Moby confirms 23rd album ‘Future Quiet’ for February 20 release via BMG, led by new version of ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die’
Moby announces his 23rd studio album "Future Quiet," due out 20 February 2026 via BMG. Out now is a new...
Portland post-punk act Rayon share ‘Running’ video from ‘Shopping B/W Running’
Portland, Oregon post-punk/no-wave project Rayon has shared a new video for "Running" from the Rayon "Shopping B/W Running" single, released...
Bandcamp bans AI music uploads with new generative AI policy
Bandcamp has announced its new rules when it comes to AI music in a post titled "Keeping Bandcamp Human". In...
German synthpop artist Meersein drops ‘Tide Myself’ as first single/video from EP ‘Ocean’
Meersein, a German synthpop/dark wave project led by Jan Schütz, has announced the digital single "Tide Myself" as the first...
Carl Sjöström from Scapa Flow unveils Hoy debut album ‘Getting Closer’
On 16 January 2026, Swedish electronic musician Carl Sjöström (Scapa Flow-member) will release his debut full-length album as Hoy, titled...
Napster AI pivot: streaming service turned off mid-playback
On or around January 1, 2026, subscribers found playback on Napster abruptly cut off while they were listening to music...
Robotiko Rejekto reissues 1987 single ‘Rejekto!’ as limited red splatter MLP on ZYX Music
German techno/EBM project Robotiko Rejekto sees its classic 1987 single "Rejekto!" return on vinyl as a limited coloured 12" MLP...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wumpscut announces ‘Evoke – Provoke’ light blue vinyl and remix 2LP ‘Homicide Bajazzo’
German electro-industrial project Wumpscut and Betonkopf Media, in collaboration with Italian distributor Audioglobe, will issue two limited vinyl editions on...
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,...
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...
Reviewer & Interviewer Stef Coldheart under fire: Readers question his work and albums – Top 25
I believe that as a critic, you should also be able to accept criticism. I have been working non-stop since...
Best of industrial / electro / post-punk albums of 2025
Traditionally, I close each year with my TOP 25 of the best industrial / electro / post-punk ALBUMS we’ve received...
KMFDM postpone 2026 European tour, will still release ‘Enemy’
German industrial rock and electro-industrial band KMFDM have postponed their almost sold-out February-March 2026 European tour due to severe illness...
Assemblage 23 Interview: ‘We’re all a bunch of big, dumb monkeys’
Assemblage 23's Tom Shear is one of those artists who needs no introduction. Since his first album, “Contempt”, released in...
Perry Bamonte of The Cure dies at 65 after short illness
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the English rock band The Cure, has died at the age of 65. The...
nøwhere drops witch house EP ‘Solve Et Coagula’
"Solve Et Coagula", the second EP by European witch house project nøwhere, is out now as a self-released digital title....
Hocico expand ‘Hey Tú!’ collaboration with Prayers into full 4-track EP
'Mexican electro-industrial duo Hocico release the 4-track EP "Hey Tú!" via Out Of Line Music, expanding their collaboration with Mexican-American...
25th anniversary for Apoptygma Berzerk’s hit ‘Kathy’s Song’: ‘I drove to Holland to make sure Ferry Corsten did the remix!’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Coverart by Halvor Bodin) It's been 25 years since Apoptygma Berzerk's hit single...
Scheitan release new album ‘Wine For a Tormented Soul, video for ‘A Kiss of Death’ out now
Swedish gothic rock band Scheitan have released their new album "Wine For a Tormented Soul" through Greek label The Circle...
Portuguese synthpop project Zukatti releases ‘Luz da Noite’ single
Portuguese synthpop act Zukatti has released the digital single "Luz da Noite", sung in Portuguese, available on major streaming platforms...
Mephisto Odyssey set Dec 31 release for ‘CRASH: Reborn’, featuring previously unheard Wayne Static vocal takes and guitars by Brad Gillis
The San Francisco-based industrial rock / electronic act Mephisto Odyssey will release “CRASH: Reborn” on December 31, 2025 as a...
Stoneburner Interview: ‘It was finally time to write the Industrial record I have been promising myself’
American artist Steven Archer has been involved in numerous musical projects, of which Ego Likeness is undoubtedly the best known....
Concrete Nocturne confront what we’ve lost in new single ‘Shallow Grave’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Out today is another single from the dark Norwegians in Concrete Nocturne, "Shallow...
Anne Clark announces ‘Edge of Silence’ tour dates 2027
English spoken-word and electronic artist Anne Clark will tour with her band under the title "Edge of Silence" in January...
Carlos Perón and Melting Rust Opera unveil industrial metal single ‘I’m a Ghost’
Swiss electronic musician Carlos Perón and German project Melting Rust Opera have released their new industrial metal single "I’m a...
