Execunit – Prophecy (Digital/CD Album – Town And Towers Records)
With “Prophecy”, we welcome the debut album from Execunit, a Swedish project founded in 2022 by Andreas Rimheden, known to...
Inferno Sound Diaries
I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.
Mortes – The Hunt (Digital Album – darkTunes Music Group)
A year after the debut album “Thorns”, the German solo project Mortes returns with its follow-up, ”The Hunt”. The album...
Neuroklast – Hellfire (Digital Album – darkTunes Music Group)
Neuroklast’s first two albums were released in quick succession, in 2021 and 2022. Now, following a four-year wait, the German...
Vioflesh – Melancolia (Digital Album – darkTunes Music Group)
The Chilean duo Vioflesh released their third album earlier this year. Following their previous album, “Nostalgia”, they continue with “Melancolia”,...
Dead Lights – Lash (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – darkTunes Music Group)
“Lash” is the third album from Dead Lights, the project driven by Dutchman Richard Van Kruysdijk, who has been involved...
KIFOTH – Artificial Territory (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production)
Last year, the Slovak band KIFOTH released their latest album, “Lost Territory”. In essence, it was more of an EP...
Blackbook – Different (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – darkTunes Music Group)
This third album from the mysterious Swiss duo Blackbook was released just before the summer and brings us a total...
Chiron – A Dark Beauty (Digital/CD Album – Dark Vinyl Records)
The Australian band Chiron is back with their latest album, a project three years in the making. Led by frontman...
Runes Order & Regen Graves – Escape (Digital/CD Album – Dark Vinyl Records)
Claudio Dondo began making music in the late 1980s. This path eventually led him to Runes Order, the project under...
Parissior interview: ‘A vinyl record has a physical presence and a sense of permanence’
Jesu Aparicio is a Spanish artist who sees himself first and foremost as a DJ, and only secondly as a...
Red Mecca – I Will Be That Dying Star In Your Sky (Digital/Vinyl Album – Massproduktion)
Susanne Jonsson and Jan Strandqvist of the Swedish band Red Mecca have returned after a hiatus. Their time away, however,...
Spur On To XS – Sacrifice As The Cornerstone To Society (Digital/CD Album – Dunkelheit Produktionen)
This is the second album from this Dutch project, released last year. The work comprises eight tracks that immerse the...
Black Vault – Death Obsessed (Digital/CD Album – Dunkelheit Produktionen)
This album from the Danish project Black Vault was actually released quite some time ago—back in the spring of 2025....
Netherworld – The Hermit (Digital/CD Album – Glacial Movements)
This new album by Alessandro Tedeschi—better known by his sonic alter ego, Netherworld—is a remarkable work. Quite by chance, thanks...
Merciful Nuns – Liber Kvltanae (Digital/CD Album + Book – Solar Lodge)
This release is essentially a concept piece comprising a substantial 120-page book and an accompanying Soundtrack. Merciful Nuns needs no...
Hybryds – 7even Deadly Sins (Digital/CD Album – 3RioArt / Zoharum)
This new release from the Belgian act Hybryds is a remarkable record. The title leaves little to the imagination, focusing—as...
Philadelphia Five interview: ‘I think it’s quite flattering that artists I enjoy now, take time to let me know that our music did something in their musical education’
In the 1980s, Belgium was practically the home of underground Electro. Bands such as Front 242, The Neon Judgement, The...
Krystal System – Da Punch (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Da Punch is the fourth album from the Parisian project Krystal System. ‘Bonnie’ and ‘N°7’ are joined by a new...
Aesthetische – Every Beat Matters (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
It has been about four years since the Brazilian act Aesthetische released their last full-length album, but in the meantime,...
Mondträume – Mindgames (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Mondträume is finally back in action with their first new album in seven years. The Spanish band remains driven by...
Hor-Cheret – Nanawatai (Digital/CD Album – Dunkelheit Produktionen)
With Hor-Cheret, we welcome a new project presented as a collaboration between members of Vortex, Nam-Khar, and Delta Komplex, complemented...
Grimoire De Occulte – Ajna: Transmissions (Digital/CD Album – Dunkelheit Produktionen)
The German duo Grimoire De Occulte has been active for several years now and has released the majority of its...
