Astral Possession self-release industrial album ‘Annihilation Protocol’
Ukrainian industrial project Astral Possession self-released the 10-track album “Annihilation Protocol” on 26 February 2026.
Ukrainian industrial project Astral Possession has self-released the album “Annihilation Protocol”, a ten-track record issued on February 26, 2026. Astral Possession is the project of Alexander Panov, who works across industrial, power electronics, dark ambient and noise.
The album is available through the project’s Bandcamp page. The label, physical formats and full tracklist have not been confirmed; the project lists the record as self-released, and a full track listing was not available at the time of writing.
‘Annihilation Protocol’ and the Astral Possession sound
In its own description, the project frames “Annihilation Protocol” around “the aesthetics of anti-humanism, nihilism, and cyber-warfare”. A review published by Industrial Complexx on May 26, 2026 describes the project as “the alias of Alexander Panov, a Ukrainian producer who since last year has been self-releasing a series of recordings built on the foundations of industrial, power electronics, dark ambient, and noise.” The same review characterises the album’s sound as “martial, avant-garde, and at certain moments a kind of military pop pushed to the outer limits of its own logic”, and connects the record to Panov’s experience of the war in Ukraine.
About Astral Possession
Astral Possession is the industrial project of Alexander Panov, based in Ukraine. According to the Industrial Complexx review, Panov has been self-releasing recordings since 2025, working across industrial, power electronics, dark ambient and noise, with themes centered on death, suffering and violence. “Annihilation Protocol” is described as the project’s latest album. Side-Line has not previously covered the project, and verified biographical detail beyond the current release is limited.
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