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"Mente Captus" is Latin for "captured in the mind" (from which the Italian term "mentecatto" is derived), an expression used by the Romans to refer to a person with limited ability to act due to mental infirmity. Today, it is mostly used in an extended and generic sense (similar to "foolish," "senseless," or "stupid") as an insulting or contemptuous title or severe reprimand. The album's title encapsulates the central concept of the album: each song, in its own way, explores different human follies, both big and small. Madness can manifest in imposing forms like war or in daily dependencies, such as excessive and compulsive smartphone use. Although the term is commonly associated with people of low social status, "mentecatti" are not just individuals marginalized in society; often, the true "mentecatti" are those who hold power. Their madness has the power to inflict considerable harm on a social, political, and environmental level, compromising the balance and stability of humanity as a whole. These powerful "mentecatti," driven by unbridled ambition and selfish interests, can cause inequalities, conflicts, exploitation of natural resources, and environmental destruction. The title "Mente Captus" thus represents a critical reflection on the nature of human follies and how they are conceived and misclassified, subservient to the ever-increasing ego of humanity, reverberating in every aspect of our existence.
Somewhere between Rozz Williams' sepulchral chants, classic doom metal and modern post-punk/shoegaze, there live Moonoises and their first album SHE - THE VOID.
"Wadera" is a concept album inspired by the Polish horror film "The Wolf" (1983) and the short story "Wadera" (1977) by Jerzy Gierałtowski.
The album is a musical story about revenge from beyond the grave, told in the spirit of dark romanticism. The word "wadera" comes from hunting vocabulary and means a female wolf.
In order to achieve a 19th century atmosphere, the album was captured with traditional equipment and microphones - without the use of any plugins or samples during recording.
We also utilized more than a hundred-year-old instruments, such as zither or hunting horn. The goal was to make "Wadera" sound like an old film tape.
Evergarden is the duo of Kyle Palmanteer and Nate Mast, plus the great help of vocalist Justin Gregorio (courtesy of Gloomchild). The band fuses much of the atmospheric and ambient stylings of modern blackgaze bands, such as Deafheaven, Lantlôs, Olhava, etc., but with a much stronger emphasis on their post-hardcore influences.
All of which shines in the four monumental songs of debut album "In Light". Songs that form a flux of feral and raw emotions, floating seamlessly through utter despair and ecstatic beauty.
Doom/Black Metal from Switzerland Echoes of a desolated world resonating in a blend of melodic doom and extreme metal.
Ephemeral's debut album "Into Being" is a vivid tale of gloom and radiance. Musically anchored into a rich, layered and timeless progressive/dark-folk, with lyrics inspired by English literature from various centuries as well as by reflections on human longing, growth and nature. In the band's own words: "Each song, in its own way, deals with the shedding of one’s old skin for a new one, following the path toward the unknown, and the beauty of letting go to give rise to new beginnings within the cyclical nature of life".
Taking off from the legacy left by bands such as Lifelover or Grey Waters / Autumn's Dawn, on their debut full-length Defaitism leaps even further into contaminating their DSBM roots with emotive indie-rock melodies and mannerisms.
The result is an album that is as catchy as it's desperate, songs launched in a breathless run full of memorable hooks, riffs and refrains. No gimmicks, no hype, just the raw and timeless power of songs crafted with care and genuine emotion.
12" LP smoke on clear (second press)
Progressive post-black metal
Vinyl LP (12”) splatter color, with printed innersleeve
IRREPARABLE create an introspective and emotional musical canvas incorporating elements of industrial black metal, goth and darkwave..
12" LP Color solid-green, printed inner-sleeve
On their second full-length album, the russian four-piece band VARHARA steers toward a radical change in style compared to their debut “Осы“ (2021). While firmly rooted in the dense and contemplative post-black stylized by russian bands such as SOMN, Rozh and Olhava, “Пустоцвет” (Voidflower) is filled with gothic-doom overtones, balancing on the dreamy, light and heavier sides of black metal. Full of sorrow and of hope, escapism from a reality too bleak to be accepted.
Following a successful series of releases, the prolific and creative drive of Nostalghia forced its way into a new creature.
"Duelo" is an album born out of sheer impulse and emotional necessity, aptly shaped in a straightforward and painfully intense mix of dark blackgaze and dsbm.
In the words of Nostalghia's mastermind Alex Becerra: "Duelo is the album that I never thought I would have to make. It speaks from the bottom of my depression, one I'm still struggling to overcome".
