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Voidwards - Bagulnik
Last updated: 27 December 2024

released today - December 27th 2024 - is the debut album from VOIDWARDS

Immerse yourself in "Bagulnik" - within the funeral doom drone-scapes of this lysergic forest exploration

Check out the full album premiere - held by the good people at "Everything Is Noise"....

https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/its-time-to-gaze-voidwards-into-bagulnik/

Aesthetic Death upcoming releases...
Last updated: 27 December 2024

Upcoming:

Demonologists (USA) - Rakshasa - digi CD (early 2025)

Tetramorphe Impure (ITA) - The Sunset Of Being - digi CD (early 2025)

Lordamor (FIN) - II - digi CD (into 2025)

The Slumbering (USA) - The Loss Of Humanity Complete - digi CD (into 2025)

Megalith Levitation (RUS) - Hypnosis IV - digi CD (into 2025)

Demonologists (USA) - Plantae Arcanvs - digi CD (into 2025)

Goatpsalm (RUS) - Beneath - CD (into 2025)

Cave Dweller (USA) - Showing Teeth - CD (into 2025)

Esoteric (UK) - 9x vinyl box set (during 2025)

 

In production, at press:

Unfold (USA)  - The Throne Of Sumeru - digi CD

 

Longer term plans - at various stages of progress:

Mordor (SWI) - Odes - re-issue CD/LP (in progress - release tba)

Wreck Of The Hesperus - 4 CD box set (tba)

MurkRat (AUS) - Drudging The Mire - 2LP (tba)

Endvra (UK) - Liber Leviathan - gatefold LP (tba)

Until Death Overtakes Me
Last updated: 26 December 2024

"Diagenesis" was officially released on December 6th 2024 

a great moment from UDOM - even amongst a 25 year discography from SvC that contains some amazing releases.

Captivating, entrancing ambient funeral symphonic doom....

 
 

Until Death Overtakes Me
Last updated: 4 December 2024

the new album - "Diagenesis" - from UNTIL DEATH OVERTAKES ME is released on December 6th

check out the excellent full album premiere which featured on No Clean Singing earlier today.....

https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/12/03/an-ncs-album-premiere-and-a-review-until-death-overtakes-me-diagenesis/

Voidwards - Bagulnik
Last updated: 19 November 2024

check out a quick preview of the VOIDWARDS album here.....

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xsvE7HR_0Iw

Voidwards - Bagulnik
Last updated: 19 November 2024

the forthcoming VOIDWARDS album - "Bagulnik" - is scheduled for release on December 27th

more info on this release here......

 

 
 

Until Death Overtakes Me
Last updated: 29 October 2024

the long-awaited new album from Belgian doom act UNTIL DEATH OVERTAKES ME will be released on December 6th

Preview track available soon.

 
 

Voidwards - to release debut album with Aesthetic Death
Last updated: 29 October 2024

Really pleased to announce the upcoming release with underground doom act - VOIDWARDS

"Bagulnik" is an album blending extreme doom with a droning funeral sound. Not an album that will appeal to many - even within the doom metal scene - but for anyone interested in the qualities of acts such as Swiss legends Mordor, then look out for this.

Due for release later this year - look out for more info soon.

 
 

Grava - The Great White Nothing digi CD
Last updated: 22 September 2024

the release of "The Great White Nothing" is imminent - counting down to September 28th.

In preparation you can check out the full premiere of the album here..... 

https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/09/20/an-ncs-album-premiere-and-a-review-grava-the-great-white-nothing/

.....thanks to the most excellent folk over at No Clean Singing

 

 
 

Grava - The Great White Nothing digi CD
Last updated: 22 September 2024

 
 

Violenta Domestica - Despicable digi CD
Last updated: 9 September 2024

Hurrayyy!!!!

After many delays and issues - the cursed "Despicable" album from VIOLENTA DOMESTICA is finally in my hands.

It looks and sounds great - so hopefully will be worth the wait. Thanks for your patience if you originally pre-ordered!! All parcels are shipping this week.

Experimental Elecktronic Music - dark beats, mixing ebm, ambient, noise - like a Skinny Puppy, Velvet Acid Christ, Wumpscut, Nordvargr mix

 
 

Grava - The Great White Nothing digi CD
Last updated: 9 September 2024

Coming out at the end of September is the sophomore album from Danish sludge beast - GRAVA

Following on from the well-received debut "Weight Of A God" - the new album sees Grava continue their bleak sludge barrage - but weaving a more refined direction at times. 

Check out the first preview track and info from the album here.....

https://toiletovhell.com/premiere-grava-mangled/

Until Death Overtakes Me
Last updated: 9 September 2024

Really pleased to announce that Aesthetic Death will be working with ambient funeral doom legend - UNTIL DEATH OVERTAKES ME

A wonderful opportunity for Aesthetic Death to finally collaborate on a physical release with UDOM - and on such a special album.

