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Psychedelic rockers Himmellegeme debut new single from upcoming album.
Psychedelic Rockers HIMMELLEGEME dip a toe into the waters of history for the third single taken from their upcoming sophomore…
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Psychedelic rockers Himmellegeme reveal new single and video from upcoming album.
As the time ticks down to the October 1 release of HIMMELLEGEME’s sophomore full-length “Variola Vera”, Karisma Records have released…
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Rockers Monstereo reveal new single from upcoming album.
With just over a month to go until the release of the third full-length album from Norwegian Rockers MONSTEREO, Karisma…
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NEW TAAKE ALBUM “AVVIK” OUT NOW!
New album by TAAKE out now! “Avvik” is available as limited edition digipack (3000 ex, one pressing only) and in…
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Madder Mortem documentary, “Howl of the Underdogs” to be released digitally, worldwide on June 26th.
HOWL OF THE UNDERDOGS Howl of the Underdogs is the story of the Norwegian metal band Madder Mortem and their…
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Album details, video and single reveal from upcoming Monstereo album.
With the 17th September set for the release of MONSTEREO’s latest studio outing, Karisma Records have revealed details of “In…
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REMASTERED VERSIONS OF FIRST THREE ALBUMS FROM PROG ROCKERS ARABS IN ASPIC
Karisma Records release the three first albums from ARABS IN ASPIC, a band that has been in the forefront of…
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Avantgarde metallers If Nothing Is debut track from upcoming album.
Having recently added Avantgarde Metallers IF NOTHING is to its roster, Dark Essence Records have wasted no time in planning…
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Dark Essence Records set to release CD version of TAAKE tracks from recent 10″ split series.
TAAKE have released a series of 10″ splits with three different bands (WHOREDOM RIFE, DEATHCULT and HELHEIM), on three different…
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Avantgarde metallers IF NOTHING IS sign to Dark Essence Records – debut album details revealed.
Avantgarde Metallers IF NOTHING IS, have inked a deal with Dark Essence Records which will see the label release the…
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CODE debut a track from their upcoming album.
As the release date of CODE’s fifth full-length album “Flyblown Prince” edges closer, Dark Essence Records have today revealed a…
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Prog rockers Jordsjø release new track from upcoming album.
Norwegian Prog Rock duo JORDSJØ are steeped in the traditions of the kind of Nordic Prog rock that emerged during…
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Karisma Records inks deal with prog rockers Kosmodome.
KOSMODOME, another rising star in the firmament of Norway’s flourishing Prog/Alternative Music scene, has found its way into Karisma Records…
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Karisma Records releases new single from prog rockers Jordsjø’s upcoming album.
Fans of Norwegian Prog Rockers JORDSJØ who are eagerly awaiting the release of “Pastoralia”, the band’s third full-length album, have been…
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Karisma Records set to release the first three albums from prog rockers Arabs in Aspic.
With a firmly established reputation for welcoming some of the finest Prog and Rock acts, both long-established as well as…
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Superlynx reveal new single and video from upcoming album.
Not long to go now before SUPERLYNX’s third full-length album “Electric Temple” hits the streets, and in anticipation if its…
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CODE debut a track from their upcoming album.
Fans of CODE don’t need to wait until the 4th June to find out what the band’s fifth full-length release…
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Karisma Records inks deals with retro rockers Monstereo
Karisma Records have inked a deal with MONSTEREO that will see the label release the Norwegian Rockers’ third full-length album…
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Final release from back catalogue of prog rockers Airbag.
Karisma Records will release the final album from the back catalogue of Prog Rockers AIRBAG on the 11th June, completes…
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Release date set for sixth and final album from the back catalogue of prog legens Ruphus.
Karisma Records have set the 7th May as the date when they will their complete their ambitious task of releasing…
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Norwegian rockers Dobbeltgjenger reveal new single from upcoming album.
For their third full-length release, Norwegian Rockers DOBBELTGJENGER, have up with “SMOOTH FAILING”, an album chock-full of catchy songs and funky…
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Superlynx release new single and video from upcoming album.
