What's In Our Inbox? #77

Van Roy Asylum : Pantheon
Dark electro project Van Roy Asylum has announced that their third full-length album "Pantheon" is available for pre-order in both digital and CD formats via Insane Records. The ten track album sees Van Roy Asylum embrace depression and mental disorders to dive deeper into its personality. Collaborators on the album include Fredrik Croona (Cynical Existence), Alex Tepiskidis (Chamaeleon), and Ilya Koklever (Freaky Mind). You can stream / pre-order the album below. 



RITUALZ : DISINTEGRATION
Dark electronic project RITUALZ has announced that his EP "DISINTEGRATION" will be released on February 1st, 2022. The seven-track release contains five original tracks and two remixes from Pictureplane and Sidewalks & Skeletons. While the EP is available as a digital download, RITUALZ is also releasing a T-shirt to coincide with the release of the EP. This comes with a download of the album as well. You can stream / purchase it below:



Licorice Chamber : The Taste of Falling
Layla Reyna, vocalist of the goth rock / deathrock trio Strap on Halo, has released her debut EP for her solo project Licorice Chamber. "Taste of Falling" is a five track EP that contains a dancefloor remix of 'This Love is Dark' by Uk DJ, producer, and musician Lee Meadows. New Zealand guitarists Michel Rowland and Blair Wotton appear as guests on the album, while Jeremy Knox and Licorice Chamber serve as producers, with Gordon Young completing the mastering duties. You can stream / purchase the EP below.



now|here : The Wayfarer
Drone / ambient project now|here has released their debut album "The Wayfarer" in digital formats on Bandcamp. The project was born in Florence, Italy with an emphasis on using a "poor art" collection of synthetic instruments to avoid tropes of the genre. The artist has described the album as being interconnected, as if the tracks have a hermetic bond. You can stream / purchase the album below:



Uzu Noir : Zo! 
Dark ambient and electronica project Uzu Noir has released their debut, three-track EP "Zo!" in digital and vinyl formats. Uzu Noir is the solo project of Antti Uusimäk, a Finnish audio engineer, mixer, and producer. He has worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Ulver, Pharaoh Overlord, and more. Uzu Noir counts projects such as Tangerine Dream, Coil, Aphex Twin, and more among their influences. You can stream / purchase "Zo!" below.



Elk Tooth : "Never Give All The Heart"
Neofolk project Elk Tooth has announced that their next album "Never Give All The Heart" will be released on February 1st, 2022 in limited edition vinyl and digital formats. This is the solo project of Todd Paulson, known for his work in the atmospheric black metal band Canis Dirus. Elk Tooth was created so Paulson could explore a more acoustic sound palette with a focus on neofolk music. You can stream / purchase the album below:



Luscious Apparatus : Infiltrate
Electrogaze / noirpop project Luscious Apparatus has released their brand new single 'Infiltrate' in digital formats via Bandcamp. 'Infiltrate' revolves around abuse; from domestic violence to the kindness of strangers, to helping someone escape an abusive relationship. The song is inspired by a detailed article of one of Brian Warner's, AKA Marilyn Manson, victims. You can stream / purchase the single below. 



Stephen Roddy : Darkness Visible
Electronic producer Stephen Roddy has released his brand new EP "Darkness Visible" on Bandcamp and other digital platforms. The follow-up to his previous EP "30 Epoch Opus", "Darkness Visible" is "built around and inspired by John Milton's revolutionary characterization of Satan in his epic poem, Paradise Lost." The five track EP can be streamed / purchased below:



Morgue VVitch : In the Garden of Monsters
Witch house / dark electronic project Morgue VVitch has released her latest single 'In the Garden of Monsters' via record label SubGoth / ECR. The single comes off of Morgue VVitch's upcoming EP "LORE" which is due out on February 22nd, 2022. The single is available for digital streaming and purchase on Bandcamp. Check it out below:



