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14th February - Pontifferasmus ( Unknown, dungeon synth ) – Husk The Mountains ( Heimat Der Katastrophe ) HDK 81 † Husk the mountains by PONTIFFERASMUS 9th August -  Exanimatvm  ( Chile, death metal ) -  Sollvm Ipsa Mor  ( Apocalyptic ) 20th August -  Sodom  ( Germany, thrash metal ) -  Bombenhagel  ( Steamhammer/SPV ) 31st October (but already available to download) - Old Tower ( Netherlands, dungeon synth ) - The Old King Of Witches ( Hospital )

Medhelan  -  Nocturnal Wanderings  ( self-released, 2015 ): Wayfarer - Gloomwood Forest ( Eldest Gate, 2017 ): Waeltaja  -  A Gathering In The Woods  ( GS/Hammerbund, 2017 ): Old Sorcery -  Realms Of Magickal Sorrow ( Garavluth, 2017 ): Gnoll  ‎–  The Citadel Of Evil  ( Heimat Der Katastrophe, 2018 ): Deorc Weg  -  Compendium of Frost  ( Obscure Dungeon, 2018 ): Old Sorcery - Strange And Eternal ( Garavluth, 2019 ): Old Sorcery  - Clandestine Meditation In Two Chapters ( Essential Purification, 2020 ): Funeral Requiem - Far Beyond The Misty Fog ( self-released, 2020 ):

All of these offerings have been brought to us by Heimat Der Katastrophe - a Milan-based dungeon synth outlet with a retro computer game aesthetic and a focus on soundtrack-type material. Doom Catacomb is one of the label's strongest artists, and you can introduce yourself to their four releases to date below. The Empire Of The Necromancers (2018) HDK 11 † The empire of the necromancers by DOOM CATACOMB The Weaver In The Vault (2019) HDK 34 † The weaver in the vault by DOOM CATACOMB Necromancy In Naat (2020) HDK 59 † Necromancy in Naat by DOOM CATACOMB Polar (2021) HDK 74 † Polar by DOOM CATACOMB

Gnoll - Music For Dungeons ( Heimat Der Katastrophe, 2018 ) Another fantastic release from Gnoll. The synth work is exceptional; the theremin hooks in particular really help this project to stand out from the crowd. Old Sorcery  /  Haxan Dreams  ( Finland, dungeon synth ) -  War Of The Old Kingdom  ( Essential Purification, 2021 ) This is the second time these countrymates have shared a release, and it follows on from the last split very nicely indeed. Old Sorcery is one of the best. War of the Old Kingdom by Old Sorcery