Digi CD is currently at press - expect more news and a release before the end of this year.....

 
 

Rot Coven + Mekigah.....
Last updated: 9 September 2024

both of the recent Aesthetic Death release - from ROT COVEN and MEKIGAH - have been receiving some awesome feedback and press!

It's great to see these obscure underground acts getting some deserved attention.

Check out these releases if you get chance......

 
 
 

Rot Coven - album released
Last updated: 29 August 2024

Aesthetic Death is stoked to have released the debut ROT COVEN album.

"Nightmares Devour The Waking World" - is out on digi 2CD.

Read more below about their industrial noise death-sludge - an album I highly recommend, some exciting music ahead from this act.

Check out the full album premiere here.....

https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/decompose-with-the-intense-weight-of-rot-coven-on-nightmares-devour-the-waking-world/

Rot Coven isse 2nd track - Accretion Disk Necropolis
Last updated: 11 August 2024

check out another track from the awesome ROT COVEN album - coming out next week.....

https://echoesanddust.com/2024/07/exclusive-video-premiere-rot-coven-accretion-disk-necropolis/

Mekigah reveal full album on No Clean Singing......
Last updated: 11 August 2024

Check out all tracks from the new MEKIGAH album - premiered over at NO CLEAN SINGING.

Fantastic review - from someone who gets what Mekigah are about.

"To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart" is released later this coming week.

https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/08/09/an-ncs-album-premiere-and-a-review-mekigah-to-hold-onto-a-heartless-heart/

Rot Coven - Nightmares Devour The Waking World - digi 2CD
Last updated: 30 July 2024

check out more info for the Rot Coven CD - out in just a couple of weeks.....

 

 
 

Rot Coven - Nightmares Devour The Waking World - digi 2CD
Last updated: 2 July 2024

Really excited to announce the release of the debut album from US act - Rot Coven

Rot Coven dwell amidst the darkest corners of the underground - roughly described as noise-drenched, industrial death metal sludge.

Personally, it's everything I'm seeking out in the music I want to listen to currently - seamlessly incorporating elements of noise, ambient, death metal, and a doomed aesthetic - noisy chaos with a metal pulse - it's dark, evocative, psyched out, lysergic, f*cked up.....and it's pure bliss!!

"Antimatter Halo" is the first preview track - from Phase I of the album, which builds colossal sludge riffs out of ominous death industrial soundscapes, erupting into a supernova of psychedelic leads.

Due for release on August 15th - be sure to check this out and share around....

 

Mekigah - To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart
Last updated: 2 July 2024

more info on the forthcoming MEKIGAH release......

 

 
 

Mekigah - To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart
Last updated: 27 June 2024

the new album from Mekigah is due for release on August 15th 

expect some beautifully awkward genius 

more news to follow - but to start with check out the first track from the album, appropriately titled "Collapsing Under" .......

 

Rot Coven due to release with AD.....
Last updated: 10 June 2024

After running the label for so many years I'm privileged to have worked with so many amazing and exciting bands.

But, as you get older, there's not so much (in life, not just in music) that gets you as excited as those young hedonistic days when dark oppressive music was the soundtrack to the highs....and the lows...

Listening to Rot Coven brings it all back - reminds me of why I love running the label after all these years.

"Nightmares Devour The Waking World" was exactly what I looking for in that moment - when I heard it for the first time I fell straight for it and it gave me that buzz of excitement, like an old music junkie still searching for the next big high.....

Released in August 2024 - be sure to look out for this!!

 

 
 

Mekigah - new album.....
Last updated: 10 June 2024

some 7 years since the last album - Mekigah return with their brand new album.

Long time friend of both myself and the label - Mekigah create a music and identity I can perfectly relate to.

With a non-conformist approach to music, an anti-establishment mindset and turning his back to the mechanisms of society - Mekigah are the ideal fit to Aesthetic Death

The new album sees Mekigah travel down even more difficult and head-fucking labyrinths than before. 

More news to follow - expect a release by August 2024

 

 
 

Horthodox & Haiku Funeral
Last updated: 6 June 2024

the new collaboration between Horthodox & Haiku Funeral is now available - released on digi CD

"Serpentine Sorcery" is a wonderfully disturbing piece of work.

Check out the first track of the album here......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR2cctG3jXc

And support these awesome underground obscure projects!!

 

 
 

Urza & Calliophis - split CD
Last updated: 2 June 2024

After an unexpected delay I finally have the "Dawn Of A Lifeless Age" CDs here.

Beautiful split release - both bands combine really well to make this an enthralling funeral doom death listen throughout.

Nice looking 8 panel digi CD - available now here on the AD website - or through the bands directly!

Journey through the funeral winter.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uewG-vunlnM

 

 
 

Eventide - Waterline CD
Last updated: 18 April 2024

the excellent "Waterline" digi CD from France's EVENTIDE is now released (on April 11th)

See previous posts for descriptions of what a beautiful ambient, electronic improvised recording is to be found within.

