TERRA RELICTA DARK MUSIC AWARDS 2025

The twelfth chapter of the Terra Relicta DARK MUSIC AWARDS has come to a close. Terra Relicta nominated 50 albums from more than 450 releases, and you chose the winning album, our dedicated voters. We extend our gratitude to all nominated artists and bands for their music, to everyone who voted for their favourite albums of the past year, and to all who helped promote the Terra Relicta DARK MUSIC AWARDS 2025 in any way.

Voting for the DARK MUSIC AWARDS 2025 opened on Monday, 19 January, and closed on Sunday, 1 February, with a total of 4,659 votes cast — a new record, by the way.

Unlike last year, the winner was clear almost from the very beginning. Lacrimosa gained a strong lead in the first days of voting, a lead that not only held but continued to grow. Lord Of The Lost and Paradise Lost also secured their positions early on. The remaining contenders shifted slightly up and down, but overall, there were no major surprises this year.

Nevertheless, we have our Album of the Year 2025 — Lacrimosa's Lament.
Our warmest congratulations to Tilo and Anne.

Congratulations also to the second-placed German dark rock/gothic metal powerhouse Lord Of The Lost for Opvs Noir Vol. 1 & 2, and third-placed gothic/doom metal legends Paradise Lost for Ascension.

and the rest of the TOP 10...