Swedish EBM trio CK 37 ready debut album ‘Inget Hat’ on Audite Records
Swedish EBM / synth trio CK 37 will release their debut album "Inget Hat" via Audite Records on January 9,...
Cold Spring to reissue Coil classic ‘Backwards’ for 10th anniversary
Coil’s post-industrial album "Backwards" will be reissued by UK label Cold Spring on January 23, 2026 as a 10-year anniversary...
Erdling re-release ‘Sternenschimmer’ in an acoustic version
The German dark rock / Neue Deutsche Härte band Erdling has released "Sternenschimmer (Acoustic Version)" today, December 18, 2025, via...
Marseille industrial pop quartet 1003 announce EP ‘0.3’ out January 30, 2026
Marseille industrial pop and electro rock quartet 1003 will release the EP "0.3" on January 30, 2026 as a self-produced...
Sonic Punter release ‘Cloud Indigo’ as standalone single + video live at Kuudes Linja
Finnish post-punk trio Sonic Punter has released the single "Cloud Indigo" via Blue Bear Records. The band has also released...
Gil Gerard, who led NBC’s ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’, dies at 82
Gil Gerard, the American actor best known for playing Captain William 'Buck' Rogers in NBC’s "Buck Rogers in the 25th...
Luci Ferrum releases ‘Post Mortem Invictus’ EP
Russian-born dark electro artist Luci Ferrum, now based in the Dominican Republic, has released the EP "Post Mortem Invictus" via...
Matt Wilier releases ‘Winter Movement’ EP on Bruit Blanc
Paris-born neoclassical/minimalist pianist Matt Wilier has announced a new four-track EP titled "Winter Movement" via the French label Bruit Blanc,...
Phil Hartnoll (Orbital) joins Psychic Dancehall festival 2026
The Psychic Dancehall festival - a UK electronic and experimental music festival set for March 21, 2026 at The Wardwick,...
PLATRONiC cover ‘But Not Tonight’ on ‘In Your Memory 2’ Depeche Mode tribute
PLATRONiCFinnish-German futurepop duo PLATRONiC appear on the Depeche Mode tribute compilation "In Your Memory 2 (A tribute to Depeche Mode)"...
Falling You release ambient/ethereal album ‘Metanoia’
San Francisco Bay Area ambient/ethereal project Falling You have released the album "Metanoia" as a self-released digital album. John Michael...
Acylum release dark electro “XX20XX” 20th anniversary album on Alfa Matrix
German dark elektro / industrial duo Acylum - a Side-Line Favourite - have released the digital album "XX20XX" via Alfa...
Cut.Rate.Box releases ‘Catastrophes? Absurdity!’ EP on Alfa Matrix with remixes from The Cassandra Complex, Negative Format, …
The Amercian electro pop / future pop act Cut.Rate.Box has released the remix EP "Catastrophes? Absurdity!" via Alfa Matrix. The...
Fermion Interview: ‘We got a lot of help from covid’
Fermion is an American duo formed by Augustine Backer and Eric Shans. I had the chance to discover them through...
Die Krupps issue politically loaded ‘Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course’ single
The Düsseldorf EBM/industrial metal act Die Krupps has released the EP "Will nicht - MUSS! / On Collision Course" on...
BRYT release ‘Systemfel’ album on Bandcamp
The Swedish instrumental glitch industrial project BRYT (aka producer Roger Tell) has released the album "Systemfel" via Bandcamp. Tell describes...
AD:keY release EBM single ‘Der Böse Gott’ on Alfa Matrix
The German EBM duo AD:keY has released the digital EP "Der Böse Gott" on Alfa Matrix. The title track is...
Belgian collecting societies owe more than €600 million in unpaid royalties
A major scandal broke out in Belgium as it's revealed that the Belgian collecting societies (including Sabam, PlayRight and Reprobel)...
Cubic drops 808 Dot Pop rework album ‘Back To 808’ on Alfa Matrix
One of our favourite minimal electro acts, the Belgian electronic project Cubic of Franky Deblomme, has just released the album...
Out today: First Aid 4 Souls goes post-punk / darkwave on new album ‘Progenitrix’ featuring a string of female singers
Alfa Matrix / Spleen+ release “Progenitrix”, the new CD by the Hungarian project First Aid 4 Souls, today, December 12,...
Primal Scream reported to police over alleged antisemitic image at London Roundhouse
Primal Scream have been reported to the police after a Jewish audience member alleged that an antisemitic image combining the...
Frontal Boundary streams new ‘Failure’ album exclusively on Side-Line ahead of release tomorrow on Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix will release Frontal Boundary’s industrial/EBM full-length “Failure” tomorrow, December 12, 2025. But today we already offer you an...
Enduser returns with first LP in 10 years: ‘Unquiet’ – Soon out on Decay Recordings
Enduser, the long-running breakcore and experimental drum and bass project of American producer Lynn Standafer, will release the new full-length...