Motylki interview: ‘We’re all ugly and flawed in some way’
I discovered the Swedish trio Motylki through their debut album “Chrysalis”. Released on the Swedish label Novoton, this record feels...
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.
Alphaxone & Dronny Darko – Invisible World (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
This marks the third collaboration between Mehdi Saleh (aka Alphaxone) and Oleg Puzan (aka Dronny Darko). The Iranian-Ukrainian duo explores...
V/A Forms Of Hands 24 (Digital/CD – Hands)
"Forms Of Hands" is far more than just a simple label compilation. It is, and continues to be, a prominent...
Talvekoidik – Ambivalence (Digital/CD Album – Hands)
S.K.E.T. member Kai Christian Hahnewald returns with the fifth album from his solo project, Talvekoidik. Arriving six years after the...
Proyecto Mirage – Ashes To Ashes Sparks To Sparks (Digital/CD Album – Hands)
The Spanish duo Proyecto Mirage has been active for over a quarter of a century, though in recent years, new...
Incendie – Drowning (Digital/CD Album – Hands)
Known for his work with the Templer project, Arthur Bdt now unveils his solo endeavor under the pseudonym Incendie.His debut,...
Espectra Negra – Empire (Digital/CD Album – Hands)
Verónica Mota is a Berlin-based artist who has been active in the Industrial and Experimental scene for many years. “Empire”...
Duophonic Noise Construction interview: ‘It’s truly something special to be on a musical journey with your son’
I can't immediately recall another joint project between father and son within the Electro/Industrial scene. This makes it all the...
Suicide Commando – Final Stage (Digital/CD/Vinyl EP – Out Of Line)
The title of this EP already offers a strong clue to its concept. On “Final Stage”, Johan Van Roy revisits...
Kadaitcha – Urban Somnambulistics (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Ukrainian duo Yurii Samson and Andrii Kozhukhar originally released this album in 2017 on Repartiseraren. The five original tracks are...
Klangstabil – Chronik (Digital/CD Album – Ant-Zen / MHz)
Founded in 1994 by Maurizio Blanco and Boris May, this German duo initially focused on Experimental music. Over time, their...
Statiqbloom & Blush Response – Folding In (Digital/Vinyl EP – Hands)
"Folding In" is a 6-track EP born from the collaboration between Fade Kainer (Statiqbloom) and Joey Gonzalez (Blush Response). Both American...
Sylvgheist Maëlström – Grieve (Digital/CD Album – Hands)
The sixth album by French artist Julien Sylvgheist, better known as Sylvgheist Maëlström, is a conceptual and introspective work inspired...
Siamgda ꕾ Marie – Resistanz (Digital/CD Album – Hands)
It has been five years since Marc Fischer released his previous album. For this new opus, he collaborated with multimodal...
Autodafeh interview: ‘An honor to be compared to Front 242’
Countless EBM bands have drawn inspiration from Front 242, but only a few have reached a truly commendable level. Among...
Derma – Gran Monoplano (Digital/CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Derma is an Italian duo composed of Riccardo Bianchi and Massimo Magrini, best known for his dark ambient project Bad...
Anatoly Grinberg & Mark Spybey – Crop-Dusting (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
"Crop-Dusting" marks the fourth collaboration between Anatoly Grinberg and Mark Spybey (Dead Voices On Air). The Russian-British duo returns with...
Bootblacks – Paradise (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Artoffact Records)
"Paradise" is the fifth album by Brooklyn-based band Bootblacks. The current line-up features the trio Panther Almqvist (vocals), Barrett Hiatt...
The Young Gods – Appear Disappear (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Two Gentlemen Records)
This year, Swiss band The Young Gods celebrates its 40th anniversary, and the legendary trio marks the occasion with their...
The Discussion – All The Pretty Flowers (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Artoffact Records)
After a series of single releases, it is now time for The Discussion—the solo project of Laura Pleasants (known from...
Lights Of Euphoria – My Escape (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Jimmy Machon and Torben Schmidt return with a new release featuring three original tracks and two remixes of the title...
Apocryphos – Ultimim Saeculum (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
With his sixth solo release, Robert C. Kozletsky poses a haunting question: what would you do on your last day...
