Les Hérauts de l’Ombre unite three projects on debut ‘Compilation’
Les Hérauts de l’Ombre, a Belgian dark-electronic collective, released their debut “Compilation” on 21 June 2026, uniting NIAC, Obtenebrate and Anomaly 2.0.
Les Hérauts de l’Ombre, a dark-electronic collective based in Verviers, Belgium, released their debut “Compilation” on 21 June 2026 through Bandcamp. The self-released set runs nine tracks and gathers three solo projects – NIAC, Obtenebrate and Anomaly 2.0 – that move between synthwave, darkwave and industrial EBM.
Inside Les Hérauts de l’Ombre’s ‘Compilation’
“Compilation” gives each project three tracks. NIAC, the darksynth project of Steve Fabry, contributes “Ashes where angels fell”, “Last sin before dawn” and “No prayers for the Innoncent”. Obtenebrate adds the darkwave tracks “Raging”, “The Decline” and “The Nameless God”. Anomaly 2.0, the EBM project of Togk, closes each rotation with “Blood Economy”, “Memories” and “Surveillance symphony”.
The collective describe themselves as a French-Belgian group built to unite three complementary identities under one banner, and present the three acts as a continuous live set. “Compilation” is their first joint release and serves as an introduction to all three projects on a single record.
About Les Hérauts de l’Ombre
Les Hérauts de l’Ombre is a dark-electronic collective centred in Verviers, Belgium, formed around three solo projects. NIAC is the project of Steve Fabry, who records cinematic darksynth influenced by John Carpenter and released the album “Neo-Pandemonium” in 2020; he also records under the name The Nightstalker. Anomaly 2.0 is the electronic project of Togk, previously part of the acts Under All and Zorglüb. Obtenebrate rounds out the collective on the darkwave side.
Each project maintains its own catalogue on Bandcamp, and “Compilation” marks the first time the three appear together under the Les Hérauts de l’Ombre name. The release sets a starting point for the collective’s shared output and live performances.
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