How Music Communities Teach the Same Lessons as Online Gaming
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Year: 2026
Diary of Dreams’ ‘Ego:X’ turns 15 on 26 August
Diary of Dreams's tenth studio album, "Ego:X", turns 15 this year. The German darkwave act released the record through Accession...
Magic Wands – Wishing Well (Digital EP – Metropolis)
The American duo Magic Wands—comprising Dexy Valentine (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Chris Valentine (guitar, vocals)—have already released several notable albums...
Bunny X release the ‘Even If We Don’t Talk’ video from third album ‘Love On A High Floor’
New York synthwave duo Bunny X released the video for "Even If We Don't Talk" on 24 August 2026. The...
Mousecunt open new label Infibulate Records with ‘Orgasmic Mouse’
Mousecunt, an anonymous three-piece from Iran, release their nine-track album "Orgasmic Mouse" on September 25, 2026. It is the first...
Rozz Williams documentary ‘Romeo’s Distress’ screens in Pomona with a Christian Death alumni concert
"Rozz Williams: Romeo's Distress", the documentary about the Christian Death founder directed by Nico B, screens at the Fox Theater...
End-Tek – Mortal Sequence (Digital Album – Aliens Production)
End-Tek is a side project of ‘Mortum’, better known for his work under the Human Vault moniker. Under the End-Tek...
Unter Strøm release ‘Stumbling’, the closing single of ‘Between Forms’
Unter Strøm, the electronic duo of Alex Gonzales (Matte Blvck) and John Kunkel (The New Division, John Grand), release the...
Aurelio Voltaire’s debut ‘The Devil’s Bris’ returns to CD in a limited Projekt edition
Projekt returns Aurelio Voltaire's 1998 debut "The Devil's Bris" to print on September 11, 2026. The gothic and dark cabaret...
Lights of Euphoria release ‘City Streets’ a week before new album ‘Future Unknown’
German-Danish electro act Lights of Euphoria released the single "City Streets" on August 21, 2026 via Infacted Recordings, one week...
Duophonic Noise Construction rebuild X Marks The Pedwalk’s ‘Abattoir’ for October release
Duophonic Noise Construction, the dark electro project of X Marks The Pedwalk mastermind Sevren Ni-Arb and his son LMX, release...
The Online Casinos Where Community Is Part of the Experience
Online gambling was traditionally a solitary activity. Select a game. Place a bet. Move on without knowing anything about those...
Escape With Romeo interview: ‘People think that they are using a product, but instead they are the product’
Escape With Romeo's return stopped being interesting simply as a comeback with 2024's "Suspicious Bliss". That album established that Thomas...
What Is a School Mascot? Ideas, Types, and Why They Matter
Walk into a school gym on game night, and there is a good chance you will see the school mascot...
Junovion introduces synthpop project with ‘Fading Light’ ahead of a debut EP
Junovion is a new solo synthpop project by Jonathan Jun, a classically trained pianist and violinist who works as a...
Csalogány releases ‘F3160 (Reimagined)’ on August 28
Hungarian artist Csalogány releases "F3160 (Reimagined)" on August 28, 2026, a second reading of her single "Peremvidék (F3160)". The original...
MNÆ release third single ‘Drive’ with video on August 28
Berlin trio MNÆ issue their third single, "Drive", on August 28, 2026, together with a video. The self-released track is...
Till Lindemann releases ‘Übers Meer (Live In Kraków)’ single and live video
Till Lindemann put out "Übers Meer (Live In Kraków)" on August 21, 2026, together with the full live video. It...
Richard Evans on Ultravox: ‘They were too rock for electronic purists, too electronic for rock audiences’
For more than four decades, Ultravox have occupied a rather unusual position in British music history. They were pioneers of...
Mildreda interview: ‘Sometimes vulnerability can be extremely violent’
With "Realities", Jan Dewulf does something more interesting than simply broaden Mildreda's sound. He removes one of the most recognisable...
Santiago Nicolás opens solo alias with five-track industrial EP ‘Atrición’
Chilean producer and composer Santiago Nicolás released "Atrición" on 18 August 2026, the first release under the solo alias he...
Staytus releases Cleopatra Records video for industrial single ‘Secret Hand’
Los Angeles industrial artist Staytus released the video for "Secret Hand" on 21 August 2026 through Cleopatra Records. Vicente Cordero...
Pygmy Children release ‘Proof in Lies’, lead single from ‘Into The Silence’
Baltimore electro-industrial duo Pygmy Children released "Proof in Lies" on 21 August 2026 through Re:Mission Entertainment. The digital single carries...
