Die Krupps announce Marcel Zürcher’s return before 2026 festival dates
Die Krupps, the Düsseldorf EBM and industrial metal band, have announced that Marcel Zürcher is back in the band after...
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Suicide Commando releases ‘Collective Suicide Vol. 1+2’
Earlier Belgian electro-industrial project Suicide Commando released "Come Down With Me (V2025)". The track previewed "Collective Suicide Vol. 1+2", an...
The Joy Thieves release album ‘Apocalypse Pending’ via Armalyte Industries
Chicago industrial collective The Joy Thieves have released the album "Apocalypse Pending" through Armalyte Industries. The 13-track The Joy Thieves...
Digital Factor announce new album ‘0.8’ on Alfa Matrix, out June 12
The German EBM and electro act Digital Factor will release the album "0.8" on June 12, 2026 through the Belgian...
Cold Sector interview: ‘I believe that in wartime periods it is not only possible but also necessary to make long-term plans’
During the spring, I discovered the mysterious Ukrainian solo project Cold Sector, a side project of the almost equally enigmatic...
NØIR release ‘Breath and Taxes’ EP on Distortion Productions
Darkwave and industrial project NØIR (aka Athan Maroulis) has released the "Breath and Taxes" 4-track EP through the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based...
Cassette Culture Podcast explores Industrial Records’ ‘Tapes Received’ list
The Cassette Culture Podcast, a documentary podcast about the 1980s and 1990s DIY cassette underground, is running a mini-series titled...
Nurse With Wound ‘A Sucked Orange’ reissued by Infinite Fog on 2LP picture disc, CD and tape
Infinite Fog Productions reissues the Nurse With Wound album "A Sucked Orange" on August 15, 2026. The experimental project led...
The Other Voice Of Bronski Beat: Jon Jon Foster reflects on ‘Truthdare Doubledare’ at 40
As Bronski Beat's often-overlooked second album "Truthdare Doubledare" receives a deluxe 40th anniversary reissue, former vocalist Jon Jon Foster looks...
Eastside Festival 2026 brings Nitzer Ebb, Covenant and Devision Redux to Halle/Saale
Eastside Festival will return to Karlsbad in Halle/Saale on 3 and 4 July 2026. Presented by Pluswelt Promotion, the Pop...
Hollywood Vampires announce UK and European tour with Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen
Hollywood Vampires will return to the UK and Europe in 2026, bringing Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Tommy...
Ryuichi Sakamoto retrospective to open at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin will present “Ryuichi Sakamoto. seeing sound, hearing time” from 11 September 2026...
Schkeuditzer Kreuz release ‘Keep Dancing’ remix single on 7-inch vinyl
Australian industrial-punk project Schkeuditzer Kreuz has released the single "Keep Dancing" on June 5, 2026. The Schkeuditzer Kreuz "Keep Dancing"...
j:dead release single ‘Keep Walking’ via Infacted Recordings
UK dark alternative artist j:dead released the single "Keep Walking" on June 5, 2026, via Infacted Recordings. The track is...
Clock DVA release 45th-anniversary remaster of ‘Thirst’ on The Grey Area of Mute
Clock DVA has released a 45th-anniversary remastered reissue of "Thirst" through The Grey Area of Mute. The Clock DVA "Thirst"...
Vox Umbra release two-song maxi-single ‘Afterglow’ / ‘The Train’
Darkwave duo Vox Umbra released "Afterglow," a two-song maxi-single paired with "The Train," on June 5, 2026 as a digital...
Rodrigo Passannanti releases Berlin School album ‘Timeless Conceptions’ on Cyclical Dreams
Electronic musician Rodrigo Passannanti released "Timeless Conceptions" on June 5, 2026 through Cyclical Dreams. Musicaly the nine-track album offers Berlin...
Nouvelle Vague announce ‘A Date With Depeche Mode’ UK tour for March 2027
French covers project Nouvelle Vague has announced a 13-date UK tour, "A Date With Depeche Mode," running across March 2027...
Culture Kultür release new album ‘Atomic’ with Madrid launch concert
Spanish synthpop and futurepop act Culture Kultür release their new album "Atomic" tomorrow, June 6, 2026, through Caustic Records, with...
Rule of Two release a cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘It’s No Good’ on June 4, with official video
Norwegian darkwave and cyberpunk duo Rule of Two have released a cover of Depeche Mode's "It's No Good". The Rule...
Das Mörtal releases double single ‘Parasite & Ghost’ on Lisbon Lux Records ahead of mini-album ‘DECVY I’
Montréal-based darkwave and dark synthwave producer Das Mörtal has released the double single "Parasite & Ghost" via Lisbon Lux Records....
