Watch the new De/Vision video for 'Rage'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:01:23 GMT

Faderhead searching pierceless/tattooless girl for upcoming video project

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:41 GMT

For an upcoming Faderhead video project the band are looking for a girl that would like to be the lead actress in this. They are basically looking for a young woman who would be comfortable portraying a young woman with minimal amounts of dialog. The project...

Leaether Strip releases massive 19-track EP on iTunes for just 3,99 EURO

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:02:41 GMT

Denmark's EBM master Claus Larsen has released the commercial version of his Christmas release "It's who I am" via iTunes. The version now up on iTunes...

Recoil to release massive special edition 4CD box version of 'Selected'

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:01:46 GMT

Recoil's "Selected" which is going to be released worldwide on April 19th, will be available as a single CD, double pack CD, limited edition 4 x vinyl box, and a limited edition deluxe 4 disc box set. This 4CD boxset (limited to only 1000 copies and...

New album from Cellmod 'Adevolve' available now from Sector 9 Studios

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:09 GMT

"Adevolve", a new album from Cellmod is now available from Sector 9 Studios at www.s9sonline.com and all large digital outlets. On his latest venture Cellmod provides lush backgrounds for...

In Strict Confidence - "My Despair"

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:28:33 GMT

Sebastian R Komor to release 4 albums...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:04:39 GMT

Sebastian R Komor (Icon Of Coil, Zombie Girl and Komor Kommando) is quite a busy bee. The Norwegian synth wizzard is to release no less than 4 albums in the next months... Out on March 16th on FIXT music is Squarehead's...

Big 'age labels' on new industrial music DVD releases? Here's why...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:02:03 GMT

Some will have noticed that the most recent DVD releases in this scene have been tagged with rather big and ugly 'age labels' on the front artwork. A mistake from the art departments in the record labels? Not really, it's actually obliged on the German market, and...

Theatre of Tragedy split up but want your photos !

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:01:19 GMT

On March 1st 2010, Theatre of Tragedy issued a statement informing fans of their decision to split. The band will cease to exist on October 2, 2010, exactly 17 years after they started making music together. The final gig will take place on October 2 in Stavanger, where it all began....

Psychic TV launches 'Themes' 4CDbox on Cold Spring

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:28 GMT

Out later in April is the Psychic TV 4CD boxset "Themes" which compiles for the first time all 'Themes' albums by Psychic TV. The music itself was designed not only as soundtrack but also for subsequent use by Initiates of The Temple Ov Psychick Youth in their rituals...

Peter Hook showcases previously-unseen Joy Division footage on UK tour

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:33 GMT

Peter Hook will be showcasing previously-unseen Joy Division and New Order footage as part of a new show set to tour the UK in April. Billed "An Evening Of Unknown Pleasures", the nights will see Hook give talks on his past bands and Factory Records...

Atari Teenage Riot reunite for London show + announce new single

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:03 GMT

Atari Teenage Riot have announced they are to reunite for a one-off London gig this May. The band, who split in 2000, will play Camden's Electric Ballroom on May 12, 2010. Alongside Alec Empire, Hanin Elias and Nic Endo for the reunion will be MC CX Kidtronik, who...

Front 242 releases new DVD, 'Moments in Budapest' + get an invitation for the videotrailer

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:01:07 GMT

There seems to be quite some activity behind the Front 242 curtains. Last night, Alfa Matrix announced a brand new Front 242 DVD, "Moments in Budapest". Filmed in Budapest, Hungary on December 6th 2008 by Steve's Black Head Agency, you get an excellent...

Unter Null - Destroy ME

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:45:08 GMT

New Unter Null album 'Moving on' out now in 3 diferent versions

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:01:25 GMT

Out now is the 2nd album by Unter Null aka Erica Dunham. "Moving On" was engineered by Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip) and reveals a more matured approach, including...