Terra Relicta Dark Music Awards 2025 - RESULTS

• Amorphis - Borderland
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• Ash Code - Synthome
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• Assemblage 23 - Null
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• Blutengel - Dämonen-Sturm
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• Chris Harms - 1980
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• Cradle Of Filth - The Screaming Of The Valkyries
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• Crematory - Destination
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• Curse Mackey - Imaginary Enemies
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• Cwfen - Sorrows
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• Das Ich - Fanal
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• Dawn Of Ashes - Infecting The Scars
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• Devil-M - Titanomachie
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• Dlina Volny - In Between
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• Euphrosyne - Morus
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• Extize - DeLorean 666
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• Frayle - Heretics & Lullabies
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• Je T'Aime - Useless Boy
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• Katatonia - Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State
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• Lacrimosa - Lament
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• Lacuna Coil - Sleepless Empire
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• Liv Kristine - Amor Vincit Omnia
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• Lord Of The Lost - Opvs Noir
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• Lux Interna - New Wilderness Gospel
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• Magic Wands - Cascades
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• Mari Kattman - Year Of The Katt
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• Melt Motif - Feeding The Error
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• Merciful Nuns - Finistere XIV
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• Mono Inc. - Darkness
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• Opia - I Welcome Thee, Eternal Sleep
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• Paradise Lost - Ascension
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• Patriarchy - Manual For Dying
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• Perturbator - Age Of Aquarius
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• Peter Murphy - Silver Shade
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• Pink Turns Blue - Black Swan
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• Ptolemea - Kali
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• Remina - The Silver Sea
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• Scheitan - Wine For A Tormented Soul
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• Sierra Veins - In The Name Of Blood
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• The Birthday Massacre - Pathways
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• The Devil & The Universe - Occult Pleasures
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• The Sedona Effect - The Year Of The Snake
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• Third Realm - Her Name Was Melancholia
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• This Eternal Decay - Spettro
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• Time And The Hunter - Weapon Pt. I
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• Vioflesh - Nostalgia
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• VNV Nation - Construct
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• Voyna - Monsters
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• Whispers In The Shadow - Rapture
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• World, Interrupted - Sorrow, Bring Me Joy
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• Zanias - Cataclysm
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Band/Artist: Amorphis Album title: Borderland Label: Reigning Phoenix Music Country: Finland Genre: Melodic Metal, Dark Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Ash Code Album title: Synthome Label: Swiss Dark Nights Country: Italy Genre: Darkwave, Post-Punk Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Assemblage 23 Album title: Null Label: Metropolis Records Country: USA Genre: Synth-Pop, EBM Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Blutengel Album title: Dämonen-Sturm Label: Out Of Line Music Country: Germany Genre: Dark Pop, Electro Gothic Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Chris Harms Album title: 1980 Label: Napalm Records Country: Germany Genre: Synth-Pop, Electro Pop Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Cradle Of Filth Album title: The Screaming Of The Valkyries Label: Napalm Records Country: UK Genre: Gothic Metal, Extreme Symphonic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Crematory Album title: Destination Label: ROAR! Country: Germany Genre: Gothic Metal, Industrial Death Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Curse Mackey Album title: Imaginary Enemies Label: Negative Gain Productions Country: USA Genre: Darkwave, Industrial Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Cwfen Album title: Sorrows Label: New Heavy Sounds Country: UK Genre: Doom Metal, Gothic Rock Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Das Ich Album title: Fanal Label: Danse Macabre Records Country: Germany Genre: Dark Electro, EBM, Darkwave Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Dawn Of Ashes Album title: Infecting The Scars Label: Metropolis Records Country: USA Genre: Industrial Metal, Dark Electro Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Devil-M Album title: Titanomachie Label: Danse Macabre Records Country: Germany Genre: Industrial Metal, Dark Electro, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Dlina Volny Album title: In Between Label: Italians Do It Better Country: Belarus Genre: Darkwave, Post-Punk Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Euphrosyne Album title: Morus Label: Black Lion Records Country: Greece Genre: Post-Black Metal, Modern Metal, Dark Metal Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Extize Album title: DeLorean 666 Label: darkTunes Music Group Country: Germany Genre: Dark Electro, EBM, Cyberpunk Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Frayle Album title: Heretics & Lullabies Label: Napalm Records Country: USA Genre: Post-Doom, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Je T'Aime Album title: Useless Boy Label: Icy Cold Records Country: France Genre: Post-Punk, New Wave, Coldwave Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Katatonia Album title: Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State Label: Napalm Records Country: Sweden Genre: Melancholic Rock, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Lacrimosa Album title: Lament Label: Hall Of Sermon Country: Switzerland Genre: Gothic Metal, Darkwave, Symphonic Rock Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Lacuna Coil Album title: Sleepless Empire Label: Century Media Records Country: Italy Genre: Gothic Metal, Modern Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Liv Kristine Album title: Amor Vincit Omnia Label: Metalville Country: Norway Genre: Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Lord Of The Lost Album title: Opvs Noir Vol. 1/2 Label: Napalm Records Country: Germany Genre: Gothic Metal, Dark Rock Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Lux Interna Album title: New Wilderness Gospel Label: Auerbach Tonträger Country: USA Genre: Dark Folk, Post-Punk, Dark Americana Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Magic Wands Album title: Cascades Label: Metropolis Records Country: USA Genre: Dream Pop, Darkwave, Shoegaze Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Mari Kattman Album title: Year Of The Katt Label: Metropolis Records Country: USA Genre: Synth-Pop, Industrial, Trip Hop Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Melt Motif Album title: Feeding The Error Label: Lärmbild Country: Norway Genre: Darkwave, Electronic Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Merciful Nuns Album title: Finistere XIV Label: Solar Lodge Country: Germany Genre: Gothic Rock Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Mono Inc. Album title: Darkness Label: NoCut Country: Germany Genre: Dark Rock, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Opia Album title: I Welcome Thee, Eternal Sleep Label: Hammerheart Records Country: Spain, UK Genre: Doom Metal, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Paradise Lost Album title: Ascension Label: Nuclear Blast Records Country: UK Genre: Doom Metal, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Patriarchy Album title: Manual For Dying Label: Self-Release Country: USA Genre: Synth-Pop, Darkwave, Industrial Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Perturbator Album title: Age Of Aquarius Label: Nuclear Blast Records Country: France Genre: Synthwave, EBM, Electro Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Peter Murphy Album title: Silver Shade Label: Metropolis Records Country: UK Genre: Post-Punk, Alternative Rock Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Pink Turns Blue Album title: Black Swan Label: Orden Records Country: Germany Genre: Post-Punk, Dark Rock, Darkwave Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Ptolemea Album title: Kali Label: Raging Planet Records Country: Luxembourg Genre: Dark Alternative Rock, Doom Rock Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Remina Album title: The Silver Sea Label: Avantgarde Music Country: New Zealand Genre: Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Atmospheric Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Scheitan Album title: Wine For A Tormented Soul Label: The Circle Music Country: Sweden Genre: Gothic Rock, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Sierra Veins Album title: In The Name Of Blood Label: Self-Release Country: France Genre: Synthwave, EBM, Darkwave Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: The Birthday Massacre Album title: Pathways Label: Metropolis Records Country: Canada Genre: Industrial Rock, Gothic Metal Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: The Devil & The Universe Album title: Occult Pleasures Label: Swiss Dark Nights Country: Austria Genre: Darkwave, Industrial Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: The Sedona Effect Album title: The Year Of The Snake Label: Self-Release Country: USA Genre: Dark Pop, Darkwave, Dark Electro Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Third Realm Album title: Her Name Was Melancholia Label: Morbid Attitude Records Country: USA Genre: Darkwave, Industrial Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: This Eternal Decay Album title: Spettro Label: Trisol Music Group Country: Italy Genre: Darkwave, Synth-Pop, Gothic Rock Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Time And The Hunter Album title: Weapon Pt. I Label: Inertial Music Country: Sweden, USA Genre: Darkwave, Synth-Pop, Avantgarde Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Vioflesh Album title: Nostalgia Label: darkTunes Music Group Country: Chile Genre: Darkwave, Dark Pop Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: VNV Nation Album title: Construct Label: Anachron Sounds Country: UK Genre: Synth-Pop, EBM, Futurepop Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: Voyna Album title: Monsters Label: Aenaos Records Country: Germany Genre: Darkwave, Post-Punk Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Whispers In The Shadow Album title: Rapture Label: Icy Cold Records Country: Austria Genre: Gothic Rock, Post-Punk Link: Official Website

Band/Artist: World, Interrupted Album title: Sorrow, Bring Me Joy Label: Requiem Records Country: Poland Genre: Darkwave, Minimal-Synth, Industrial Link: Facebook

Band/Artist: Zanias Album title: Cataclysm Label: Fleisch Records Country: Germany Genre: Dark Pop, Art-Pop, Ethereal Wave Link: Facebook