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Terra Relicta annual competition for the best dark music album of 2021 is over! The winning album of, already, the eighth edition of Terra Relicta Dark Music Awards was chosen - by you, dear voters! Thank you for voting and making this competition not only valid but also popular! Special thanks to you (nominated) musicians/bands who promoted Terra Relicta Dark Music Awards 2021 in any way! As you know, we nominated 50 full-length albums that we thought were the best releases in 2021 (regarding how many good albums got released last year, we could have easily selected 100 or more of them, but you have to draw a line somewhere). The voting started on Monday, 17 January, and by the end, on Tuesday, 1 February, 3509 votes were given, which is a record. This time the results weren't as tight as last year, and here they are:
The title Dark Album Of The Year 2021 goes to: LACRIMOSA - Leidenschaft
Congratulations, also, to the second-placed German dark rock/metal act LORD OF THE LOST for Judas and third-placed CRADLE OF FILTH for Existence Is Futile, and to all nominated musicians/bands for their great releases. The full results are listed below.
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Band/Artist: -ii- Album title: Extinction Label: Self-Released Country: France Genre: Industrial, Gothic, Noise Rock, Dark Pop Listen HERE
Band/Artist: 1914 Album title: Where Fear And Weapons Meet Label: Napalm Records Country: Ukraine Genre: Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Ad Infinitum Album title: Chapter II - Legacy Label: Napalm Records Country: Switzerland Genre: Symphonic Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Agrypnie Album title: Metamorphosis Label: AOP Records Country: Germany Genre: Post Black Metal, Progressive Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: All My Faith Lost... Album title: Untitled Label: Cyclic Law Country: Italy Genre: Ethereal Wave, Darkwave, Neoclassical Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Amore Ad Lunam Album title: White Wings Raven Soul Label: darkTunes Music Group Country: Puerto Rico Genre: Gothic Metal, Dark Rock Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Aythis Album title: Secrets From Below Label: Self-Released Country: Netherlands Genre: Ambient, Post-Rock, Neoclassical, Shoegaze, Darkwave Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Dornenreich Album title: Du Wilde Liebe Sei Label: Prophecy Productions Country: Austria Genre: Avant-Garde Black Rock/Metal, Dark Folk Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Empyrium Album title: Über den Sternen Label: Prophecy Productions Country: Germany Genre: Symphonic Folk, Doom Metal, Neoclassical Black Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Evanescence Album title: The Bitter Truth Label: BMG Country: USA Genre: Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Ghostheart Nebula Album title: Ascension Label: Black Lion Records Country: Italy Genre: Atmospheric Doom Metal, Funeral Doom, Death Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Ghosts Of Atlantis Album title: 3.6.2.4 Label: Black Lion Records Country: UK Genre: Symphonic Metal, Black Metal, Progressive Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Hanging Garden Album title: Skeleton Lake Label: Lifeforce Records Country: Finland Genre: Melodic Doom Metal, Gothic Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Ison Album title: Aurora Label: Avantgarde Music Country: Sweden Genre: Drone, Ambient, Post-Rock, Doom, Gothic Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Lacrimosa Album title: Leidenschaft Label: Hall Of Sermon Country: Switzerland Genre: Gothic Metal, Orchestral/Symphonic Metal, Dark Rock Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Lake Of Tears Album title: Ominous Label: AFM Records Country: Sweden Genre: Dark Rock/Doom Metal/Progressive Rock Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Marianas Rest Album title: Fata Morgana Label: Napalm Records Country: Finland Genre: Atmospheric Doom Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Mercury Circle Album title: Killing Moons Label: Noble Demon Country: Finland Genre: Atmospheric Dark Metal, Doom Metal, Dark Rock Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Mildreda Album title: I Was Never Really There Label: Dependent Country: Belgium Genre: Dark Electro, Industrial, EBM Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Moonspell Album title: Hermitage Label: Napalm Records Country: Portugal Genre: Dark Metal, Gothic Metal Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Musk Ox Album title: Inheritance Label: Self-Released Country: Canada Genre: Chamber Folk, Neoclassical Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Mütterlein Album title: Bring Down The Flags Label: Debemur Morti Productions Country: France Genre: Witch Wave, Ritual, Blackgaze, Industrial Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Përl Album title: Les Maîtres du Silence Label: Terre Ferme Records Country: France Genre: Post-Black Metal, Post-Rock Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Peter Bjärgö Album title: The Translucency Of Mind's Decay Label: Cyclic Law Country: Sweden Genre: Dark Ambient, Neoclassical Listen HERE
Band/Artist: Plum Green Album title: Somnambulistic Label: Nefarious Industries Country: Australia Genre: Dream Folk, Ambient, Dark Pop Listen HERE