TERRA RELICTA COMPILATIONS
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WITCHER - Presents "Suttogó"
Hungarian atmospheric black metal duo WitcheR have released their new video single, "Suttogó". Translated as "The Whisperer", "Suttogó" draws listeners into a world of dark forests,... -
SKUMLOVE - Inks Deal With Candlepower Records And Sheds "Blood And Roses"
US industrial metal outfit Skumlove, recently signed to Candlepower Records, a subsidiary of Virgin Music, have dropped their first offering for the label: "Blood And Roses", a cover of... -
MONICA RICHARDS - Announces Hiraeth, Her First Solo Album In Twelve Years
Legendary gothic singer, songwriter, and visionary artist Monica Richards, renowned for her work with Faith And The Muse and Strange Boutique, is set to return with her fourth solo studio... -
SHORES OF NULL - Unveils Video For "The Numbing Void"; New Album Homesick Out Now
Italian melodic death/doom metal outfit Shores Of Null have premiered the video for "The Numbing Void", coinciding with the release of their fifth full-length, Homesick, available now...
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KATATONIA
"It's a dark album. According to me, it's the darkest yet in our discography. It's also very suggestive, very introverted, less direct, and might be less friendly..." - Daniel Moilanen -
MORTIIS
"I think it's basically a mutation of a lot of different things — like a hybrid creature nobody quite knows how to categorise. A heretic, I guess." - Håvard Ellefsen (Mortiis) -
HIGH PARASITE
"It's about humans; we are the high parasites. We feast on the earth and on all the things that the earth gives us. We don't just take a little bit, we take everything." - Aaron Stainthorpe -
ANTIMATTER
"I'm quite obsessive, and when I work on music, I can overwork and get myself in trouble. I always had a breakdown when I finished an album, because I drove myself to the brink." - Mick Moss
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"The speech that they hate is my speech, but my speech is not a hate speech. What can you do? You can just mirror/reflect them - hopefully, they will see how grotesque..." - Dero Goi


Terra Relicta, the dark music online magazine and radio, proudly presents its ninth compilation – Five Years Under, created in celebration of the fifth anniversary of Terra Relicta Radio.
Esoterik return with "Dirt", an aggressive, myth-infused single confronting the modern crisis of artificial stimulation, digital decay, and the erosion of human focus. Building on the...
London-based artist A.A. Williams has shared a captivating new video for "The Veil", one of the most delicate and exposed moments on her third studio album, Solstice, released in June...
Portuguese folk/doom/symphonic metal artist Paula Teles has unveiled her new single and accompanying video, "Herança", released via Ethereal Sound Works. Blending the emotional weight...
For more than three decades, industrial metal visionaries Fear Factory have explored the uneasy relationship between humanity and technology, crafting dystopian narratives that blur...
This modern yet intimate venue hosted the excellent Sine Lumine Fest in June. This time the focus was firmly on post-punk, with Sweden's Then Comes Silence and Denmark's The Foreign Resort sharing the bill. Having never seen either band live before.
Nocturnal Culture Night (NCN) is one of Germany’s most cherished boutique dark-scene festivals, held annually in the Kulturpark Deutzen, a woodland park near Leipzig. The 2026 edition took place from 4–6 September, with a warm-up party on 3 September.
Frantic Fest is a relatively new festival, founded in 2017 in Francavilla al Mare, Abruzzo. That makes it a young event by European metal standards, yet one that has grown rapidly and is now regarded as a major Italian extreme‑music open‑air gathering.
The masterful blend of post‑punk rawness, melancholic darkwave, gothic atmosphere, and pulsating electro energy works exceptionally well live. Ash Code’s extensive stage experience is evident; even without excessive interaction, a magnetic connection forms...
It was already around midnight when NNHMN stepped on stage. Despite some initial sound issues, they quickly captivated the now sizeable audience with their danceable yet icy darkwave and coldwave, infused with touches of techno and dark pop. Their performance...










