New Risen Throne – The Outside (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Format: Digital, Double CD. Background/Info: The album marks the return of Italian composer Gabriele Panci aka ‘Stielh’. ...
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.
Larme Blanche – Demain Est Mort (Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Larme Blanche is a brand-new project driven by an unknown musician. He’s hiding himself...
Follow Me Not – Vanishing Smile (Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-wave, shoegaze. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: After having self-released several early albums, the French duo Nicolas Guerroué...
Chemical Waves – Even When We Fall Apart (Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-wave, gothic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Chemical Waves is a project driven by Marco Cattani (Halo Effect, The...
Escupemetralla – Quiero Ser Guitarra De Esplendor Geometrico 1994 / 25 Años De Paz Remezclas 2019 (2 Albums – Novak)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, EBM, experimental, minimal-electro. Format: Digital, Double CD. Background/Info: Spanish project Escupemetralla was mainly active during the 80s and...
Kaos Krew – From The Ostrobothnian Plain (Album – Inverse Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, industrial-rock. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Set up in 2004 as a trio, Finnish formation Kaos Krew saw new...
‘Click Interview’ With Pouppée Fabrikk: ‘The Idea With ‘Armén’ Was To Make The Hardest Goddamn EBM Album Ever’
Set up in 1987 by Henrik Nordvargr Björkk, Leif Holm and Jouni Ollila, Pouppée Fabrikk rapidly became a new EBM...
Yellow Lazarus – The Mark Inside (EP – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, industrial-dance. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Yellow Lazarus is a mysterious new band signed to Out Of Line, which released...
Crystal Cage – 4EPs Boxset (Album – Anywave)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, cinematographic. Format: Digital, 2 Cassettes. Background/Info: Crystal Cage is a Finish based project active since 2017. This “4EPs...
My Right Of Frost – This Box Came Out Of The Sky (Album – Hellbones Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, noise, industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: My Right Of Frost is an Italian project active as a trio....
Lupe – Burn (Album – Alcyone Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, cinematographic-metal. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Lupe is the solo-project of Mixalis Latoussakis. He’s known as the singer of...
The Colours Of Silence – Between The Darkness And The Light (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is a Brazilian project driven by Hélio Peixoto joined by Australian singer Michael...
Technique – Connected (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Alex Tibaldi and Robert Tibaldi are already busy for quite a long time. “Connected”...
Wintry – Timeline (Album – Wave Records / Young And Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, goth-pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Wintry resulted from the collaborative efforts between German singer Anne Goldacker (ex-Obsyre)...
Moonlight Meadow – Moonlight Meadow (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-wave, gothic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Moonlight Meadow is a Polish formation set up in 2015 and driven...
Lunaires – If All The Ice Melted (Album – Shades Of Sound Records)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, trip-pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Lunaires is a project driven by Danilo Carnevale and Patrizia Tranchina. They...
‘Click Interview’ with Oestergaards: ‘An Almost Morbid Fascination For Dystopia’
Oestergaards is the solo-project from Swedish artist Tomas Östergårds. The dark-ambient sound of Oesteraagrds evokes the golden years of Cold...
Julia Bondar – I Want Forbidden (EP – Endorphin.es Production)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, technoid. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Born in Ukraine, but based in Barcelona (Spain) Julia Bondar has already released a...
The Noise In Silence – Framing (Album – The Noise In Silence)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Set up in 2018 in Denmark by Magnus Karmark and Kim Holm (known...
The New Division – Hidden Memories (Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The New Division is the sonic brainchild of John Glenn Kunkel. The band...
VvvV – The Wreck (Album – Metro Beach / A Tant Rêver Du Roi)
Genre/Influences: dream-pop, shoegaze. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: VvvV is a French duo hailing from Bordeaux. After a self-titled debut...
Mokroïé – Machines & Soul (Album – Mokroïé)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, trip-hop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This project has been set up by Francesco Virgilio. After having worked with a...
Kreda – Crest (EP – Nature Scene Records)
Genre/Influences: Chanson, leftfield-pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Kreda is an Anglo-Slovenian trio. Two of the members, Mina Spiler (singer) and Matevž...
Cellmod – The Dissident (Album – Mekanick)
Genre/Influences: Electro, trance, techno-body. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Juan Espinosa took a break after the album “Graveyard Empires” (2016) released...
Blood Rhythms – Civil War (Album – No Part Of It)
Genre/Influences: Power-electronics, death-industrial, experimental, industrial, noise. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Blood Rhythms is driven by American artist Arvo Zylo. Blood...
‘Click Interview’ with Bedless Bones: ‘Triggering Others’ Imagination Is My Main Interest And Excitement’
Bedless Bones is the sonic brainchild of Estonian female artist Kadri Sammel. There isn’t an elaborate story behind the band...
Morego – Astrophile (Album – Ovnimoon Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-ambient, experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Astrophile” is the third full length album released by Iranian composer Morego Dimmer....
V/A Drone Islands / The Lost Maps (Album – Eight Tower Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, drone, cinematographic, experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This album features thirteen artists dealing with music influences related to...
The Silverblack – Prototype 6:17 (Album – darkTunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, crossover. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The title of the Italian combo The Silverblack is clearly inspired by the...
Plazmabeat – Utazók (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Hungarian synth-pop duo Laczó Niki (vocals) – Grag Velvet (music) unleashed their newest opus...
‘Click Interview’ with MXD: ‘Imagine How Could Be The Vision Of A Spiritual Guy Like Aleister Crowley About Our Modern Times’
Swiss band MXD is active since the late 90s. They’re dealing with pure crossover sound mixing influences like industrial-, rock-,...