Faithless to release new album 'The Dance' on own label

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:51 GMT

Faithless' new album "The Dance" drops on May 17th, and for the first time will come through the band's own label Nate's Tunes. The first single "Not Going Home" (streetdate May 3rd) is what the band calls 'a 7 minute sonic call-to-arms'. Included as well on...

Spiralchords sign DeadStar Assembly, new album 'Coat Of Arms' to be released May 7th

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:32 GMT

After releasing the albums by MDM, Artifact, and We Got This Far, Spiralchords Music now inked a deal with Florida's industrial rock band DeadStar Assembly. Formed in 2001, the group released their debut "DeadStar Assembly" in 2002....

Lacrimosa to release new double album in May

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:49 GMT

On May, 7th 2010, Lacrimosa (aka Tilo Wolff and Anne Nurmi) will release a new double-CD with 17 previously unreleased tracks to celebrate the band's 20-years anniversary. The set, to be released on Hall Of Sermon, will be including the first demos from 1990 and brand-new songs, which...

Ultravox continues reunion tour in 2010 and aims for nr 1 spot in charts with 'Vienna'

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:17 GMT

The Ultravox reunion tour continues in 2010 with "Return to Eden part 2". This second leg of the tour kicks off with 6 dates in the UK, followed by dates in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark and Luxembourg. Just like...

Funker Vogt reissue VHS-tape 'Live Execution '99' on DVD

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:02 GMT

June 04th 2010 sees the re-release of the rare Funker Vogt VHS-tape "Live Execution '99" (released on Zoth Ommog) on DVD format. This release is espcecially for the Funker Vogt fans, who have been looking out for a re-release of this particular VHS-tape on DVD. Expect...

I:scintilla present brand new video for 'Ammunition'

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:01:19 GMT

Below is the brand new video from I:Scintilla for the track "Ammunition" taken from I:Scintilla's latest EP, "Prey On You". The female-fronted industrial-rock...

Painbastard declares war on 'Kriegserklärung'

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:37 GMT

After Painbastard released their last album "Borderline" in September 2007, they now return with a new album. Called "Kriegserklärung" (Declaration of War) it will hit the shops on 16th April 2010. On the all new album, the Leipzig-based German...

Portishead and Goldfrapp members unite for 'Joan Of Arc' film score

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:26 GMT

Portishead's Adrian Utley and Goldfrapp's Will Gregory will work together on a new film score for "The Passion Of Joan Of Arc", the 1928 film by Carl Theador Dreyer. The pair will play the new score live during a screening of the film at Colston Hall in...

Chris Vrenna (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails) dives into the DJ circuit

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:01:41 GMT

Chris Vrenna, best known for his period as drummer with Nine Inch Nails from the "Pretty Hate Machine" through "Downward Spiral" eras and as the current keyboardist for Marilyn Manson is set to tackle the DJ circuit as well. He will be...

Captain Trip Japan to release two Esplendor Geometrico boxsets

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:59 GMT

Out on Captain Trip Japan by mid March is a first of two Esplendor Geometrico boxsets, "E.G.box 1". This 5CD box is a special Japanese release featuring the first albums, cassettes, and rare material of Esplendor Geometrico from the era 1980-1986....

Black Rain launches digital store and 10 years of French industrial rock band Porn on best of 'A decade in glitter and Danger'

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:07 GMT

Good news from our friends at the Black Rain label, you can purchase all CDs of their bands as legal MP3-downloads in their own web portal "Black Rain Digital Store" at...

Alan Wilder posts first video on upcoming Recoil 'Selected' album and tour

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:28:14 GMT

Cervello Elettronico delivers 'Process of Elimination' and limited spin-off 'Bipolar'

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:01:20 GMT

Out on Rustblade by April 9th is "Process of Elimination", the new Cervello Elettronico album. Expect hard rhythmic experimental beats to pulsating electro EBM bass lines. The 14 tracks include guest vocals from Karloz M of...

March issue Sonic Seducer comes with exclusive In Strict Confidence EP + 10 track CD

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:12 GMT

For 15 years, Sonic Seducer has kept us up to date every month. This is a reason to celebrate! This year, they will provide their readers with many specials. This month they have chosen In Strict Confidence as cover story who added an exclusive...

