Whispering Night Productions

Whispering Night Productions, also known by the abbreviation WNP, was a French record label centred on black metal. According to its Spanish-language Wikipedia entry, the label released a total of 11 albums and demos for four French bands during its active period. Its catalogue was small and tightly focused on the French underground black metal scene of the early-to-mid 2000s. The label's releases were split between full-length albums and demos. The albums it issued were Satan Leads My Sword by Grim Landscape and Nostalgia - Fragments Of A Broken Past by Nocturnal Depression, both in 2006. Its demo releases span 2002 to 2006 and include Infernal Hordes by Terra Mortis (2002); Wallachian Visions (2003) and Religious Slaughter (2004) by Grim Landscape; Destruction Des Ames by Nihil (2004); Near To The Stars (2004), Suicidal Thoughts (2004), Soundtrack For A Suicide (2005), Fuck Off Parisian Black Metal Scene (2005) and Nocturnal Depression - Funeral RIP (2006) by Nocturnal Depression. The label's roster therefore centred on four French acts: Terra Mortis, Grim Landscape, Nihil and Nocturnal Depression. Its output was characteristic of the DIY, tape-and-demo culture of European black metal in that era, with limited physical editions rather than major commercial distribution. Whispering Night Productions appears to have been a small independent operation rather than a major or mid-sized label. Its web presence was hosted on free or community platforms, including a Lycos-hosted page and the wnp.fr.st address noted in its Wikipedia entry. No founding date, founder name, headquarters city, ownership structure or current operating status is documented in the available evidence, and the label is not known to have been publicly listed. Given the absence of recent releases and the ephemeral nature of its web presence, it is best described as a historical underground label whose documented activity is concentrated in the 2002–2006 period.

Whispering Night Productions, also abbreviated WNP, was a French record label centred on black metal. Its documented activity is concentrated in the early-to-mid 2000s, and its catalogue consists of 11 albums and demos released for four French bands. The earliest documented release is the 2002 demo Infernal Hordes by Terra Mortis. In 2003 the label issued Wallachian Visions by Grim Landscape, followed in 2004 by two further Grim Landscape demos, Religious Slaughter, and Destruction Des Ames by Nihil. Also in 2004 the label released two demos by Nocturnal Depression, Near To The Stars and Suicidal Thoughts. In 2005 Whispering Night Productions issued two more Nocturnal Depression demos, Soundtrack For A Suicide and Fuck Off Parisian Black Metal Scene. In 2006 the label released its two documented full-length albums, Satan Leads My Sword by Grim Landscape and Nostalgia - Fragments Of A Broken Past by Nocturnal Depression, alongside a further Nocturnal Depression demo, Nocturnal Depression - Funeral RIP. Across this run the label worked with four French acts: Terra Mortis, Grim Landscape, Nihil and Nocturnal Depression. Its output was typical of the DIY, limited-edition demo culture of European black metal at the time. The label maintained a web presence on free or community hosting, including a Lycos-hosted page and the wnp.fr.st address cited in its Wikipedia entry. No founding date, founder, headquarters city, ownership structure or current status is documented in the available evidence, and the label is not known to have been publicly listed.

• 2006

  Release of the albums Satan Leads My Sword by Grim Landscape and Nostalgia - Fragments Of A Broken Past by Nocturnal Depression, plus the demo Nocturnal Depression - Funeral RIP.

• 2005

  Release of the demos Soundtrack For A Suicide and Fuck Off Parisian Black Metal Scene by Nocturnal Depression.

• 2004

  Release of the demos Religious Slaughter by Grim Landscape, Destruction Des Ames by Nihil, and Near To The Stars and Suicidal Thoughts by Nocturnal Depression.

• 2003

  Release of the demo Wallachian Visions by Grim Landscape.

• 2002

  Release of the demo Infernal Hordes by Terra Mortis.

Small independent French underground black metal label issuing albums and demos for a handful of French bands.

• Infernal Hordes (Terra Mortis, demo, 2002)

• Wallachian Visions (Grim Landscape, demo, 2003)

• Religious Slaughter (Grim Landscape, demo, 2004)

• Destruction Des Ames (Nihil, demo, 2004)

• Near To The Stars (Nocturnal Depression, demo, 2004)

• Suicidal Thoughts (Nocturnal Depression, demo, 2004)

• Soundtrack For A Suicide (Nocturnal Depression, demo, 2005)

• Fuck Off Parisian Black Metal Scene (Nocturnal Depression, demo, 2005)

• Satan Leads My Sword (Grim Landscape, album, 2006)

• Nostalgia - Fragments Of A Broken Past (Nocturnal Depression, album, 2006)

• Nocturnal Depression - Funeral RIP (Nocturnal Depression, demo, 2006)

1. 1Whispering Night Productions - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
2. 2Whispering Night Productions - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Lycoslycos.fr