Ark Zead – Niptaktuk (Digital/CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Ark Zead is a mysterious artist about whom even Glacial Movements knows very little. This debut album appears to be...
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.
Sevit – Sevit (Digital/Vinyl Album – Sevit)
This is the second album by the American band Sevit. Four years after their debut, “On The Edge Of A...
Echoberyl interview: ‘We Get Bored Doing The Same Things Over And Over Again’
Echoberyl is an innovative French music band that has been captivating audiences with their unique sound and thought-provoking lyrics. Mixing...
eLxAr – Demons (Digital/CD Album – eLxAr)
eLxAr is an Italian duo that, in addition to releasing a multitude of singles, has now unveiled their third album....
Orghanon – Future In Motion (Digital/CD Album – Mahorka)
I’m pleased to present Orghanon’s fourth album, a captivating creation from Italian solo artist Sergio Calzoni. Many readers may already...
20Hz – Sprawl (Digital/CD Album – 20Hz)
“Sprawl” is the third album from the Swedish solo project 20Hz, led by Erik Ångman. Following the release of his...
Nuda – Stranger (Digital/CD Album – Nuda)
Nuda is a female solo project from Seattle, USA. With a string of EPs and a previous album, I discovered...
Heimberg – Blind Eye & Isolation EP’s (Digital/CD Album – Icy Cold Records)
Heimberg is a French band from Strasbourg, now seeing their first two self-released EPs (“Isolation”and “Blind Eye”) compiled and released...
LPF12 – Burn The World Quietly (Digital Album – LPF12)
Sascha Lemon has been creating music as LPF12 for over 30 years. The German artist remains not only highly productive...
Anna Öberg interview: ‘It’s Fun To Mix Different Genres’
Swedish music artist Anna Öberg is a creative force, blending the nostalgic pulse of 80s Electro-Pop with the raw energy...
Lahka Muza – Piesne Ticha (Digital/CD Album – Hevhetia)
It has been 40 years since the Slovakian combo Ľahká Múza came into existence. Led by their enigmatic frontwoman, ‘Gudrun...
Soma – The Winged Measurer (Digital/Vinyl EP – Ant-Zen)
More than 20 years after their last release, the Australian duo Soma has returned with a long-lost gem. David Thrussell...
Michael Idehall – Apokryphos (Digital/Vinyl Album – Ant-Zen)
The highly prolific Michael Idehall makes his return to Ant-Zen with his latest album. One thing is certain: this artist...
LBWL – Crossed Parallels (Digital Mini-Album – Ant-Zen)
Does the name Lambwool ring a bell? LBWL is not only an abbreviation but also the latest project by French...
Im Namen Des Volkes – Loch Im System (Digital/Vinyl EP – Ant-Zen)
Matthias Schuster, widely recognized for his involvement in projects like Bal Paré, Das Institut, Akustikkoppler, ao, also serves as the...
Amorphous – Skepticism (Digital/CD Album – Semantics Productions)
“Skepticism” marks the fifth studio album by Gil OS, also known as Amorphous. Drawing inspiration from dystopian themes, the album...
Interview with Night In Athens: ‘My Performance Is Influenced By The Freedom For Abstract Expression’
Night In Athens is a solo project by Greek artist Tina Boleti, launched unexpectedly during the 2020 lockdown while she...
Cosmic Room 99 – Cosmic Room 99 (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Shyrec / Little Cloud Records / Sister 9 Recordings)
This new Italian band features two members of Kill Your Boyfriend alongside the former guitarist of New Candys. Their debut...
Freakangel – Serenity To The Stars, Beauty To The Broken (Digital Album – Alfa Matrix)
Freakangel is back, and the world is about to take notice! While ‘back’ might not be the most accurate term,...
ProtoU – The Voice Of Serenity (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Ukrainian artist Sasha Puzan has built an impressive discography in under a decade. Alongside a prolific series of solo albums,...
Clan Of Xymox – Exodus (Digital/CD/Vinyl – Trisol)
Forty years after their groundbreaking debut, Clan Of Xymox returns with their 18th album, “Exodus”. The record opens with the...
Mortal Realm – Stab In The Dark (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Mortal Realm)
Mortal Realm is the brainchild of American artist Adam V. Jones, previously known for his work with Haex and the...