Current 93 announce anniversary gigs

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:03 GMT

British experimental veterans Current 93 have announced details of two London gigs to take place this May at London's HMV Forum venue. The band will be joined by a host of guest musicians during the May 28-29 gigs, namely Andrew WK, Matt Sweeney (Superwolf, Zwan, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond) and...

Noisuf-X wants 'Excessive Exposure'

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:02 GMT

Out on April 1st - no, it's not an April 1st joke - is Noisuf-X "Excessive Exposure" album counting 14 tracks. The album comes in 2 formats, a normal CD and a limited edition box which comes with a 4-track bonus-CD entitled "Excessive Extension" including guest vocals by...

Impact Pulse delivers 'Remix Module's' EP

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:53 GMT

Good news from the AirbWaveBnker crew (Szombathely, HU) aka Impact Pulse / Nothing Nada (Cipree + Gunhead). After two full-lenght albums in 2006 and 2008 and also a participation with an exclusive track on the label compilation "Post Alcoholic Body Syndrome III" with "Ez a...

Quartersized launches 'Industrial Cliché' EP

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:55 GMT

Out on the MoMT Records label is the third EP from Quartersized, "Industrial Cliché" which tackles head on some of the cliche topics that have dominated industrial music since the year dot so the band says. You can...

Dean Cook's alter ego Machine Boy has a first ep out, 'People'

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:44 GMT

Dean Cook's alter ego Machine Boy has a first ep out, "People", which is available now from most download stores such as iTunes etc. The 5-track EP will be released through The Shotgun Charlie Label. The tracks from the EP were created in Logic running on a...

Side-Line reaching 25.000 people on a daily basis

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:43:09 GMT

Things go well in industrial music land so it seems, at least when it comes to digesting online news on the scene. Side-Line can now announce that it serves the news on a daily basis to 25.000 people and growing. That's right, at least 25.000 people connect to Side-Line each day via a...

Alan Wilder to talk about future plans on YouTube

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:02:31 GMT

On the 3rd of March, Alan Wilder (aka Recoil) will initiate a series of YouTube clips. These will be centred around the Recoil "Selected" live events and forthcoming album. Starting on the 12th of...

Brian Eno working on new Coldplay album

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:01:37 GMT

The former Roxy Music man Brian Eno is working with Coldplay to record their fifth album which the band wants to see released by Christmas 2010. For Eno it will be the second album he produces for Coldplay as he was also responsible for the production of the band's last album, 2008's "Viva...

!distain release video for 'Hole in the Moon'

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:28 GMT

!distain have shot a video for "Hole In The Moon" taken from their latest release: "Anthology 1992-2010" (Deep Symmetry / Prussia Records). !distain shot the video in January 2010 together with Elephant & Castle. "Hole In The Moon" is a story about a man,...

Waiting For Words presents 'The Curve' EP

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:22 GMT

Out on Foundry Records/Believe is the Waiting For Words' 6-track EP "The Curve". The EP comes 3 and a half years after the release of the album "A MIX Through The Night". The "The Curve" EP is the first of a 3 EP series that will be released in 2010. It's also...

Diorama goes 'Cubed' in 2009 or is it 2010 ?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:01:51 GMT

Accession Records announces the imminent release of the brand new album by the excellent act Diorama, "Cubed". The release however is scheduled for a March 19 2009 street date... Let's say the label meant 2010 instead. Diorama's upcoming release "Cubed" is their...

Hiding Man label debuts with synthpop duo Monotone DC's 'Lola Electronia' album

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:46 GMT

A new label is born in Sweden: Hiding Man. The music they intend to promote is electronic pop and rock, synthpop and electronica. The first release will be from the Swedish synthpop duo Monotone DC. Their 13-track debut album "Lola...

