ZYX issues limited coloured 2LP ’40 Years Techno Club – The 80s Vinyl Edition’
ZYX Music marks four decades of Frankfurt’s Techno Club with the limited coloured 2LP "40 Years Techno Club – The...
Year: 2026
Exploring the Intersection of Underground Music and Online Gaming
Underground music fans are clearly discovering brand new ways to unwind and engage beyond concerts and vinyl. Online gaming, including...
David Galas – The Nihilist (Digital/CD Album – These Hands Melt)
David Galas, who rose to prominence through his involvement with Lycia, and was also active in Bleak and Snowblind, has...
Manchester post-punk band Inca Babies share ‘Superior Spectre’ single and video from ‘Reincarnation’
Manchester post-punk / punk blues band Inca Babies has released the single "Superior Spectre" as a digital track with an...
Gareth Jones to release 2 albums in 2026: ElectroGenetic 2 – Nos Da’ & ’53_StOlaves : Response’
(By Janos Janurik) The Mortality Tables label launches what promises to be a particularly active year with the release of...
KIFOTH – Lost Territory (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production)
Slovakian act KIFOTH has been active for over a quarter of a century and has released a considerable body of...
New Zealand Joins the Global Charge Towards Crypto Regulation
After being on the cusp of crossing into the financial mainstream for several years, cryptocurrencies finally look ready to make...
Trisol mark 35 years of Project Pitchfork debut ‘Dhyani’ with new black 2LP edition
On March 27, 2026, Trisol will issue a new black 2x180g vinyl edition of Project Pitchfork’s debut album "Dhyani," marking...
Five of the very best video game soundtracks
(Image via https://x.com/DayTechHistory) While many gamers grew up with soundtracks containing strange beeps, other gamers have experienced a wave of...
Tension Control – Freiheit (Digital/CD Album – Tension Control)
Hamburg, Germany–based Michael Schrader remains very active with his EBM project Tension Control. “Freiheit”, released at the end of 2025,...
Fictional – Some Great Constructions (Digital/CD Album – RepoRecords)
Gerrit Thomas is someone who needs little introduction. The German musician is known as a member of Funker Vogt, Eisfabrik,...
Propter Hoc Interview: ‘My primary motive is curiosity, and then I try to make sense of what I discover’
Propter Hoc's Scottish artist J.A. Harrington might never have started making music were it not for the Coronavirus pandemic. Like...
Concrete Nocturne kicks off 2026 going even darker with new single ‘Pretend’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The dark Norwegians known as Concrete Nocturne starts off the New Year returning...
X Marks The Pedwalk – Insomnia (Digital/CD Album – Meshwork)
“Insomnia” is album number 13 by the legendary German project X Marks The Pedwalk. Inspired by Sevren Ni-Arb and his...
OOMPH is booming in Google search, but not for the reason you think
The past few days we saw an enormous spike in visits to Side-Line for our articles on OOMPH!, and I...
KMFDM share title song ‘Enemy’ as second single from upcoming 24th album
German industrial rock and electro-industrial group KMFDM have released the title track "Enemy" as the second single from their upcoming...
Soma – The Inner Cinema (Digital/Vinyl Album – Ant-Zen)
This album by the Soma duo David Thrussell and Pieter Bourke was originally released in 1996 on Extreme. Twenty-nine years...
Pending Position – 69 (Digital/CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Pending Position is a German duo that released its debut album at the end of 2025, following several notable singles....
Low Blows release ‘Vacío’, first single and video from self-titled 2026 album
Barcelona post-punk and darkwave trio Low Blows have released the digital single "Vacío" as the lead track from their forthcoming...
Industrial veteran Rhys Fulber reworks Rogue Unit vs Darkvolt track “The Truth” for DressCode Black
Rogue Unit vs Darkvolt release the digital single "The Truth (Rhys Fulber Remix)" on 23 January 2026 via Antwerp-based label...
Primal Era Worship – Narcomancer (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Following the remarkable album “Last Outpost”, released earlier in 2025, French artist Bertrand Lachambre closed the year with a new...
Depeche Mode bring Mexico City concert film ‘M’ to Netflix this Friday January 9
Depeche Mode’s 2025 concert documentary "Depeche Mode: M" will join Netflix’s catalogue on Friday, January 9, 2026, bringing the band’s...
‘Night’ closes Burn’s dark electro love story on debut CD ‘Chopped and Shattered’
Polish-Luxembourgish dark electro duo Burn have released their second single "Night", a downtempo, trip-hop-leaning track that serves as the closing...
Tyske Ludder’s ‘Creutzfeldt’ EP returns as 222-copy LP and 77-copy box via Emmobiz
Tyske Ludder will reissue their 1996 EBM release "Creutzfeldt" as a limited vinyl edition via Emmobiz Records on February 27,...
