TOP 20 best albums of 2015 (By Stéphane Froidcoeur)
(By Stéphane Froidcoeur aka Deranged Psyche) 2015 has been already a prolific year for the section Side-Line Reviews. As head...
Year: 2015
Side-Line introduces Orbicide – listen now to ‘Jerusalem (feat. Jörmungandr Of Audiocentesis)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
Track 44 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by Orbicide. Orbicide stands for an aggressive...
Rave pioneer DJ Guru Josh dead, aged 51 – ‘Infinity’ will remain a cult house hit
Very sad news has reached us from the dance/house scene. Paul Walden aka DJ Guru Josh is no more. He...
Ministry – ‘People take so much for granted now. Times have changed indeed.’ – Tech-Talk with DJ Wildhoney
John Bechdel is playing keyboards with industrial-metal pioneers Ministry. Before he was already part of other famous bands like Fear...
Wordclock launches new official video: ‘A Lack of Language’
The multi genre drone ambient artist Wordclock has released a new video, this time for the track "A Lack of...
Electro Spectre teases new song in video ad
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Norwegian electro-pop band Electro Spectre has several plans for 2016, but ends...
Side-Line introduces Digitalis Purpurea – listen now to ‘Religious Mercy (Ad Inferna Remix)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 19th track on "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by Digitalis Purpurea. The Turin (Italy) based band, a one-man...
Side-Line introduces The Violen(t) Vocation(s) – listen now to ‘Dying Memory’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 58th track on "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by The Violen(t) Vocation(s), a project that offers the more...
Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister dies aged 70
Lemmy Kilmister, frontman of the British metal act Motörhead has died aged 70. His death comes 2 days after he...
Halo Effect – Life Is Perfect (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop. Content: Three years ago EK Product released the “Recoding” album by Halo Effect. The new work got released...
Advanced Art – Archive (DCD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: All EBM lovers and especially those that were already into EBM during the 90s for sure know...
Bodykomplex – Karma (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: Bodykomplex is one of the new-coming bands in the fields of EBM. The Finnish duo was set...
Boxing Week sale at Storming The Base – get the direct link here
The Storming the Base Boxing Week sale has opened since 2 days. This is the moment to get yourself some...
Side-Line introduces Acclimate V.1 – listen now to ‘Born Of Ancient Longing’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The opening track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by Acclimate V.1, a project whose...
Onecyze Project – Absolute Zero (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: This is an interesting new comer joining the EK Product roster. It has to be said that...
The Devil & The Universe – Benedicere (CD Album – Rustblade)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient & ritual. Content: I last year discovered The Devil & The Universe with their 2nd full length “Haunted...
:Bahntier// – The Age Of Discord (CD Album – Rustblade)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-industrial. Content: The new work of :Bahntier// first of all reveals that this band set up by Stefano...
Alien Vampires – Drag You To Hell (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, electro-industrial-metal. Content: Five years have already passed since the previous Alien Vampires album (cf. “Harshlizer”). Nysrok and Nightstalker...
Zombie Girl – Killer Queen (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark body-pop. Content: Eight years after the successful debut album “Blood, Brain & Rock’N’Roll” the Canadian Zombie Girl...
Studio X Vs. Simon Carter – Ad Astra Volantis (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-trance, body-techno. Content: Studio X Vs. Simon Carter is the union between an Australian techno-trance sound genius and a...
Northaunt’s Herleif Langas returns with new The Human Voice album, ‘Silent Heart’ – listen to the album previews
In 2008 Northaunt’s Herleif Langas started working under the name The Human Voice. Cyclic Law now presents the follow-up to...
Swedish goth act Brotherhood presents new EP ‘The Other Side Of Fear’ – listen here
With the debut album "Turn The Gold To Chrome" (2012) and "The Dark EP" (2014) the Swedish act Brotherhood went...
Desireless and Operation Of The Sun present video new electropop track: ‘Éléonore’ – Out now
Out now is a brand new Desireless & Operation Of The Sun music video for Christmas: "Éléonore". "Éléonore" is an...
Psy’Aviah – Never Look Back/Words (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Trip-pop, electro-pop. Content: Yves Schelpe, the artistic force behind Psy’Aviah has achieved his new full length “Seven Sorrows, Seven...
