TERRA RELICTA COMPILATIONS
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MERCIFUL NUNS - Releases New Single “Star Pulse (The Lesser Seal)” From Forthcoming Album Nebulae
German gothic rock visionaries Merciful Nuns have unveiled their haunting new single, "Star Pulse (The Lesser Seal)", the second glimpse into their forthcoming album, Nebulae, due for... -
MASS MINOR - Releases New Single “Get Up” After Signing To Metropolis Records
Austin (USA)‑based darkwave and electronic rock project Mass Minor, led by multi‑instrumentalist Andrew J. Martin, Jr., marks a new milestone with the release of the single “Get Up”... -
STIGMA - Releases New Single/Video “Thinking Machine” And Announces Japan Tour
Nuremberg (Germany)‑based melodic dark rock unit Stigma unveil their new single “Thinking Machine”, a track that sets the conceptual and sonic foundation for the band’s forthcoming EP... -
ALTERA DOOMONICA - Presents Debut Full-Length Angelic Doomology
Rising from the murky depths of the UK heavy music underground, doom metal collective Altera Doomonica has officially announced the upcoming release of their debut full-length, Angelic...
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ANJA HUWE
"I find it really bizarre, because right after the concert, you're already on the internet. I mean, come on. It's very different from how it used to be, but it's fine." - Anja Huwe -
PAIN
"With Hypocrisy, I'm very "home", but with Pain, it's an adventure, just like going into the jungle only with a knife and no glass of water and trying to survive." - Peter Tägtgren -
AUX ANIMAUX
"When I found the goth scene and the music and everything around it, I slowly started to find my true self again. I'm fascinated by Satanism - not because I worship Satan..." - Gözde Duzer -
MOONSPELL
"This time we're trying not to complicate things too much. We want to have a simple message, but that doesn't mean there will be fewer arrangements or less songwriting..." - Pedro Paixão
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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...
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,...
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...










