Darkside Records

08/08/2025

🎉 Mark your calendars, metalheads! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that Anemoya's debut album Reflections will be officially released on September 1st, 2025! 🔥

After months of hard work, passion, and sonic exploration, this first full-length record is ready to see the light.

Expect a powerful journey through the band’s vision — a blend of raw emotion, heavy riffs, and deep storytelling. 🎧🎸

🎥 Studio footage, behind-the-scenes, and track teasers will be dropping soon. Stay tuned and get ready for a September to remember.

👉 Save the date: 01.09.2025

Album mixed and Mastered by Ezoterik Studio
Design revamped by .1.4

05/08/2025

Keep calm and listen to LOST INSEN 🤘

This is “One of Us”, composed, recorded, written and produced by Lost Insen !

Video production by the great Wayne Joyner, the band’s friend and Art Director of Dream Theater's 40th Anniversary Live Visuals, as well as videos and animations of their songs "A Broken Man, The Alien, Awaken the Master,..." The man behind the amazing animations for Ola Englund, John Petrucci, Ayreon, Andy James and so many other great artists, showcasing his beautiful work. It’s an absolute honor to have him on board as Lost Insen made their comeback!

Mixing by Julien Fabre, band’s dear friend and producer of their first album.

Mastering by Grammy award-winning engineer Alan Douches, owner of West West Side Music.

Stay tuned for the upcoming EP under Darkside Records 🤘!

Composed, recorded, written and produced by Lost InsenVideo production by the great Wayne Joyner, our friend and Art Director of Dream Theater's 40th Anniver...

04/08/2025

🎸🔥UPDATE - What’s Cooking at Darkside Records? 🔥🎸

We’ve been busy in the shadows, and it’s time to share what’s brewing with some of our other bands 👇

LOST INSEN – One of the oldest metal bands from Tunisia is officially back! After 10 years of silence, they’ve joined the Darkside Records family and we’ve already started working on their first EP. Expect something massive and full of raw energy. 🤘

Primordial Black – After unleashing their brutal debut album Dark Matter Manifesto, the band is already back in the studio. A second album is in the works... and let’s just say: Stay tuned 🤘

Anemoya – The album is almost done. Final tweaks are being made, and the release date will be revealed in the coming days. Trust us, it’ll be worth the wait. 🎧

BaBeL (Page-Officielle) – Putting the finishing touches on their upcoming single. They are hiting the studio for a final drum's recording session at our friends of Studio HIBA ! Studio photos and videos are coming in early August — get ready for a glimpse behind the scenes! 📸

Catharsis – The long-awaited album is nearing completion! We’re finalizing the last sonic details before diving into mixing and mastering. The wait is nearly over...

🖤 About Darkside Records:
Founded in 2014, Darkside Records has established itself as a powerhouse in the rock and metal music scenes across the MENA region. Headquartered in Tangier, Morocco since 2019, with representations in Tunisia, Estonia, and the USA, the label has hosted legendary acts like Judas Priest, Epica, Mayan, and Slayer.

We specialize in artist management, music production, and promotion, with over 50 bands from around the globe. We’ve proudly collaborated with metal icons like Ron Thal, Marty Friedman, Steve DiGiorgio, Necrobutcher, Sakis Tolis, Mike Stanne, Alex Skolnick, and more.

🔥 More news, releases, and surprises coming your way. Stay loud. Stay dark.

Ezoterik Studio

04/08/2025

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Darkside Records has officially signed LOST INSEN ! 🇹🇳

🌌 LOST INSEN Bio :
Formed in 2005 under the name Brainstorming as a Dream Theater cover band, LOST INSEN evolved into a progressive metal powerhouse after brothers Karim Bouazra (guitar) and Fadhel Bouazra (keyboards) joined in 2008, alongside founding bassist Yessine Belghith, vocalist Amine Hassine, and drummer Amine Fekih.

In 2011, the band opened for Symphony X (then fronted by Khalil Saied) and began working on their debut album. On February 9, 2014, they released Here After, featuring Spanish vocalist Oscar Zubelzu (Urbandux, Letters to Lola) and Mehdi Braham on drums.

The name LOST INSEN is a symbolic fusion of cultures — “Lost” representing wandering or searching, and “Insen” (إنسان), the Arabic word for human.

Their sound is a mix of heavy riffs, melodic choruses, and progressive rock intricacies, wrapped in deeply emotional storytelling.

🎶 Notable influences include: Dream Theater, Symphony X, Porcupine Tree, and Opeth.

🔥 The Rebirth
After 10 years of hiatus, the band has returned from the shadows stronger than ever — marking a bold new chapter with the addition of Marko Balabanovic as lead vocalist. His arrival brought fresh energy and a powerful new voice to the band’s identity.