Sellaband files for bankrupcy after burning 5 million dollar - sold to German investors - site still closed

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:42:37 GMT

Dutch startup Sellaband, which enabled music fans to invest in their favorite bands and which was hyped like mad by people who should have known way better, last week on Friday requested provisional suspension of payments in their home country Holland. It...

Current and former Depeche Mode and The Cure personnel form We Collect Enemies label

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:01:31 GMT

And a new label has seen the light: We Collect Enemies. We Collect Enemies are noone else than Andrew Phillpott (Depeche Mode) Glen Brady (The Glass, Plant Music, Awesome Agency) and Daryl Bamonte (Depeche Mode, The Cure) who actually have formed...

How did we miss this one ? Depeche Mode interviewed by The Big Ones

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:56 GMT

Download full live recording from Nocturnal Emissions and Konstruktivists for free at Bleak

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:27 GMT

Nocturnal Emissions and Konstruktivists, both pioneers of industrial music from the early 80's, have played a live show in Vienna/Austria last October. And now the Austrian netlabel Bleak is releasing the live recordings for free download....

Merciful Nuns (ex-Garden Of Delight) announces 'LIB.1' trailer

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:01:44 GMT

For Artaud Seth, the final stop of legendary Garden Of Delight didn't mean the end of his career. Three years after the last regular Garden Of Delight album Seth will be back with a new album called "LIB.1" out on the Solar Lodge label on March 31st and announce...

Resist launches 'I Am Not The Enemy' single

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:45 GMT

With their single "I Am Not The Enemy", the Britsh band Resist presents the precursor of their upcoming album "The Ride", due to release in April. The Manchester based acts brings a mix between electro, rock and punk backed by the vocals of singer Misha. The single...

Rajna returns with 'Offering'

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:43 GMT

The French heavenly voices act Rajna announces the release of their newest album "Offering". The release will be available in 2 formats: a Digipack CD version and a collector 140g-vinyl (due to...

Act Noir back with 'Shape a New Start'

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:02:41 GMT

Act Noir announce the release of their new album "Shape a New Start". Produced by Eibon Records, and distributed by Audioglobe, the album is a step forward in the musical research of the band, presenting a brand new sound where electro and rock melt together. Expect a cross...

Candle Nine debutes with 'The Muse In The Machine' on Tympanik Audio

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:01:21 GMT

Tympanik Audio presents Candle Nine's debut album "The Muse In The Machine". The release comes after a remix on last year's Ad.ver.sary CD "A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky" and an appearance on Tympanik Audio's "Emerging Organisms...

Project-X returns with 4-track Joy Division tribute 'Needles and control'

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:26 GMT

"Needles & Control" is a 4 track CDM where Project-X pays tribute to Joy Division. Also included is a remix of the title track "She's Lost Control" by EBM and industrial legend Claus Larsen from Leaetherstrip. You also get two...

Ego Likeness goes 'Breedless'

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:01:25 GMT

Ego Likeness, now signed with Metropolis Records for the USA and Dependent for Europe, will release their 4th album, "Breedless". The album showcases their dark electronic trip hop sensibilities overlaid with Donna's vocals. The band has been compared to Curve and Collide in the past....

'Old School Electrology Volume I' massive 4CD set ready for pre-order

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:31 GMT

It has taken a while but Electro Aggression Records (EAR)/Cop International have the "Old School Electrology Volume I" 4CD boxset on pre-order. The boxset features 81 tracks including 71 all exclusive tracks, 4 revamped demo tunes never before released...

Pixies reunion shows all about the money now

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:25 GMT

Pixies' Black Francis has said that the he would like to play more reunion shows but only if its going to earn the band members a fair wage. Francis revealed this in an interview with The Quietus adding that it "ain't about the art anymore"....

OOMPH! - "Ready Or Not (I'm Coming)"

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:45:39 GMT

Chris Pohl - I think the bands I signed are quite good but don't understand the business

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:51:21 GMT

Somewhere in the midst of the nineties I got a few demos (tapes) from a new Berliner project called Terminal Choice. I remember the way I immediately got enthusiastic about the dark electro sound of this band, which I...

