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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - Gigantes Mortui

November 7, 2025

Gigantes Mortui - a live rehearsal recording commemorating Norilsk's past and present is officially out today!



Speaking of the release, Norilsk says: "This is our first and only album recorded live in our rehearsal space, to mark the first decade of the band. We hope you enjoy these new versions of older songs as much as we enjoyed revisiting them.

Thanks to Simon Bouchard for recording the album, and Topon Das and Apt 2 for mixing and mastering it.

The last song on this album is “No Sacred Ground.” This song is an homage to pilgrims of doom: artists and fans who travel long distances to the holy land of underground live music. This is another song which was subject to a few arrangements over the years. On the original version, released in 2018 on the album ‘Weepers of the Land,’ we had Damien Smith from Altars of Grief trading vocals with us.

Enjoy this season of doom everyone."

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SONG PREMIERE: Norilsk - Ghosts of Loss

October 17, 2025

A third song is now available for the new ‘Gigantes Mortui’ live rehearsal album from Norilsk. “Ghosts of Loss” was originally released on the 2017 album ‘Le passage des glaciers’.

The band comments: “We originally had Pim Blankenstein, from Officium Triste, as guest singer on the studio version. After having played Ghosts of Loss live for many years, it is interesting to hear the new vibe and arrangements this song gained over time.”

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PRE-ORDERS LIVE: Norilsk - Gigantes Mortui

October 12, 2025

Following the announcement of the album ‘Gigantes Mortui’ last week, Norilsk is now releasing a second song and launching physical pre-orders.


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While most of the songs on ‘Gigantes Mortui’ have been played in front of a live audience at one point or another over the years, revisiting NORILSK’s discography was an opportunity for the band to take a fresh perspective, and re-arranging the songs with the live feeling they didn’t have in their origi...


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UPCOMING RELEASE: Norilsk - Gigantes Mortui

October 3, 2025

A new Norilsk album entitled ‘Gigantes Mortui’ will be released on November 7, 2025. The album commemorates the first decade of the band, and was recorded live in Norilsk’s rehearsal space with the current lineup.

Norilsk has become a full band many years ago, and the current lineup has been steady since Tom Hansen and Matt MacIvor joined the fold, respectively in 2016 and 2017. As the band was marking its 10th anniversary in 2024, ‘Giganges Mortui’ brings a new life into these atmos...


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MERCH: NONE - "A Coffin for a Bed" long-sleeve shirts available for pre-order

August 22, 2025

This autumn, a new pressing of the classic NONE long-sleeve initially printed alongside their sophomore record “Life has gone on long enough” will be available once again.

Out of print for many years, we have received numerous requests for another pressing of the “A Coffin for a Bed” shirts so with summer dying fast, now seemed like the time to do it.


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Available to pre-order now with shipping scheduled for late September.
The new pressing will be handled by Hellsmith and printed...


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MERCH: Hekseblad Long-Sleeve Shirts available for pre-order

August 19, 2025

Adorning the “Kaer Morhen” cover art by Aghy R Parakusuma in careful detail on the front, as well as intricate prints on the sleeves and back, this Hekseblad long-sleeve is available to pre-order now with shipping scheduled for late September allowing you to receive it in time for autumn.


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The shirts will be printed on Gildan SoftStyle (64400) by Hellsmith and orders will be shipped from Portugal.
Available on its own, or as part of a LP or CD bundle at a discount!


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ALBUM RELEASE: Listless - selftitled

April 30, 2025
Forged in the grey skies of the pacific northwest, LISTLESS evokes a deep sense of foreboding dread on its debut album, transporting the listener to despondency and distress and creating the perfect soundtrack for quiet contemplative evenings. Today marks the official release of Listless' first chapter, so put on some headphones, settle into a dark space (or better yet, a nighttime walk), and let yourself get transported through this record of evocative depressive black metal!


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VINYL RE-RELEASE : Hekseblad - Kaer Morhen

April 30, 2025
Last year when we released Hekseblad's debut album "Kaer Morhen", the vinyl sold out in a matter of days which convinced us to add a third variant to the pressing, and that was also sold out by the summer. Since then, many of you asked if we had extra copies lying around or if we would do a repress. We didn't get to it immediately but the latest pressing arrived here about a month ago and we just held off on the release until today - April 19 - which is fittingly the one year anniversary of t...

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SONG PREMIERE: Listless - Bloodstained Memories

April 30, 2025
As the release of Listless' self-titled debut fast approaches, we are excited to share another new song from the record today, entitled "Bloodstained Memories".

Streaming now on Youtube, Bandcamp, and various streaming platforms!

The self-titled album comes out Friday April 25!
Pre-orders are live now and if you pre-order the CD, you can expect it to ship out to you a few days prior to release. 

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Listless is a solo Depressive Black Metal project from Victoria, BC, Canada. The project a...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Norilsk - D'ombre et de glace (l'asphyxie)

April 30, 2025
We just premiered the first lyric video from Norilsk's latest album "Antipole" for the track D'ombre et de glace (l'asphyxie)



Video Credits:
Filmed and Edited by: Erik Labossiere and Kristin Wagner
Featuring: Sarah Fiset

This song is about anhedonia: the inability to feel anything, and the feeling that someone or something took something away from you. As if your world’s outside crust gets turned inward and your core becomes one cold place. There is an analogy with the quallupilluk, an in...

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