2DCAT release four-track darkwave EP ‘We’re Here’ with title-track video
Washington, D.C. darkwave duo 2DCAT released the four-track EP "We're Here" on 21 August 2026 as a self-released digital edition,...
Mottek87 release three-track Duisburg post-punk EP ‘Kleinkunst’
Duisburg post-punk duo Mottek87 released "Kleinkunst" on 14 August 2026 as a self-released digital EP. It runs three tracks and...
Page issue the 200-copy ‘Ett Förslag’ EP on Energy Rekords with two new songs
Swedish synthpop duo Page released the five-track EP "Ett Förslag" on Energy Rekords on 24 July 2026, in a CD...
The Sound Veil Society set debut album ‘Things We Kept’ for 11 September on Progress Productions
Swedish-Norwegian electronic pop duo The Sound Veil Society release their debut album "Things We Kept" on 11 September 2026 through...
Frankie Rose shares self-directed video for ‘Return To Dust’
Frankie Rose released the video for "Return To Dust" on 21 August 2026, the second single from her album "Hila",...
Incirrina interview: ‘Searching for wondrous, meaningful diversions, novel transformations and transitory acts of care and defiance’
The Greek duo Incirrina, George Katsanos and Irini Tiniakou, formed in Athens in late 2017. On May 29, 2026 they...
Front 242’s ’05:22:09:12 Off’ turns 33 on 23 August
Front 242 released the album "05:22:09:12 Off" on 23 August 1993 through Red Rhino Europe, with Epic issuing the record...
Remembering Skinny Puppy’s Dwayne Goettel, 31 years after his death
Dwayne Goettel, keyboardist, sampling and programming specialist for the industrial band Skinny Puppy, died on 23 August 1995 at the...
Negative Agent – Terminal Days (Digital/CD/Cassette – Negative Agent)
Brian Stillman is an American artist based in New York who is releasing his debut album, “Terminal Days”, featuring nine...
The New Listening Experience: AI Companions and Music
Image by Magnific Music has always had a peculiar talent for arriving exactly when it is needed. A record discovered...
Depeche Mode’s ‘Construction Time Again’ turns 43 on 22 August
Depeche Mode, the English electronic band from Basildon, Essex, released "Construction Time Again" on 22 August 1983 through Mute Records....
Silver Shadow gather three volumes into the 26-track album ‘I-II-III’ on Panospria
Canadian netlabel Panospria released "I-II-III", the debut album under the Silver Shadow name, on 15 July 2026. It runs to...
emmobiz records presses the 19. Elektrisch Festival 10-inch on brown vinyl, limited to 222 copies
German EBM and electro label emmobiz records releases "V.A. 19. Elektrisch Festival" on 24 October 2026, the same day as...
Bellhead set 14 US dates on the ‘If I Can’t Break Your Heart Then No One Will’ tour
Chicago post-punk and industrial duo Bellhead play 14 United States dates between 28 August and 4 October 2026 on the...
I Ya Toyah releases Nine Inch Nails cover ‘Closer’ on Femme Fatale Records
Chicago industrial and darkwave artist I Ya Toyah released "Closer", a cover of the Nine Inch Nails song, on 21...
Rammstein’s ‘Sehnsucht’ turns 29 on 22 August
Rammstein, the German Neue Deutsche Härte band, released their second studio album, "Sehnsucht," on 22 August 1997 through Motor Music...
Hocico – Unseen Horror Scenes (Digital/CD/Vinyl/Cassette – Out Of Line)
Hocico needs no introduction to any fan of Dark-Electro. The Mexican duo has been active continuously since 1993, delivering countless...
Gene Sophia Bogolepov set ‘Slow Down Your Burning’ as first single from ‘Dråma’
Berlin art-pop and indietronica artist Gene Sophia Bogolepov release "Slow Down Your Burning" on 3 September 2026 through MYCELM, the...
NCN 19: Nik Kershaw, Die Krupps, SKYND, Diary of Dreams and more head to Deutzen
Nocturnal Culture Night returns to Kulturpark Deutzen from 4 to 6 September 2026, with its traditional Warm-Up taking place on...
How Traveling Abroad Can Develop Confidence, Independence, and New Perspectives
There is a uniquely thrilling, slightly terrifying sensation that occurs the moment you step off an international flight. You find...
Nicotine Culture and Canada’s Discount Tobacco Market
Photo by kevin Xue on Unsplash Late sets, green rooms, and afterparties have long carried a haze of smoke. In...
Pol release Rémi Lamandé video for new wave single ‘Sex Machines’
Dutch new wave duo Pol released the official video for "Sex Machines" on 21 August 2026. Fashion photographer and filmmaker...