Norway’s SUPERLYNX are very clear about what music means to them when they quote Jimi Hendrix who described his own…
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Prog rockers Jordsjø reveal details and new single from upcoming album.
Almost exactly two years after the release of their last album, Norwegian Prog Rockers JORDSJØ are back with their third…
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Details and video teaser of upcoming fifth full length album from CODE revealed.
After a long, and for some, an impatient, wait, CODE are back with “Flyblown Prince” the fifth full-length album from…
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New single from upcoming Tusmørke album revealed.
Not long now before Karisma Records releases “Nordisk Krim” the latest album from Psychedelic Folk Rock Proggers TUSMØRKE, for whom…
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Norwegian rockers Dobbeltgjenger reveal video and new single from upcoming album.
Known for their ability to stretch their sound in a variety of different directions, Norwegian Rockers DOBBELTGJENGER recently announced that…
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Superlynx reveal details, video and new single from upcoming album.
Dark Essence Records have announced that the 16th April has been set for the release of “Electric Temple”, the third…
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Vulture Industries stream concert
Norway’s VULTURE INDUSTRIES have announced their second streaming digital live show! This time, the event will take place from the…
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Prog rockers Airbag release video of live acoustic set.
Prog Rockers AIRBAG have released a video of the band performing a short acoustic set comprising four songs, three of…
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Alternative rock orchestra MEER reveal new video to celebrate album release.
Today sees the release of MEER’s new album, “Playing House” on Karisma Records, and the Alternative Rock Orchestra has celebrated in style, revealing a…
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New single revealed from upcoming Vestindien album.
With the release the of the single “Meldrøye”, taken from VESTINDIEN’s debut full-length album “Null” , Dark Essence Records have revealed another tantalising…
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Psychedelic prog folk rockers Tusmørke release new single from upcoming album.
If there is one thing you can expect from TUSMØRKE it’s the unexpected, and so it is with their upcoming…
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Five The Hierophant release single from upcoming album.
With “Through Aureate Void” set to be released on the 25th February, Dark Essence Records have today released the single…
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Album details, new single and video from Norwegian Rockers Dobbeltgjenger revealed.
According Norwegian Rockers DOBBELTGJENGER the band has re-emerged “out of a colourful mist of neon tainted snow, in a vintage…
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Alternative pop orchestra MEER reveal new single from upcoming album.
With “Playing House”, their second full-length album, set to be released on Karisma Records on the 29th January, MEER have…
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New single and video from upcoming album by Norwegian Black Metallers Endezzma revealed
With less than a month to go to the release of “The Archer, Fjord and the Thunder”, the much-anticipated third…
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Five The Hierophant sophomore album details and video teaser revealed.
Dark Essence Records have announced the details of “Through Aureate Void”, the second full-length album from Britain’s FIVE THE HIEROPHANT,…
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Vulture Industries’ sophomore full-length set for release on vinyl for the first time
To celebrate the 11th Anniversary of its original release, Dark Essence Records is set to make “The Malefactor’s Bloody Register”,…
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Vestindien album details and new single revealed
Having created a substantial following for themselves, due in part to the release of the 2011 EP “We are the…
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Psychedelic prog folk rockers Tusmørke fulfil long-standing dream with new album.