Stabbing Westward : Ghost
Stabbing Westward has released their brand new EP "Ghost" in both digital and limited edition CD formats. The EP is available on all major streaming services including Bandcamp. The EP features four songs in total, including the title track, a remix from Assemblage 23, an in-house mix done by Christopher Hall himself, and a re-imagined version of 'Why'. You can purchase / stream the EP directly below: 



Dissonance : Slowburn
Dark electronic artist Dissonance has released her brand new EP "Slowburn" via Bandcamp and other major digital streaming platforms. The seven track EP contains seven remixes done by the likes of Melodywhore, Steven Olaf, Jon Von Hermann, Glenn Kirchner, Joe Haze, Tim Heireth, and Ralf Henrich. "Slowburn" has been described as being about "a deep love / emotion that consumes body and soul." You can stream / purchase the EP below.



Dawn of Ashes : EMDR
Industrial metal band Dawn of Ashes has released their brand new single 'EMDR'. The single comes off of their upcoming album "Scars of the Broken" which is due out in March of 2022 via Artoffact Records. The single was written and recorded by frontman Kristof Bathory with guitars, mixing, and mastering done by Angel Crowe. "Scars of the Broken" will be released in both digital and CD formats, with T-shirts available as well. All purchases will come with a download of the album. You can stream / purchase the album below:



Spammerheads : Bricks for Reconstruction
Electronic duo Spammerheads has released their latest album "Bricks for Reconstruction" via record label SOIL. The eight-track album has been released in both digital and limited-edition cassette formats. Spammerheads was formed in 2019 by Ana Escudero and David Garrido. The project has played with multiple genres including experimental, psychedelic, ambient, and IDM. Their latest effort takes them to the realm of EBM, industrial, and electropunk. You can stream / purchase the album below:



HATIF : Close to None
Electronic group HATIF has released their brand new single 'Close to None' on Bandcamp and other major digital streaming platforms. The project has partnered with Moscow-based record label ScentAir records for the release. HATIF has described the song as being "about aging bodies and minds and losing the will to fight as we leave adolescence behind." You can stream / purchase the single below:



The Pyramid : City Lights
Synthpop project The Pyramid has released his brand new single 'City Lights' on all major digital streaming platforms. The solo project of Jorge Valverde, he has described the song as an "Od to the neon lights of the big city and everything they evoke in us, recreating encounters, feelings of daydreaming, and nostalgia." This is the first single from his upcoming album "Behind the Lights" which will be released mid-2022. You can stream / purchase 'City Lights' below.



Dawnrazer : Moodscrolling
This one just re-popped into my inbox and I'm sure glad it did - as I'm pretty sure I never shared it upon its launch. Nevertheless, the producers behind the cyberpunk / darksynth project Dawnrazer have issued a bit of an amendment to their late 2021 album "Moodscrolling". They stated that they did not spend as much time with the mix as they had hoped as they wanted to get a release out before the end of 2021, thus, they were not satisfied with the end result. Well, thanks to the power of Bandcamp, Dawnrazer has updated "Moodscrolling" and has replaced a couple of the tracks. Some of the original versions have made it onto the album as bonus tracks, so a redownload (if you haven't already) is a must. 



Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp : Sídhe
Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp (known for her work in The Gael, Flinch, Pulchritude, DiS, and Artemisia) has announced that her debut solo EP "Sídhe" will be released on February 2nd, 2022. While the original recordings date back to the 2000s with long-time collaborator and drummer Iva Trekson (Artemisia, Pulchritude), these sessions were recently dug up at Molière Recording by engineer and musician Bryan Tabuteau (Crash-Scan, Radar Angel, Nullity). The songs have been brought back to life by producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Wood (The Mercy Cage, The Altar) at VET Labs. You can stream / purchase the EP below:



Madil Hardis : Vorbei
Neo-classical / darkwave artist Madil Hardis has released her brand new single 'Vorbei' on all major digital streaming platforms. Hardis spoke about 'Vorbei' and said that, "This song dreams about a different life, a life beyond the dark times you're currently facing." The single is one of the few productions from Madil Hardis sung in German. You can stream it directly below: