Frozen Nation – Dark Belgian Disco (CD Album – Sub-Continental Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, Italodisco. Background/Info: Frozen Nation is a Belgian-French trio which is now active for a few years. Their debut...
Year: 2017
Treponem Pal – Rockers’Vibes (CD Album – Juste Une Trace)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: Treponem Pal is one of those ‘dinos’ who are invincible. “Rockers’Vibes” is an album celebrating the French...
Totem Obscura – Nordische Feste (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, medieval-(h)el(l)ectro. Background/Info: Behind Totem Obscura is hiding Pedro ‘Acylum’ Engel and his wife Nadine ‘Croona’ Engel. They’re both...
Sin.Sin – Nobody’s Heroin (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dark-pop. Background/Info: The fans of Belgian goth-rock formation Lovelorn Dolls for sure are familiar with the band’s front...
ImJudas – Tulpa (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: ImJudas is a solo-project set up and driven by Helalyn Flowers mastermind maXX. This is the...
Aengeldust – Zucht (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-electro. Background/Info: After the astonishing “Agent Orange”-album Nadine ‘Engel’ Croona (Acylum, Totem Obscura) is back on track unleashing...
Funker Vogt – Musik Ist Krieg (CD EP – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: 2017 has been an important year for electro-veterans of Funker Vogt. After a long period of...
Wulfband – Revolter (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-punk. Background/Info: Wulfband is an enigmatic duo for keeping the names and faces of their members secret. Three...
The Unknown – Absolution (CD Album – Koi Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-pop, goth-metal, rock-goth. Background/Info: The Unknown is a German formation featuring Oliver Thom (Equatronic, Koi Records label owner) assisted...
Equatronic – Pulsatile (CD Album – Koi Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, rock-pop. Background/Info: Zoith Ommog was the label which discovered German synth-pop project Equatronic. That was back in the...
Siva Six launches new video for the track ‘Twenty Eight’ – watch now
Out now is a brand new Siva Six video. The track chosen is "Twenty Eight" taken from the "Dawn of...
Fires – Red Goes Grey (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Fires is a new project set-up and driven by Eric Sochocki (Cryogen Second, Becoming The Devourer). The...
Wiccid – By Design (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Behind Wiccid is hiding Erie Loch who got some recognition for his songwriting, video, remix and...
Side-Line introduces Vampire Knight – listen now to ‘Eternal Sorrow’ (Face The Beat profile series)
Before we start accepting new submissions for our upcoming 5th volume, here are the last few tracks featured on "Face...
Xenturion Prime – Humanity Plus (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, psychedelic, cinematoghraphic, experimental. Background/Info: Bjørn Marius Borg and Hasse Mattsson were previously active under the Code 64, but...
Svartsinn – Mørkets Variabler (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: This new opus by Norwegian Svartsinn also is the first new studio album in 8 years. In...
‘Click Interview’ with Mind.In.A.Box: ‘An Electronic Music-Movie For Your Mind’
Mind.In.A.Box has released its new album “Broken Legacies” on their own label THYX Records. It’s a new sonic voyage throughout...
Liam Gallagher (ex-Oasis) wishes Morri(s)sey a ‘miserable Christmas’ – doesn’t even know how to spell Morrissey though
When ego-tripping musicians want to start an online catfight there is always something funny going on. Take Liam Gallagher (ex-Oasis)...
Boxing Week sale at Storming The Base – here’s the link
The industrial mailorder Storming The Base has launched its Boxing Week sale. The sale holds a choice between hundreds of...
Sum Of R – Orga (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, cinematographic, psychedelic. Background/Info: Sum Of R is a Swiss duo set up by Reto Mäder (RM74) and...
Arcana – Petrichor (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, neo-folk, cinematographic, ethereal. Background/Info: The last new work of Arcana has been released in 2012, the members preferring...
Altarmang – Void (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Altarmang is a music project set up by Pär Boström (Kammarheit, Cities Last Broadcast ao) and...
Vestfalia’s Peace – Loneliness (CD Album – SDN Records)
Genre/Influences: Ballad, rock, dark-wave. Background/Info: Italian formation Vestfalia’s Peace is already busy for 20 years now. The line-up never changed...
Sky Burial – Chapel Image (CD Album – Wrotycz Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Michael Page has been involved with multiple projects, has worked with numerous artists and released...
Chmcl Str8jckt – Chmcl Str8jckt (CD Album – Chmcl Str8jckt)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, cross-over, EBM. Background/Info: Chmcl Str8jckt is an American duo inspired by the good-old days of the Wax Trax...
Common Eider, King Eider – Shrines For The Unwanted, Respite For The Cast (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: Operating from San Francisco (USA), the Common Eider, King Eider collective is back on track...
V/A Visions Of Darkness In Iranian Contemporary Music (DCD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, minimal-electronics, cinematographic, experimental, ritual. Background/Info: Italian label Unexplained Sounds Group is a small but fascinating releasing original productions...
‘Click Interview’ with Android Lust: ‘Being A Musician Certainly Has Not Been An Easy Life’
Shikhee D’iordna was born in Bangladesh and schooled in England and the USA. She set up Android Lust in 1995,...
Subskan – Ambidextrous Asylums (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, glitch, ambient. Background/Info: Belgian artist Jean-Marc Polet has already been active for a couple of years now,...
Siamgda – Noise Yoga (CD Album – Ant-zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, tribal, trance. Background/Info: Marc Fischer aka Siamgda strikes back with a new album, which remains inspired by his...
Arthur Rosar (former member of Abigor, Walser) lands new ambient/electronics project Hesychia on Cyclic Law – previews available
Available December 24th is the second release from Cyclic Law which we announce today: Hesychia's “Metanoia” album. Hesychia is the...
Dark ambient project Shedir debuts with ‘Falling Time’ via Cyclic Law – listen to the album preview
Out via Cyclic Law is the first solo work by Italian musician Martina Betti under the Shedir moniker: “Falling Time”....
Culture Club sees 2016 ‘Live At Wembley’ show with original line-up released on various formats
Out now - and available right here - is the "Live At Wembley" recording from '80s icons Culture Club on...
LivingTotem – Raw Effort (CD Album – Ant-zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, IDM, industrial. Background/Info: Hungarian artist András Gulyás is a rather familiar name active in the Hungarian underground fields,...
Hypnoskull – Die4.Generation (DCD Album – Ant-zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, power-noise, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Hypnoskull celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Recognized artists often release a ‘best of’ for...
Distortion Six – Fierce (CD Album – Ant-zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, power-noise. Background/Info: Nichlas Schermann is a Norwegian artist who started his First experimentations early 2000. He released a...
Final sale has started before Emmo.biz Records closes its doors for good
We informed you a while back that the German label Emmo.biz Records was to close its doors. The Oelsnitz based...
Purwien & Kowa – Zwei (CD Album – SPV)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Christian Purwien (ex Second Decay) and producer Thomas Kowa joined hands to release this album. Purwien...
Phase Fatale – Redeemer (CD Album – Hospital Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, EBM, industrial. Background/Info: Born in the USA, but based in Berlin, Hayden Payne is a DJ and producer....
Qntal announces brand new album ‘VIII – Nachtblume’, ready for Spring 2018
"VIII - Nachtblume" is the title of the brand new Qntal album which will see the light in Spring 2018....
Pact Infernal – Monad XXV (Digital EP – Stroboscopic Artefects)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, tribal, ambient. Background/Info: Stroboscopic Artefacts joined hands with Pact Infernal for a new chapter in the “Monad”-series. Pact...
Electro Fear – The Little Shop Of Horrors (CD Album – Electro Fear/Dark Tunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Electro Fear is a Polish duo set up in 2012 and inspired by old horror movies. This...
Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Danielle de Picciotto (Space Cowboys) return with Hackedepicciotto project for ‘Menetekel ‘ 2LP
Out by early 2018 is the newest Hackedepicciotto album "Menetekel". Hackedepicciotto is the duo Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Danielle...
Sick Man enters DAC – check out the full album
Sick Man, the project by Sacha Korn with Aggressive 69 and (ex) Subway To Sally members, has hit the DAC-charts...
Displacer – The Face You Deserve (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Michael Morton better known as Displacer has already released an impressive number of releases on...
Crisis Actor – The Dissonant Reality Show (Digital EP – Ant-zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, down-tempo electronics, dub-electro. Background/Info: Crisis Actor (new project of David Thrussell joined by Tony D’Oporto) earlier this year...
RIP Stefan Joel Weisser (aka Z’EV)
According to various reports, 66-year old industrial music pioneer and percussionist Stefan Joel Weisser (aka Z’EV) died yesterday. Last year...
Treha Sektori – Severh Sehenh (Vinyl Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, drone. Background/Info: French composer ‘Dehn Sora’ active under the Treha Sektori moniker has already released a few number...
Mind.In.A.Box – Broken Legacies (CD Album – Thyx Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Stefan Poiss is back with his ‘Mother ship’ project Mind.In.A.Box for a new voyage throughout sci-fi electro-pop...
Metroland – 12 x 12 (4CD Box – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Belgian Metroland duo saw the daylight in 2012 and became an instant success. In only five years...
The Frozen Autumn – The Fellow Traveller (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Dark electro-wave, dark-pop. Background/Info: The Frozen Autumn is one of the most famous and world-wide recognized Italian underground band...
2 limited releases from Front 242 co-founder Daniel B. under Daniel B. Prothèse moniker – pre-orders available now
In 2016, Alfa Matrix released the first full-length album by Front 242 founding member Daniel B.’s solo-project: Daniel B. Prothèse....
Grey Branches – Neuroclaps (Vinyl Album – Inner Surface Music)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, techno. Background/Info: Behind Grey Branches is hiding Belgian producer & DJ Yves De Mey. He can already...
Vacant Stations – Clones (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Winter Light is an interesting small label, which already let me discover interesting and new artists active...
Audio of controversial Morrissey interview with Der Spiegel leaked – download it here
Remember that interview Smiths frontman Morrissey did with Der Spiegel? In the interview with the German news magazine Morrissey is...
Rogue Spore – Escape From Asafoetida (CD Album – Rogue Spore)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, electronics, experimental. Background/Info: Rogue Spore is an Irish music project active since 2010 and has already released a...
Tidal to close down – a lot of labels still waiting reporting (and money!)
According to the Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv, Tidal (a subscription-based music streaming service of lossless audio) is close to shutting...
Philippe Laurent – Phoenix (Vinyl 12” – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Philippe Laurent belongs to the early French electronic & experimental school. This pioneer was mainly active...
Jasss – Weightless (Vinyl Album – iDEAL Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM, tribal, experimental. Background/Info: Jasss aka S. Jiménez Alvarez is a Spanish female artists and DJ who’s now...
Behind-the-scene talks with Mari Kattman on new Psy’Aviah album
A few days ago we announced that Psy'Aviah will see its newest album "Lightflare" released early next year. The band,...
Meat Beat Manifesto announces brand new studio album after a 7-year hiatus : ‘Impossible Star’ (LP and CD)
The UK electronic outfit Meat Beat Manifesto has announced a new record: “Impossible Star” . “Impossible Star” is to be...
New Ministry video and album details!
"AmeriKKKant", industrial-metal pioneers Ministry's 14th album, will be released on March 9, 2018 for the first time via Nuclear Blast...
Huron – Inside Information (CD Album – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Steffen Schröder has already been active as musician and DJ since the 90s. At the...
Fär – Salute (CD Album – Circuits)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, trip-pop , trap. Background/Info: An-Sofie De Meyer (vocals) and Tim De Gieter (music & production) is a new...
MZ.412 collaborates with Trepaneringsritualen for live ‘Post Industriale / Rituals 2LP 2015 E.V.’ 2LP vinyl
Old Europa Cafe has announced a brand new vinyl by MZ.412 and Trepaneringsritualen. Out by early 2018 (you can order...
Psychic TV to release ‘Kondole’ 2CD+DVD set
Cold Spring announce the release of the Psychic TV release “Kondole / Dead Cat” – a double CD and DVD...
