A Primitive Evolution sets first European show in Spain
Toronto dark alternative rock band A Primitive Evolution will play its first European live show on 17 October at La...
Subject Sue presses debut EP ‘Details in the Dark’ to vinyl on Avant!
Amsterdam-based artist Subject Sue brings her six-track debut EP, "Details in the Dark", to limited vinyl on 21 October 2026...
Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo share ‘The Stolen Fire’ as European tour continues
Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo released a new track, "The Stolen Fire", on 13 October 2026. The Australian-Mexican duo recorded...
Veljanov shares video for ‘Nomos Shanderilan’, first single from ‘Shanderilan’
Veljanov, the solo project of Deine Lakaien singer Alexander Veljanov, releases a music video for 'Nomos Shanderilan', the first single...
Infrablack and Nevel release collaborative single ‘No Angel’
Belgian synth-pop projects Infrablack and Nevel release the collaborative single 'No Angel' on 9 October 2026, paired with a music...
GAMI’s ‘Masking’ single arrives 14 October, album ‘Underneath’ follows 23 October
GAMI, the Marseille trio playing rock built on trip-hop foundations with industrial edges, releases the single 'Masking' on 14 October...
Wire’s ‘The First Letter’ turns 35 on 14 October
Wire's "The First Letter" turns 35 this year. The English post-punk band released the album on 14 October 1991 through...
Elsieanne Caplette of Elsiane releases solo single ‘Safe Frontiers (Love Is The Answer)’
Elsieanne Caplette, singer of Montreal trip-hop duo Elsiane, has released a visualizer video for her solo single 'Safe Frontiers (Love...
Spoons announce ‘Nightlife’ album, share single ‘Take The World’
New Wave band Spoons announce 'Nightlife', their eighth studio album, out 6 November 2026 on CD, digital download and 180-gram...
I Ya Toyah releases ‘White Walls’, dark pop single benefiting Backline Care
I Ya Toyah releases the dark pop single 'White Walls' on 9 October 2026, independently through her own label Femme...
Striped Light shares ‘Foolish’ featuring Elizabeth Bernholz from ‘For All This Beauty’
Striped Light, the collaborative project led by Benge, shares the single 'Foolish', featuring Elizabeth Bernholz of Gazelle Twin on vocals....
Apoptygma Berzerk’s ‘Exit Popularity Contest’ arrives on digital platforms 27 October
Apoptygma Berzerk, the Norwegian EBM and futurepop band led by Stephan Groth, brings its 2016 album Exit Popularity Contest to...
Atrax Morgue gets three CD reissues on Old Europa Cafe: ‘Alive and Dead’, ‘Paranoia’ and ‘Pathophysiology’
Atrax Morgue, the project of the late Italian noise musician Marco Corbelli, gets three separate CD reissues from Old Europa...
The Rita’s ‘Possessed Nun Sleaze’ gets a 2026 CD reissue on Old Europa Cafe
Harsh noise project The Rita will see its early album 'Possessed Nun Sleaze' reprinted on CD for the first time...
Fistfun sets ‘Not Nice Ever’ release date on Old Europa Cafe
Fistfun, the collaboration between Nordvargr and Claudio Frassine, will release 'Not Nice Ever' on October 23, 2026, through Old Europa...
Black Leather Jesus sets ‘Probe’ release date on Old Europa Cafe
American industrial power noise project Black Leather Jesus will release 'Probe' on October 23, 2026, through Old Europa Cafe, as...
Apex Parasite sets ‘Warzone Europa’ release date on Old Europa Cafe
Swedish power electronics act Apex Parasite will release 'Warzone Europa' on October 23, 2026, through Old Europa Cafe. The album...
John Duncan and Mauricio Reyes release ‘Gloomy Sunday: The Funeral I Plan for Myself’
American sound artist John Duncan and Mauricio Reyes have released 'Gloomy Sunday: The Funeral I Plan for Myself' on Soleilmoon...
Rapoon and Matt Howarth release ‘She Dances With Fred’
Ambient project Rapoon, the recording name of Robin Storey, has released 'She Dances With Fred', a collaboration with comic book...
Ultravox’s ‘U-Vox’ turns 40 on 13 October
British new wave band Ultravox released their eighth studio album, "U-Vox," on 13 October 1986 through Chrysalis Records. The record...
Swedish goth band Aethereals release ‘Echoes’ EP
Aethereals released the three-track EP 'Echoes' on September 1, 2026. The Swedish band mixes post-punk and goth into dark, melodic...
Jürgen Engler at 66: when stopping would mean becoming someone else
Today, October 12, Jürgen Engler turns 66. The number is easy to turn into statistics: more than four decades fronting...
