Sacha Korn unites with Aggressive 69 and (ex) Subway To Sally members to form Sick Man: 3 remixes out now!
The high explosive collaboration between Funker Vogt and Berlin musician Sacha Korn caused quite a big commotion a few years...
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Dead Can Dance vocalist Lisa Gerrard releases 7inch ‘Pora Sotunda’ with The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices – limited quantity available (codeword for ‘act damn fast’)
"Pora Sotunda" is a brand new very limited 7” by the cult band The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices featuring...
Morrissey will no longer do print interviews – watch the announcement
Last week Morrissey caused quite some rumor with his attacks on Merkel and with his comments about the Kevin Spacey...
Alfa Matrix launches 19 volume in ‘Sounds From The Matrix’ series on Bandcamp (and on a free CD)
The Belgian electrolabel Alfa Matrix has launched it's 19th (!) volume in their popular 'Sounds From The Matrix' series. On...
Electro Spectre returns with brand new single ‘Lovers don’t forgive’ – and it’s bull’s-eye (yet) again!
The Norwegian duo Electro Spectre (Isak Rypdal and Alexander Björneboe) are back with a brand new 6-track single. "Lovers don't...
Synthpop duo Vera-Fi lands debut Black Romance
Japanese synthpop duo Vera-Fi is an electronic music duo based out of Tokyo and was formed by Kairu, an expat...
Post-punk act Gad Whip to launch ‘Trapped In A Pin Hole Camera’ album on cassette
Out via Arachnidiscs Recordings next month is the newest album by the post-punk act Gad Whip, "Trapped In A Pin...
Swedish electropop act VOITH launches ‘Kraftwerk (Roboterkönige)’ – their own tribute to Kraftwerk
Out now is the brand new VOITH video "Kraftwerk (Roboterkönige)" which is basically a tribute to Kraftwerk, but without being...
Deus frontman Tom Barman caught up in #MeToo boomerang after playing the angel on Belgian national TV
Belgian musician Thomas Andrew Barman,better known as Tom Barman, is caught up in the #MeToo storm as he has been...
Black Friday sale at Alfa Matrix : 50% off on all products – here’s your code
The Belgian industrial / electro record label Alfa Matrix has launched a huge Black Friday offer where they are offering...
Rome sees upcoming album ‘Hall of Thatch’ also released as a limited 2LP white vinyl+CD set
Out in a few weeks from now is the brand new Rome album "Hall of Thatch". "Hall of Thatch" will...
Japanese electronic project Succubist debuts with ‘Blood Flow’ album – preview it here
The name Sara Tsukiyama might ring a bell with some of our readers as her old band Liiaiira was featured...
Morrissey attacks Merkel for destroying nation’s identity: ‘I want Germany to be German’
Smiths frontman Morrissey has gone full force in an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel defending Europe's cultural...
Simon D. Carter’s dark techno project SD-KRTR debut out now feat. a series of female guest singers
Back in March 2017, UK techno/breakbeat DJ Simon D. Carter formed SD-KRTR via which he launched the “Rise” EP. Out...
Storming The Base has started its Black Friday sale – include super limited vinyl test pressings, here’s the link to get access
It's Black Friday sale time at Storming The Base, and besides 100s of records at real dumping prices (as low...
Metroland remixes Erasure for deluxe 2CD version ‘World Be Gone’ – limited to just 500 copies
Out on December 21st is a Greek expanded edition of the recent Erasure album "World Be Gone" with 6 exclusive...
Out now – debut album female fronted electropop act Cosmic Armchair : ‘Contact’
In June 2014 Alfa Matrix launched the EP “We Are Watching” by a brand new signing, Cosmic Armchair. The female...
LCN launches official video for ‘N’Ecoutez Pas Tous Les Conseils De Vos Amis’ – watch here
The official video for LCN's "N'Ecoutez Pas Tous Les Conseils De Vos Amis" is out now. The track is taken...
Simple Minds returns with new album in February: ‘Walk Between Worlds’ – listen to the trailer
On February 2nd 2018 Simple Minds will release their newest album 'Walk Between Worlds'. The studio album is the follow-up...
Exclusive video premiere newest single Black Forest – watch ‘Greed’ here
A few days ago we announced the birth of Black Forest, the brainchild of Dejan Belgrenius who was also the...
