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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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JOHNATHAN/CHRISTIAN - Releases A New EP And A Lyric Video

Transatlantic post-punk duo Johnathan/Christian is pleased to announce the release of their newest EP Together, We're Alone - available on all digital platforms from 15 July, as is also the lyric video for the EP's first track "My Dying Words".

"Unlike previous releases, the lyrics and inspirations on this one is a bit of a paradox," says singer/co-writer, Christian Granquist. "Some of our 'usual' vocal topics like loneliness, isolation and of course death have become so much more relevant during the pandemic. And for the exact same reason they appear less relevant, as they become less metaphorical."
 
Together, We're Alone features appearances by Machinery Of Desire's Adrian  Auchrome, Italian singer Elisa Mammoliti and the brute force of 45 Grave drummer Tom Coyne ("My Dying Words"). This new EP brings their sound full circle and closes it up with a cover of the Adam & The Ants song, "Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)" to end on a lighter note.

"I think the energy in the opening song "My Dying Words" came from the sense I saw with people returning from the near death-experiences of Covid, and of course, my own Covid hospitalization."
 
"The title track "Together, We're Alone" is more of a classic love theme paired with the irony of how much obstacles we ourselves create to get there", says Christian. "Moreover, it poses the question on why the richest countries in the world have the most one-person-households. Is loneliness self-chosen by a chosen few? And possibly on top of the Maslow ladder? Or is it the other way around?"
 
"To me, the original song idea was to write 'the love story that wasn't'", adds Johnathan. "I kept thinking of two people living incredibly sad lonely lives determined to believe the universe never wanted them to know true love, but yet they lived next door to each other all their lives unaware that they were meant to be soulmates all along, yet oblivious of each others feelings." Listen to "My Dying Words" below. Link

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