DARKWOODS

26/08/2025

The stars have aligned, the ascent begins... starting today you can secure your copy of “L’espinada de la Nit”, the auroral and relentless debut EP of Othger, sculpting vast soundscapes of melodic black metal with the weight of stone and the glow of constellations, available now for exclusive preorder through the DARKWOODS webstore: www.darkwoods.eu

Released by Dawn of Murk, the division of DARKWOODS devoted to supporting emerging musical projects in their earliest stages, “L’espinada de la Nit” comes in a luxurious, oversized 4-panel digifile, handcrafted from heavyweight paper and finished with a soft-touch matte laminate... it comes complete with a printed cardboard sleeve and a special shining black polycarbonate CD, a presentation as rarefied as the music it holds...

True to the DARKWOODS tradition, every element has been shaped with devotion... the artwork, conjured by the visionaries at Arcada6am (Víktor Garcia), resembles an ancient and forbidden grimoire, its pages marked with cryptic symbols echoing the themes of the album, a relic of knowledge whispered only to the night...

To preserve its nature as a true collector’s treasure, this edition is confined to a single pressing of just 33 hand-numbered copies, so only 33 spiritual souls will be granted the honor of beholding this new gem of melodic black metal, will you claim your place among them??

All orders are expected to be shipped on October 11th, aligning with the official release date of “L’espinada de la Nit”. For full details and in-depth photos, visit: www.darkwoods.eu

The full list at: https://darkwoods.eu/webstore/en/new-arrivals

24/08/2025

Today we bring you one of those rare bands with a truly unmistakable sound... starting from a symphonic black metal foundation in the vein of Dimmu Borgir or Limbonic Art, with a hint of Cradle of Filth’s gothic touch, the Dutch horde Carach Angren have forged a uniquely personal path, pushing their taste for theatricality and cinematic elements to the extreme, creating albums that feel like genuine horror movie soundtracks... we now have (almost) their entire discography back in stock at the DARKWOODS webstore, available on both CD and (very) limited vinyl, with only small quantities of each title available!!

The full list at: https://darkwoods.eu/webstore/en/band/carach-angren

22/08/2025

And now the stars have spoken... we are proud to announce the official release date for the physical version of “L’espinada de la Nit”, the blazing first chapter from Catalonia’s own melodic black metal force, Othger, set for release on October 11th...

High among the shadowed crags of the Pyrenees, where the wind carries whispers of forgotten gods, Othger unveil a sound both radiant and unforgiving... six mesmerizing compositions where melodic black metal is illuminated by crystalline folk overtones, summoning both the infinite vault of the stars above and the primeval strength of stone beneath, an elemental hymn, shaped by wind, stone and constellations, echoing beyond the veil of mortal sound...

So mark October 11th on your celestial maps... “L’espinada de la Nit” descends on that day in its first-ever physical form like a blackened beacon burning a path through the void. But stay tuned, as in just a few days the preorder goes live, giving you the chance to secure your copy before this astral storm ignites, exclusively through the DARKWOODS website, starting this Tuesday, August 26th!!

20/08/2025

Beneath the spine of the night, where constellations carve ancient paths across the Pyrenean heights, a new force awakens... its name is Othger, a three-piece formed by Jorg on vocals, guitar and bass, shaping fire into melody; Xandra on piano, weaving starlight into sound; and Viktor García on drums, beating the pulse of mountains older than time itself...

Forged in the wild heart of Catalonia, Othger unveil today their stunning debut EP “L’espinada de la Nit”, six tracks where melodic black metal intertwines with ethereal folk atmospheres, weaving icy tremolo riffs, soaring keyboard passages and storm-driven drums into a sound that echoes both the cosmic vastness above and the mountain majesty below...

Some destinies are written among the stars, and it felt inevitable that Othger’s path would align with DARKWOODS ... their debut EP “L’espinada de la Nit” will be released for the very first time in physical format under Dawn of Murk, our division devoted to supporting emerging musical projects in their earliest stages. Like a constellation newly born, this alliance heralds the dawn of something vast and radiant...

So, keep a vigilant eye on our website and social media for upcoming news, in the meantime, experience a stellar glimpse of “L’espinada de la Nit”, now available on our YouTube channel... the night has a spine and it is forged in blackened steel, ladies and gentlemen, let yourselves be carried away by the Othger’s astral storm...

