremity, nor is ...

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PRE-ORDERS LIVE: DE L'ABÎME NAÎT L'AUBE - Rituel: Initiative

January 14, 2026
Pre-orders are now open for DE L'ABÎME NAÎT L'AUBE’s debut full length album "Rituel : Initiation"!


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The album is available is presented in a stunning DLP Gatefold with luminous metallic ink on the front cover; divided into three distinct colour variants - "Aube d’or" limited to 100 copies, "Brume d’Abîme" limited to 100 copies, and a Classic Black Variant. The DLP edition of the album is scheduled for shipping in April 2026

Rituel : Initiation is also avai...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube - Un Sanctuaire de Cendres

January 14, 2026

We are thrilled to premiere the third and final music video from De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube's forthcoming debut album "Rituel: Initiation"



"Rituel: Initiation" is due for release in CD/Digital format on February 13. 
A DLP will follow in April
Pre-orders are live now! 

Video Credits:
Directed by: Brice Hincker & Amélie Diane 
Recorded at: Roystone Studio 
Mixed by: Tim de Gieter (Much luv' studio) 
Mastered by: Nikita Kamprad 

"Dans une plaine d'herbes grises
Pleuvent des larmes de givre.
Des si...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Hekseblad - The Fall of Cintra

January 9, 2026
Today marks the official release of our 2026 pressing of Hekseblad's debut EP "The Fall of Cintra"!

Although a re-release and thus having no new music to share with you as we usually do on release date, it is still a special day here as it marks the first release in a very busy 2026 schedule!

I am very happy with how the 10" turned out, and glad this piece of Hekseblad's early history is once again officially available! Everyone's orders will be shipped out in the coming days!



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UPCOMING RELEASE: novæ - Destroying Angels

December 18, 2025
With a fresh approach on cosmic black metal, novæ conveys the awe, anxiety, and desolation of empty space through the perspective of the Apollo 11 Mission. 



Unfolding like a transmission from the cosmos, discordant guitars clash against ethereal droning synth and authentic samples taken from the Apollo 11 MOCR ACR Collection to craft an immersive atmosphere simultaneously unnerving and transcendent. Combining raw and dissonant black metal with cold distant ambience, "Destroying Angels" builds...

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