Gravel Peak release debut album ‘What’s The Plot?’ after three years of crashed hard drives and lineup changes
Oslo sextet Gravel Peak released their debut album "What's The Plot?" on 2 October 2026 through Winthersounds. Gravel Peak bring...
ShadowMouth release debut album ‘Modern Alchemy’ on Death of the Party Records
Pittsburgh goth and industrial project ShadowMouth release their debut album, "Modern Alchemy", on streaming platforms on 14 October 2026 through...
WHOLE release third album ‘THING’ on Blackjack Illuminist Records
Berlin synthpop duo WHOLE released their third album, "THING", on 9 October 2026 through Blackjack Illuminist Records. The nine tracks...
Leon Noir announces December album ‘Revelation’ with lead single ‘Saint Marie’
Gothic rock artist Leon Noir releases his second album, "Revelation," in December 2026. The lead single, "Saint Marie", came out...
Carmen Burguess releases ‘El Mar’ single, sets debut solo album for January
Argentinian artist Carmen Burguess has released the single "El Mar" on 9 October 2026, and will follow it with her...
Desinteresse release video for ‘Falling Faces,’ announce new album
Dutch coldwave band Desinteresse has released a video for its new single, "Falling Faces," and announced a new album, "A...
VÍZ sets ‘Ég/Üres’ album for 20 November release on Asadun Alay Records
Berlin-based experimental electronic artist VÍZ will release the album "Ég/Üres" on 20 November 2026 through Asadun Alay Records, on LP...
CrAwE releases ‘Torc Bound Ley Lines (Music For Flat Horizons And Celestial Shires)’
UK sound artist CrAwE released the album "Torc Bound Ley Lines (Music For Flat Horizons And Celestial Shires)" on 8...
‘Driller Killer’ O.S.T. gets first CD release on Cold Spring
Cold Spring will release the "Driller Killer" O.S.T. on CD on 30 October 2026, the first CD edition of Joe...
Pabellon Sintetico releases ‘Ephemeral Architecture’ album
Argentine ambient artist Pabellon Sintetico released "Ephemeral Architecture" on 9 October 2026 through Cyclical Dreams, available on Bandcamp and other...
Filmmaker sets ‘Slammer Weapons’ EP for Bruto Industries
Colombian producer Filmmaker will release the "Slammer Weapons" EP on 23 October 2026 through the Spain-based label Bruto Industries, on...
The Axiom Divide release debut album ‘Halo Effect’ on Re:Mission
The Axiom Divide released its debut album, "Halo Effect", on 9 October 2026 through Re:Mission Entertainment. The 11-track record mixes...
Sapphira Vee releases ‘Unfvkening’ album via Distortion Productions
Chicago-based electronic artist Sapphira Vee released "Unfvkening", a 12-track album of seven original songs and five remixes, on 9 October...
Mars set ‘The Scorpion’ album for November release
German apocalyptic dark folk duo Mars will release its fourth studio album, "The Scorpion", on 13 November 2026 through Dark...
Corde Oblique sets ‘All’Ombra dei Fanciulli in Fiore’ album for November
Italian neofolk act Corde Oblique will release its 10th studio album, "All'Ombra dei Fanciulli in Fiore", on 27 November 2026...
Psyche reissues ‘Unveiling the Secret’ for 40th anniversary
Canadian synth-pop duo Psyche will reissue "Unveiling the Secret" as a 40th anniversary edition on 23 October 2026 through Vuz...
Lowsunday release ‘Call Silence Remixed’ single
Pittsburgh darkwave-shoegaze duo Lowsunday released "Call Silence Remixed," a two-track single reworking their song "Call Silence," on 9 October 2026...
Lilinanna releases ‘Agoniza’ single via Polypiel Records
Italian darkwave artist Lilinanna released the single "Agoniza" on 3 September 2026, her second release through Madrid label Polypiel Records...
Side-Line supports Shane Aungst’s cancer recovery fund
Side-Line Magazine is supporting a GoFundMe campaign for Seattle-based DJ and producer Shane Aungst, a longtime collaborator who has produced...
La Chanson Noire sets ‘Grand Mal’ single for 1 November
Goth and darkwave project La Chanson Noire released the official video for new single "Grand Mal" on 1 October, a...
Octolab sets ‘Waiting for a better ending’ album for 9 October on Rexius Records
Swedish dark electronic duo Octolab release their new album, Waiting for a better ending, on 9 October 2026 through Rexius...
