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TANKS AND TEARS - Timewave Out Now

Italian darkwave/post-punk outfit Tanks And Tears is back with a compelling sophomore album, Timewave, a clear reflection on the importance of time and the cyclical nature of events.

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PRINCIPE VALIENTE - Reveals First Single/Video From Upcoming Fifth Album

Sweden-based post-punk/shoegaze unit Principe Valiente has revealed the first single/video, "Something New", from its upcoming fifth album, In This Light, due in May through Metropolis Records.

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OMNIMAR - Shares "So Cold"

Russian dark pop act Omnimar has shared a new single and video, "So Cold", in which dark pop queen Maria Mar delves deep into the icy depths of emotions, confronting the shadows that...

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URKU LLANTHU - Releases Fourth Full-Length

Ecuadorian folk ambient/dungeon synth act Urku Llanthu - a solo musical project of Pablo Mesías, which transcends ancestral settings and sounds of hypnotizing atmospheres with gloomy...

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THEN COMES SILENCE - Presents First Single And Video From Impending Full-Length

"Ride Or Die" is the first single in nearly two years by Swedish iconic gothic rock/post-punk act Then Comes Silence. It is also an opening statement of intent from its stunning new album, Trickery,...

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HAMFERÐ - Offers Second Single/Video From Forthcoming Full-Length

Faroe Islands-based doom/death collective Hamferð has offered a chest-caving new single and video, "Hvølja", from its forthcoming full-length, Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk, set for release on 22 March...

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SULDUSK - Releases Sophomore Full-Length And Shares Video For "Mythical Creatures"

Today, Australian dark folk/blackgaze act Suldusk released its sophomore full-length, Anthesis, via Napalm Records. In support of the new album, the band shared a video for "Mythical Creatures",...

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NONE - Drops Another Single/Live Video From Impending Live Album

Black metal/neofolk/industrial solo act None has dropped another song/live video, "Stories", from its impending live album, Alive In San Jose, due on 8 March on digital streaming platforms.

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TERRA RELICTA - password: darkwave27

Terra Relicta dark music web magazine and radio are pleased to present a new compilation - password: darkwave27. Its 27 tracks are over two hours of pure darkwave satisfaction!

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DARKEND - Inked A Deal With Dark Essence Records

Italian ritualistic black metallers Darkend have inked a deal with Norway's Dark Essence Records and will be releasing their fourth full-length album during 2019 on a date as yet to be announced.
Playing what the band calls 'Extreme Ritual Art', Darkend was formed in 2006 by drummer, and only remaining original member, Valentz, who describes the fledgling band as "young guys wanting to let our energy out. And black metal was the only way - the left hand path we all aimed for”.
Having undergone the inevitable round of member changes, Valentz has today found the ideal line-up of like-minded spirits with Animæ on vocals, Antarktica on grand piano/ambience, Ashes and Nothingness on lead guitars, and Vinterskog on bass. Together they create music that "lies at the border between magic and spirituality, where cults and rituals can wander free in the wisdom of infinity, at the crossroads between life and death. Swallowed by the energy of the ceremony, engulfed by the dense smoke of incense, for Darkend there’s no difference between good and evil, dream and reality".
Darkend's enthusiasm at having been selected to be released on Dark Essence Records, a label whose roster boasts some of the most iconic bands in the black and extreme metal genres, and which is well known for its unerring ability to pick out the best of the upcoming batch of black and extreme metal artists, is obvious as the following comments from the various band members demonstrate:
Valentz (drums): "I'm very proud that Darkend is now part of Dark Essence's family. We'll spread our art together! On all of you!"
Animae (vocals): "I feel honoured that such an enlightened darkness has chosen to give loud voice to this shadowed universe that is relentlessly shaking, inside."
Ashes (guitars): "I'm really excited to start working with Dark Essence. The hard work over the years has finally paid off. For us it really has been a big achievement. I thank all my friends and all the staff that supports us and stands by us!"
Nothingness (guitars): "We are really thrilled to start a partnership with Dark Essence Records. Their contagious enthusiasm will surely allow us to reach new goals and will bring our music a step forward."
Antarktica (keys, song writing): "For the new album we wanted something different from The Canticle Of Shadows, yet with the same sound matrix. After more than a year of song writing and hard work, and months locked in the recording studio, we got the result we were aiming for. So we couldn't be prouder than signing for Dark Essence! We are happy they loved our work and we can't wait for the album to be released!"
Vinterskog (bass): "Ever since I first got into black metal, I felt a connection with Norway and its artistic aura. And now, signing and working with one of the best labels not only from the country but from everywhere, everything started is a big checkmark on my dreams list, and I am looking forward to this great collaboration!"
Darkend: "To sum up, we can't wait to start working with Dark Essence Records because we believe that their wide roster is attractive. It's extreme, but not strictly bound to a music genre. It's wider, complex... and we felt we had the music that could fit it! It was a total pleasure when they told us they liked our art. We closed a circle and started drawing together the next lemniscate!"
A video for the track "Of The Defunct" with Attila Csihar on guest vocals from Darkend's 2016 album The Canticle Of Shadows can be seen below. Link

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