DARK ESSENCE RECORDS

DARK ESSENCE RECORDS Dark Essence Records is a record label focusing on the Black and Extreme metal genres. Based in Bergen, Norway. Worldwide distribution. Founded in 2003.

Dark Essence Records is a record label specializing on Black and Extreme metal.

OUT TODAY!MALUM - FROM THE VOIDSMalum rose from the ashes as a brand-new entity in the Norwegian underground scene. Thei...
27/03/2026

OUT TODAY!

MALUM - FROM THE VOIDS

Malum rose from the ashes as a brand-new entity in the Norwegian underground scene. Their prime directive is raw, atmospheric and melodic black metal — with a sound rooted in the bleak traditions of the second wave of black metal and shaped by modern existentialism and nihilism. Malum delivers music that is both oppressive and cathartic and has carved a path through Norway’s underground with raw intensity and philosophical depth.

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We released another track from our upcoming album today! “It Serves You Right” is available on all digital services now🐉...
27/03/2026

We released another track from our upcoming album today! “It Serves You Right” is available on all digital services now🐉

This one is to-the-point, in your face and catchy in that True Norwegian Hard Rock way. It’s the last single before album release, which is in 3 weeks only! “Here Be Draken” is our heaviest offering yet, which this single is a good representation of 🔥

Thanks to everyone who helped us make this:
Recorded at Amper Tone and produced by us and Kim Lillestøl. Artwork by the one and only Peril Media. Mats O. Bristol Livephoto took the press pictures. Released with DARK ESSENCE RECORDS 🐉

PS: We’re going on tour - see events for all dates and ticket links.

🚨 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘼𝙍𝙍𝙄𝙑𝙀𝘿 𝙏𝙊 𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙀𝙃𝙊𝙐𝙎𝙀! 🚨⚫ 𝚃𝙰𝙰𝙺𝙴 '𝙽𝙾𝚁𝙴𝙶𝚂 𝚅𝙰𝙰𝙿𝙴𝙽 – 𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙻 𝙴𝙳𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽' (𝙲𝙳+𝙳𝚅𝙳) ⚫For the first time ever, Noregs Va...
27/03/2026

🚨 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘼𝙍𝙍𝙄𝙑𝙀𝘿 𝙏𝙊 𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙀𝙃𝙊𝙐𝙎𝙀! 🚨

⚫ 𝚃𝙰𝙰𝙺𝙴 '𝙽𝙾𝚁𝙴𝙶𝚂 𝚅𝙰𝙰𝙿𝙴𝙽 – 𝚂𝙿𝙴𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙻 𝙴𝙳𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽' (𝙲𝙳+𝙳𝚅𝙳) ⚫

For the first time ever, Noregs Vaapen has been remixed and remastered from the original multitrack recordings, bringing new clarity and depth to one of Taake’s most celebrated works. This collector’s edition comes in a 20-page deluxe Digibook, complete with lyrics and rare, previously unpublished photos from the album’s recording sessions. To mark the occasion, the set also includes the first official Taake DVD: the band’s anniversary concert where Noregs Vaapen was performed in its entirety – raw, uncompromising, and captured in full. Originally released in 2011, Noregs Vaapen is the fifth studio album from Norway’s black metal institution Taake – and often hailed as their strongest. It sees Hoest sharpening his trademark riffs, melodies, and biting vocals, while weaving in unexpected turns: black’n’roll grooves, chilling mellotrons, and even the now-legendary banjo solo. Songs like the anthemic Nordbundet, the relentless Myr, and the infamous Orkan have long since earned their place in the pantheon of True Norwegian Black Metal. While Hoest is once again behind all music, lyrics, instruments, and vocals, the album also features contributions from Taake’s then live-lineup — Thurzur, V’gandr, Aindiachai, and Gjermund — alongside a rare gathering of prominent guests: Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone), Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Demonaz (Immortal), Bjørnar Nilsen (Vulture Industries), and Skagg (Gaahlskagg, Deathcult).

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Black Metal Promotion is not streaming Malum - From The Voids in it's entirety.Link in comments.
16/03/2026

Black Metal Promotion is not streaming Malum - From The Voids in it's entirety.

Link in comments.

"Of Demise and Men" OUT NOW🐉Here's another True Norwegian Hard Rock track from our upcoming album for you ! The single "...
13/03/2026

"Of Demise and Men" OUT NOW🐉

Here's another True Norwegian Hard Rock track from our upcoming album for you ! The single "Of Demise and Men" is out now with DARK ESSENCE RECORDS!

Think most people are crazy, and the world has gone to s**t? Well, you're absolutely right! And we've written a catchy, little song about it...

