Vidna Obmana – Twilight Of Perception Redux Volume Two 1995 – 2002 (Digital/3CD Album – Zoharum)
A few months ago, we were fortunate enough to discover the first part of this remarkable Vidna Obmana anthology. This...
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.
Mark Lane – Yelling At Cars (Digital/Vinyl EP – Idiosyncratics)
Some music lovers from the ’80s will for sure remember the work of American artist Mark Lane. One standout is...
Pre-Emptive Strike 0.1 – Un[re]leashed Strikes (Cassette Album – PreEmptive Strike 0.1)
The Cretan duo Jim ‘The Blaster’ and Yiannis Chatzakis return with a collection of previously unreleased material, as the title...
tAngerinecAt interview: ‘Be on the side of truth no matter what’
Few artists can weave raw emotion and Experimental sound into something as unflinchingly honest and artistic as tAngerinecAt. The UK-based,...
Staatseinde – Artificial Renaissance (Digital/ Album – Wave Tension Records)
Staatseinde emerged from the Netherlands over a decade ago and has built up an impressive body of work. Their new...
Brandkommando – Enslavement (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
Karol Wachowski has released an impressive body of work under his Brandkommando alias over the past 20 years. He now...
Mazut – Dirt Collector (Digital/CD Album – Rope Worm / Positive Regression)
The Polish band Mazut already has several albums to its name. After six years, Paweł Starzec and Michał Turowski return...
AD:Key – Kontraktion (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
After their most recent album 0609, released last year, Andrea and René Nowotny return with a brand-new EP. The title...
Camy Huot – Echoes In My Room (Digital/Vinyl Album – Wave Tension Records)
Camy Huot is a French DJ based in the Netherlands, and “Echoes In My Room” marks her debut as a...
CosmoBrigade – Hollow Obsessions ( Digital Album – Alice In… / Dark Dimensions Label Group)
Cosmobrigade is a Czech band that debuted in 2023. After releasing a previous EP and making several notable appearances on...
Krystal System – Eclats Rouges (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
They had disappeared for a while, which makes sense since their last album dates back to 2013. Now the duo...
Mari Kattman interview: ‘Becoming great at engineering is the only thing that will do justice to a great song’
Mari Kattman is a multi-talented American artist best known as a singer. She has lent her heavenly voice to numerous...
Chainreactor – War Machinery (Digital/CD Album – ProNoize / Dark Dimensions)
Jens Minor returns with the tenth album from his Chainreactor project. Over the years, this German sonic ogre has explored...
Blvd Hvnny – IX (Digital Album – Mongrel Records)
"IX" is the debut album by the South African band Blvd Hvnny. Originally started as a solo project, it has...
Black Rain – Black Rain (Digital/Cassette Album – Black Rain)
The album transports listeners straight back to the golden age of Dark-Wave, evoking the feeling of waking up in the...
Pink Panther Project – Clinics And Models (Digital Album – Ansur Anshar)
Uela, Alex K., and Ether Mu form the British outfit Pink Panther Project. Clinics and Models is the band’s second...
Virgin Vampires – Whores And Judaism (Digital Album – Virgin Vampires)
Last year, I discovered the album "Virgin Vampires" by this British band. It had a distinctly EBM feel, but didn’t...
Swansither – Ronsack (Digital/Vinyl Album – Subexotic Records)
Tom ‘Swansither’ Kennedy drew inspiration for this album from a thousand-year-old oak tree near his home. Such a tree, one...
Lucifer’s Aid interview: ‘Something private transforms into something universal’
The Swedish act Lucifer's Aid is a solo project founded in 2016 by Carl Nilsson, who was also involved with...
Culture Kultür – Time (Digital/Vinyl Album – Caustic Records)
In my opinion, Culture Kultür is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished and successful Electro groups to emerge from Spain....
Hardware Pulse – Teknotix (Digital/CD/Cassette Album – Hardware Pulse)
Besides his involvement in several other projects—including the well-known Paradox Obscur—'Toxic Razor’ also continues to release a steady stream of...
Snapped Ankles – Hard Times Furious Dancing (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Leaf)
Snapped Ankles have been active for quite a few years and can already look back on a well-stocked discography. These...