Puerta Negra share ‘Complejo de Victima’ video ahead of ‘Metafísica’ EP
A fan (interesting that we are being informed this way in 2026) of the Portland EBM duo Puerta Negra informed...
Point Line Plane ‘Point Line Plane’ debut LP out now on SKiN GRAFT Records – first vinyl pressing after 20+ years out of print
The Portland, Oregon-based synth-punk duo Point Line Plane has released its self-titled debut album, "Point Line Plane," on SKiN GRAFT...
Pussy Riot announce debut full-length album ‘CYKA’, out June 12, 2026
Russian punk collective Pussy Riot announced "CYKA," their debut full-length album, scheduled for release on June 12, 2026, on digital...
Incirrina release new album ‘Trace’ on Cold Transmission Music
Athens duo Incirrina have released the album "Trace" on the German label Cold Transmission Music. The Incirrina "Trace" album runs...
Steve Roach ‘Quiet Music’ 40th Anniversary 3LP on Projekt Records – 300 copies on ultra clear vinyl
Steve Roach's "Quiet Music" series, originally recorded between 1983 and 1986 and released on Projekt Records, will be available on...
Chris Wicked releases a cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy the Silence’ via Raven Black Productions
Norwegian solo artist Chris Wicked releases a gothic rock and dark synthpop cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" on...
Trepaneringsritualen ‘Perfection & Permanence’ returns on limited moss green vinyl via Cold Spring
Cold Spring Records has announced a vinyl repress of Trepaneringsritualen's "Perfection & Permanence" death industrial LP, due June 12, 2026....
Neo Dimes release debut album ‘Alone’ on vinyl, cassette and digital
Denver project Neo Dimes has released "Alone," a ten-track debut full-length album spanning darkwave, neo-industrial, alternative rock and synthpop. The...
Potochkine ‘Sang d’Encre’ returns on grey splatters vinyl via young & cold
French duo Potochkine's 2025 album "Sang d'Encre" is back in a second limited vinyl pressing on the young & cold...
Staytus single ‘S + M’ out now on Cleopatra Records
Industrial solo artist Staytus, the project of Sam Grundemann, has signed with the US label Cleopatra Records last month and...
ImiAFan release digital EP ‘Elmúlt idő’
The Slovak electro and minimal-wave project ImiAFan - aka 4mg Records founder Imrich Végh - has released a digital EP,...
Ex-VoTo returns with ‘Laodicea’ EP on Poor Alice Music, limited to 100 copies on vinyl and CD
Los Angeles deathrock band Ex-VoTo has released "Laodicea," an eight-track EP on their own Poor Alice Music label in an...
David Thrussell & Shinjuku Thief release ‘The Call of Cthulhu’ on Metropolis Records
Australian musicians David Thrussell and Darrin Verhagen, working together as David Thrussell & Shinjuku Thief, release "The Call of Cthulhu"...
hackedepicciotto announce new album ‘Lichtung’ out July 10, 2026 on Mute, share video for ‘Zeitenwende’
hackedepicciotto - the duo of Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto - release the album "Lichtung" on July 10, 2026,...
Third T.A.N.K. album ‘Broken Mirror’ out now via Electro Aggression Records
Dessau old-school EBM project T.A.N.K., led by Reinhard Hüber, has released its third album “Broken Mirror” via Electro Aggression Records....
Dawn Of Ashes interview: ‘Sometimes, suffering is a necessary part of healing’
Kristof Bathory brought Dawn Of Ashes to life in 2000. The first albums by this American artist were released through...
Peter Murphy releases ‘Swoon (Magic Wands Remix)’ on Metropolis Records
Post-punk icon Peter Murphy has released "Swoon (Magic Wands Remix)" as a single via Metropolis Records. The track is a...
Choke Chain announce new EP ‘Decomposition’ on Negative Gain
Choke Chain (aka Mark Trueman) releases the EP "Decomposition" on July 10, 2026, via Negative Gain Productions, on CD, vinyl...
TAZER release single ‘Raise The Voltage’
The Norwegian electro-industrial project TAZER has released a new single, "Raise The Voltage," via Hellektrokution Records. The track is taken...
EMMON and Zweite Jugend interview on ‘Salz’, collaboration and the future of EBM
Swedish electronic artist EMMON and Zweite Jugend join forces on “Salz”, a reworked and reimagined version of a Zweite Jugend...
Borghesia’s 1989 album ‘Resistance’ reissued by Matrix Music Arhiv with bonus live 2LP
Ljubljana EBM and electronic rock act Borghesia will see their 1989 album "Resistance" reissued by Matrix Music Arhiv (MMA) on...
Kilmarth releases three-track single ‘Avant de céder…’ as prelude to upcoming album
This single slipped our radar but is more than worth announcing. A few weeks ago the Belgian electronic project Kilmarth...
