Interview with Pink Panther Project: ‘We don’t want to end up like The Cocteau Twins’
Admit it: with a band name like Pink Panther Project, you can’t help but be intrigued. The British trio, formed...
Lovelorn Dolls release ‘True Crimes’ EP + ‘The Boy in the Box’ video
Belgium’s female-fronted goth metal / synth-goth act Lovelorn Dolls has released the 4-track EP “True Crimes” via Alfa Matrix/Spleen+. The...
Pig announces impressive 12-track remix album ‘The Merciful Night’
Industrial rock act Pig will release the remix companion album “The Merciful Night” via Armalyte Industries on November 14, 2025....
Doc’n Roll Film Festival returns for 12th UK edition (23 Oct–9 Nov): films on Coil, Lebanon Hanover, Butthole Surfers, Meredith Monk & more
Yesterday we posted about the Doc'n Roll Film Festival in Dublin, but there is also a UK edition (the 12th...
Test Dept collect early studio & live work on 4xCD ‘Industrial Overture’
UK industrial group Test Dept will release “Industrial Overture. Studio & Live Recordings 1982–1985” via Artoffact on December 5, 2025....
Hence covers Soft Cell’s ‘Sex Dwarf’ – Single with Aesthetic Perfection remix out on October 6 via Cosmic Cassettes
Hence will release a cover of Soft Cell’s “Sex Dwarf” on October 6, 2025 through Cosmic Cassettes. The track features...
Skold returns with ‘Caught in the Throes’ on CD and limited double-vinyl
Metropolis Records releases the new Skold album “Caught in the Throes” on October 10, 2025. The title is available as...
Films on Coil, Sex Pistols, Butthole Surfers & more at Doc’n Roll Film Festival Dublin (Oct 18–Nov 20, 2025)
Doc’n Roll Film Festival returns to Dublin for its third edition at Light House Cinema (get your tickets here) from...
NWR (Gabi Delgado & Marc Hurtado) single ‘Erotique Narcotique’ lands; debut album ‘Neue Weltumfassende Resistance’ due November 28 via play loud! productions
The late Gabi Delgado (DAF/Delkom/DAF/DOS) and French multidisciplinary artist Marc Hurtado (Étant Donnés/Sol Ixent) have the digital single “Erotique Narcotique”...
Nine Inch Nails announce tourdates 2026 North American ‘Peel It Back’ tour with Boys Noize – tickets on sale October 8 at 12 p.m. local
Nine Inch Nails have announced the 2026 North American leg of the “Peel It Back” tour . Side-Line previously reported...
Clock DVA share ‘Brigade’ from remastered ‘White Souls in Black Suits’ – The first official edition in 35 years (out 7 November 2025 via The Grey Area of Mute)
Clock DVA, the Sheffield industrial/post-punk group led by Adi Newton, have shared the remastered bonus track “Brigade,” taken from the...
Parade Ground announce archival compilation ‘Heaven With Care’ via VUZ Records
Out via VUZ Records (Germany) is the 9-track archival compilation “Heaven With Care” by the Belgian cold-wave/electro duo Parade Ground....
Octavian Winters release ‘Saints of Absolution’ single – watch the video
San Francisco post-punk outfit Octavian Winters release the digital single “Saints of Absolution” today (October 1, 2025) via Stratis Capta...
Celeste Corsano releases ‘XS’ digital single via Magic Door Record Label
Alt-pop artist Celeste Corsano has released the single “XS” via Magic Door Record Label. The track addresses the pressures of...
The Cure ‘Carnage Visors’ soundtrack gets bootlegged together with ‘Faith’-era rarities
The Cure will see the instrumental soundtrack “Carnage Visors” paired with “Faith”-period rarities released on two vinyl editions from Karpe...
S1R1N addresses creation and destruction with new single and video “Voodoo Doll”
Canadian dark electronic project S1R1N has released the digital single “Voodoo Doll”, with an accompanying video. The track is available...
Pink Panther Project unveil new video for ‘The Black Bloc Song’
Electro-industrial trio Pink Panther Project have released a new video for “The Black Bloc Song”, taken from their second full-length...
Mono Inc. launch October 2025 ‘Darkness’ tour following German #1 album
Hamburg dark rock act Mono Inc. will take their “Darkness” live show across Germany in October 2025, with a Swiss...
Unter Null to headline Das Bunker’s 29th anniversary on October 3 at Catch One
Los Angeles industrial institution Das Bunker marks its 29th anniversary on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Catch One (4067 W...
Fatal Aim drop video for ‘Euphoria’ on SkyQode
Female-fronted synthpop trio Fatal Aim released the single “Euphoria” via SkyQode on August 29, 2025. The synthpop/darkwave act follows a...
Deep Red unveils new single ‘The Red Door’, previewing October 2025 EP
Dark electronic duo Deep Red has released “The Red Door”, a new single that foreshadows the October arrival of “Atom...