Side-Line launches free ‘Face The Beat : session 3’ charity download compilation – get yours now!
Officially out on December 26th, but available right here for the quick ones, is the 3rd volume in the Side-Line...
T.Raumschmiere – ‘I don’t give a sh** where it comes from … analog, digital, a cow’s fart … who cares?’ – Tech-Talk with DJ Wildhoney
T.Raumschmiere is the electro-punk project of the German techno-producer Marco Haas. He runs his own label Shitkatapult and very recently released...
Phantom Vision – Ghosts (CD Album – COP International)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, post-punk. Content: Phantom Vision has resurrected after a 10 year hibernation. The Portuguese gothic formation got some recognition...
Onus (feat. Sophia / Arcana and Empusae masterminds) launch ‘Proslambanomenos’ album in early January – listen to the previews
Cyclic Law has announced an interesting new joint project, named Onus, uniting the masterminds behind Sophia / Arcana and Empusae,...
Cryo Chamber launches X-mas sales and CD bundles
The busy bees at Cryo Chamber are launching a 50% discount on all collaborations (and that includes compilations) available on...
Female fronted electropop act Mirreya releases debut single ‘Angel Of Vengeance’
Set to be released via SkyQode on January 15, 2016 is "Angel Of Vengeance", the debut single by Mirreya. The...
Sacha Korn releases first video from ‘Feuer’ album – pre-orders available with immediate download of 1 track
The Neue Deutsche Härte / dark metal act Sacha Korn returns with "Feuer" in January. Out now is already a...
Double black vinyl for new Haujobb album ‘Blendwerk’ including 4 extra bonus tracks not available on CD version
Out now via Artoffact Records is the newest Haujobb album "Blendwerk" as double black vinyl. "Blendwerk" is Haujobb's 8th studio...
Simi Nah – Bootleg (CD Album – Why2k Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, new-wave, electro-clash. Content: It always is hard to remain objective when you really like the sound of a...
Solitary Experiments – In Motion / Live In Berlin (Digital Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dark-electro, body-pop. Content: Solitary Experiments last year celebrated their 20th anniversary by a unique live performance in their...
The Sexorcist – Klangkörper (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: Will The Sexorcist be the next sensation in EBM land? That’s hard to say, but this brand-new...
Suicidal Romance back catalogue reissued via Alfa Matrix Bandcamp page – immediate downloads available
Since their inception in 2006, the Suicidal Romance duo Dmitry Darling (frontman of Freakangel fame) and female vocalist Viktoria Seimar...
Greek Industrial act Mechanimal announces new LP ‘Delta Pi Delta’ for early January release – listen to a first song
Out January 4th on Inner Ear Records is the newest album by the Greek Industrial act Mechanimal. "ΔΠΔ" (aka "Delta...
Allseits returns with ‘Chimäre’ after 6 years of silence – listen to the first previews
6 years after the "Hel" album, Germany’s Nina Kernicke aka Allseits returns with "Chimäre". The more than one hour long...
Hocico – Ofensor (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Content: No doubt about it, the new album by Hocico is one of the major releases in dark-electro...
Metroland pays tribute to the late Louis Zachert on new album ‘Things Will Never Sound The Same Again’ (CD + download)
In August 2015 the belgian scene but in particular the electropop act Metroland suffered a tragic blow when their sound...
Chainreactor – Dirt (CD Album – ProNoize)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial rave, industrial-techno. Content: Chainreactor has dropped its 5th full length and it will once again have a huge...
Vinyl galore for The Birthday Massacre fans including upcoming ‘Pins And Needles’ album and debut LP featuring early versions
The Birthday Massacre sees various vinyl releases being issued. First of all there's the new 11-track album "Pins And Needles"...
Former Hungry Lucy member Warren Harrison joins up with Jess Lamb (former American Idol candidate 2015) for trip hop project
Warren Harrison, known as one half of the former trip hop duo Hungry Lucy, is back with a new project...
BhamBhamHara – Schöne Welt (CD Album – Scanner)
Genre/Influences: Body-techno music. Content: The guys of BhamBhamHara last year took us by surprise releasing a stunning debut album “Progressive...