SPKtR (SPK) hit with Bandcamp ban over ‘The Last of Men’ while releasing new single ‘La Encantadora Furiosa’
SPKtR - the industrial and electronic project formed by Graeme Revell (SPK) and his son Robert J. Revell - has...
Ivan Pavlov interview: ‘The book is the final Soisong release’
Ivan Pavlov, who records as CoH, co-founded Soisong with the late Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson in Bangkok in 2007. The project...
Dronny Darko interview: ‘Subtle, restrained, but constantly on the edge of unraveling’
Over the past few years, Ukrainian artist Dronny Darko has become a familiar name within the Drone, Cinematic, and Dark-Ambient...
Heavenly Trip to Hell releases new single and video ‘Yo No Quiero Ir Al Cielo’
Long Beach industrial metal band Heavenly Trip to Hell just released their new single and accompanying video, "Yo No Quiero...
SINE releases new album ‘La Mordre’ on Metropolis Records
Austin, Texas-based electronic solo artist SINE - the project of Rona Rougeheart - has released a new album, "La Mordre,"...
Richard Ramirez and Contagious Orgasm drop cassette release ‘Different Substances’ via SSSM
American harsh noise artist Richard Ramirez and Contagious Orgasm have released the collaborative noise cassette "Different Substances" via SSSM. "Different...
The Grab Society releases ‘Reincarnation (Wiedergeburt)’ on Echozone
The Grab Society, the German dark electro and electropop project of Manfred Thomaser and Ulf Müller, today release the single...
Soisong announce 222-copy history book with two CDs
Soisong, the experimental electronic project founded by the late Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson and Ivan Pavlov (CoH), have announced “Soisong Book,”...
PIG release new album ‘Hurt People Hurt’ and announce 2026 tour dates
PIG, the industrial rock project led by Raymond Watts, has released the new album "Hurt People Hurt" today, May 22,...
Flesh Field release limited 2CD artbook edition of ‘On Enmity’ via Dependent Records
Flesh Field, the US electronic/industrial project led by Ian Ross, release the limited physical 2CD artbook edition of “On Enmity”...
Combichrist release ‘Only Here For A Good Time’ single and video
Combichrist have released "Only Here For A Good Time", a new industrial metal single, via Out Of Line Music. The...
Essex releases Killing Joke cover ‘Eighties’ via Cleopatra Records
Chicago rock singer Essex has released "Eighties," his first solo single for Cleopatra Records. The track is a cover of...
Christian Death announce ‘Baby Bats Parade’ US tour for June 2026
Christian Death, the Los Angeles County gothic rock and deathrock band, have announced "The Baby Bats Parade", a U.S. tour...
Venus Fly Trap announce ‘Deja Vu 1986-2026’ re-collection on Glass Modern
Venus Fly Trap, the Northampton alternative rock duo of Alex Novak and Andy Denton, release "Deja Vu 1986-2026" on Glass...
Dawn + Dusk Entwined closes comeback with digital album ‘Prove me wrong’
French cold wave and dark wave project Dawn + Dusk Entwined, led by David Sabre, released the digital album "Prove...
Shadows Hold announce limited ultra-clear LP edition of ‘Bound in Chains’
The Los Angeles darkwave/post-punk solo project Shadows Hold will release the debut album "Bound in Chains" via Cold Transmission Music....
Midnight Poetry issue limited ‘Dive into the Darkness’ LP on Manic Depression
The Greek darkwave/synth-pop duo Midnight Poetry will release the limited black-vinyl LP edition of their 8-track debut album "Dive into...
A Certain Ratio announce ‘The Joy of Sextet’ and ‘Force Majeure’ on Mute
A Certain Ratio, the English post-punk and funk band from Greater Manchester, will release two companion albums, "The Joy of...
Noir Addiction release ‘How She’s Got It’ ahead of ‘Pretty Things Don’t Last’
Italy-based industrial rock and alternative rock trio Noir Addiction have released the new single "How She’s Got It" via SoulPunx...
The Joy Thieves release ‘No Anchor’ video with Chris Connelly
A few weeks ago we announced that Chicago collective The Joy Thieves hade released the single “The Wrong End of Your Rifle“,...
NNHMN interview: “We are evolutionists”
Berlin-based NNHMN have built their recent work around movement, tension, and transformation. With “Opera of Lust and The Art of...
Stabbing Westward announce Wither ReWired Tour and re-recording of ‘Wither Blister Burn + Peel’
Stabbing Westward, the Chicago industrial rock band, have announced the Wither ReWired Tour - a 15-date US run in July...
somemagicalshit signs to Re:Mission Entertainment, debut album due Fall 2026
somemagicalshit, the bilingual synthpop / dark electronic project of Houston, TX-based artist Courtnii Veronica Rose, has signed to Re:Mission Entertainment....