H.O.W. – A Different Kind Of Reality (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark electro-pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: H.O.W. (Her Own World) is a Polish duo featuring the front man of Reactor...
Miseria Ultima – Graygarden (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The Finnish duo Aleksi Martikainen - Kimmo Huhtala strikes back with their second...
Wolfchild – Evil Calls Home (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released two albums on the American label DSBP, Robert Van Kooij...
Stahlgeist – Escape Reality (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Stahlgeist is a new Hungarian EBM duo set up in 2017. The band is...
Outpost 11 – Transition (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Outpost 11 is the sonic brainchild of Moscow (Russia) based solo-artist Rodion Skityaev. On...
‘Click Interview’ with Tension Control: ‘My Intention Is To Keep The Old-School EBM Alive’
Michael Schrader set up Tension Control in 2016. The German project directly moved towards EBM paths reminding some pioneers in...
Nohycit – En Exilio (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Bolivian solo-project Nohycit last year stroke back with a second full length album. Set...
Larva – Mundos Subterraneos (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Larva is already active since the late 90s. The Spanish project driven by...
Cynical Existence – Rebirth (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electronic, metal, crossover. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released three albums on Alfa Matrix and one album...
Stupre – You Are Made For Me (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the third full length by the French project Stupre. It was...
Jash Teua – Alarm (EP – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Jash Teua is a Russian solo-project driven by Zalim Bekulov. He self-released this...
Anna Morley – Visceral (Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic, jazzy. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Anna Morley is an Australian female artist now based in Berlin. She...
Pouppée Fabrikk – Armén (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Pouppée Fabrikk are the Swedish Godfathers of EBM! Set up in 1987 they...
Armageddon Dildos – Heut Nacht (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Two years ago the EP “Herbstseitlose” saw the German EBM act Armageddon Dildos get back...
Neuroactive – Minor Side-Effects (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Minor Side-Effects” is Finnish electro-pop project Neuroactive’s eight album to date. It however...
Studio-X vs. Simon Carter – Disconnected (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-pop, trance-pop, industrial-dance. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Studio-X captain of the crew Lawrie Bayldon joined back together with Simon Carter....
‘Click Interview’ with Plastikstrom: ‘Concrete Against Fear’
Plastikstrom is a German duo set up by Jürgen Schips and Matthias Günzler. They were previously involved with a gothic-rock...
Avarice In Audio – Trojan Horse (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Australian project Avarice In Audio is actually working on their forthcoming full length “From The...
Lights A.M – Shine Our Lights (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-pop, electro-pop, experimental, cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Lights A.M is a new name signed by Alfa Matrix although featuring...
Synapsyche – Viva Insanity (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Italian Synapsyche project is back on track unleashing the final chapter from their trilogy based...
Reza Solatipour – The Gate (Album – Industrial Ölocaust Recordings / Eight Tower Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Format: Digital, CDR, Cassette. Background/Info: This is an Iranian artist based in Teheran who I discovered on the...
LPF12 – Million Mile Memory (EP – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: IDM, ambient, minimal-electro, experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This EP –which rather appears to be a mini-album, must have been...
I Murdered – Blood In Blood Out (EP – Reclaim Your City)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, industrial. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Blood In Blood Out” is the second EP by the Berlin based...
‘Click Interview’ with Celluloide: ‘When We Hear Sounds, We See Shapes, Colors…’
Celluloide is a French synth-pop formation set up in 2000. Their work has been released by hometown label BOREDOMproduct. They...
The Fool’s Stone – Eleven (Album – Space Factory Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, techno, techno-body. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Adriano Canzian, Massimo Bastasi and Mauro Copeta (both involved in Hard Ton) took...
Plaster – Recall (Single – Kvitnu)
Genre/Influences: Dark-technoid, experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Italian project Plaster was originally set up in 2008 as a duo featuring Giuseppe...
Mordacious – It’s Not Over (Album – Mordacious)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-rave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After self-released productions, American artist ‘Mordacious Mortem’ released his work on Hypervoxx Recordings/Telegrammetry...
‘Click Interview’ with Athan Maroulis Of NØIR: ‘Nøir Is An Amalgamation Of Each Band I Have Ever Been In’
Athan Maroulis will be always linked to Spahn Ranch and Black Tape For A Blue Girl, but the past few...
Mental Discipline – Empty (EP – SkyQode)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Russian artistAlex 'Mental' Krivoruko set up his project in 2008. He released multiple EP’s...
Carl Finlow – Obscura (EP – Fanzine Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, IDM. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Cark Finlow has released an impressive number of records during the past twenty...
Nova Et Vetera – Au Delà (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, dark-wave, dark-rock. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: French formation Nova Et Vetera has been active since 1998. “Au Delà”...
Moris Blak – The Irregularity Of Being (Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Moris Blak is an American project that previously released a few EP’s on...
Twin Tribes – Ceremony (Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Texan duo Luis Navarro (vocals, guitar & synth) - Joel Niño Jr....
Tristán B – Porcelain (Mini Album – Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: Tristán B is a Mexican solo-project driven by ‘Antonio R.’ The music is driven...
‘Click Interview’ with Eisfabrik: ‘There’s Still A Lot Of Work To Reach The Next Goals’
German combo Eisfabrik was set up by singer Charly Barth-Ricklefs (‘Dr. Schnee’) and operator/producer Gerrit Thomas (‘Der Frost’; also involved...
