BEEJAYBEE releases debut album ‘VINAVVAVE’, ten tracks of industrial texture and soul from Saigon
"I'd rather you feel something uncomfortable than nothing at all." That is how BEEJAYBEE, a producer based in Ho Chi...
Scaled Alps release debut album ‘Let the Alpine Play’ on Blue Hell
Sixteen tracks, most of them under three minutes, make up the first Scaled Alps album. The Los Angeles band released...
Hellkern Warriors release fourth single ‘Rain, Steam & Speed’
Musicians from Berlin, Pietrasanta and Ibagué make up Hellkern Warriors, and the gothic rock project's fourth single, "Rain, Steam &...
HANDS Label Night Berlin announces New Year 2027 line-up with SONAR, NULLVEKTOR, GREYHOUND and more
HANDS will return to Berlin's Urban Spree on Saturday, 2 January 2027 for another New Year edition of HANDS Label...
j:dead reaches single number ten with ‘Null’
Ten singles into a twelve-single year, j:dead turns to the overthinking brain. The UK industrial project of Jay Taylor releases...
Telex announce ‘MAXI’, a 13-track album of extended versions on Mute
Thirteen new extended versions, cut from the original tapes, make up the next Telex release. "MAXI" arrives on Mute on...
Agonised Too interview: ‘There are scratches somewhere inside’
Agonised Too's "EYE CRY" is structured around a refusal of extremes. Its artwork contains neither pure black nor pure white,...
Desperate Journalist announce sixth album ‘Gilding the Lily’ and share lead single ‘Terrible Years’
North London post-punk quartet Desperate Journalist have released "Terrible Years", the first single from their sixth studio album "Gilding the...
Fear Maintenance turn Joy Division’s ‘Shadowplay’ into an industrial-metal cover
Everything on the record was played, produced and recorded in one house. Fear Maintenance, the solo project of Burlington, Ontario...
Johannes Groth: ‘I think some of the beauty of art is that it’s open to interpretation’
Johannes Groth comes from a family where music is hardly unfamiliar territory - Apoptygma Berzerk's Stephan and Jonas Groth are...
Aaron Dilloway returns to Dais Records with ‘No Skill Comedy Mind Reading’
Nine years after "The Gag File", Aaron Dilloway has a new solo album. The American experimental musician releases "No Skill...
Trauma Party release the video for ‘Roll Up (It’s The New Truth)’
Martin Bowes of Attrition mastered it at The Cage in the UK, which is where the trail from a small...
Nyx Division release ‘By Design’ ahead of four East Coast dates
Six days before their first East Coast run, Portland post-punk quartet Nyx Division released the single "By Design" on 28...
OMD’s ‘Universal’ turns 30 on 2 September
OMD's tenth studio album, "Universal", turns 30 on 2 September. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released the record through Virgin...
Tomorrows Letters release ‘Up Against the Wall’, the first single from a debut album
Minsk-based project Tomorrows Letters released the noir synthpop single "Up Against the Wall" on 31 August 2026, the first track...
Danz CM issue the double single ‘A Violent Power’ / ‘Bontempi Pop 3’
Los Angeles synthpop producer Danz CM released the double single "A Violent Power" and "Bontempi Pop 3" on 28 August...
Prague Gothic Treffen 2026: Where the Music Still Feels Like a Meeting Place
Prague Gothic Treffen has become one of the fixed points of my year, and I think the reason has less...
Gravité Fresq release ‘Hypocrisy Loophole’, their seventh single of 2026
Seven singles into a year that started in January, the Dublin project Gravité Fresq released Hypocrisy Loophole on 28 August...
Rue Oberkampf interview: ‘If we become predictable, it’s time to stop’
Rue Oberkampf's "Wehmut" is not simply a darker or quieter variation on what the band has done before. The more...
Color Theory release the single ‘Time to Kill’ with an instrumental
Los Angeles synthpop project Color Theory released the single "Time to Kill" on 28 August 2026. The digital release pairs...
Laufeyiar Sonr release the two-track single ‘Tarnished’, twenty years after ‘Vorst’
Laufeyiar Sonr released "Tarnished" on 10 August 2026, a two-track single running five minutes and 36 seconds. It is the...
Pissoir des Dieux release their debut LP on Fabrika Records on 30 September
Sixteen months after a digital-only first single, Pissoir des Dieux put out their debut album on vinyl. The French project,...