Othger – L’espinada de la Nit [Melodic Black Metal from Spain | Official Teaser Trailer]“L’espinada de la Nit” is the astral pilgrimage debut EP of Othger, a...

18/08/2025

And staying firmly on the most experimental and groundbreaking side of the scene, we turn to one of the most fascinating bands to emerge from the Spanish extreme metal landscape in recent years, Obsidian Kingdom... we’re now restocking their entire discography, "Mantiis – An Agony in Fourteen Bites", "A Year with No Summer", and their revolutionary latest release "Meat Machine", available on both CD and limited vinyl... as always, all titles are in very limited supply on the DARKWOODS website, first come, first served!!!

Get your copy now at: http://www.darkwoods.eu/store/english.newarrival.allnews.php

16/08/2025

Mark your calendars, marines!! On September 12th, the Slipgate will shatter wide open and “Call of the Void” will spill into ModDB in all its corrupted glory... the ultimate collision of Quake I’s eldritch dread and Quake II’s cybernetic nightmare, forged by the minds of the BlooM Team and Rest in Pixels...

You’ll need Quake II Remastered locked and loaded to breach this nightmare, a dimension-hopping massacre through maps soaked in lore, oozing with atmosphere, and crawling with horrors both ancient and mechanical. This is not a mission... this is survival!!!

From the Void, there is no return... only respawn. Grab it at ModDB on launch day, full details at the mod’s official page and the devs’ news post, and we’ll see you on the other side, marine!!

https://www.moddb.com/mods/quake-ii-call-of-the-void
https://x.com/Q2CallOfTheVoid

And while you’re calibrating your railgun and booting up for the fight, don’t forget... the “Call of the Void” official soundtrack by Asciimov is already up for preorder at the DARKWOODS webstore, your ultimate field kit for surviving the Slipgate nightmare, grab yours now before the Void claims them all!!

The full list at: https://darkwoods.eu/webstore/en/new-arrivals

14/08/2025

The preorder for the “Call of the Void” official soundtrack, a new descent into dissonance from Asciimov, the cryptic industrial-ambient project of NHT (As Light Dies, Deemtee, Garth Arum...), channelling sonic entropy through scorched circuitry and crumbling data ruins, is now open on our Bandcamp profile, where you can also listen to “Profaned Strogg Fortress”, the crushing fifth track from the album, and get your first taste of the Void...

Keep in mind that every physical copy of this limited and unrepeatable edition includes a free digital download card, so we strongly recommend ordering through the DARKWOODS webstore to avoid the extra fees Bandcamp may apply to physical sales. You’ll also find a selection of albums involving NHT, including the final remaining copies of Asciimov’s two previous releases, available now at a special price: https://darkwoods.eu/webstore/en/new-arrivals

Just looking for the digital? Pick it up through Asciimov’s Bandcamp and support the project where it really counts, straight from the source, no distortion: https://asciimov.bandcamp.com

All orders are expected to ship on September 10th, as the “Call of the Void” official soundtrack breaches the veil and takes form... for full details and close-up shots of this forbidden artifact, visit the DARKWOODS website: www.darkwoods.eu

6 track album

12/08/2025

Forged deep in the haunted core of a lost dimension, this is the physical edition of the “Call of the Void” soundtrack, the third sonic incantation of Asciimov, NHT’s (As Light Dies, Deemtee, Garth Arum...) conduit for haunted industrial ambient, where the echoes of Quake are filtered through static, rust and metaphysical dread, set to be released on September 10th through The Way of the Hermit, the division of DARKWOODS dedicated to sound experimentation and immersive ambient atmospheres.

It comes wrapped in a massive and solid oversized 6” chest, hand-assembled from heavyweight paper and finished with an exclusive high-gloss laminate, echoing the look and feel of a tech cache or data storage unit salvaged from deep within enemy territory, the kind you'd find glowing ominously behind a sealed blast door, pulsing with corrupted code... inside this unique artefact lies a black polycarbonate CD, dark as the Void itself, and a free digital download card, a true relic from another dimension!!