Mono Inc. – Darkness (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – NoCut SPV)
"Darkness" is the thirteenth album by the German phenomenon Mono Inc. Led by the charismatic singer Martin Engler, the band...
IAMX interview with Chris Corner: ‘The stupid, perpetuated myth of the tortured artist’
IAMX was founded by Chris Corner in 2002 after the breakup of his former band, Sneaker Pimps. More than 20...
Parallel Wolrds – Modular Stories (Digital/CD Album – Neo Ouija)
Bakis Sirros has released numerous albums over the past 20 years, each marked by his passion and devotion to vintage...
Nico Amara – Constraints (Digital/CD Album – Nico Amara)
Nico Amara is a Swiss female artist who makes her debut with this album. It’s a unique experience—difficult to categorize—best...
Fernando’s Eyes – Center Of Your World (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Aenaos Records / Icy Cold Records)
"Center Of Your World" is the debut album by Swedish musician Fernando Honorato, better known as Fernando's Eyes. While his...
Marrasmaa – Noidat (Digital/CD Album -Corvus Records)
Marrasmaa is a Finnish duo that has released a handful of rare productions over the years, with long breaks in...
Rotoskop – Passive/Aggressive (Digital/CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Klaus Gratzel started Rotoskop over 20 years ago, but after a long hiatus he has become quite active again in...
Protokoll 19 – Somewhere Between Purgatory And Hell (Digital/CD Album – Danse Macabre Records)
A year after their highly acclaimed debut album “Mental Decay”, the American duo Protokoll 19 returns with a new opus,...
Kompuls – Interaltro (Digital Mini-Album – Ant-Zen)
Many Industrial fans will already know Tim Kniep from projects such as Synapscape, Ars Moriendi, Monokrom, Templegarden’s, and more. With...
J∆55 eKOJ– Diaboliques Mécaniques (Digital/CD Album – Steampunk Alien Records)
J∆55 eKOJ—primarily known for his involvement with à;Grumh...—has been quite active in recent years and now presents eight new tracks...
Chaos Tamed interview: ‘It’s very much a laboratory experiment’
In the early 21st century, Future-Pop was a defining presence in the underground Electro scene, with numerous bands rising to...
OWLS – Death Games (Digital/CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
OWLS is an American project that has released several singles in recent years. With “Death Games”, the project unveils its...
Hasswut – Sauerstoff (Digital/CD/Vinyl Mini-Album – Negative Gain Productions)
The Spanish band Hasswut has been active for several years and has already built up a solid catalog of releases....
tAngerinecAt – Grief (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – tAngerinecAt)
tAngerinecAt is a Ukrainian-British duo currently based in Wales. It is a DIY band that spares no effort to make...
Ext!ze – Dolorean 666 (Digital/CD Album – darkTunes Music Group)
I’d heard some wild things from the German-French band Ext!ze before, but with this new album they’ve taken it a...
Vlimmer – Diskomfort (Digital/CD/Cassette Mini-Album – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
Blackjack Illuminist owner and musically active as Vlimmer, Alexander Donat released this mini-album earlier this year. If you're even slightly...
Balduvian Bears – Winter’s End (Digital Album – darkTunes Music Group)
The American band Balduvian Bears released their debut album last year and are already back with a follow-up.Their influences remain...
Circuit Preacher – Heaven Can’t Heal (Digital Album – darkTunes Music Group)x
Heaven Can’t Heal is the second album from the American band Circuit Preacher. The 10 tracks transport us back in...
Gaping Chasm – Ergospective (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production)
It’s been years since I last heard of Gaping Chasm. Driven by Czech artist Roman Petro, aka ‘Ergo’—also known from...
Aiming – The Legend (Digital/CD/Vinyl/Cassette EP – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
I’d never heard of this British band, which—after releasing a few singles—has now put out its first EP. The four...
Kontrast – Imperium – Tyrannis (Digital/Vinyl Album – Danse Macabre)
The German band Kontrast has been active for over 20 years, but this new album took around six years to...
Evo-lution – Progress (Digital/CD Album – Danse Macabre)
“Progress” is the sixth album from the German band Evo-lution. The record features a fairly diverse take on Electro, leaning...