Dragan Capor releases a Nine Inch Nails ‘Capital G’ remix built from the 2007 ‘Year Zero’ stems
Los Angeles producer Dragan Capor, who works as DC for his studio defrostMusic, released an unofficial remix of Nine Inch...
Devil-M frontman Max Meyer joins Kirlian Camera on guitar for two sold-out Chemnitz nights
Max Meyer has not picked up a stringed instrument on stage in about ten years. The singer of the German...
Ton:Fehler release debut album ‘Der Charme des Stumpfen’ on Danse Macabre
Six years after two self-released EPs, Ton:Fehler have a label. The German electronic duo released their debut album "Der Charme...
Johan Agebjörn and Yota release ‘Falling’, second single from ‘Casablanca Nights 2’
Every track on the new Johan Agebjörn album has a different singer on it. The Swedish producer, best known for...
Twin Ritual release ‘Suffocate’, their first new single since 2023
San Diego synthpop trio Twin Ritual released the single "Suffocate" on 28 August 2026. It is the band's first new...
Then Comes Silence release a behind-the-scenes film for ‘Judgement Day’
Stockholm post-punk trio Then Comes Silence have released a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of their "Judgement Day" video, filmed...
The Chameleons’ ‘Strange Times’ turns 40 on 1 September
The Chameleons, the post-punk band from Middleton, Greater Manchester, released their third studio album "Strange Times" on 1 September 1986...
Agnis releases witchpop cover of IAMX’s ‘Mile Deep Hollow’
Polish witchpop and darkwave act Agnis released a cover of "Mile Deep Hollow" on 28 August 2026. The single-track digital...
And One’s ‘Bodypop’ turns 20 on 1 September
And One released "Bodypop" on 1 September 2006 through Out Of Line in Europe, with a US edition following on...
Mondträume interview: Pikotto on ‘Mind Games’, a new voice and a return to the stage
Sixteen years in, Mondträume have a different singer, a double album and, for the first time, confirmed live dates. "Mind...
Xavier Monax gathers twelve post-punk tracks on ‘Music for the basses’
Most of these songs have been sitting on Bandcamp one at a time since 2020. Music for the basses, the...
Your Eyes’ shelved 1990 studio tape gets a vinyl release on Nausea Records
A reel-to-reel tape sat unplayed for 36 years. On 30 September 2026 the London archival label Nausea Records issues Etiquette...
Djinn & Tone Inc release the dark electro-pop single ‘The Prince of Darkness’
Djinn & Tone Inc, the electronic project of Fribourg-based musician Mathias Läubli, released The Prince of Darkness on 28 August...
Necrø open a seven-date European tour in Berlin on 2 September
Ten days after closing their Portuguese summer at Extramuralhas in Leiria, Necrø start a seven-date European tour in Berlin on...
SIIE issue ‘Sabotage Remixes’ with a Madd Rod remix and their own ‘Satellite Edit’
Swiss-German electro duo SIIE released "Sabotage Remixes" on Cold Transmission Music on 28 August 2026. The two-track digital single reworks...
Freakangel premiere the ‘Control’ video on 4 September, days before a Baltic tour
The shoot took Freakangel into a Tallinn dungeon and a pole dance studio. The Estonian industrial rock act premiere the...
Work Crush, Stephen Bluhm’s new project, debuts with ‘Emotional Plea’ featuring Mike Watt on bass
Mike Watt returned his bass part within a day. That track now sits at the centre of "Emotional Plea", the...
Mesh interview: ‘We just have to re-adjust the way we discover art and music’
Few bands have achieved such a rapid development and enduring status in the Electronic music scene as Mesh. Founded in...
The Cure’s ‘The Head on the Door’ turns 41 on 30 August
The Cure released their sixth studio album, "The Head on the Door," on 30 August 1985 through Fiction Records. The...
Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hesitation Marks’ turns 13 on 30 August
Nine Inch Nails released "Hesitation Marks" on 30 August 2013 through The Null Corporation, distributed by Columbia Records in the...
French Police release ‘Super Over Drive’ and ‘Silver’ videos on Interscope
Chicago post-punk trio French Police released the double single "Super Over Drive" / "Silver" on 28 August 2026 through Interscope...
Andy Bell’s ‘Extended Blue’ triple vinyl and the ‘Love Oneself’ 12-inch both miss their release date
Neither of the two Andy Bell records due on 28 August 2026 came out. Extended Blue, the 21st-anniversary triple vinyl...