Climax Denial – Dehumanizing Environments (CD Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial & ambient. Content: Climax Denial has already been active in the wider fields of industrial music for years...
Datamaskin reveals first ‘Airport’ video taken from new minimal electro album ‘Retrosonic Voices’
This is something for Kraftwerk fans. Out now is the newest Datamaskin "Airport", taken from their recently released 10-track debut...
Dark ambient label Cryo Chamber giving away free Best of 2015 album
Dark ambient label Cryo Chamber are giving away a free Best of 2015 album, titled "Cryo Chamber - Dark Ambient...
Abjection Ritual – Futility Rites (CD Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial. Content: “Futitly Rites” is the first official CD by this Pennsylvanian based project. After 2 self-released productions Douglas...
V/A 25 Years Of Hands (4CD Box – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, rhythmic-noise, soundscapes, IDM. Bands: Ah Cama sotz, Cervello Elettronico, Geistform, Greyhound, Heimstatt Yipotash, Maschinenkrieger KR52 Vs. Disraptor, Mono...
Talvekoidik – Spitzbergen (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, cinematographic. Content: Kai Christian Hahnewald is an artist of many talents, but especially his hard industrial &...
Geistform – Tension (Vinyl 12” – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, dark-techno. Content: Geistform is one of those noise engineers I was immediately convinced by. Rafael M. Espinosa has...
Ancient Methods – Turn Ice Realities Into Fire Dreams (Vinyl 12” – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Content: Ancient Methods started as a duo, but Michael Wollenhaupt remained the single member of the crew. This...
Coska – What Are You Waiting For (Digital EP – Coska)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Content: Coska is a Finish duo based in Helsinki. They here deliver their debut-EP featuring 4 songs....
Autumn – The Hampstead Sketchbook (CD Album – Autumn)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, cinematographic, ethereal-ambient. Content: Autumn is celebrating its jubilee! This German formation never reached the absolute top, but they...
Norwegian electro act Komputergirl releases debut EP “Hyperborea”
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Kristin Sigvathsen, as her solo project Komputergirl, released her debut EP "Hyperborea" December...
Autumn – Fleeting Impressions (CD Album – Autumn)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, neo-classic, cinematographic, ambient. Content: Autumn is back with the final part of their “Embracing Worlds”-trilogy, which started in...
Watch EXEC perform latest single ‘Life is a Liquid’ (live at Bremen Teater in Copenhagen, Denmark on Nov 13, 2015)
This just came in and will please those who love intimate piano work. Available now is a video where EXEC...
French electropop act Celluloide to see ‘Numériques (3) compilation released on BOREDOMproduct with rarities and exclusive versions
One of France's finest electropop acts Celluloide is fine-tuning a new volume of the "Numériques" compilation, gathering remixes from digital...
Anne Clark preps for ‘Wasted Wonderland Tour’ featuring herb through Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands
2016 will see Anne Clark and herrB taking the road for their 'Wasted Wonderland Tour'. The tour will be traveling...
Yann Tiersen unveils new track ‘Porz Goret’ from sheet music book ‘Eusa’ – listen now
French musician Yann Tiersen has unveiled a brand new track, "Porz Goret", taken from Tiersen's latest release, a book of...
Tying Tiffany releases vinyl of obscure techno side-project LauraPalmer via Mecanica Records
(Via DJ Wildhoney) LauraPalmer is besides the name of the famous fictional character of the American television series Twin Peaks...
Cult label Some Bizzare launches monthly parties in London – first one is called ‘Some Bizarre’s Christmas Session’ (23/12) and will be free entrance
The 23rd of December sees the launch of a series of 12 monthly parties organised by the cult record label...
V/A Liaisons Dangereuses – Cult Radio Classics – The Early Years (DCD Album – Universal Music Belgium)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, new-wave, EBM. Bands: Psyche, Chris & Cosey, Ministry, Carlos Peron, Dark Day, Severed Heads, Fad gadget, Killing Joke,...
Dead When I Found Her – All The Way Down (DCD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, apocalyptic-pop, industrial-ambient. Content: Dead When I Found Her unleashes its 3rd full length album, which features 10 new...