They’re back. Norway’s most unique and anarchic Psychedelic Folk Rock Proggers TUSMØRKE are back with a brand new album. And…
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Dark Essence Records to release split EP from Taake and Helheim
Norwegian Black Metal icon Hoest has cast some positivity into the hell that has been 2020, with the release of…
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DETAILS OF UPCOMING ALBUM FROM ENDEZZMA REVEALED
Having recently signed a two-album deal with ENDEZZMA, Dark Essence Records have today announced the details of “The Archer, Fjord…
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COSTIN CHIOREANU & SOFIA SARRI POST VIDEO OF LIVE PERFORMANCE OF 3 SONGS FROM “AFTERLIFE ROMANCE”
Following on from the release of “Afterlife Romance”, the debut full-length album from Romanian artist COSTIN CHIOREANU and Greek singer…
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AIRBAG CO-FOUNDER BJØRN RIIS DEBUTS POIGNANT NEW SINGLE INSPIRED BY PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought loss and suffering to millions of ordinary people world-wide, the majority of whom have had…
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NEW SINGLE AND DETAILS OF ALBUM FROM ALTERNATIVE POP ORCHESTRA MEER REVEALED
Karisma Records have today revealed the details of “Playing House”, the sophomore full-length album from MEER, a band whose music…
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KARISMA RECORDS RENEWS CONTRACT WITH AIRBAG CO-FOUNDER BJØRN RIIS
Following the release of three full-length album and a mini album, all very successful and highly acclaimed, Karisma Records have…
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NORWEGIAN BLACK METALLERS ENDEZZMA RELEASE SINGLE AND VIDEO FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
With their much-anticipated new album “The Archer, Fjord and the Thunder” set to launch Dark Essence Records 2021 releases, ENDEZZMA…
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Second single and video released by Norwegian Black Metallers Endezzma
Dark Essence Records have unleashed “The Name Of The Night Is A Strong Tower”, a devastating new single and video…
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PROG ROCKERS WOBBLER RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
With their much anticipated fifth full-length album “Dwellers of the Deep” set for release on Karisma Records on the 23rd…
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VULTURE INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCE NORWEGIAN SHOWS
Progressive Metallers VULTURE INDUSTRIES are set to play four exclusive live shows in their native Norway in November of this…
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Sales Campaign – Doom and Vikings
THE LAST SALES CAMPAIGN FROM DARK ESSENCE RECORDS FOR A WHILE WILL FOCUS ON DOOM AND VIKINGS. From Wednesday the…
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NORWEGIAN BLACK METALLERS ENDEZZMA DEBUT NEW VIDEO
Norwegian Black Metallers ENDEZZMA, who have just inked a two-album deal with Dark Essence Records, recently managed to recover some…
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Old School Metal. Sales Campaign + a lesson in metal history = win-win situation!
We hope you’ve had a nice Summer and maybe even a bit of vacation. September is upon us now, and…
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NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FROM UPCOMING WOBBLER ALBUM
Karisma Records have today released a single from “Dwellers of the Deep”, the much-anticipated, fifth full-length album from Prog Rockers…
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VESTINDIEN JOINS THE DARK ESSENCE RECORDS ROSTER
VESTINDIEN might not be a band that is immediately recognisable to most music fans, but that’s about to change, because…
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KARISMA RECORDS INKS DEAL WITH ALTERNATIVE POP ORCHESTRA MEER
Karisma Records have welcomed alternative pop orchestra MEER into its capacious fold. MEER started out as a duo known as…
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DETAILS OF LATEST ALBUM FROM WOBBLER REVEALED
When WOBBLER’s fifth album “Dwellers of the Deep” hits the streets on the 23rd October, it´s exactly three years since…
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NEW LIMITED EDITION VINYL AND A SECOND PRESSING FOR NEWLY RELEASED ALBUM FROM PROG ROCKERS AIRBAG
With AIRBAG’s fifth full-length album “A Day at the Beach” having hit the streets barely a month ago, Karisma Records…
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KARISMA RECORDS TO RELEASE FIFTH ALBUM FROM BACK CATALOGUE OF PROG LEGENDS RUPHUS
Karisma Records is set to release “Flying Colours”, the next album in its planned series of six full-length releases that…
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Prog Rock Summer Sales Campaign
We continue our summer sale campaign and this week we will continue with some of our prog rock bands. Karisma…
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FIFTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM FROM PROG ROCKERS AIRBAG OUT NOW
Karisma Records have today released “A Day at the Beach”, the fifth full-length album from Prog Rockers AIRBAG. Featuring six…
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VULTURE INDUSTRIES SET TO STREAM LIVE CONCERT AT FORMER BROTHEL
There are virtually zero good things that have come out of the current pandemic, but one of the positives is…
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Prog Rock Sales Campaign
Karisma Records continue our summer sale campaign and this week we focus on some of our PROGRESSIVE ROCK bands.
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Black Metal sales campaign
We’re continuing our series of summer sale campaigns and this week we’ll focus on our Black Metal bands.
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LATEST ALBUM FROM OCCULT METALLERS ACÂRASH HITS THE STREETS
With their music imbued with esoteric poetry and ritualistic contemplation, Occult Metallers ACÂRASH have today released their second-full length album. …
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PSYCHEDELIC PROG ROCKERS SHAMAN ELEPHANT TO STREAM LIVE SHOW TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF SECOND FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
Psychedelic Prog Rockers SHAMAN ELEPHANT will celebrate the release of their latest album “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” by streaming…
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FOURTH ALBUM FROM PROG LEGENDS RUPHUS’ BACK CATALOGUE RELEASED
RUPHUS’ fourth full-length album “Inner Voice” hits the streets today on Karisma records in what is the label’s mission to…
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NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ARABS IN ASPIC ALBUM
The title track from “Madness and Magic”, the upcoming album from Prog Rockers ARABS IN ASPIC, is the song that…
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PROG ROCKERS AIRBAG RELEASE NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
Karisma Records have given fans of AIRBAG another insight into the Prog Rockers long-awaited new album “A Day at the…
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OCCULT METALLERS ACÂRASH RELEASE NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
“This song is a beautiful two-headed beast. It’s a tribute to the initiated and wise, while at the same time…
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PSYCHEDELIC PROG ROCKERS SHAMAN ELEPHANT RELEASE NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
With the release of their second full-length album “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” on the horizon, Norwegian Prog Rockers SHAMAN…
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FOURTH RELEASE FROM BACK CATALOGUE OF PROG LEGENDS RUPHUS ANNOUNCED
Just over a year ago, Karisma Records announced that they would be releasing the entire six-album back catalogue of ’70’s…
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PROG ROCKERS ARABS IN ASPIC RELEASE SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
With the 12th June having been set as the release date for “Madness and Magic”, the seventh full-length album from…
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PROG ROCKERS AIRBAG REVEAL DETAILS AND NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING FIFTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
Four years since the release of “Disconnected”, Prog Rockers AIRBAG are set to release their fifth full-length album. Titled “A…
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DETAILS OF SOPHOMORE ALBUM AND NEW SINGLE FROM OCCULT HARD ROCKERS ACÂRASH REVEALED
“A vessel for justice, strength and revenge” is how Occult Hard Rockers ACÂRASH describe their sophomore full-length album “Descend to…
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DARK ESSENCE RECORDS JOINS FORCES WITH FRUITS OF VENUS TO GIVE FANS A FREE-TO-DOWNLOAD VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE
When this year’s Inferno Festival was cancelled due to the current Corona virus crisis also cancelled was the much-anticipated guided…
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ICELANDIC BLACK METALLERS NYRST RELEASE NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
Icelandic Black Metallers NYRST have released a second track from their upcoming album “Orsök”, an album filled with incredibly cold,…
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ICELANDIC BLACK METALLERS NYRST REVEAL ALBUM DETAILS, NEW VIDEO & SINGLE
It is fitting that Black Metallers NYRST have chosen the title track to introduce their debut full-length album “Orsök”, because…
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ALBUM DETAILS AND NEW SINGLE FROM PSYCHEDELIC PROG ROCKERS SHAMAN ELEPHANT REVEALED
When you consider that SHAMAN ELEPHANT’s debut album “Crystals” caused Prog fans to sit up and take notice when it…
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DETAILS OF UPCOMING ARABS IN ASPIC ALBUM REVEALED
Karisma Records have set the 12th June as the release date for “Madness and Magic” the seventh full-length album from…
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HEAVY PROG ROCKERS ARABS IN ASPIC INK DEAL WITH KARISMA RECORDS
HEAVY PROG ROCKERS ARABS IN ASPIC INK DEAL WITH KARISMA RECORDS “We play music” is how ARABS IN ASAPIC somewhat…