In early 2025, LOST INSEN released the single "ONE OF US" — a musical statement proving their place in the Tunisian metal scene and reigniting their creative journey. This release doesn’t just mark a comeback — it’s the rebirth of LOST INSEN.

💥 Lost Insen x Darkside Records
This signature celebrates the band’s resilience, evolution, and unique vision. With the support of Darkside Records, LOST INSEN is poised to deliver new music, collaborations, and live shows that push the boundaries of progressive metal in North Africa and beyond.

🔗 Follow LOST INSEN:
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/lostinsenofficial
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/share/1DvQnTuA8B
🎵 Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/3VrN8iuzmvnE7wannqkQiK

🔥 Darkside Records Bio:

Founded in 2014, Darkside Records has become a powerhouse in the rock and metal scenes across the MENA region. Headquartered in Morocco 🇲🇦 since 2019, with outposts in Tunisia, Estonia, and the USA, Darkside has brought the thunder to stages worldwide—producing over 300 shows and working with legends like Judas Priest, Epica, Mayan, Slayer, and more.

With a deep commitment to artist management, production, and global promotion, the label has collaborated with over 50 bands and icons including Ron Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth), Steve DiGiorgio (Testament), Necrobutcher (Mayhem), Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ), Alex Skolnick (Testament), and many others.

🎸 From the underground to the iconic, Darkside Records continues to fuel the global metal revolution, one collaboration at a time.

📢 Welcome LOST INSEN to the Darkside family.

Let the next era of progressive metal begin.
🔥🎶⚡

03/08/2025

Stay tuned for a massive and exciting announcement regarding the Tunisian Metal Scene…

Coming in the next few hours 🤘🇹🇳

03/08/2025

One year and a half of sound.

Of doubt. Of obsession. Of becoming.

It’s finally time.

Reflections — debut album — releases September 1st, 2025, through Darkside Records.

🎛️ Produced by: Maged Gamal El Deen
🎚️ Mix & Master: Nikola Dusmanic Studio)
🎨 Art & Logo: Abdelrahman Sherif

Stay locked for the full tracklist, guest announcements, and special live events.

03/08/2025

🚨👇 A Review by Pierre Sopor from VerdamMnis Magazine 🇫🇷 👇🚨

Also available in english: https://www.verdammnis.com/reviews/primordial-black-dark-matter-manifesto-english-version

💬 Excerpt: "Primordial Black's work on atmosphere is immediately appreciated, as is the fact that despite the often fast-paced tracks, they take the time to create an immemorial, monolithic and mysterious universe. They've obviously studied up on Dario Argento, with the introduction of Profondo Nero, a nod to the Italian master of horror's famous Profondo Rosso, before moving on to Mater Lacrimarum, an explicit reference to his Mother of Tears "

Primordial Black
Ezoterik Studio

DARK MATTER MANIFESTO IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAJOR PLATFORMS:

⚡ BANDCAMP: https://tinyurl.com/mkhbk5a4
⚡ GET IT ON CD OR VINYL: https://tinyurl.com/fmany29c
⚡ SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/3mty6czk
⚡ APPLE MUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/bdp9xm5y
⚡ YOUTUBEMUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/yc6enjkw
⚡ AMAZON MUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/bdpktsbn

Après l'EP Monas Hyeroglyphica, les Tunisiens de Primordial Black continuent leur plongée dans l'abîme avec Dark Matter...

02/08/2025

🚨👇 Feature 👇 🚨

Primordial Black are featured with a 2 pages review on the July issue of Athenaeum Of Sin Reviews🔥🔥

DARK MATTER MANIFESTO IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAJOR PLATFORMS:

⚡ BANDCAMP: https://tinyurl.com/mkhbk5a4
⚡ SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/3mty6czk
⚡ APPLE MUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/bdp9xm5y
⚡ YOUTUBEMUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/yc6enjkw
⚡ AMAZON MUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/bdpktsbn
⚡ GET IT ON CD OR VINYL: https://tinyurl.com/fmany29c

🚨👇 Feature 👇 🚨

We are featured with a 2 pages review on the July issue of Athenaeum Of Sin Reviews🔥🔥

DARK MATTER MANIFESTO IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAJOR PLATFORMS:

⚡ BANDCAMP: https://tinyurl.com/mkhbk5a4
⚡ SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/3mty6czk
⚡ APPLE MUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/bdp9xm5y
⚡ YOUTUBEMUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/yc6enjkw
⚡ AMAZON MUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/bdpktsbn
⚡ GET IT ON CD OR VINYL: https://tinyurl.com/fmany29c

01/08/2025

This is just the beginning.