Paranoia Inducta interview: ‘Music without emotion is just an empty shell’
‘Anthony Armageddon Destroyer’ has been active in the music scene for many years. He founded Paranoia Inducta over two decades...
Motylki – Chrysalis (Digital/Vinyl Album – Novoton)
Motylki is a Swedish music project that originally began as a duo and later evolved into a trio. “Chrysalis” is...
Monody – Abandoned Wisdom (Digital EP – Distortion Productions)
Monody is an American trio from Portland. After releasing two albums, they joined the ranks of Distortion Productions and have...
Ships In The Night – Protection Spells (Digital/CD Album – Metropolis)
Ships In The Night is a solo project led by Alethea Leventhal. After releasing two independent albums, she signed with...
Peter Murphy – Silver Shade (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Metropolis)
Peter Murphy will forever be associated with the legendary Bauhaus, but the British artist has also built an impressive solo...
Kill Your Boyfriend – Disco Kills (Digital/Vinyl Album – Sister 9 Recordings)
This album is a split release, with Kill Your Boyfriend featured on the A-side and Neu Oscuro on the B-side—at...
Interview with La Machine: ‘Modern underground electro exhibits the same monotony as mainstream currents’
‘Pierre Pi’ and ‘Eric U0’ operate under the pseudonym La Machine. After a few striking preview tracks, they released their...
Duophonic Noise Construction – Distorted Reality (Digital/CD Album – Meshwork)
Duophonic Noise Construction is a very special project led by Sevren Ni-Arb (X Marks The Pedwalk) and his son, LMX....
Dawn Of Ashes – Infecting The Scars (Digital/CD Album – Metropolis)
After “Scars Of The Broken” (2022) and “Reopening The Scars” (2024), “Infecting The Scars” is the latest entry in the...
Strange Boutique – Let The Lonely Heart Sing (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – BoutiqueThings / The Circle Music)
Originating from Washington, DC (USA), Strange Boutique was primarily active during the 90s, releasing a number of noteworthy productions. After...
The Spoiled – Living Ghosts (Digital/CD Album – Swiss Dark Nights)
The Spoiled is an Italian project led by Giovanni Santolla. After a debut album in 2016 and a series of...
Lorning – Other Void / Other Rooms (Digital Album – Danse Macabre Records)
After two previous singles, we finally get the debut album that contains 11 songs from the German Lorning project. For...
Near Earth Orbit – Divine Inferno (Digital/CD Album – Solar Lodge)
Founded in 2015 by the experienced German duo Artaud Seth and Ashley Dayour, Near Earth Orbit (NEO) now presents their...
Merciful Nuns – God Aeon XIII (Digital/CD Album – Solar Lodge)
Since 2010, Artaud Seth and his acolytes have created an impressive body of work under the musical alter ego Merciful...
Chris Pohl (Blutengel) interview: ‘Love, Death, Darkness and Fears’
In the early ’90s, during a trip to Berlin, I discovered Chris Pohl and his first project, Terminal Choice. I...
Nimh :: Onasander – Unveiled Lights (Digital/CD Album – Fluttering Dragon Records)
The album “Unveiled Lights” is a collaboration between Italian artists Giuseppe Verticchio (Nimh) and Maurizio Landini (Onasander). Nimh has long...
All The Devils – Season 1 / Into The Flames (Digital Album – All The Devils)
All The Devils is a Latvian band I had never heard of before, originally starting out as a cover group.This...
Subject – Who Will Save Belgium? / Expanded Edition (Digital/CD Album – Je M’En Fish Records)
Subject was a Belgian project active during the 80s, driven by Alain Neffe (known from Bene Gesserit), Daniel Malempré, and...
Je T’Aime – Useless Boy (Digital Album/CD/Vinyl – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
"Useless Boy" is the fourth studio album by the Parisian group Je T'Aime. These French musicians are undoubtedly among the...
Plan C – Play Again (Digital/CD Album – Afterfurcht)
After a promising debut EP and single, the Belgian act Plan C is back in action with their debut album...
