TERRA RELICTA COMPILATIONS
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HEAVENWOOD - Offers Video For "The Sun"
Portuguese gothic/dark metal act Heavenwood have issued a new video for the track "The Sun", taken from their latest album, The Tarot Of The Bohemians – Part II — the second and final... -
SLYRYDES - Takes Aim At Cronyism On New Single “Gatekeepers”
Irish post-punk outfit Slyrydes have unveiled their latest single, “Gatekeepers”, a sharp and uncompromising track that continues the momentum built by their July 2026 standalone release... -
PROPHECY FEST - Announces Four More Bands For Already Sold-Out 2027 Edition
Prophecy Fest has announced four more acts for the already fully booked 2027 edition. The Fest's original raison d’être, Empyrium, will return with a special "30 Years Songs of Moors... -
SUBLIMINAL CODE - Unveils New Video “Behind The Mask”
Electronic/industrial act Subliminal Code - originally formed by twin brothers Raul José Padrón and Raul Junior Padrón, with roots stretching between Venezuela and Hungary - released...
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CARPENTER BRUT
"Goth people want to have fun sometimes too. I guess if your listening time is 99% dark, sad songs or evil black metal songs, sometimes you want 1% joy, and here I come." - Franck Hueso -
IRDORATH
"They wrote that we wanted to influence people's minds with our bagpipes so that they would be willing to attack the police." - Irdorath -
SOROR DOLOROSA
"All of us want to bring back analogue methods—doing everything by hand. AI is completely outside our creative universe. It's a system designed to make things easier and faster." - Andy Julia -
MORTIIS
"I think it's basically a mutation of a lot of different things — like a hybrid creature nobody quite knows how to categorise. A heretic, I guess." - Håvard Ellefsen (Mortiis)
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Terra Relicta, the dark music online magazine and radio, proudly presents its ninth compilation – Five Years Under, created in celebration of the fifth anniversary of Terra Relicta Radio.
Polish dark pop enchantress Agnis returns with a devilishly playful new single, "Pussycat", a flirtatious dark pop anthem brimming with infectious hooks, seductive grooves, and a...
Finnish melancholic death/doom duo Dawn Of Solace, led by Tuomas Saukkonen (Wolfheart, Before The Dawn), have announced their fifth full-length, Skeletons, scheduled for self-release on...
And that's a wrap, folks. After 45 remarkable years, the final album by Ministry, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery), is now available through Cleopatra Records. Featuring ten tracks...
US industrial metal outfit Skumlove, recently signed to Candlepower Records, a subsidiary of Virgin Music, have dropped their first offering for the label: "Blood And Roses", a cover of...
US dark electro/futurepop project Ashes Tomorrow, the brainchild of Richard Cranor (formerly of FleischKrieg), has released its new EP, Terminal, accompanied by a visualiser for the...
This modern yet intimate venue hosted the excellent Sine Lumine Fest in June. This time the focus was firmly on post-punk, with Sweden's Then Comes Silence and Denmark's The Foreign Resort sharing the bill. Having never seen either band live before.
Nocturnal Culture Night (NCN) is one of Germany’s most cherished boutique dark-scene festivals, held annually in the Kulturpark Deutzen, a woodland park near Leipzig. The 2026 edition took place from 4–6 September, with a warm-up party on 3 September.
Frantic Fest is a relatively new festival, founded in 2017 in Francavilla al Mare, Abruzzo. That makes it a young event by European metal standards, yet one that has grown rapidly and is now regarded as a major Italian extreme‑music open‑air gathering.
The masterful blend of post‑punk rawness, melancholic darkwave, gothic atmosphere, and pulsating electro energy works exceptionally well live. Ash Code’s extensive stage experience is evident; even without excessive interaction, a magnetic connection forms...
It was already around midnight when NNHMN stepped on stage. Despite some initial sound issues, they quickly captivated the now sizeable audience with their danceable yet icy darkwave and coldwave, infused with touches of techno and dark pop. Their performance...









