Shadow Sun [Explicit Content]
(Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics, Colored Vinyl, Limited Edition)
Artist: Locus Noir Format: LP Release Date: 2/27/2026

Label: Listenable Records
Vendor: Amplified Media Services, LLC
Distributor: AMPED
UPC: 3760053848789
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2/27/2026
Product ID: LISB878.1

Description

Locus Noir is the latest musical endeavor from Ben DMN, also known for his work as the frontman of Swiss Death Wave powerhouse SYBREED.
Conceived as a return to the music that shaped his formative years, the project draws it’s energy from late-night introspection, creative renewal, and a distinctly crepuscular sensibility. Initially conceived as a solo project, Locus Noir is set to evolve into a fully-fledged band. Musically, Locus Noir blends Type O Negative gloom, The Fields of the Nephilim mysticism, and Paradise Lost melancholy, all infused with a post-punk edge. The result is a sound that feels both contemporary and timeless – a modern interpretation of what Gothic Metal can be. On debut album ‘Shadow Sun’, band main songwriter and vocalist Ben steps fully into a melodic, haunting vocal register, merging the theatrical delivery of Peter Murphy with subtle echoes of the late Peter Steele. The lyrics move between the esoteric and the intimate: love and death, desire and decay, nocturnal excess and the bitter aftertaste of parties stretching well past dawn.

Tracks
Credits

1 Walpurgisnacht 1996
2 Shadow Sun
3 Cemetery Youth
4 A Dismal Romance
5 She Haunts the Night
6 Thicker Than Darkness Itself
7 In Despair We Trust
8 Death, That Elusive Mistress
9 Hollow
10 Full Moon Theri-Anthropy
11 Reburial

• Availability : PRE ORDER
• Genre: POST PUNK
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 02/27/2026