Stephan Eicher (Grauzone) sees old material re-released

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:56:03 GMT

Out on Born Bad by March 8th is Stephan Eicher's "Spielt Noise Boys" album, in 2 different versions, a CD and a vinyl. "Who is Stephan Eicher" most non-French will say. Well in December 1980 Stephan Eicher released a 7"-single, including the classic...

Arcana vs Cold Meat Industry compiled in 'The First Era 1996-2002' 4CD box set

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:55:27 GMT

The Swedish Neo classical band Arcana around Peter Bjärgö has compiled a four CD box set called "The First Era 1996-2002". Expected for a March release on the Cyclic Law label, the box set includes the first 4 albums with...

Alan Wilder joins Depeche Mode on stage for 'Somebody'

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:54:54 GMT

Noone else than Alan Wilder joined Depeche Mode on stage last night for their special charity performance in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. The concert, Depeche Mode's first performance at the Royal Albert Hall, is also part of Teenage Cancer Trust's celebrations marking the...

Malaise Music to release Rozz Williams' 'The Lost Recordings'

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:01:42 GMT

Rozz Williams was the internationally renowned vocalist of legendary deathrock bands Christian Death and Shadow Project. His name is synonymous with the gothic rock scene. Christian Death's debut album "Only Theatre of Pain" gave birth to deathrock in America...

:Wumpscut: to release ':Siamese:' in 4 different versions

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:12 GMT

Out on April 16 2010 via Betonkopf Media is the all new album by :Wumpscut:, ":Siamese:". ":Siamese:" will be the 12th 'regular' album since the 1993 debut "Music for a Slaughtering Tribe". The new album will be available in 4 different formats...

God Module release 'The Magic In My Heart Is Dead' EP and go on tour in US

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:02:36 GMT

God Module will release their new EP "The Magic In My Heart Is Dead" on February 18th on Out Of Line and February 24th on Metropolis. The band will also embark on a US tour in March. Get the tour dates after the jump. God Module is a US based...

Skye rejoins Morcheeba

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:01:48 GMT

Morcheeba are set to perform their first show with Skye Edwards on vocals since 2003 at Caprices festival in Switzerland on April 9. From 1996 to 2003, Morcheeba released five albums: "Who Can You Trust", "Big Calm" and "Fragments Of Freedom", "Charango", and "Parts...

In The Nursery collects 1983-1985 on 'Aubade'

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:01:47 GMT

ITN Corporation presents the "Aubade" album, a comprehensive collection of recordings made by In The Nursery during their first years, the period between 1983 and 1985. "Aubade" is actually the title of the opening track by ITN from their debut concert in Sheffield...

Rachael Please announces 4th album 'I, The Depressor'

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:41 GMT

Industrial music artist Rachael Please announces the release of the project's fourth album to date. To be released in late April, early May on Noose Weaver/Blue Hydrogen Factory, "I, The Depressor" will be preceded by the single "Beyond Time and Matter",...

Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus) celebrates 100th release on Tursa label 'With Friends Like These' 2CD comp

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:32 GMT

Early March sees the 100th release on Tony Wakeford's (Sol Invictus) Tursa label. "With Friends Like These" is a double CD compilation released by Tursa in collaboration with Kaparte Productions who are jointly...

Dismantled to release new album 'The War Inside Me' later this year

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:01:55 GMT

Dismantled is currently working on its new album, tentatively titled "The War Inside Me", to be released on Metropolis Records and Dependent later this year. According to Gary the album will be "the heaviest and...

New series of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds collectors editions

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:21 GMT

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds announce the next installment in a series of releases that will ultimately see the band's entire studio album catalogue digitally re-mastered and remixed for 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time since their original release. "Tender Prey",...

Faderhead releases best of compilation, 'Trilogy'

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:15 GMT

"Trilogy" is the first best of compilation for Faderhead uniting the most popular songs from the band's "FH1", "FH2" and "FH3" albums. Included as wel are remixed versions, previously unreleased versions and tracks which never made it to...

