This Empty Flow’s debut album »Magenta Skycode« reissued now on CD, vinyl and cassette via Darkness Shall Rise Productions!

Darkness Shall Rise Productions has just re-released a debut album »Magenta Skycode« by Finnish darkwave/gothic rock band This Empty Flow (feat. members of funeral doom metal pioneers Thergothon) this Friday, December 12th, 2025.

Tracklist:
01. Nowafter
02. Useless
03. Stream
04. Towards Distant
05. Snow Blind
06. Distress
07. (But I Am) Still
08. Sweet Bloom Of Night Time Flowers

Courtesy of Darkness Shall Rise Productions:

Compositions of sadness and helplessness…

The 1996 cult album by the Finnish darkwave/gothic rock band This Empty Flow, finally available for the current generation of fans of dark sounds again.

Originally released by Italian cult-label Avantgarde Records, »Magenta Skycode« is an ethereal Darkwave masterpiece that has stood the test of time as one of the crucial albums of the 90s Darkwave movement.

Formed by two former members of the Finnish funeral doom trailblazers Thergothon, This Empty Flow transcended its heavy metal roots to create something entirely unique and atmospheric. The result was an album that merges melancholic shoegaze with the lush soundscapes of ethereal Wave, establishing a distinctive and ultimately influential style.

The album’s eight tracks clocking in at more than 50 minutes including highlights like the sprawling opener »Nowafter« and the evocative »Snow Blind«, are characterized by dreamlike vocals and layered instrumentation.Do yourself a favour and grab a copy of this lavish rerelease and experience »Magenta Skycode« – a bridge between different genres and an example of how raw, intense emotion can be translated into stunningly beautiful art.

Order »Magenta Skycode« here:
darknessshallrise.de
thisemptyflowdarknessshallrise.bandcamp.com

Recorded and mixed at U96 by Jukka Sillanpää, autumn 1995.
Produced by This Empty Flow and Jukka Sillanpää.
Music by Jori Sjöroos.
Lyrics by Niko Sirkiä.
Songs arranged by This Empty Flow.
Photography by Jenny Kanerva.

Remastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony in September 2025.

For fans of The Cure, Slowdive or Anathema.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well