Frontier Guards & Mia Bohemia – Wonder (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production)
This album is the result of a collaboration between two Czech artists: the renowned Martin Pavlik of Frontier Guards and...
The Cold Field interview: ‘An Act Of Desperation’
The Cold Field is an Australian Dark-Wave/Post-Punk project making waves in the underground music scene. Known for their hauntingly atmospheric...
Triode – Innocence (Digital/Cassette Album – Aliens Production)
Peter Ryby (of Disharmony and Aliens Production label) returns this year with an addendum to his latest Triode album, “NullVector”....
Apocryphos – Atrementia (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
The fifth album by Robert C. Kozletsky, under his moniker Apocryphos, guides us into uncharted, shadowy realms. Across six tracks,...
SINthetik Messiah – Miles, Secrets & Death (Digital Album – SINthetik Messiah)
“Bug Gigabyte” is the alias of the American artist behind the sound project SINthetik Messiah. Over the past few years,...
Skull Cultist – Hardcore Rituals (Digital Album – Skull Cultist)
Skull Cultist is an American solo project helmed by Steve Saunders. Following a series of EPs since 2022, Skull Cultist...
Sequential Zero – Zero Sum Game (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Mantravision Productions)
Sequential Zero is an American-Australian project launched in 2020. After releasing several singles, the project is now debuting its first...
Purgate – Transcend (Digital/CD Album – Aesthetical / Opal Tapes)
Many know Frederic Arbour as the owner of the Dark-Ambient label Cyclic Law, as well as for his own musical...
Mayflower Madame – Insight (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records / Up In Her Room / Night Cult Records)
We welcome the third album from the Norwegian band Mayflower Madame. While the four-year gap between each album might seem...
Echoberyl – Through The Chaos (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records / Mother Solitude Records)
Paris-based duo Echoberyl, featuring Cecilia Dassonneville and producer/mixer Adriano Iacoangeli, returned this year with “Through The Chaos”. The album is...
Dead – Transmissions & Verse (Digital/CD Album – Icy Cold Records)
As we await the new album from the French band Dead, they earlier this year have also released “Transmissions &...
Closed Mouth – Forgotten (Digital/CD Album – Icy Cold Records)
Since 2016, French artist Yannick Rault has been prolific, releasing numerous works that push sonic boundaries. This past summer, he...
Protokoll 19 – Mental Decay (Digital Album – Danse Macabre Records)
The American Dark-Electro project Protokoll 19 has already released several singles and EPs, and this summer they returned with their...
Neon Insect – Liberty Flowers (Digital/CD/Cassette Album – Neon Insect)
Neon Insect is the musical alter ego of Nils Sinatsch. Having already released several works, he returns with a continuation...
Interview with Scheitan: ‘Age Teaches Us To See The World From Another Perspective’
Originally formed in 1996, Swedish band Scheitan began its journey blending Black-Metal with touches of Gothic-Rock, creating a sound both...
Sieben – Brand New Dark Age (Digital/CD Album – Redroom)
Matt Howden returns with ten new tracks, delivered alongside his trusted companion, Kev, the violin. Sieben remains an experience beyond...
Hiemis – Nephilim (Digital/CD Album – Noctivagant)
Spanish artist Juan Carlos Toledo continues his prolific output under the Hiemis name. In this latest work, inspired by the...
AD:Key – 06.09 (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
The newest and seventh album by the German duo AD:Key, comprised of Andrea and René Nowotny, stands out as a...
MARTINÉ – Nichts Währt Ewig (Digital/CD Album – Echozone)
After releasing his debut album on Nadanna, MARTINÉ returns with this second opus, which even includes an additional disc of...
Konstant – Unbändige Kinder (Digital/Vinyl Album – Subject To Restrictions Disc / Default Mode Records)
Konstant is a new project and duo from Switzerland, and their debut album is a particularly pleasant surprise. The duo...
Red Industrie – Spiritualizer (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Advanced Synergy / Pür Zynth)
Helder Camberos returns with a new opus under his Red Industrie project. The Mexican artist and owner of the Advanced...
Monya interview: ‘Promoters Should Recognize Real Talent Over Just Marketing Appeal’
Monya Cperski, known simply as Monya, is a Polish artist making waves in the Industrial-Techno music scene. Alongside her musical...
C-Lekktor – 2.0 Bonus Version (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
C-Lekktor is undoubtedly part of the crème de la crème of the Mexican Dark-Electro scene, and holds a prominent status...