Santa Hates You - "Rocket Heart"

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:31:41 GMT

Nitzer Ebb - Working with Phil Harding on the 'That total Age' album was a constant battle

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:09:06 GMT

When an EBM legend like Nitzer Ebb returns with a new album, "Industrial Complex" (out on Alfa Matrix), after years of...

Nitzer Ebb album 'Industrial Complex' out on Alfa Matrix with lots of bonus tracks + free CD

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:00:57 GMT

The Belgian Alfa Matrix label (home to Front 242, Ayria, Leaether Strip, ...) has now officially released the newest album by Nitzer Ebb, "

Man and Machines working on new album 'The New Flesh'

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:01:29 GMT

Ricki Gunz from Man and Machines informs us that the band is currently in the studio working on their newest release. The album will - according to Gunz - be a departure from the EBM release "Analog Hearts Digital Minds" released in 2008 through DSBP and Dead...

Out now, 'Electronic Aid To Haiti'

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:43 GMT

Sigsaly Transmission Records announces that the charity compilation "Electronic Aid To Haiti" is now available. This download release holds 54 artists and 280 minutes of music with unreleased tracks and new remixes of songs from Front 242, Fixmer McCarthy, Leaether Strip, Psyche,...

Once A Barge returns with 'Skoll' album

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:34 GMT

After the appearance on the "Pagan Folk And Apocalyptic Psychedelia"-Sampler last year Once A Barge returns with the new album "Skoll" on Holzruna. Once A Barge was founded in 1997 by Sion61. Since the beginning the music is a mixture of neoclassic-sounds, dark-folk and...

Hungry Lucy return with 'Pulse of the Earth' CD

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:01:19 GMT

Out later this month is the newest album from the female fronted trip pop duo Hungry Lucy, "Pulse of the Earth". The release almost didn't take place as in mid-2008 the indie duo were recording weekly podcasts and although they had finished writing songs for their...

Erasure's Andy Bell releases new (and final) single 'Will You Be There?' under Mimó flag

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:23 GMT

Out this week in the UK is Erasure's Andy Bell newest single "Will You Be There?". The single is not released under Bell's own name but under the 'Mimó' flag. Having said that because the name Mimó...

NTRSN debut with 'People like Gods' on Sigsaly Transmissions

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:10 GMT

Out now on Sigsaly Transmissions is the debut album "People like Gods" by the Belgian duo, NTRSN (pronounced as 'intrusion') who deliver old-school electronic sounds. Supported by Maurizo Fasolo (Pankow) and Peter Van Bogaert (Liquid-G), NTRSN was inspired by...

John Foxx releases rare material on 'My Lost City'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:47 GMT

John Foxx has dived into his vaults to create "My Lost City", to be released by Metamatic Records on 1 March, 2010. Most of the material on the album was recorded at Foxx's Shoreditch studio, The Garden, between 1981 - 1987. Foxx: "I hadn't listened to...

Von Thronstahl releases previously unreleased material on 'Conscriptvm'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:07 GMT

Out in May will be a double CD of rare, unreleased, versions, new and unreleased material from German legends Von Thronstahl. Out on Cold Spring, "Conscriptvm" holds 27-tracks of orchestral, industrial, neofolk, military-pop and martial rock....

Tracklist limited edition Recoil's 'Selected' CD revealed

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:03 GMT

As we previously announced, Recoil is set to release a new album on April 19 entitled "Selected". This release features a selection of classic Recoil tracks chosen by Alan Wilder and completely remasterted. "Selected" will be released as a single CD...

US Military Authorities censor interview on Side-Line - update

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:02:52 GMT

Update: DARPA confirmed Side-Line that they never heard of having funded this project. Side-Line is doing some more research in order to find out if this was a marketing joke from the label and band or not... We thought we had seen everything when it came...