"Of Demise And Men" is our humble, little tribute to our friends in Enslaved (poor man's Grutle-intro and everything...), to our heroes Abba, and to humanity's never ending ability to shoot itself in the foot, and ruin everything for everyone.

Are these the end times? God damn right! Is mankind alone to blame? God damn right again! But that doesn't mean that we can't sing and dance, and laugh and celebrate, as everything crumbles to dust around us! Because it's ok. Everything's fine. All will be well. We've had a good run. It was good while it lasted. So don't you worry, for as we die screaming, all will be well ...at last.

Here's to the end of the world everybody! Cheers!

- Even (guitar, vocals)

This is the third single from our upcoming album "Here Be Draken", out on April 17th on CD, Vinyl and digital. If you like what you've heard so far, pre-orders are up with Dark Essence and on Bandcamp. We're also taking this album on the road - see event for dates.

Recorded at Amper Tone in Oslo
Produced by the band together with engineer Kim Lillestøl
Artwork by Per Spjøtvold at Peril Media
Picture by Mats O. Bristol Livephoto

Play it loud and let us know what you think in the comments🔥🐉

Massive feature in Legacy magazine for Malum - From The Voids.-Interview-Soundcheck 10/43-Review score 13/15
11/03/2026

Massive feature in Legacy magazine for Malum - From The Voids.
-Interview
-Soundcheck 10/43
-Review score 13/15

playing at this years .
10/03/2026

playing at this years .

3 FOR 2!How it works?When you add three products to your cart, either it's 3x CD or 3x LP, the least expensive item in y...
09/03/2026

3 FOR 2!
How it works?

When you add three products to your cart, either it's 3x CD or 3x LP, the least expensive item in your selection will automatically be free.
In other words, the lowest-priced item is on us.

NOTE: This offer does NOT work on products released in 2026, or albums that are currently listed as pre-order.

Cannot be combined with other discounts.
Offer only available in our European webshop.

Offer ends March 15.

Enjoy!

FEVERSEA RELEASES NEW EP 'WORMWOOD IN THE VEINS OF THE WORLD'In May 2025, the debut album from the Oslo-based post metal...
06/03/2026

FEVERSEA RELEASES NEW EP 'WORMWOOD IN THE VEINS OF THE WORLD'

In May 2025, the debut album from the Oslo-based post metal band Feversea, "Man Under Erasure", was released. Right after, they wrote and recorded some new tracks in a slightly different direction, and these are released on this digital only EP, 'Wormwood in the Veins of the World'.

Forty years since the Chernobyl disaster, eighty-one since Hiroshima, hundreds since the first fumes of industrialization and countless since Cain slew his brother to impress an indifferent God, Man is still a poisonous animal. Our gall has spilled into the world, eroding the brittle ground that shelters us from extinction. No disasters are averted, no resentments quelled, they only pile up on the pathetic scrap heap we call history. In our quest for power, we have signed away our future to different masters, accumulating a debt we cannot repay. Our demise is soundly ensured. What remains is waiting for the end, and likely not for long.

"Wormwood in the Veins of the World" represents Feversea’s continued post-metal-tinged sonic exploration and genre blending. Drawing this time on hardcore and alternative rock, the EP delivers four fast-paced, concise songs.

Tracklist:
1. Wormwood in the Veins of the World
2. All Gall is Divided
3. Bileblack
4. Sounding the Third Trumpet

New single titled "Hollow" from the Norwegian black metal band Malum is out today.Malum has this to say about the song:“...
27/02/2026

New single titled "Hollow" from the Norwegian black metal band Malum is out today.

Malum has this to say about the song:
“Hollow” is Malum’s descent into inner emptiness and modern disorientation. The song examines fragile human urges, addiction, and the silent longing to feel something — even if that feeling is death. Musically darker and more groove-driven, it expands the band’s sound while remaining rooted in bleak melodic intensity. Lyrically, it confronts wasted time, shame, and exposing existence as brief, hollow, and frighteningly disposable.

Malum is set to release their next chapter, From the Voids, on the 27th of March. While firmly rooted in Malum’s established sonic foundation, the album is more aggressive, continuing the confrontational path introduced on Towards Nothingness. It is driven by anger and stands as a ruthless observation of the world as it appears — dark, broken, and hollow.

Photo by NecrosHorns.

New, self-titled single from Bergens own out today! This song tells the story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage tha...
20/02/2026

New, self-titled single from Bergens own out today! This song tells the story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage that took place near Rjukan, Telemark in 1943.

Their highly explosive debut album "Første Aksjon" ("First Strike") will be released on the 8th of May, the Norwegian Liberation Day. Available for preordering NOW 🇳🇴🧨🔥🧨🇳🇴

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