Erasure celebrate 40 years of ‘Who Needs Love Like That’
(By János Janurik) In September 1985, Erasure asked: “Who Needs Love Like That?” The answer - at least in terms...
Alka interview: The magnitude weighs heavy
(Interview by János Janurik) It’s been nearly five years since the amazing artist behind the intriguing name Alka - discovered...
SINE shares new single ‘Succumb To Me’ on Metropolis Records
The US electronic/industrial project SINE, led by drummer/multi-instrumentalist Rona Rougeheart, releases the digital single “Succumb To Me” today via Metropolis...
Cut.Rate.Box interview + new EP ‘Luxury Anxiety’ out now
After two decades of silence, Cut.Rate.Box broke the silence in June 2025 with the comeback single and video clip “Reel...
Kathodos unveil video for “Hanging Tree”; CD of “Parasomnia: Pavor Nocturnus” out 28 October via Rune Serpent Europa
Experimental ritual dark ambient project Kathodos has released a new video for “Hanging Tree”, a track from the debut album...
Goldfrapp announce ‘Supernature’ 20th anniversary deluxe + share new ‘You Never Know (Goldfrapp Remix)’
The English electronic-pop duo Goldfrapp will mark 20 years of their 2005 album “Supernature” with a 20th-anniversary deluxe edition out...
Fluttering Dragon relaunches with six CD releases
The Polish label Fluttering Dragon, active from 1996 to 2006 in industrial, dark ambient, neofolk and experimental music, has resumed...
Frontal Boundary hit back with 8-track EP ‘Faith’
Out now is the brand new "Faith" EP from the American trio Frontal Boundary. The 8-track EP is out now...
Kim Ljung (Ljungblut) revisits Asian inspirational country on ‘Vietnam’ album
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Kim Ljung, Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Jean Yves) Out now is...
NØIR vs Silver Walks cover Cyberaktif’s ‘Nothing Stays’ on Distortion Productions
Daniel McCullough (Silver Walks) and Athan Maroulis (NØIR) have issued a new collaborative cover of Cyberaktif’s Wax Trax! single “Nothing...
Sword Tongue gets a Grammy nomination for ‘Bonfire In The Tempest’ EP
Oakland alternative rock/darkwave trio Sword Tongue has received a Grammy nomination for “Bonfire In The Tempest”, a five-track EP released...
Inca Babies premiere ‘Candy Mountain’ video today; single drops tomorrow, album ‘Reincarnation’ follows on November 28 via Black Lagoon Records
Manchester post-punk outfit Inca Babies premieres the video for their new single “Candy Mountain” today via Side-Line Magazine. The digital...
tAngerinecAt interview: ‘Be on the side of truth no matter what’
Few artists can weave raw emotion and Experimental sound into something as unflinchingly honest and artistic as tAngerinecAt. The UK-based,...
Ghosts in the Graveyard (Re:Mission) launch ‘In The Darkness’ single and video ahead of new 2025 album ‘Absolute Death’
Re:Mission Entertainment recently signed the Seattle deathrock/darkwave duo Ghosts in the Graveyard. The band’s new full-length, “Absolute Death”, is slated...
Assemblage 23 releases new single ‘Tolerate’ ahead of new album ‘Null’ due November 7
US industrial synth-pop act Assemblage 23 releases the digital single “Tolerate” today via Metropolis Records, as the first preview of...
Collabs 3000 mark ‘Metalism’ 20th year, share ‘2025 EP’
Collabs 3000 - the collaboration between techno artists Chris Liebing and Speedy J - announce a 20th anniversary edition of...
Ray Noir announces new EP ‘Against The Machine’ and UK/EU tour dates
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) London-based artist Ray Noir returns this autumn with their most personal and unapologetic project yet...
The Utopia Strong share new track ‘The Atavist’ ahead of new ‘Doperider’ album (out 10 October 2025) on Rocket Recordings
Psychedelic electronic trio The Utopia Strong (Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi, Mike York) have released the new track “The Atavist”, taken...
Religion of Heartbreak release “Lunate” EP, a fog-club darkwave/EBM set
The darkwave / EBM act Religion of Heartbreak have self-released their “Lunate” EP via Bandcamp. The Kansas City project is...
Ian Boddy & Chris Carter mark 25 years of ‘Caged’ with remastered, expanded edition on Mute
The underground collaboration “Caged” by Ian Boddy and Chris Carter returns on 28 November 2025 via The Grey Area of...
Blind Passengers announce ‘Destroyka’ vinyl editions and second pressing of ‘The Glamour of Darkness’
German synth-pop/industrial rock act Blind Passengers will reissue the 1996 album “Destroyka” on vinyl via Emmobiz Records on 22 November...
Add Nothing announces debut album ‘Love songs will slowly kill you’ on Emmo.biz for December 2025 release
Add Nothing is the solo electronic/industrial project of Swedish musician Tobias Andersson (Hedemora, Sweden). His debut album, “Love songs will...
