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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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SLOWLY BUILDING WEAPONS - New Album Out In December, Two Songs Available For Streaming

Australian/Japanese experimental doom/shoegaze trio Slowly Building Weapons are ready to release on 4th December via Bird's Robe Records their new album entitled Echos. This is a follow up to in 2017 released Sunbirds, and Echos takes a sharp turn away from the sound of their previous effort, which was described as "genre-crushing amazingness. To compare this to anything doesn't really do it justice."

Somehow Slowly Building Weapons have succeeded in forging their own path through a myriad of influences from doom, shoegaze, post-punk, post-rock & metal, indie-rock and pieces of early hardcore. With daring experiments in production that will both alarm and excite listeners, the largely self-produced effort nevertheless still 'sounds' like a Slowly Building Weapons record, whatever that might be.

Slowly Building Weapons now made available for streaming two singles. First is named "Foal To Mare" and they describe it this way: "This is a place we haven't been before. It started off a simple melody on keys, then we started building it up from there. At one point it stalled and we nearly let the song go.....but then Craig added a bass line straight from the disco gods, and it all fell together from there. The end result is kinda like a standard rock single but with a lot going on under the surface. Lyrically this song is about drawing from a long line of ancestors you don't know, and tapping into their traits to survive."

The second single is "Heaven Collapse" and the band says: "This was one of the last songs we wrote for the album. It's like a traditional Slowly Building Weapons song that's all grown up now, or something. Lyrically this song is about detaching from mainstream jobs and finding autonomy through self-sufficiency."

About the new album the band has to say: "Our previous two albums, Nausicaa and Sunbirds, were each anchored in a certain style/genre - then we tried to get creative around that. For Echos, we pulled up the anchor and let ourselves drift off. It took years of drifting, but we ended up in a place that felt more at home then where we started. Then when it was time to record, our main aim was to capture the sound of the band in a room - and then hang onto that as tightly as possible. So that's what you're hearing on the album, it's us playing live in the big room at Studio 301, with the exception of Nick who pre-recorded his vox in Japan, then we used different techniques to 'put him in the room with us'. There's obviously overdubs and other things added afterwards, but we really tried to keep it as 'real' as possible. It was a challenging process, but I think we achieved what we set out to do. This is a unique album and we're really keen to share it with everyone." Link

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