Pyogenesis announce new album ‘Adolescence’ and January 2027 release shows
Pyogenesis have revealed the title of their next studio album: "Adolescence". The record is expected in early 2027 via Massacre...
HAAi releases new album ‘DIGITiSE’ and video for ‘Talking Walls’
London-based, Australian-born electronic producer, songwriter and DJ HAAi released her third studio album "DIGITiSE" on October 9 via Mute, on...
Normal Bias releases ‘Soft Power’ video and single
EBM and synthpop duo Normal Bias released the single and video "Soft Power" on October 9, their first new material...
THIEF releases ‘Poison Drum’ single and video
THIEF, the Los Angeles-based dark electronic project of multi-instrumentalist Dylan Neal, released the single and video "Poison Drum" on October...
Andrew Nolan releases industrial dub album ‘Black Dogs’
Toronto-based producer Andrew Nolan released his new album "Black Dogs" on October 9 through GIVE/TAKE, in collaboration with Justin K...
Side-Line opens submissions for EBM compilation ‘Electronic Bodies 2’
Side-Line Magazine has opened submissions for "Electronic Bodies 2," the second volume in its electronic body music compilation series. Bands...
Die Tödin announces self-titled compilation via Heartworm Press
German darkwave artist Die Tödin releases a self-titled compilation on 30 October through Heartworm Press, the label founded by Cold...
Zeu releases ‘Blind Among the Rust’ and ‘Beyond Life and Death’
Zeu, the gothic rock and post-punk project of Matthew Zedolik, releases the singles "Blind Among the Rust" and "Beyond Life...
XTR Human releases new single ‘Fake’ via Wie Ein Gott Records
XTR Human, the Berlin-based EBM project of Johannes Stabel, releases the single "Fake" on 9 October through Wie Ein Gott...
Edley ODowd announces ‘Kowai-Yet’ solo album, due November 26 on Arsenic Solaris
New York-based musician Edley ODowd, formerly of Psychic TV, will release his second solo album, "Kowai-Yet," on November 26, 2026...
Fatum Aeternum rebuilds ‘P.W.Y.P.’ for its streaming debut
Israeli gothic metal band Fatum Aeternum has rebuilt "P.W.Y.P." for a streaming release, bringing the track back from their 2012...
David J releases ‘Requiem for the Rose Garden’, first single from new album ‘Postcards from the Afterlife’
David J, a co-founder, bassist and co-songwriter of the post-punk bands Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, releases the single "Requiem...
Bruce Gilbert, Rocheman and Finn Kennedy play The Hotel at Café OTO
English musician Bruce Gilbert, a founding member of Wire, plays a solo live set at Café OTO in London on...
PLATRONiC give ‘Fortress of Fools’ three new dresses on ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ EP
German-Finnish futurepop duo PLATRONiC will release the three-track EP "The Emperor's New Clothes" on 16 October 2026, with three new...
Bauhaus’s ‘Drink the New Wine’ arrives as a limited vinyl single on 30 October
Cleopatra Records will issue "Drink the New Wine", the last studio recording by post-punk and goth rock band Bauhaus, as...
I Think I Broke Something release electropunk single ‘Decadence’
Finnish electropunk duo I Think I Broke Something releases the single "Decadence" on 7 October 2026. The track is the...
Purwien & Kowa release synthpop single ‘Italo-disco in San Francisco’
Town & Towers Records releases Purwien & Kowa's new single "Italo-disco in San Francisco" on 9 October 2026, ahead of...
Heldautomat release new single ‘Liebe ist endlich’
Town & Towers Records releases Heldautomat's new single "Liebe ist endlich" on October 9, 2026. It is the third single...
Marilyn Manson’s ‘Antichrist Superstar’ turns 30 on 8 October
Marilyn Manson's second studio album, "Antichrist Superstar," turns 30 this year. The band released the record on 8 October 1996...
Front Line Assembly’s ‘Epitaph’ turns 25 on 8 October
Front Line Assembly's "Epitaph" turns 25 this year. Metropolis Records released the electro-industrial and EBM album on 8 October 2001,...
State Of The Union releases ‘When Daylight Dies’
Three years after its 2023 singles "Purgatory" and "Lifeline," Los Angeles futurepop act State Of The Union has released a...
Ms Xxan releases ‘shaper of decrepitude.’
Berkeley, California spoken word industrial artist Ms Xxan released the two-track single shaper of decrepitude. on October 5, 2026, through...
Simple Minds’ ‘Neon Lights’ turns 25 on 8 October
Simple Minds released their twelfth studio album, "Neon Lights", on 8 October 2001 through Eagle Records. The Scottish post-punk and...