IOM – Spiritual Wastelands (Digital Album/Cassette – Cruel Nature Records)
IOM stands for Iker Ormazabal Martínez, a Spanish artist who operates from London (UK). He has already produced a significant...
dAVOS– Ruin/Grado (Digital/CD Album – Timezone Records)
The Austrian band dAVOS has been active for several years, though they release new material only irregularly. After the death...
Enzo Kreft – Dictator (Digital/CD Album – Enzo Kreft Music)
Eric Vandamme, better known by his pseudonym Enzo Kreft, returns with a powerful new album. The title of this work...
Bellhead – Threats (Digital/CD Album – Oppressive Sky Records)
Bellhead is a male-female duo from Chicago (USA). They’ve released a number of songs over the past few years and...
Dead Man’s Hill interview: ‘I’m not the kind of person you’ll see frequently at crowded places’
It has now been over 20 years since Bart Piette released his first work under the name Dead Man's Hill....
Vampyros Lesbos – Vi Per Sanguinem (Digital/CD Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
Vampyros Lesbos is a new name in the world of Electro. Driven by Elisabeth Brenner and Ostara M., this female...
Navigator Project – Dystopia (Digital/CD Album – Alice In… / Dark Dimensions)
"Dystopia" is the third album by the Italian project Navigator Project, and coincidentally, Alice In... is also the third label...
Fractal Age – Energy & Entropy (Digital/CD Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
Jens Minor (known from Chainreactor) and vocalist Sascha Tümmler return with their fourth album under the Fractal Age name. As...
Centhron – Liebe Is Krieg (Digital/CD Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
German band Centhron has been active for over 20 years and released its twelfth full-length album this year. Core member...
Autodafeh – Greed (Digital/CD Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
Swedish act Autodafeh returns with their first new album in ten years! Led by Mika Rossi, they pleasantly surprised us...
CYLiX – Beta Life (Digital/CD Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
The Greek trio CYLiX returns 15 years after their debut album “Alpha” with its successor, “Beta Life”. In the meantime,...
Nimh :: Onasander – Unveiled Lights (Digital/CD Album – Fluttering Dragon Records)
The album “Unveiled Lights” is a collaboration between Italian artists Giuseppe Verticchio (Nimh) and Maurizio Landini (Onasander). Nimh has long...
The Northern Territories interview: ‘We’re a bit of a mess when it comes to defining what we sound like’
The Northern Territories was founded by the duo John Alexander Ericson and Stefan Sääf in 1992. Their debut album “Midnight...
LHAM – Tertium Quid (Digital/CD Album – 13 (3))
"Tertium Quid" is the fourth release from the collaborative project LHAM, driven by Bruno De Angelis (Mana ERG) and Giuseppe...
Solar X – Masters Of Meanders (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Russian artist Roman Belavkin released most of his work during the 1990s. In recent years, some of his music has...
The Birthday Massacre – Pathways (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Metropolis Records)
The Canadian band The Birthday Massacre has been active for more than a year now. Fans had to wait three...
Minusheart – M6 (Digital/CD Album – Echozone)
The German combo Minusheart returns with their sixth full-length album. The group has been active for several years, but fans...
Je T’Aime interview: ‘The challenge is to stay sincere’
The story of the Parisian Dark-Wave/Post-Punk trio Je T'Aime began a few years ago and quickly gained traction with their...
La Machine – Contrôle Total (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – BOREDOMproduct)
The French duo La Machine has released three EPs over the past few years and now unveiled their debut album....
Triode – Demolition (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production)
Most people know Peter Rybar as a member of Disharmony and, of course, as the driving force behind the Slovakian...
Human Vault – And Blessed By Death (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production Records)
This new album by the Hungarian project Human Vault, driven by its 'conductor' György Turoczy, aka Mortum, delves into the...
D/Flect vs. Ish – Alive (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production)
Slovakian artist Igor Senigla is known for his work under both the D/Flect and Ish monikers. This album, “Alive”, was...
Aiboforcen – Break The Black Ice (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
On this EP, Benoit Blanchard continues where he left off with his brilliant album “Between Noise & Silence” released last...
Paranoia Inducta – Middle Of Nowhere (Digital/CD Album – Heerwegen Tod Production)
Anthony 'Armageddon Destroyer' has been active for over 20 years under the name Paranoia Inducta. In addition to his solo...