And check out this fantastic premiere from our friends at Everything Is Noise.....

https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/eventide-raise-the-waterline-to-new-heights-with-profound-ambient-stylings/

Eventide preview track
Last updated: 3 April 2024

the 2nd preview track from the upcoming "Waterline" album is now available to listen here......

 

Urza & Calliophis - split CD
Last updated: 3 April 2024

Really pleased to be working on an excellent split release with the titans of funeral doom/death - URZA & CALLIOPHIS

Coming out in early May - CD version released on Aesthetic Death - vinyl version on Meuse Music Records - all formats available directly from the bands.

Support underground doom noise!!

 

 
 

Eventide - Waterline CD
Last updated: 2 April 2024

the upcoming album from EVENTIDE is released on April 11th

check out this video clip from "Waterline"........

 

Suffer Yourself - Axis Of Tortures 2LP
Last updated: 19 February 2024

the vinyl 2LP edition of the excellent SUFFER YOURSELF "Axis Of Tortures" album is now ready

Beautiful lavish gatefold vinyl - comes on transparent smoke vinyl + fold out poster/inlay - really pleased with how this release turned out!!

Support underground death/doom.

Begravningsdodsmetall

 

 
 

Eventide - Waterline CD
Last updated: 19 February 2024

""Waterline" is the debut recording from EVENTIDE

A new band to most, but EVENTIDE has musicians which are already well respected within the underground scene.

"Waterline" is a beautiful album - a realisation and outlet for the guys from EPITAPHE.

Having additional recordings, which took shape during the "II" sessions, along with live performances conceived with the Collectif Eptagon, it was a natural progression for these unique and rich soundscapes to be given their own entity and identity - thus EVENTIDE evolved into being.

The four tracks display a more improvised electronic ambient atmospheric sonicscape - a convergence of the musical styles outside of "metal" that inspire these musicians.

Out during March 2024 - on digipack CD.

 

 
 

Vaina - new album "Unio Mystica"
Last updated: 15 February 2024

the new album is released from Finnish raw avant obscure "blackened metallers"

Vaina take us on an indescribable meandering journey - jump aboard if you're open minded to the trip

"Unio Mystica" is a mystical spiritual experience - hush the voice of rationality and reason - to let the God within come forth!!

Anyone who enjoyed "Futue Te Ipsum" will find great solace here.....

 

 
 

Vaina - Unio Mystica
Last updated: 15 February 2024

Out this week - the new Vaina album.....

 

 
 

updates
Last updated: 15 February 2024

Aesthetic Death will only be selling via this website for the coming months.

Appreciate anyone who chooses to buy from me here - or buying direct from the bands themselves.

I'll update this news section, with stock that has arrived, at the end of each month.

Mourning Dawn - new AI video
Last updated: 15 February 2024

a new video for the track - Midnight Sun - is released this week by MOURNING DAWN

Created using AI - with the tremendous work of Stijn Van Cauter

this is a trippy, enticing video to this industrial-tinged track from the new album

 

Esoteric shirts
Last updated: 7 February 2024

UPDATE:

I now have limited quantities of the "Epistemological Despondency" shirts available.

Short sleeve - in M / L / XL

Long sleeve - in M / L

Hoodie - in M / L

Check out the store for more details.

All sizes and styles are still available directly from the Esoteric website + the Archivist website (all details below)

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new ESOTERIC shirts are now available - for the "Epistemological Despondency" album

First time official ED shirts have been printed since 1995 - featuring original artwork and design from the album on hoodies, longsleeves and t-shirts.

Available directly from the Esoteric website - www.esotericuk.net

Or from Archivist/Musical Hall at the following links:

https://musical-hall.com/esoteric-epistemological-despondency-awdis-hooded-sweat-black
https://musical-hall.com/esoteric-epistemological-despondency-gildan-long-sleeve-black
https://musical-hall.com/esoteric-epistemological-despondency-gildan-ts-black
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mourning Dawn - CDs + gig
Last updated: 26 January 2024

Next week I will receive the CD version of MOURNING DAWN's new album - The Foam Of Despair".

My apologies to all those who have been waiting on pre-orders - they will be shipped asap. 

Thanks for your patience - enjoy the album - it's worth the wait!!

 

If you're in Paris this weekend (January 28th) then check out MOURNING DAWN playing live @ Le Klub, along with ATARAXIE, DEHA + MARCHE FUNEBRE

Should be an awesome gig!!!

 

 
 

"The Foam of Despair" - full stream at Invisible Oranges
Last updated: 10 January 2024

Thanks to our friends at Invisible Oranges for the exclusive full album premiere of the new MOURNING DAWN album

Check out the full album - and read how the band see the development of their sound twenty years into their existence.....and their audial portrayal of despair.

 

https://www.invisibleoranges.com/mourning-dawn-foam-of-despair/

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