Empty Vessel – Ruin Value (Digital/CD Album – Dunkelheir Produktionen)
Some promotion arrives generously late, but with this debut album by the Australian solo project Empty Vessel, I felt it...
MNGLXMPLR interview: ‘We have no interest in pretending it’s 1982 again’
Düsseldorf and Electronic music have been inextricably linked for decades. The city has produced a distinctive musical legacy in which...
Kommission Z80 – Sic Semper Tyrannis (Digital Album – Kommision Z80)
Kommission Z80 is a Swedish duo that, following a debut album released on Electric Underground Records, is now self-releasing its...
Parissior – Human Control (Digital/Vinyl Album – Espacio Cielo / Mots Music)
Parissior is a Spanish project founded by DJ and producer Jesu Aparicio. With “Human Control”, he releases his debut album,...
Never – The Gray (Digital/Vinyl Album – Veyl)
“The Gray” is the second album by Italian producer Stefano Santi. Four years after his debut album, “JXDY”, the artist...
Laho – Death Machines (Digital EP – Laho)
Laho is a Finnish project that originated in 2006. After releasing a few records during its early years, the project...
BedouinDrone & Brainquake – Mood Starters (Digital Album – Mahorka)
"Mood Starters" is the result of a collaboration between Belgian artists Pedro Maras (BedouinDrone) and Marc Ceulemans (Brainquake). They share...
Mildreda – Realities (Digital/CD Album – Dependent)
Mildreda started back in the 90s but remained largely unknown and underappreciated, eventually fading into obscurity—until Jan Dewulf breathed new...
Krimea – Are You Human? (Digital Album – Krimea)
Krimea is an Italian duo formed in 2021 by Alice Taylor and Nick SoLow. Over the past few months, they...
AkA – Echo Ex Voto (Digital/CD Album – HTON Records)
AkA is a project founded by Frenchman Henri Sizaret. Now based in Portugal, AkA has a career spanning more than...
Goetia – Saligia (Digital Album – Tamar Records)
Goetia is a Turkish band I hadn’t heard of before. I discovered that they have released four singles since last...
Sonar vs Muslimgauze – Outtakes (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Prodam Records)
In 1998, a remarkable album was released as a collaborative exchange between Sonar and Muslimgauze. Eric van Wonterghem and Dirk...
Hardtack – La Dualité Originelle (Digital/CD Album – Prodam Records)
Hardtack is a project founded by Frenchman Alexis Clementides. He is passionate about both technology and music, a recurring theme...
Monolith – Yama (Digital/Vinyl Album – Prodam Records)
In the spring, Eric van Wonterghem returned with a new album from his Monolith project—the sonic alter ego he launched...
Kregel interview: ‘The unifying power of music should not be underestimated’
Kregel is a Belgian band from Limburg that formed in 2016. Looking for a short, punchy name, they settled on...
Digital Geist – Starcrashed (Digital/USB Album – Digital Geist)
Alex Kourelis has been active as Digital Geist since 1999. The American artist has even collaborated with none other than...
Nam-Khar – Antimon (Digital/CD Album – Cyclic Law / Zazen Sounds)
The Romanian collective Nam-Khar has been active since 2009, releasing numerous albums and collaborations over the years. In recent years,...
Sutekh Hexen & Hissing – SH:HS (Digital/CD Album – Cyclic Law)
This album is a collaboration between the American Black-Metal and Experimental projects Sutekh Hexen (whom we already know well) and...
Alavux – Illusions (Digital EP – New York Haunted)
For this new EP, Serbian producer Goran Alavux has teamed up with the Dutch label New York Haunted. It features...
First Aid 4 Souls – Totems In A Field Of Pain (Digital Album – Alfa Matrix)
Istvan Gazdag continues to display an inexhaustible creativity, and that creativity consistently guarantees quality. With this ‘new’ album from his...
Mesh interview: ‘We just have to re-adjust the way we discover art and music’
Few bands have achieved such a rapid development and enduring status in the Electronic music scene as Mesh. Founded in...
Pyrroline – Ambiguity (Digital/CD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
The German duo Arnte and Schmoun—formerly active together as Nordschlacht and Ugh, but having operated as Pyrroline for years—are releasing...