Calva Y Nada reissue ‘Die Katze im Sack’ in three vinyl editions in December 2025
The German electronic/dark wave act Calva Y Nada will see a reissue of the 1994 EP “Die Katze im Sack”...
VampireFreaks confirms Dark Force Fest 2026 lineup for Parsippany, NJ (May 1–3)
VampireFreaks has announced the lineup for “Dark Force Fest 2026”, a three-day festival for industrial, goth, darkwave, EBM and electronic...
Mari Kattman interview: ‘Becoming great at engineering is the only thing that will do justice to a great song’
Mari Kattman is a multi-talented American artist best known as a singer. She has lent her heavenly voice to numerous...
Page issue ‘Om ett tag’ EP via Energy Rekords
Swedish synthpop duo Page release the 5-track EP "Om ett tag" on May 9, 2025 through Energy Rekords. It arrives...
Raison d’être announces ‘The Empty Hollow Unfolds’ — first-ever vinyl edition due October 17 on Cyclic Law
Swedish dark ambient project Raison d’être will reissue the 2000 album “The Empty Hollow Unfolds” for the first time on...
‘Colder’, the 2nd single from Concrete Nocturne, hiding a darkness beneath a sunny façade
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Tarjei Krogh) Concrete Nocturne, the new Norwegian project from Tarjei Krogh...
Das Ich issue 2nd single ‘Brutus’ ahead of new ‘Fanal’ album
German darkwave act Das Ich have released a new digital single, “Brutus”, via Danse Macabre. The release is available on...
Ilya Popenko lines up ‘Every Turn’ after July single ‘Alive or Dead’ — collaborative videos and digital singles
New York songwriter and Mad Meg frontman Ilya Popenko has released the collaborative single and video “Every Turn”. The track...
Talk To Her announce second album “Pleasure Loss Desire” for 30 October via Shyrec/Icy Cold
Italian post-punk band Talk To Her will release their second album “Pleasure Loss Desire” on 30 October via Shyrec and...
Sunshine Blind return with “Scarred but Fearless,” their first new songs in 20+ years
U.S. goth rock outfit Sunshine Blind have just released “Scarred but Fearless”. The digital single pairs two new tracks, “Ghost...
Heavy Halo release ‘Lost in Heaven’ tour video
Alt-industrial duo Heavy Halo have issued the official video for “Lost in Heaven”, a track from their second album “Damaged...
Archive set 13th album ‘Glass Minds’ for 27 February 2026 on Dangervisit
Archive, the South London collective formed in 1994, will release their 13th studio album “Glass Minds” via their own Dangervisit...
HAAi shares new track ‘Stitches’ ahead of 2nd studio album ‘HUMANiSE’
London-based, Australian producer/DJ HAAi (Teneil Throssell) has released a new track, “Stitches”, as momentum builds toward her second studio album,...
The Ultimate Dreamers drop ‘Envoler’, a 2-track single, and video
Belgian post-punk/cold-wave quartet The Ultimate Dreamers has issued the 2-track single “Envoler” via Spleen+ / Alfa Matrix, sung in French...
Omen Code announce debut album “Alpha State” on Dependent, share first single “Brutal + Pure”
Omen Code, the London-based industrial EBM duo, announce their debut album “Alpha State,” set for release on December 5, 2025...
Cosey Fanni Tutti to receive Innovator Award at AIM’s Independent Music Awards 2025
The Independent Music Awards (run by AIM) will honour Cosey Fanni Tutti with the Innovator Award at its 15th-anniversary ceremony...
LUCKYANDLOVE unveil ‘Lonely At Night, a preview of 3rd album ‘Humaura’
Los Angeles synthwave/dark-electro duo LUCKYANDLOVE release the new single “Lonely At Night”, heralding their third album “Humaura”, due October 3,...
Max Rael presents “Almost” from debut album “The Enemy Is Us”
UK electronic artist Max Rael (History Of Guns) shares the video for “Almost,” taken from his debut solo album “The...
FIX8:SED8 to release ‘Octagram’ on Dependent, Oct 3
German electro-industrial project FIX8:SED8 will release the new album “Octagram” via Dependent Records on October 3, 2025. The concept hinges...
Surfing Santa at Nine Inch Nails show in Philadelphia
Here's a funny one. On August 27, 2025, Nine Inch Nails saw an unusual moment during their Philadelphia show when...
Second Decay reissue ‘The Hunt’ on green double vinyl with bonus tracks, limited editions announced
The second studio album "The Hunt" (originally released in 1996) by the minimal electropop act Second Decay will be reissued...
Lucifer’s Aid interview: ‘Something private transforms into something universal’
The Swedish act Lucifer's Aid is a solo project founded in 2016 by Carl Nilsson, who was also involved with...
Moons in Retrograde debut ‘Mirror Obscura’ video on Side-Line
The Flensburg, Germany-based dark alternative / gothic electronic rock act Moons in Retrograde, the solo project of US-born artist Kara...