An edition meticulously crafted down to the last detail, like the breathtaking original artwork, a dimensional rift frozen in time, where lost technologies and forgotten cults collide in layers of fractured geometry, haunted interfaces and alien inscriptions, expanding the mythos of “Call of the Void” far beyond the screen... and like any relic of real power, only 66 hand-numbered copies will ever exist, so preorder your copy before it sells out!!

https://darkwoods.eu/webstore/en/band/asciimov

09/08/2025

Today, the Slipgate cracks open for the first time... and from its blinding light emerges “Call of the Void”, the mind-warping official soundtrack composed by Asciimov for one of the most brutal Quake II Remastered mods ever forged... witness the collision of Quake I’s eldritch terror with Quake II’s cybernetic nightmare, bleeding industrial drones, darksynth tension, tectonic low-end rumbles and eerie silences, for the likes of Lustmord, Godflesh, early NIN, Fudge Tunnel, SYL or Meshuggah... watch the brand-new trailer now on our YouTube channel and feel the static crawl under your skin… and remember marine, preorders for the limited physical edition are now live through the DARKWOODS webstore!!

The full list at: https://darkwoods.eu/webstore/en/new-arrivals

Asciimov – Call of the Void [Quake-infused Industrial Metal meets Darksynth from Spain | Official Teaser Trailer]Call of the Void is an ambitious, brutal and...

08/08/2025

The countdown has begun: starting today, you can preorder your copy of the “Call of the Void” official soundtrack, the latest deep-space transmission from Asciimov in his new Quake-infused industrial-dark ambient manifestation, exclusively through the Darkwoods website: www.darkwoods.eu

To be released by The Way of the Hermit, the division of DARKWOODS devoted to sound experimentation and immersive ambient landscapes, this edition has been crafted like a cursed artifact retrieved from a forgotten Strogg catacomb... it comes in a bold and heavy oversized 6” chest, handcrafted from heavyweight paper and finished with an exclusive high-gloss laminate, reminiscent of the eerie presence of a tech cache torn straight from a sealed Quake II vault... it also includes a shining black polycarbonate CD, along with a free digital download card to load the Void straight into your system...

What elevates this edition into true collector territory is the jaw-dropping original artwork by Drugod, one the mod developers, a corrupted biomechanical nightmare merging Quake I and Quake II mythology into one twisted visual universe: glitched sigils, ancient glyphs, decayed machinery and forbidden symbols... pure visual delirium decoded straight from the Void!!

Warning, marine!!: This is a one-time drop, just 66 hand-numbered copies will be made, no second runs, no respawns... miss it, and it’s game over!!

To mark the launch, we’re unlocking a special preorder-only offer: a 20% discount on a handpicked selection of releases involving NHT, including the final remaining copies of Asciimov’s previous two albums, plus rare gems from boundary-breaking projects like As Light Dies, Garth Arum and Deemtee. Available exclusively through our mailorder catalogue, and only for a limited time!!

All preorders will ship on September 10th, the same day the soundtrack officially descends into the Slipgate multiverse... more information and detail pictures about all the articles at: www.darkwoods.eu

Get ready. The Void is calling!!

The full list at: https://darkwoods.eu/webstore/en/new-arrivals

05/08/2025

Incoming transmission from the Void: the physical edition of the “Call of the Void” soundtrack drops on September 10th!! This marks the third full-length sonic incursion from Asciimov, the dystopian vessel of NHT (As Light Dies, Deemtee, Garth Arum...), where dark ambient rituals, industrial drones and sonic anomalies collide in pure Quake-infused ritualism...

Crafted as a haunting counterpart to the mod’s brutal universe, the album is a corrupted relic from the Slipgate multiverse... and it comes wrapped in an exclusive custom artwork designed by one the mod developers, Drugod, who has channeled the spirit of Quake into a stunning visual delirium... expect biomechanical decay, ancient symbols, glitched runes and nods to both Quake I and Quake II lore, a collector’s dream that expands the mythos behind “Call of the Void” and the entities that dwell within it.

The violent mod for Quake II Remastered launches on PC via Steam in just a few days, brought to life by members of the BlooM Team and Rest in Pixels... and this physical edition of the soundtrack is the perfect way to extend the experience beyond the screen, a full immersion into the frequencies that shape the Void itself, dissonant, decayed and otherworldly, designed to echo long after the last Strogg falls and the last slipgate fades.

And here's the best part: preorders go live this August 7th exclusively through the DARKWOODS website!! Get ready, this is an ultra-limited release, forged in a really special never-before-seen format and packed like a datachip ripped from a forgotten Strogg vault. If you made it through “Call of the Machine”, you already know the kind of madness you’re stepping into... and if not, consider this your warning....

The Void opens September 10th. Preorder unlocks August 7th.

You know what to do, marine!!!