Sleepwalk – Dystopia (Digital/CD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
It took no less than nine years for the new opus from Swiss band Sleepwalk to arrive. Founder Bruno Rush,...
T.A.N.K. – Broken Mirror (Digital/CD Album Electro Aggression Records)
Reinhard Hüber brought T.A.N.K. to life in 2001 as a solo project, later joined by additional members for live performances....
Kilmarth – Au Bord Des Ténèbres (Digital/Vinyl Album – Kilmarth)
Cedric Wattergniaux has been active under the alias Kilmarth for several years now. With “Au Bord Des Ténèbres”, he returns...
Magic Wands – Wishing Well (Digital EP – Metropolis)
The American duo Magic Wands—comprising Dexy Valentine (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Chris Valentine (guitar, vocals)—have already released several notable albums...
End-Tek – Mortal Sequence (Digital Album – Aliens Production)
End-Tek is a side project of ‘Mortum’, better known for his work under the Human Vault moniker. Under the End-Tek...
Incirrina interview: ‘Searching for wondrous, meaningful diversions, novel transformations and transitory acts of care and defiance’
The Greek duo Incirrina, George Katsanos and Irini Tiniakou, formed in Athens in late 2017. On May 29, 2026 they...
Negative Agent – Terminal Days (Digital/CD/Cassette – Negative Agent)
Brian Stillman is an American artist based in New York who is releasing his debut album, “Terminal Days”, featuring nine...
Hocico – Unseen Horror Scenes (Digital/CD/Vinyl/Cassette – Out Of Line)
Hocico needs no introduction to any fan of Dark-Electro. The Mexican duo has been active continuously since 1993, delivering countless...
Melanculia – Post Mortem (Digital/CD Album – UTM Music Group)
Melanculia is a project driven by Nino Sable, who released his first album in 2010 and has added several more...
Gydja – Níu Kom Ek Heima Fyr Niflhel Neðan (Digital-CD Album – Winter-Light)
New Zealand artist Abby Helasdottir has been active for many years; she released her debut work twenty-five years ago, and...
Sea Of Sin – The Shape Of A Lonely Soul (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Sea Of Sin)
Frank Zwicker and Klaus Schill began their journey as Sea Of Sin more than 30 years ago. Although the German...
Electronic Death Black Dogs – The Bornless One (Digital/CD Album – Winter-Light)
Scottish artist Roddy Graham has been active for more than 30 years, releasing a substantial body of work under various...
PIG interview: ‘I am fairly intolerably self-critical and demanding of myself and others’
PIG is Raymond Watts, and Watts has been part of the industrial scene since the early 1980s. He started the...
Brooddark – Deliro (Digital/CD Album – Winter-Light)
Yaroslav Gavrilyuk, aka Brooddark, is an artist from Belarus about whom little background information is available. In 2025, he released...
Beyond Border – Aftermath (Digital/CD Album – NoCut)
Beyond Border started out as a duo in 2019 and has since grown into a trio comprising Kai Vincenz Németh,...
Jarl – Nerve Cell Threads Electronics (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
Erik Jarl has been extremely prolific for more than twenty years now. With this new release, he has created another...
Vidna Obmana – Twilight Of Perception Redux Volume Three 1996 – 2006 (Digital/CD album – Zoharum)
Although Dirk Serries may have retired the Vidna Obmana moniker years ago, albums continue to be released under the name....
Jude – Zakaz (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
The Polish band Jude was founded in 1993 and gradually earned recognition within the wider Experimental and Industrial music scene....
Rapoon – Cold War : Drum ‘N’ Bass (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
Although Robin Storey has been active with his Rapoon project for even longer, he will always be closely associated with...
Une Vraie Gothique interview: ‘The Goth scene is about celebrating life, with one foot in another world’
Une Vraie Gothique - literally translated as A True Goth - is a French duo that came into existence in...
6YPAH – Prozorno Mesto (Digital/CD Album – Final Muzik)
6YPAH is a Slovenian/Italian duo releasing their debut album here. It appears to be a conceptual work inspired by the...
Contrastate – Seven Flies Feeding Inside The Tears Of A Woman’s Eye (Digital/ CD Album – FinalMuzik)
The Italian group Contrastate originally formed in the late 1980s. Over the years, and through line-up evolutions, this Experimental outfit...