Formed in 2010 as the solo project of singer Charlize, the band from Rennes, France operates now as the duo of Charlize and Cyanure.
Mutiara Damansara developed their own personal take on blackgaze, crafting a genre-fluid world where Alcest's blueprint flirts and merges with the catchy & exhuberant indie-shoegaze of bands like M83. And yet, with all their colorful sound palette and a rare gift for penning dreamlike melodies, the songs of Mutiara Damansara are stories of dark turmoil, filled with personal struggles, dread and alienation.
For this special release, These Hands Melt collected all the material Mutiara Damansara self-released to date, including two surprising cover songs exclusively available in the CD edition. All songs have been remastered by Mike Lamb (Sojourner, REMINA).
CD Digipack
On their second full-length album, the russian four-piece band VARHARA steers toward a radical change in style compared to their debut “Осы“ (2021). While firmly rooted in the dense and contemplative post-black stylized by russian bands such as SOMN, Rozh and Olhava, “Пустоцвет” (Voidflower) is filled with gothic-doom overtones, balancing on the dreamy, light and heavier sides of black metal. Full of sorrow and of hope, escapism from a reality too bleak to be accepted.
CD Digipack with booklet
David Galas is a longtime core member of the american darkwave cult band LYCIA and accomplished solo artist, whose career span many years of both song-oriented and experimental albums, exploring the darkest recesses of the human psyche. David's latest epic "A Dark Place To Hide" is a sprawling tome of dark/goth-rock, inhabiting the same desolate universe of the likes of Lycia, Michael Gira or David Eugene Edwards.
2CD Digisleeve (LTD 200x)
2023 Remastered reissue in 2-CD Digisleeve with foldout booklet.
Second disc includes previously unreleased album "The Harvest Of Our Bitter Labours" and two exclusive collaborative bonus songs.
"Losing The Sun", originally released on CD by Naturmacht in 2014, is to date the latest full length album by the German dark-metal veteran act, possibly the most accomplished release forged on his solitary path.
12” Vinyl, Color (Transparent Turquoise) (LTD 200x)
First ever press on vinyl for Black Autumn's 2014 masterpiece!
Pressed on trans-turquoise vinyl, matt-laminated gatefold sleeve.
Remastered April 2023 by Déhà at Opus Magnum Studios.
"Losing The Sun", originally released on CD by Naturmacht in 2014, is to date the latest full length album by the German dark-metal veteran act, possibly the most accomplished release forged on his solitary path.
12” Vinyl, Black (LTD 100x)
Somewhere on the brink of depressive BM, funeral doom and post-black, Sáasil created their first album "Ephemeral".
Sáasil, a Mayan word meaning “light”, is the collaborative project created by Carlos Herrera (Non Somnia) and Victoria Hazemaze.
Digipack CD (LTD 200x)
On its surface, "Stars Caught Tonight" runs along an unlikely marriage between the ecstatic melancholy of Sadness and the visceral, enchanted doom-gaze taught to the world by Jesu. But that's not enough for In Tears, who adds to this foundation his own peculiar take on post-depressive-BM, a tour de force of raw and hopeless instincts.
Digipack CD (LTD 200x)
WOLKN is the one man project helmed by REL from the Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon) in North Wales. The music of WOLKN is an eclectic experience that blends the triumphant brutality of blackened death metal with elements of prog, folk , bits of doom and sludgy hardcore for good measure. Black metal shrieks and blast beats collide with chugging riffs, bluesy solos and heavy metal harmonies – all punctuated with moments delicate acoustic playing and otherworldly atmospheres.
CD Digisleeve (LTD 200x)
With "Ofelia", his first full-length effort, Danish one-man band Martre throws the listener in medias res into a distorted dimension filled with grief, rage and torment. No intro, no predictable solutions, no respite, "Ofelia" is confrontational music, a furious fit of blackened-grindcore aimed at the very concept of death.
Somewhere on the brink of depressive BM, funeral doom and post-black, Sáasil created their first album "Ephemeral".
"Ephemeral is an album that showcases the harsher side of black gaze, and blends it with some of the most melancholic and ethereal atmospheric crescendos, ultimately, creating a post-black fury of light and dark, good and evil" (The Smashing Skull Session)
Sáasil, a Mayan word meaning “light”, is the collaborative project created by Carlos Herrera (Non Somnia) and Victoria Hazemaze.