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...
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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",...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Deceits share ‘One Day You’ll Hurt As Much As Me’ video and autumn tour dates
Los Angeles post-punk band Deceits have released a video for "One Day You'll Hurt As Much As Me", the single...
A Flock of Seagulls’ ‘The Story of a Young Heart’ turns 42 on 20 August
A Flock of Seagulls, the English new wave and synth-pop band from Liverpool, released its third studio album "The Story...
Black Marble share ‘It Always Comes to Me’ video ahead of ‘Life in Small Spaces’
Two days before the album lands, Black Marble has released a video for "It Always Comes to Me", the last...
What Are the Most Common Causes of Accidents at Intersections?
Image source Intersections are among the busiest and most complex areas of any roadway. Drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians must...
Steps to Take After Being Involved in a Highway Crash
Image source A highway crash calls for quick, clear action. The steps that matter most are getting to safety, calling...
ÆRIA issue ‘Ivy’ and a video from the self-released debut mini-album
ÆRIA released "Ivy" on August 4, 2026, the second of six tracks on the self-released EP "Ivy: The First Mini-Album"....
Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo share ‘The Greatest Delight’ video ahead of ‘Psychedelia in White’
Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo released the video for "The Greatest Delight" on 18 August 2026, the third single from...
Chris Connelly sets 21-track Lou Reed tribute ‘Doo Wop in the Dark’ for 16 October
Four years after his Nico record, Chris Connelly has returned to the Velvet Underground orbit from the other side. The...
AVANT Festival returns to Lecce from 9 to 11 October with free entry
AVANT Festival holds its sixth edition in Lecce, southern Italy, from 9 to 11 October 2026, with free entry across...
Attrition and Annie Hogan reissue WWI album ‘Millions of the Mouthless Dead’ digitally
The album started with a shell that hit a British trench in Belgium in June 1917. Attrition founder Martin Bowes...
Soft Science release third single ‘Fade’ ahead of album ‘Sand’
Sacramento dream pop group Soft Science released "Fade" on 18 August 2026, the third single taken from their fifth album...
Rue Oberkampf announce ‘Wehmut’, a six-track album on Young And Cold Records
Rue Oberkampf release "Wehmut" in mid-October 2026 on Young And Cold Records, their third full album for the Augsburg label...
Ironic Sweden release ‘Walk With Angels’ on 21 August through Town And Towers Records
Ironic Sweden, the Swedish synthpop and darkwave duo built around producer Dan Ritzen, release "Walk With Angels" on 21 August...
Sina Matix releases ‘Killing The Curse’, an EBM-leaning single about starting over
Sina Matix, the Jacksonville dark electro project, released "Killing The Curse" on 7 August 2026 as a standalone digital single....
Rosetta Stone announce ‘Executing Nostalgia’ and release first single ‘Shadowban’
Rosetta Stone, the gothic rock project Porl King has fronted since 1988, release "Executing Nostalgia" on 25 September 2026 through...
Vogon Poetry release ‘Further Than Before’ on 28 August
Swedish synthpop trio Vogon Poetry release "Further Than Before" on 28 August 2026 through Audite Records. The track takes its...
Siva Six and Das Ich announce two Spanish dates in September 2026
Siva Six and Das Ich share a bill in Spain for the first time on 11 and 12 September 2026,...
Alex Okami releases ‘Permanent Disease’ and confirms September US tour dates
Phoenix post-punk and darkwave artist Alex Okami released "Permanent Disease" as a digital single on July 30, 2026, and the...
The House Flies announce ‘Derelict Crawl’ and second album ‘Lions and Ore’
The House Flies, a four-piece post-punk and dark alternative band from Moline, Illinois, release "Derelict Crawl" on 4 September 2026...
Casual Confrontation releases ‘ARREBATO’, first single from ‘BASTION’
Nashville project Casual Confrontation, run by songwriter and producer Frankie Diez, released "ARREBATO" as a digital single on August 14,...
Silke Bischoff release a remastered ‘Under Your Skin’ as the ‘Tears’ compilation moves to 25 September
Silke Bischoff issued a remastered "Under Your Skin" on 18 August 2026 through Dependent Records. The track first appeared on...
COH reissues ‘Iron’ on vinyl for the first time through We Are Busy Bodies
COH reissues "Iron" on 30 October 2026 through the Toronto label We Are Busy Bodies, remastered and pressed on vinyl...
Till Lindemann issues ‘Live in Krakow’ concert film and live album on 25 September
Twenty 4K cameras, six GoPros, two 360-degree rigs and a drone were pointed at the stage of the TAURON Arena...
Medical vs. Adult-Use Cannabis: What the Difference Means When You’re Standing at the Counter
Most people walking into a legal cannabis shop for the first time assume there is one menu, one price, and...
Karin Mérat, singer of XVII° Vie and Les Secrets de Morphée, has died
Karin Mérat, the French singer and multi-instrumentalist who fronted the darkwave group XVII° Vie and ran the neoclassical project Les...
Gnoomes share the ‘Shakshuka And Pie’ video, the third single from ‘Losey’
Gnoomes released the video for "Shakshuka And Pie" on 18 August 2026, the third single lifted from "Losey", the album...
Clockwork Echo return after two years with the ‘Acolyte Protocol’ single and video
Clockwork Echo released "Acolyte Protocol" on 11 August 2026, a self-released digital single that ends a gap of more than...
Dina Summer release ‘Rat Race’, the closing track of the ‘Children Of The Night’ mini-album
Dina Summer released "Rat Race" on 5 August 2026 through Iptamenos Discos. The 2:56 track mixes taut synth sequences with...