Out now, the new Totem Obscura album feat. legendary German electropop act Hubert Kah (Sandra)
Out now is "Nordische Feste", the 2nd full length album by the German duo Totem Obscura. The album is mixing...
Exclusive : Mark Jackson leaves VNV Nation. Read full statement.
VNV Nation as we know it is no more. The band has announced that England born Mark Jackson is no...
Paul Kendall debuts with LeCabLe project together with Daniel Dickel – listen here
The first release from LeCabLe is a fact: the 8-track album "Multicore". LeCabLe consists of the duo Paul Kendall (lapsteel,...
Check teaser Morrissey biopic ‘England Is Mine’ – coming out on December 12th
Coming to Blu-ray, DVD, and digital formats (all available here) on December 12th is the Morrissey biopic "England Is Mine"...
After 4 years of silence the Swedish electro act Severe Illusion returns with EP ‘A Familiar State of Passive Compliance’
Four very long years. That is how long we had to wait on the newest EP by the Swedish Dark...
TB Frank (The Neon Judgement) joins up with Baustein to release the single ‘Mother of Earth’
Out on November 17 is the single "Mother of Earth" by the duo TB Frank (The Neon Judgement and also...
Marsheaux sees various very limited reissues on vinyl in December – pre-orders available now
Out in December - and available in pre-order now - are 2 brand new vinyl reissues of albums by the...
Arcana sees 2 albums re-released via Cyclic Law Records incl. previously unreleased material
Great news for the Arcana fans, the fine label Cyclic Law Records will be re-releasing 2 classic albums by the...
Chuck Mosley, former singer of Faith No More, dead at 57
Bad news keeps on pouring in. Former Faith No More singer Chuck Mosley died aged only 57 after battling for...
Portland garage punk icon Fred Cole (Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows) dead at 69
Bad news from Portland, Fred Cole is no more, the American punk icon died on November 9 from liver disease....
VNV Nation album ‘Empires’ re-issued on vinyl – Out now
For the first time ever, one of the most classic VNV Nation albums, "Empires", is being released on vinyl. There...
Placebo Effect to release new album – first teaser online and Bratislava show confirmed
Placebo Effect will release their new album "Shattered Souls" in March 2018, their first new CD in 20 years. You...
Slovakian synth/electro bands united on ‘Synth Slovakia 2017’
Here's a new compilation that caught our attention: "Synth Slovakia 2017". The release will be out on November 11 and...
Jode is dead, long live Black Forest – first teaser for the new ‘Greed’ single now available !
Black Forest is the brainchild of Dejan Belgrenius who you will also now as the man behind Jode which was...
Exclusive stream of a bonus track on the debut EP by Dirk Da Davo (Neon Judgment) & Jean-Marie Aerts
A few days ago we announced that Neon Judgment co-founder Dirk Da Davo had joined up on the island of...
Out now, 5th album by German cult EBM duo AD:keY – ‘Reanimator’ available in 3 versions
The German EBM act AD:keY has released their newest studio album. On the new 13-track album “Reanimator” the Berlin-based duo...
Out now, the brand new Implant album ‘Oxynoxe-X’, 4 years after ‘The Productive Citizen’
A few weeks after releasing their brand new download single “The Phone Call”, the Belgian electronic act announced the album...
3rd season ‘Stranger Things’ in the making – a preview
The 80s aficionados have already been binging the 2nd season of the "Stranger Things", and if you haven't, try it,...
Watch the new Funker Vogt video for ‘Wahre Helden’
Out now is a brand new video from Funker Vogt for the track "Wahre Helden" which is taken from the...
Electropop act ImJudas launches debut EP ‘Tulpa’
After a series of compilation appearances and a cover of Front 242's “Don’t Crash” on the “Recovery >For You<” tribute...
Artoffact Records signs Vancouver-based post-punk band Actors
Artoffact Records has signed the promising Vancouver-based post-punk group Actors which formed in 2012. The debut full-length album, "It Will...
Aengeldust (side-project Acylum member) hits back with… 13 new tracks on ‘Zucht’ EP !
The German female fronted harsh electro act Aengeldust is back. Out now - exclusively via Bandcamp for the moment -...
Front 242 and Underviewer announce a new series of shows for 2018
Good news for the Front 242 fans as the band has announced various new showdates for Front 242 and Underviewer...
When political correctness goes in overdrive you get this… the victim: belgian electropop act Bazart
Drama in Belgium's Twitterland as pictures of a dressed up Daan Schepers and Simon Nuytten from the electropop act Bazart...