Mesh return with ‘Exile’ video single and announce new album ‘The Truth Doesn’t Matter’ on Dependent Records
British electronic alternative duo Mesh have released the video single "Exile", their first new song in nine years, and confirmed...
Matchday rituals and the art of predicting outcomes
(Photo via Pexels) There’s something almost magical about the hours leading up to a big match. From donning a lucky...
When subcultures turn sports into rituals
(Image via Pexels) Sports have always been more than a matter of points or rankings. For the most devoted fans,...
Underwater Sleep Orchestra – Other Sides Of Nowhere (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
With this new album, Pär Boström (Cities Last Broadcast, Kammarheit) and Bruce Moallem (God Body Disconnect) present their third excursion...
The story behind The Police’s ‘Every Bomb You Make’, a Spitting Image TV satire on ‘Every Breath You Take’
The 40th-anniversary extended reissue for The Police album "Synchronicity" also re-surfaced the track "Every Bomb You Make". It was not...
18. Elektrisch Festival 10″ series splits into ‘EBM Edition’ and ‘Synth Pop Edition’
Emmobiz Records will mark the 18th Elektrisch Festival in Zwickau with two separate 10" vinyl releases: "V.A. 18. Elektrisch Festival...
Wumpscut returns with new 8-track album ‘Zuckerpuppe’ on Betonkopf Media
Betonkopf Media announces "Zuckerpuppe" (German for "sugar baby"), a new eight-track album by German electro-industrial project Wumpscut, scheduled for April...
Years Of Shame launch cold industrial/sadwave debut album ‘Primary’ via Icy Cold Records
French cold industrial/sadwave duo Years Of Shame will release their debut album "Primary" on 6 February 2026 through Icy Cold...
The Black Veils – Gaslight (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records)
It has already been four years since The Black Veils delivered the excellent album Carnage in 2021. The Italian band,...
French ambient composer Christian Wittman drops deep-space ambient album ‘Andromeda’ on Cyclical Dreams
French electronic and ambient composer Christian Wittman has released his new space ambient album "Andromeda" via Argentine label Cyclical Dreams,...
Kuwait’s Cautious Approach to Crypto Could Pay Massive Dividends
The latest downturn in the global cryptocurrency market has forced investors to reassess how they expose themselves, manage risk and...
Key Rules and Requirements of Commercial Music Licensing
Music adds value to media, be it ads or short films. Recordings are still registered under a Licensing point of...
Frontal Boundary – Failure (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Things are moving fast for Krz Souls, Brendin Ross, and Jaysen Craves. The American trio, who collaborate as Frontal Boundary,...
Vape 10000 Puff Devices UK: Full Guide to 10K Disposable Vapes | Vape Online Store
The UK disposable vape market continues to mature, and vape 10000 puff devices have become a clear sweet spot for...
How to Choose the Right Auditor for Your Business: A Complete Founder’s Guide
Choosing the right UK auditor is one of the most important financial decisions a founder can make. Whether you're preparing...
Melkor Interview: ‘A mixture of Cinematic, Ambient and atmospheric sonar explorations’
Behrad Fountain (Melkor) is an Iranian interdisciplinary artist and philosopher from Persia. His debut album, “Udkraxsha”, was released in 2024...
Acylum – XX20XX (Digital Album – Alfa Matrix)
In 2004, Pedro Engel—later joined by his wife Nadine—released his first album. Twenty years later, this milestone is celebrated with...
First Aid 4 Souls feat. Divas Of The Dark – Progenitrix (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
István Gazdag remains an extraordinarily productive artist, releasing a wide range of material every year. For this new release from...
T.O.Y. – The Prophet (Digital/CD Album – Artoffact Records)
For many, T.O.Y. will forever be associated with Evil’s Toy, but that was a long time ago. T.O.Y. has been...
Test Dept. – Industrial Overture (Digital/4CD Album – Artoffact Records)
When founders Paul Jamrozy and Gray Cunnington formed Test Department in the early 80s, they probably had no idea they...
How Fault Is Determined In Charlotte Car Accident Injury Cases
(Image by Whisk) If you're standing on the corner of Trade and Tryon after a collision, your mind's likely racing....
Portion Control – Seed EP3.1 (Digital EP – Artoffact Records)
This EP, containing 16 individual tracks, is a reissue of “Seed EP3”, originally self-released in 2021. Portion Control now presents...
Corbeau Hangs – Archive State (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Artoffact Records)
After releasing their debut album in 2024 on Young and Cold Records, the American project Corbeau Hangs has now joined...
