Kilmarth – Better Days (EP – Kilmarth)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Experimental, IDM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Third work by Belgian Cedric Wattergniaux. He, in a previous life, was a...
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.
The Orphanage Committee – The Seven Sacraments (Album – EE Tapes)
Jesus in stained glass Genre/Influences: Experimental, Abstract. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Orphan S.C. Wallace strikes back with a new work....
The Orphanage Committee – A Significant Change (Album – EE Tapes)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: This work by the Belgian solo-project The Orphanage Committee was released by the...
Life In Sodom – Fate (EP – Nutrix Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Dark-Wave, Dark-Folk, Ethereal. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Set up and driven by Gerrie Brand American formation Life In...
BURG – Pendulum Swing (Album – Ollilaboratories)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Ambient, IDM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Jouni Ollila –known from his involvement with legendary formations like Pouppée Fabrikk, MZ.412…...
Lies We Were Told – Dark Days (EP – Lies We Were Told)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the second work by American formation Lies We Were Told. A first...
Beborn Beton – Darkness Falls Again (Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Darkness Falls Again” is the ninth album to date by German Electro-Pop formation Beborn...
Ruptured World – Xenoplanetary (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Alistair Rennie strikes back with the sixth album of his sonic alter-ego Ruptured World....
Click Interview with Je T’aime: ‘Je T’aime Is Such A Perfect Band Name’
French Dark-Wave / Post-Punk trio Je T’aime became a recognized formation in a rather short lapse of time. Dany Boy...
Gleaming – We Dissolve (EP – Gleaming)
Genre/Influences: Wave-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Gleaming is an Austin (Texas, USA) based project which released a few singles thus far....
Dystopiker & Nyppy – Die Tücke Des Objekts (Album – Adventurous Music)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This work is a collaboration between German artists Dystopiker and Nyppy. The work...
Jean-Marc Lederman – Soul Music For Zombies (Album – Les Disques De La Pantoufle / COP International)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Abstract, Hypnotic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Belgian Electronic veteran Jean-Marc Lederman strikes back with a new solo-work. The...
Scarecrow – Black Door (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This EP brings us back to 1989. Scarecrow was a German duo set up...
Torul – End Less Dreams (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the first Torul album in four years and the Slovenian formation's...
Interview with The March Violets: ‘Children On Stun Most Of The Time’
Back in the 80s I was a teenager who grow up with Dark/Cold-Wave and Post-Punk music. I bought a lot...
Lights Of Euphoria – Angels (Mini-Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Released nearly at the same time as "Suicidal" this is the second mini-album...
Lights Of Euphoria – Suicidal (Mini-Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: 2022 has been a prolific and creative year for Lights Of Euphoria. The...
Brigade Enzephalon – Freiheit (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Brigade Enzephalon is a German formation consisting of Kim Hoffmann, Stehen Denny Scheffler...
Morphose – The Inexplicable Darkness Of Light (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Morphose is a German project driven by Christoph Schauer. After having released a...
For All The Emptiness – Used And Violated (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, EBM Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Canadian Jonathan Kaplan is already active under the For All The Emptiness moniker...
Any Second – Enemies / Deluxe (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: Berlin trio Any Second released in December 2022 their third album to date....
Menschdefekt – Recombination (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Future-Pop, Dark-Electro, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: German-Swedish trio Menschdefekt released their fourth full length album by the end...
MissFit Toys – The Nine (Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: MissFit Toys is a band based in Florida (USA). Active since 2007 they already...
Click Interview with Caldon Glover: ‘I Love The Freedom And Fluidity That Came From The Early Industrial Scene’
American artist Cal Glover-Wessel last year released a new album as Caldon Glover. “Labyrinth” released by Cyclic Law became without...
Dead Man’s Hill – The Sacrifice (Album – Black Mara Records)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, Dark-Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Bart Piette strikes back with a new opus of his sonic alter-ego...
Metroland – 0 (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released a few noticeable EP’s as countdown to Belgian Metroland’s fifth album...
Ajna – The Enigma Of Sirius (Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Active under the Ajna moniker, American composer Chris F. has composed an impressive...
Rapoon – Ten Four: Centred Horizons (Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Robin Storey last year celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of his sonic...
Onasander & Ashtoreth – Devotio (Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Ritual. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Maurizio Landini (Onasander) and Peter Verwimp “Ashtoreth) joined hands to unleash this collaborative work...
Ex.Hale – Abstract Blue (EP – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Techno, Hard-Techno. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Ex.Hale is an Italian solo-project driven by Francesco Presotto. The artist released several productions...
Olivier Abbeloos & Analog Devices – Acid-A-Gogo (EP – Tripalium Records)
Genre/Influences: Acid, Techno. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Acid-A-Gogo” is the meeting between two legendary artists from the Belgian Acid scene....
Parallel Worlds – Plector (Album – DiN)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Plector” is one more album released by Greek composer Bakis Sirros. The work...
Click Interview with Blackbook: ‘It’s A Mood Piece That Covers A Part Of Our Lives’
Blackbook is a mysterious Swiss duo which last year released their official debut album "Confessions Of The Innocent" on DarkTunes...
