TERRA RELICTA COMPILATIONS
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CORLYX - Introduces "The Holy Vampire"
Corlyx return with "The Holy Vampire", a new video single built around a chimerical archfiend imagined by singer‑songwriter Caitlin Stokes — part false god, part fallen angel, seductive... -
MORTEMIA - Unveils “Golden Leaves” Featuring Zora Cock, The Twelfth Entry In The Cover Collab Sessions
Mortemia, the gothic metal project of Norwegian multi‑instrumentalist Morten Veland, releases the twelfth chapter of The Cover Collab Sessions with a striking new rendition of “Golden... -
KONVENT - Offers New Glimpse Into Upcoming Album Firesky
Danish doom/death metal quartet Konvent has released "Firesky", the second single and title track from its forthcoming third studio album, Firesky, due out on 6 November via Napalm Records. -
GREY SHORES - Unveils "Herald The Dark" From Dark Waters Of Night
Sweden's atmospheric black metal tandem Grey Shores have offered "Herald The Dark", another glimpse from their impending debut full‑length, Dark Waters Of Night, due out on 4 September.
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"We go searching for sounds and ideas within ourselves and there in our dreams, in the moments when 'we are not here'." - Elena Alice Fossi -
ILLUMISHADE
"I think we longed for a band where we could be there from scratch and form everything the way we want." - Fabienne Erni -
HIGH PARASITE
"It's about humans; we are the high parasites. We feast on the earth and on all the things that the earth gives us. We don't just take a little bit, we take everything." - Aaron Stainthorpe -
IGNEA
"We try to support our army as much as possible since we also have friends on the frontline." - Helle Bohdanova
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"The speech that they hate is my speech, but my speech is not a hate speech. What can you do? You can just mirror/reflect them - hopefully, they will see how grotesque..." - Dero Goi


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.
Esoterik return with "Dirt", an aggressive, myth-infused single confronting the modern crisis of artificial stimulation, digital decay, and the erosion of human focus. Building on the...
London-based artist A.A. Williams has shared a captivating new video for "The Veil", one of the most delicate and exposed moments on her third studio album, Solstice, released in June...
Portuguese folk/doom/symphonic metal artist Paula Teles has unveiled her new single and accompanying video, "Herança", released via Ethereal Sound Works. Blending the emotional weight...
Hungarian atmospheric black metal duo WitcheR have released their new video single, "Suttogó". Translated as "The Whisperer", "Suttogó" draws listeners into a world of dark forests,...
For more than three decades, industrial metal visionaries Fear Factory have explored the uneasy relationship between humanity and technology, crafting dystopian narratives that blur...
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...