Miseria Ultima – Arctic Esotericism (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
“Arctic Esotericism” is the fourth album by the Finnish duo Miseria Ultima. Aleksi Martikainen (vocals) and Kimmo Huhtala (music) offer...
Implant – Scratching The Surface – The Chaos Machines Part 2 (Digital/Vinyl Album – Alfa Matrix)
Following the release of “No More Flies On The Windscreen” a few months ago, Implant now presents the second part...
Feyleux – Midnight Heart (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Swiss Dark Nights)
“Midnight Hearts” is the debut album from American band Feyleux. Previously, they released a single, both tracks of which are...
Malecnom – Anhedonie (Digital/CD Album – Danse Macabre Records)
Malecnom is a German project led by Sven Hegewald. Their debut album features dark, atmospheric influences reminiscent of the golden...
Night In Athens – Wasted Reflektions (Digital/CD/Vinyl/Cassette Album – Danse Macabre Records / Wave Records)
Night In Athens is a Greek project based in London, UK. Following their self-released album in 2021, they return with...
Ground Nero – Blood Never Sleeps (Digital/CD Album – Danse Macabre Records)
Belgian band Ground Nero is back with their first new album in 5 years -or is it four? “Blood Never...
Stoneburner – Red In Tooth And Claw (Digital/CD EP – COP International)
This EP by Stoneburner, which feels more like a mini-album, is a remastered version of the work originally released in...
Red Lokust – Hope Is The Last Refuge Of The Dying (Digital/CD Album – Distortion Productions)
The duo Red Lokust, made up of experienced musicians Lee Lauer (formerly of Aslan Faction, Killing Opherlia ao) and Jim...
Motor!k – 5 (Digital/CD/Vinyl – Out Of Line)
The Belgian trio Motor!k returns with their fifth EP, simply titled “5”. Featuring Joeri Dobbeleir, Dries D’Hollander, and Belgian Electro/Industrial...
The March Violets – Crocodile Promises (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Metropolis Records)
The March Violets hold a special place in the collective memory of 80s Post-Punk lovers. Core members Rosie Garland and...
Astari Nite – Resolution Of Happiness (Digital/CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
A decade after their self-released debut album, Astari Nite returns with their sixth full-length release. The band’s influences have remained...
Interview with BlackieBlueBird: ‘Longing For Something Better’
The Danish duo BlackieBlueBird released their fourth album this year on Aenaos Records, and it's a particularly special project. Heidi...
Rome – World In Flames (Digital/CD EP – Trisol)
With “World In Flames”, Luxembourg’s Jérôme Reuter continues to reflect deeply on the state of the world and its turbulent...
Haujobb – The Machine In The Ghost (Digital/CD Album – Dependent Records)
“The Machine In The Ghost” marks Haujobb’s first new album in six years and their tenth studio full length. Daniel...
Bill Leeb – Model Kollapse (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Metropolis Records)
Bill Leeb, the legendary frontman of Frontline Assembly, as well as Delerium, Noise Unit, Intermix, Cyberaktif, and numerous other projects,...
Sutcliffe No More – Cute (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
“Cute” is the fourth album by British duo Kevin Tomkins and Paul Taylor, also known as Sutcliffe No More (formerly...
Beckahesten – Svältens Tid (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Cyclic Law)
This summer, the Swedish trio Beckahesten comprised of Peo Bengtsson, Per Åhlund, and vocalist Viktoria Rolandsdotter, released their third album,...
Majestoluxe – Stolid State (Digital EP – Majestoluxe)
Majestoluxe is a Swedish solo-project led by Conny Fornbäck. Active for several years, the project released a new EP just...
Anna Öberg – Sin (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Xenophone International)
“Sin” marks the fourth album from Swedish artist Anna Öberg. While her music can be broadly categorized as Electro-Pop, it...
Am Tierpark – Shameless (Digital/CD Album – Læbel)
The Danish duo Am Tierpark celebrates 10 years of music-making. Comprised of Claus Larsen (known for Leaether Strip, Klute ao)...
Ah Cama-Sotz – Deepest Reflections (Digital Album – Bats & Cats)
Ah Cama-Sotz’s latest self-released album takes listeners on a conceptual journey through the inner self. Herman Klapholz crafts an intricate...