Disharmony – Mindhunter (EP – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Slovakian duo Peter Rybar (Oxyd, Triode and label owner) – Robert Gajdos (Headdreamer)...
Fractal – Solar System (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematic, Ambient-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Next to the “Last Day On earth”-album we last year also got another...
Darja Kazimira – Monochromia (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ethereal, Cinematic, Ritual. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Hailing from Latvia Darja Kazimira has already released multiple works. This...
Blank – Xylomorphosis (Album – Blank)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Experimental, Electronic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Xylomorphosis” is a Soundtrack Davide Mazza composed for a play in 2017. Nine...
BySenses – 1984-2014 (Album – BySenses)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, Cinematic, Experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Belgian Ambient musician Didier Dewachtere released several noticeable works during the past years....
Planet Supreme – Rule From The Dark Mountain (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Karl Ture Rydby has accomplished his fourth full length album to date under...
BlakLight – Innocence Lost (EP – BlakLight)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Los Angeles (USA) duo Brian Belknap – Adam Collier aka BlakLight is back on track....
Dronny Darko & Ugasanie – Dark Source Of The North (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Dronny Darko (Ukraine) and Ugasanie (Belarus) both are artists who really like to collaborate...
Lull – That Space Somewhere (Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, Experimental, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Mick Harris (ex-Napalm Death, scorn ao) set up Lull in 1990. He...
Common Eider, King Eider – Yearn (Album – Cyclic Law / Breath Sun Bone Blood)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The Californian (USA) collective Common Eider, King Eider are back on track unleashing...
Curse All Kings – Inversion (Album – Cyclic Law / Breath Sun Bone Blood)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the second album by Curse All Kings; an American project based...
SixTurnsNine – Borders (Album – SixTurnsNine)
Genre/Influences: Trip-Pop, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Borders” is the debut album by the Düsseldorfer (Germany) trio SixTurnsNine. Content: It’s...
Skrika – Soludenia (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the second Skrika album which is the successor to magistral “Fifth...
Interview with Neikka RPM: ‘Neikka RPM Is Only Complete When We’re Together With You’
It is always something very special and confusing when doing an interview with artists you know a bit more personally....
Saline Grace – The Whispering Woods (Album – Deeper Waters Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Folk-Rock, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the fourth full-length album by German project Saline Grace. Set...
The Juggernauts – Fear (EP – Bodybeats Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Belgian formation The Juggernauts is back on track unleashing their first new work since...
Null Device – The Emerald Age (Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the eighth official album by American trio Null Device. It’s their third...
Click Interview with LMX: ’Vulnerable, Brutally Honest And Reflected’
Does the name Luis Maximilian Schmechta make ring a bell? This young German artist born in 2003 (!) indeed is...
Disastrous Din – Hell On Earth (EP – Consequence Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Thomas Gäbhard who’s mainly known as the driving force behind Arcana Obscura -and running Consequence...
Freaky Mind – Freaky Mind (Album – darkTunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Aggrotech. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Russian formation Freaky Mind has already been active for years and has released many...
Rapoon – Skulls On The Plains Of Turkey (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Tribal, Industrial, Experimental, Ritual, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: No need to introduce Robin Story who by the end...
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Synta[XE]rror – Element [Off] Crime (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: IDM, Minimal-Electro, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Polish duo Bartosz 'Kostia' Jakubicki and Artur 'Blacha' Błaszczyk are back on...
Old Castle – Artwork 51 (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Robin Storey (Rapoon, Zoviet France), Robert L. Pepper (Pas Musique), and Shaun Sandor...
Ujif_Notfound – Hypogonadism (Album – I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: Ujif_Notfound is an Ukrainian solo-project directed by Georgiy Potopalskiy. He explains his work...
V/A Anthologies 3 (Album – Je M’En Fish)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Cold-Wave, Electro, Minimal-Electro. Format: Vinyl. Background/Info: This is the third "Anthologies"-compilation released by Brussels (Belgium) based label Je...
Click Interview with Vanguard: ‘We Have Always Wanted To Evolve And Find New Ways In Our Music’
Jonas Olofsson and Patrik Hansson (still involved with Uncreated) last year released the fifth official Vanguard-album. "Spectrum" released by Infacted...
Denuit – Inferno (Album – Manic Depression Records / No Need Name)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: "Inferno" is the second album by French male-female duo Denuit. The work...
Blank – Aftergloom (EP – Blank)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Electro-Pop, Cinematic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Davide Mazza brings us new Blank songs plus an appetizer to his new...
Ner\Ogris – I Am The Shadow – I Am The Light (Album – Dependent)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Ner\Ogris is a new German duo featuring established names. It's the meeting between...
Argyre Planitia – The Great Dark Spot (Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Released by the end of 2022, "The Great Dark Spot" must be the...
Interview with Stahlgeist: ‘We Just Want To Play EBM’
Stahlgeist is a Hungarian duo driven by Istvan Gazdag (First Aid 4 Souls) and Tamás Bank (Worker/Munkás). They deal with...
Fractal – Last Day On Earth (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Polish Tomasz Åukowicz active as Fractal has released an impressive number of productions during...