Caldon Glover – Eternal Night Radio (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
In just a few years, Cal Glover-Wessel has released an impressive number of productions. This latest opus marks his third...
Statiqbloom & Blush Response interview: ‘Playing with sound, listening, reacting, and building on that’
This year saw the release of "Folding In", a six-track collaboration between Fade Kainer and Joey Gonzalez. Both American artists—celebrated...
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Strange Kind Of Paradise (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – COP International)
It’s been since 1992 that Red Lorry Yellow Lorry last released a studio album. In 2025, that long wait finally...
Dark Line Spectrum – Stolen Memory (Reiteration) (Digital Album – Dark Line Spectrum)
Dark Line Spectrum isn’t a project that immediately rang a bell. It’s reportedly a French act that has been active...
Chaos Tamed – Elbrus (Digital/CD Album – I/O Music)
This is the second album from the Swedish solo project Chaos Tamed. Driven by Magnus Kalnins, known from Colony 5,...
Mari Kattman – Year Of The Katt (Digital/CD Album – Metropolis)
We know Mari Kattman primarily for her numerous vocal performances, as well as for her involvement in projects like Helix...
Ceremony Shadows – Ascension (Digital Album – Ceremony Shadows)
Based in Portland, USA, Ceremony Shadows has been active for several years. Although previously unknown to me, the band has...
My Love Kills – Mors Nobis (Digital/CD Album – Progress Productions)
On the fourth album by the Swedish-French duo My Love Kills, the title already hints at what lies ahead. “Mors...
Ashtoreth & Penumbral Aethyr interview: ‘There is something healing about the process of creation’
I'm not a fervent fan of occasional artist collaborations. They often result in a single release, then fade out, only...
Lucifer’s Aid – Enter And Exit (Digital/CD Album – Progress Productions)
It’s been almost 10 years since Carl Nilsson released his first album under the name Lucifer’s Aid. The Swedish artist...
BlakLight – Buried Alive (Digital EP – BlakLight)
"Buried Alive" is the second preview of BlakLight's upcoming album, “The Haunting Of Us”. The American Electro-Pop band delivers a...
Grodock – Gesammelte Hintergründe (Digital/CD Album – Krater Recordings)
With this new album, German experimental artist David Leutkart—owner of the Grubenwehr Freiburg label, where most of his work has...
B°Tong – Zenihilist (Digital/CD Album – Krater Recordings)
It’s been 20 years since Chris Sigdell released his first album under the B°Tong banner. Since then, he has produced...
Denuit – Love Violence (Digital/CD/Vinyl – Manic Depression)
“Love Violence” is already the fourth album from the French duo Denuit. They stay true to their dark, '80s-inspired Electro-Wave...
Primal Era Worship – Last Outpost (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Primal Era Worship is a project I hadn’t encountered before. Apparently, a debut album was released in 2022, but with...
Intrusive Pinky – Darkness (Digital EP – Les Disques De La Pantoufle)
Darkness is the second EP from the enigmatic Californian duo known as Diana Jr. and Jackie Jr. Much has been...
Derma interview: ‘We could never create music just to sell it’
Listening to Derma's new album “Gran Monoplano”-released on Ant-Zen-, I suddenly felt 30 years younger. It was as if I...
Contre Soirée – Psychiatry (Digital EP – Veyl)
Contre Soirée originally began as a duo in 2017, but soon evolved into a solo project led by French artist...
Seatemples – Los Templos Marinos (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records)
Founded in 2014, and nearly five years after their previous album, the Chilean band Seatemples returns with their third release...
Closed Mouth – After The Tears The Fury (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records)
French musician Yannick Rault remains remarkably prolific, releasing yet another new album featuring 10 tracks. In terms of influences, the...
Antifer – Dirty Dents De Scie (Digital EP – Icy Cold Records)
Antifer is a Parisian trio formed in 2024, consisting of Anthony Loridant, Romain Glaser, and Carine Rosa. Following several singles,...
Ashtoreth & Penumbral Aethyr – Naiad (Digital/CD Album – Winter Light)
"Naiad" is a collaboration between two renowned Belgian artists: Peter Verwimp (Ashtoreth) and Nicolas Van Meirhaeghe, best known for his...
