TERRA RELICTA COMPILATIONS
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LORDS OF ACID - "Ich Will Nur Das" Track Out Now; Mundo Bizarro Album Arrives Next Month
Pioneering electronic dance act Lords Of Acid have shared another piece, "Ich Will Nur Das" (lit. I Just Want), taken from their forthcoming record Mundo Bizarro, scheduled to arrive... -
SATANIC PLANET - Announces New Album Dead Deities And Unleashes First Single/Video “Sam Alito’s Mom”
Salem (USA)‑based avant-garde industrial force Satanic Planet will release their new album Dead Deities on 30 October via Relapse Records, marking the band’s most focused and incendiary... -
MANES - Announces Sixth Album To Burn Is To Shine, Unveil New Track
Norwegian dark metal experimental shapeshifters Manes return on 27 November with To Burn Is To Shine, their sixth full‑length and the follow‑up to 2018’s acclaimed Slow Motion Death... -
TOXIK DEMENTIA - Turns The Vampire Archetype Into An Anthem Of Self-Acceptance
Argentinian dark electro/industrial project TOXIK Dementia, the brainchild of Abril Rainbow, has unveiled its new single, "Queen Of Darkness". Featuring guest vocalist Ruchia, the track...
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LACRIMOSA
"I always wanted to express my emotions with my music, and this is what I do. And I think true music lovers feel when music is coming from the heart." - Tilo Wolff -
ILLUMISHADE
"I think we longed for a band where we could be there from scratch and form everything the way we want." - Fabienne Erni -
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 -
DYMNA LOTVA
"I can call our show an emotional exhibitionism. If you want to drink beer and cry, please come to our show, haha." - Nokt Aeon
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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.
Danish/UK synth-pop duo Oui Plastique return with their long-awaited sophomore album, Forever Will Be Over Before You Know It, set for release on 27 November via Town and Towers Records.
Australian dream pop/trip-hop duo Mystic Tea Party have unveiled their debut full-length album, Slipstream, alongside a mesmerising video for the record's standout track, "The Knife".
With a shared passion for Victoriana, history, and a touch of cyberpunk aesthetics, Codex Lovelace, the dark electronic-metal project led by Joan Avant and Holly Royle (Disconnected Souls),...
German alternative and gothic metal pioneers Pyogenesis continue building anticipation for their forthcoming studio album Adolescence with the release of a brand-new music video for...
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...