Ministry release ‘We Hate’, the second single from final album ‘Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)’
Ministry released "We Hate" on August 21, 2026 through Cleopatra Records, the second single from the industrial band's final studio...
Kalte Steine release English-language darkwave single ‘Drowning’
Leipzig darkwave project Kalte Steine released "Drowning" on 20 August 2026 as a self-released digital single. The track runs 4:39...
‘Gypsy 83’ returns as a 4K director’s cut with an expanded goth soundtrack
Todd Stephens's 2001 goth road movie is back in United States cinemas as Gypsy 83: The Director's Cut, restored in...
Marca Diaboli’s cassette-only debut ‘Labyrintomb’ gets a single-sided vinyl edition
Sentient Ruin Laboratories will issue Marca Diaboli's debut EP "Labyrintomb" on vinyl on September 11, 2026, the first time the...
Xasthur set nine-track ‘Open to Misinterpretation’ for October 2 on Prophecy Productions
Xasthur release "Open to Misinterpretation" on October 2, 2026 through Prophecy Productions. The nine-track album continues the acoustic, neofolk-leaning form...
Greg Bullock closes his track-by-track ’26EP’ with ‘Blu-Green Beauty’
New Jersey dark rock and post-punk musician Greg Bullock has finished "26EP", a self-released four-track EP he built in public...
Fiori del Male finally release a Gulf War song written in Scampia in 1991
Neapolitan project Fiori del Male released "Allarme rosso nel golfo persico" on April 4, 2026, thirty-five years after Nunzio Ciccone...
Sektor Voltage put guitars at the front of fourth album ‘En otra dimensión’
Buenos Aires project Sektor Voltage released "En otra dimensión" on June 6, 2026, an eight-track fourth album that mixes electronic...
Subliminal Code add a fifth remix to slasher-film single ‘Behind the Mask’
Aggrotech and dark electro project Subliminal Code released "Behind the Mask" through Neon Retro Records on July 31, 2026, and...
Rule Of Two collect a year of Polypiel singles on ‘Restoring Balance to a Broken World’
Oslo duo Rule Of Two release the six-track EP "Restoring Balance to a Broken World" on August 27, 2026 through...
KMFDM’s ‘Tohuvabohu’ turns 19 on 21 August
KMFDM, the industrial and EBM group led by Sascha Konietzko, released "Tohuvabohu" on 21 August 2007 through Metropolis Records and...
Melanculia – Post Mortem (Digital/CD Album – UTM Music Group)
Melanculia is a project driven by Nino Sable, who released his first album in 2010 and has added several more...
XXV Wrocław Industrial Festival: SPKtR, The Legendary Pink Dots and unique collaborations mark the 25th edition
Twenty-five editions after a self-financed experiment in a bunker beneath Wrocław's Wzgórze Partyzantów, Wrocław Industrial Festival reaches XXV. From 5...
Corlyx release third 2026 single ‘Your Heart In The Serpent’s Mouth’ on Out Of Line Music
Corlyx released "Your Heart In The Serpent's Mouth" on August 20, 2026 through Out Of Line Music. The track runs...
Godflesh set penultimate album ‘Decay’ for 25 September on Relapse
The six tracks on "Decay" came out of the same sessions as "Purge" three years ago, and Justin Broadrick held...
Yazoo’s ‘Upstairs at Eric’s’ turns 44 on 20 August
Yazoo, the English synthpop duo of Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet, released their debut album "Upstairs at Eric's" on 20...
alarm!systemen turn six years of tape recordings into a debut album for Antibody
The Brussels project alarm!systemen released its self-titled debut album on the Belgian label Antibody on July 31, 2026. Jorne Leurs...
Veda Rays close their singles run with the ‘You Can Do Anything’ EP
Veda Rays release the five-track EP "You Can Do Anything" on August 28, 2026 through Alleged Records, the band's own...
Zeistencroix release ‘Psychotronic’, mixed by Ulrich Wild and Christoph Wieczorek
Los Angeles duo Zeistencroix self-released their album "Psychotronic" on August 14, 2026. The eight tracks run 29 minutes and 34...
Celldweller opens the ‘Thief: Pulse of Promise’ soundtrack with ‘Never a Thief’
Celldweller released "Never a Thief" on August 19, 2026 through FiXT, the first track issued from the official soundtrack to...
The Birthday Massacre extend the ‘Cursed Blessings’ European tour with Wednesday 13 to seventeen dates
The Birthday Massacre have extended their "Cursed Blessings" European co-headline tour with Wednesday 13 to seventeen shows, running from November...