Black Needle Noise joins up with Tara Busch for ‘Under My Skin’ single
John Fryer has started a brand new series of download single for an upcoming album. The first new track, "Under...
Debut album electro pop act SIN.SIN out now – listen to the complete album!
The female fronted electro pop act SIN.SIN has finally released its debut album! The release is one which many people...
French dark electro phenomenon Crytek signs with Alfa Matrix and releases debut EP ‘Anathema’ – listen here!
Alfa Matrix has signed up the French dark electro act Crytek and immediately also releases a first download EP! The...
Tom Waits to reissue remastered versions Anti Records catalog on vinyl
While this isn't exactly dark wave related, many of you have a soft spot for Tom Waits, the American singer-songwriter,...
Laibach release new live video for ‘Vor Sonnen-Aufgang’
Laibach have unveiled a new live video for “Vor Sonnen-Aufgang” ahead of their European tour which starts on November 4...
Win 1 of 5 free tickets to see The Residents live in Belgium
The American art collective The Residents will be playing live in Belgium on November 8 at the Depot in Leuven....
Dirk Da Davo (Neon Judgment) joins up with Belgian cult musician Jean-Marie Aerts (TC Matic) to release ‘DDD JMX EP’
Neon Judgment co-founder Dirk Da Davo joined up on the island of Fuerteventura (Spain) with the fabulous Jean-Marie Aerts (TC...
Marilyn Manson drops bassist Twiggy Ramirez after rape accusation
The #MeToo campaign is having an impact on Marilyn Manson's band as well. Manson has fired his bassist Jeordie White...
Artoffact Records announces the signing of Mexican elecronic musician, Ritualz
Ritualz is a music project started by JC Lobo from Mexico City in 2010 and with a handful of self-released...
Facebook to kill page reach almost completely, expect a huge drop once Explore Feed goes live worldwide
If you thought that the reach of your Facebook page was low, expect even worse in the near future as...
Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance working on brand new LP with Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares – first 7 inch to be released in December
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares will release a new album with Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance in the beginning...
Lycia sees second – brilliant – album ‘Ionia’ re-released via Projekt Records
"Ionia" is the second studio album by the American dark wave band Lycia, and was initially released in 1991 by...
Crimson Boy releases retrospective live recording ‘Neon Boot Black – Live 04/06/90’
Australia’s Lightarmour Editions has released Crimson Boy’s “Neon Boot Black - Live 04/06/90” a retrospective live recording that embodies the...
R.I.P. Marilyn Manson co-founder Scott Putesky, a.k.a. Daisy Berkowitz, after long battle with cancer
Sad news has reached us from the Jack Off Jill headquarters as the death of co-founder and original guitarist Scott...
Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle / Psychic TV) diagnosed with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Not so good news for Genesis P-Orridge who has received the unpleasant news that she has been diagnosed with chronic...
Legendary radio sessions finally made available from Psyche, Severed Heads and The Jazz Butcher
Here's a release series available via Artoffact Records which will please many: the Brave New Wave radio sessions! But first...
Maschinenfest 2017 compiled and available in a few weeks from now
Out in a few weeks is "Maschinenfest 2017", a compilation including all artists who have performed at Maschinenfest 2017. You...
Snuttock gives 2005 gem ‘Why’ the video treatment – check it out!
Out now is a brand new video from the electro pop act Snuttock: "Why". The video was shot by Ernie...
Vomito Negro to launch ‘Black Plague’ album, a year later than originally planned
Things don't always go as expected, and that's exactly what happened to Gin Devo and Sven Kadanza when they announced...
Lars Von Trier denies sexually harassement accusations from Björk – Björk posts new message with details
The Danish director Lars Von Trier has denied that he sexually harassed Icelandic musician Björk during the making of "Dancer...
Godflesh returns with a brand new album: ‘Post Self’ – available now on vinyl and CD
Out by mid-November is the newest Godflesh album "Post Self". "Post Self" has been over 2 years in the making...
Mortiis sees both classic LPs ‘Ånden som Gjorde Opprør’ and ‘Keiser av en Dimensjon Ukjent’ re-released on vinyl and CD
In collaboration with Funeral Industries, Mortiis is reissuing the classic 1994 and 1995 albums "Ånden som Gjorde Opprør" and "Keiser...