The Axiom Divide release ‘The Halls of Amenti: Remixes’ on Re:Mission Entertainment
The Axiom Divide, the dark electronic project of Jay Tye and Brent Heinze, released the eight-track EP "The Halls of...
Soft Scent announce ‘No Flowers in June’, first single from second album ‘Mother’s Ruin’
Italian darkwave and post-punk trio Soft Scent release "No Flowers in June" on 21 September 2026, together with an official...
Traitrs release ‘I Was Ill, You Were Wrong’ video ahead of ten US dates
Toronto coldwave duo Traitrs released the official video for "I Was Ill, You Were Wrong" on 28 August 2026, a...
Death By Love release ‘Królowa Świata’ with Clan Of Xymox bassist Mario Usai
The bassline on the new Death By Love track was recorded in a hotel room on a North American tour....
Wagenius release ‘Fragment’ single
Wagenius, the Norwegian heavy rock band assembled by vocalist Ole Aleksander Wagenius, released the single Fragment on 28 August 2026...
GAMI share ‘Anymore’ ahead of the debut album ‘Underneath’
GAMI, a trio from Marseille, released the single Anymore on 28 August 2026 through B-Side Prod, together with a lyrics...
Trentemøller announces a self-titled album and shares ‘Terrified’ with Jonas Bjerre
Every track has a voice on it this time. Trentemøller releases trentemøller, his self-titled album, on 13 November 2026 through...
Scheitan share a ‘Queen of The Lions’ lyric video ahead of a 2027 album
Scheitan, the gothic rock band from Luleå in northern Sweden, released a lyric video for Queen of The Lions on...
A Certain Ratio release ‘The Joy of Sextet’ and ‘Force Majeure’ on Mute
A Certain Ratio have released two companion albums on the same day. The Joy of Sextet and Force Majeure both...
She Past Away extend the ‘Mizantrop Tour’ into 2027 with Spanish dates
She Past Away are keeping the Mizantrop Tour on the road. The Turkish darkwave duo return to European stages on...
PIG set ‘Merciless’ remix vinyl with Clock DVA and Pitchshifter for 25 September
Four remixers, four tracks, one record. PIG, the industrial project of Raymond Watts, release Merciless on 25 September 2026 through...
Dan Heide releases debut solo album ‘Change’ on Apollon Records
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Apollon press release) Sometimes you'll get a need to wind down a...
Blow Dry shoot ‘Mighty Crimes’ video in outback Western Australia
London post-punk project Blow Dry released the video for "Mighty Crimes" on 26 August 2026, a month after the single...
Mentallo & The Fixer put ‘Where Angels Fear To Tread’ on vinyl for the first time
Texan electro-industrial act Mentallo & The Fixer see their 1994 album "Where Angels Fear To Tread" reissued by Re:Mission Entertainment...
Amöniacö release ‘En algún momento’, second preview of the re-recorded ‘Tu Fuego’
Chilean band Amöniacö released the single "En algún momento" on 27 August 2026, the second track lifted from the re-recorded...
Die Krupps’ ‘V – Metal Machine Music’ turns 11 on 28 August
Die Krupps, the German industrial and EBM band from Düsseldorf, released "V - Metal Machine Music" on 28 August 2015...
Michael Brückner releases ‘The Egg in the Cosmic Crack’ on Cyclical Dreams
German electronic composer Michael Brückner released "The Egg in the Cosmic Crack" through the Argentine label Cyclical Dreams on 28...
Buzz Kull release video for ‘In the Cut’ ahead of North American tour
Buzz Kull released a video for "In the Cut" on 26 August 2026, two weeks before the Sydney project starts...
Boy Harsher release lyric video for ‘Tough Luck (When You Don’t Call)’
Boy Harsher released a lyric video for "Tough Luck (When You Don't Call)" on 26 August 2026, the third advance...
1919 announce ‘Last Dance of the Departed’, first 7-inch since 1983
Bradford post-punk band 1919 release the two-track single "Last Dance of the Departed" on 13 November 2026, backed with "Satellite...
Vampire Valentine release their self-titled debut album on Morella Records
Vampire Valentine, the darkwave and post-punk duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, release their self-titled debut album "Vampire Valentine" on Morella...
Eric Angelo Bessel announces 18-track album ‘Illusion of an Inland Ocean’ and shares ‘Pathways’
Portland ambient and drone composer Eric Angelo Bessel has released "Pathways", the opening track and first single from his third...