Olivia Louvel releases new album 'Doll Divider', supports Recoil on tour + photo shoot by Alan Wilder

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:01:24 GMT

(Picture by Alan Wilder) Olivia Louvel has recently completed a new album, "Doll Divider". Composed and produced by Olivia Louvel and mixed by Paul Kendall it is digitally available now on...

Peter Hook opens new Manchester club FAC251 with New Order and Joy Division songs

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:38 GMT

Peter Hook opened the new Manchester club FAC251 (on February 6th) with his band The Light playing New Order, Joy Division, Monaco and Freebass tracks. Hook was joined onstage by Primal Scream and former Stone Roses bassist Mani, Howard Marks,...

Massive Attack commissioned short film as tribute to porn star (explicit content)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:15 GMT

Massive Attack have commissioned a series of short films to accompany tracks from their new album "Heligoland". One of the videos focuses on legendary porn star Georgina Spelvin. The 73-year-old Spelvin starred in the classic adult flick "The Devil In Miss...

Suicide Commando - "Die Motherfucker Die"

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:22:13 GMT

Black Lung - If the Devil invites you to dinner, do you accept? Of course you do!

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:28:08 GMT

Editor's note: after having contacted DARPA, it seems that all of the content below was complete nonsense, Thrussell has never been commissioned by the organisation to record an album. Side-Line wishes to apologize to its readers...

Noorglo - A big 'fuck you' to all bands using playback at concerts

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:54:37 GMT

Noorglo became quite famous as a DJ in Italy and as organisator of the famous Decadence parties in Bologna. Besides this Noorglo is also a musician and producer launching his first official release "Hard Body Music" on the Rustblade label mixing industrial...

KMFDM presents new single 'Day Of Light' in a very limited quantity (even in terms of industrial music...)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:01:21 GMT

KMFDM announces their new single "Day Of Light". "Day Of Light" features two brand new, exclusive, never before released songs: "Day Of Light" (featuring William Wilson of Legion Within)...

The Dielectric announces release complete trilogy series of 'Rapid-Eye Assemblage'

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:41 GMT

Urbcom band The Dielectric announces that the complete trilogy series of "Rapid-Eye Assemblage" is now officially available on digital format. All tracks have been re-edited and re-mastered including the first EP release which was...

Men At Work face multi-million dollar bill after judge rules Australian band copied 'Down Under' melody

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:26:51 GMT

Men At Work face a multi-million pound bill after a judge ruled that a section of their hit song "Down Under" was copied from the popular 1934 Girl Guides' folk song, "Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree" penned...

Killing Joke announce US shows and details 'Feast Of Fools'

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:01:14 GMT

Killing Joke have announced details of two US shows and a new album. To be released in April 2010, "Feast Of Fools" is the follow-up to 2006's "Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell" and will feature the original line-up of the band. Coinciding with the...

X-Divide debut EP 'X' produced by Vasi Vallis (Frozen Plasma / NamNamBulu)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:08 GMT

Infacted Recordings present a brand new electropop artist, X-Divide. The Cologne/Bonn (germany) based band offers electropop in the vein of old De/Vision, Camouflage, NamNamBulu or Elegant Machinery so the press release reads. Their first EP...

Borghesia returns with new album, releases '20th Century Selected Works' anthology 2CD set

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:01:31 GMT

The legendary industrial act Borghesia from Slovenia will release a complete new album later this year. But before that, the band will release a double anthoogy CD including the band's best work. Entitled "20th Century Selected...

Massive Attack planning new EP following 'Heligoland' release

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:52 GMT

Massive Attack plan to release an EP of new material in May, following the release of the new album "Heligoland" out on February 8. The EP will hold songs that didn't make the cut for the album plus new material. A song which might end u on the EP is...

Attrition completes back catalogue reissues, announces new album

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:06 GMT

It has taken Attrition 3 years and 24 CD releases and now they announce the final two reissues from the Attrition back catalogue on their own Two Gods Recordings label. The releases are "Dante's Kitchen", which was originally released in 1994 and which...

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