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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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ARX ATRATA - Presents New Video For "Succession", Taken From The Warrior Cycle

Back in April of this year, Ben Sizer's atmospheric black metal project, Arx Atrata, released the ambitious, imaginative and quite brilliant EP, The Warrior Cycle. A split venture with Bleakwinter Shrine and featuring absorbing interludes from Arx Atrata's ambient other-self, Arx Silvestris, The Warrior Cycle was entirely instrumental and yet told an epic tale of tragedy, loss and revenge.

Now Ben has decided to bring the conclusion of The Warrior Cycle saga to vivid, visual life with the assistance of film company Ritual Video. The imagery of this new video for the EP's climactic closing track, "Succession", deftly captures the story that the song spun so wonderfully without words. You can watch the video in the player below.

Ben explains more about the unique concept of The Warrior Cycle and embracing the visual medium for "Succession": "The Warrior Cycle was unusual in that although it was an instrumental release it was built around a strong narrative theme, the idea coming from Bleakwinter Shrine as a way to unify our work on the split record. With no lyrics to explain it, we decided to have the storyline included in the liner notes to give listeners some additional context and help them paint the imagery in their minds while listening to the record. But there was a realization that we could go further and show the storyline visually, setting the music to a short video that really captures the essence of the theme and provides an interpretation of the events within. As Arx Atrata's first live-action music video there was a desire to do this properly with real actors and direction, so Ritual Video were drafted in for this due to their prior experience at setting metal music to short films. The video was shot on location in South Wales with the Welsh landscape providing a suitably epic backdrop to the story. The video for 'Succession' represents the end of the tale where the hero, having previously lost his family at the hands of his enemy, is finally able to seek out his foe and have his long-desired retribution - but at the price of realising that he has merely perpetuated the cycle of violence. Is revenge ever worth it?" Link

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