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DOOMSTERS DWAAL REVEAL NEW VIDEO AND SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
With their debut full-length album “Gospel of the Vile” set for release on Dark Essence Records on the 6th March,…
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KEVIN STORM RELEASES AUSTRALLIANCE CHARITY SINGLE & VIDEO WITH ASSISTANCE FROM MULTIPLE MUSICIANS & THE METAL COMMUNITY
Moved by the devastating Australian wildfires, Heavy Metal musician KEVIN STORM, has recruited a plethora of fellow musicians, including VULTURE…
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DOOMSTERS DWAAL REVEAL DETAILS AND SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
Having welcomed Norwegian Doomsters DWAAL into the fold two years ago, Dark Essence Records have revealed that the band’s debut…
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COSTIN CHIOREANU BRINGS GUIDED VIRTUAL REALITY TOUR TO INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL
Romanian artist and musician COSTIN CHIOREANU is set to debut “Midnight Cemetery”, a guided Virtual Reality tour, at 2020’s Inferno…
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TAAKE AND KAMPFAR ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING EUROPEAN TOUR
TAAKE and KAMPFAR have today announced that they will be joining forces to undertake a co-headlining European tour during March…
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NEW VIDEO AND SINGLE FROM UPCOMING T.O.M.B ALBUM REVEALED
Dark Essence Records have today revealed a new single from “Thin The Veil”, the upcoming sixth full-length album from Total…
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DARK ESSENCE RECORDS INKS DEAL WITH ICELANDIC BLACK METALLERS NYRST
Dark Essence Records have announced today that they have welcomed NYRST onto their roster and will be releasing the debut…
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DEATH METALLERS RATTENFÄNGER REVEAL DETAILS AND NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
After a seven-year wait since the release of RATTENFÄNGER ‘s debut album, Dark Essence Records have today revealed details of…
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PSYCHEDELIC PROG FOLK ROCKERS TUSMØRKE REVEAL SECOND SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
Karisma Records have today released a second single from “Leker for barn, ritualer for voksne”, the upcoming album from Norwegian…
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DARK ESSENCE RECORDS REVEALS ALBUM DETAILS, VIDEO & SINGLE FROM T.O.M.B
Today’s reveal of a new video and single taken from “Thin The Veil”, the upcoming sixth full-length album from Total…
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CODE INKS DEAL WITH DARK ESSENCE RECORDS
Dark Essence Records announced today that they have inked a deal with the UK’s CODE and will release the band’s…
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NEW “BONUS” DIGITAL ALBUM FROM RHYS MARSH
When, back in February of this year, Karisma Records released “October After All”, the third full length album from singer,…
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THIRD RELEASE FROM BACK CATALOGUE OF PROG LEGENDS RUPHUS ANNOUNCED
On the 6th December, when “Let Your Light Shine” hits the streets, Karisma Records will have hit the half way…
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PSYCHEDELIC PROG FOLK ROCKERS TUSMØRKE ALBUM DETAILS AND NEW SINGLE REVEALED
Understated is definitely not an adjective that can be applied to Norwegian Prog Folk Rockers TUSMØRKE whose latest album “Leker…
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DEATH METALLERS RATTENFÄNGER REVEAL NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
Taking their name from the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin (Rattenfänger von Hameln), RATTENFÄNGER’s lineup of Thurios on…
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DARK ESSENCE RECORDS TO RE-RELEASE VINYL VERSIONS OF TWO TAAKE ALBUMS
Good news for fans of TAAKE who have long been clamouring for the re-release of the long-sold out vinyl versions…
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DARK ESSENCE RECORDS INKS DEAL WITH TOTAL OCCULTIC MECHANICAL BLASPHEMERS T.O.M.B
Dark Essence Records have inked a deal with Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemers T.O.M.B, and are set to release “Thin The…
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR RELEASE OF SPECIAL EDITION OF QUINTET OF CLASSIC ALBUMS FROM SEIGMEN
Between 1992 and 1997 iconic Alternative Rockers SEIGMEN released 5 classic albums: “Pluto”, “Ameneon”, “Total”, “Metropolis” and “Radiowaves”. Sadly, these…
