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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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KRAKEN DUUMVIRATE - Highly Anticipated Debut Full-Length Out In October, First Details Revealed

The mysterious Finnish doom/black metal cult Kraken Duumvirate are about to release on 16th of October via Silent Future Recordings their highly anticipated debut full-length entitled The Stars Below, The Seas Above. Continuing the grimy Finnish doom metal tradition, Kraken Duumvirate fathom the unfathomable, where the stars shine beneath the ocean and horrendous tentacles envelop galaxies. The album is a follow up to their in 2011 released EP The Astroglyphs Of The Ritual Of Deluge.

Mix the massive melancholy of Shape Of Despair with the murky mystery of Beherit, add a healthy dose of cosmic horror, and you may glimpse what lies beneath the waves. With crushing weight their occult craft descends, darkening the heavens and conjuring the waves of the mother sea. Aeons pass while the strange might from afar sweeps this world away.

A rugged force filled with unnatural and peculiar energy, The Stars Below, The Seas Above despair and inevitability hypnotizes and mesmerizes. With pulverizing riffs, mystical whispers and persistently unshakable arrangements, Kraken Duumvirate reach the pulsating voids below and shatter the insignificant minds of the uninitiated.

Kraken Duumvirate started in 2008. Stained by interest in astronomy, deep sea, occultism and art that draws them together. They made two EP's before The Stars Below, The Seas Above. The debut EP named From The Dying Soil To The Eternal Sea was released in 2008 and before mentioned The Astroglyphs Of The Ritual Of Deluge in 2011. Tracklist and cover artwork are below. Link

The Stars Below, The Seas Above tracklist:
01. Star-Spawn
02. II
03. The Temple
04. IV
05. The Stars Below, The Seas Above
06. IV
07. Queen, Arise

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