Zwaremachine – Be A Light (CD Album – Phage Tapes)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Zwaremachine is a project set up and driven by Mach Fox. Based in Minneapolis (USA) 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.
Ikon – As Time Goes By/The Original Ikon Remixed and Remastered (DCD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, rock-wave. Background/Info: Set up in 1991 Ikon has been often considered as one of the Australian gothic pioneers....
M.I.N.E. – Unexpected Truth Within (CD Album – Oblivion / SPV)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: This new German formation is the meeting between Camouflage singer Marcus Meyn, Jochen Schmalbach, guitarist Volker...
EFF DST – Out Of Body (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, industrial. Background/Info: Some people know Dmitry Stepnov as a member of the body-pop formation Diffuzion while others...
Autumn Tears – Convalescence: A Retrospective (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, gothic, neo-classic. Background/Info: American formation Autumn Tears released 5 albums in between 1996 and 2007. All the albums...
Ashram – Human And Divine (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Neo-classic, cinematographic, chanson. Background/Info: The Italian trio Ashram is back after a long silence. Hailing from Napoli the band...
‘Click Interview’ with Huminoida: ‘There’s Enough Moronic Shouting On The Internet’
Kimmo Karjalainen got some recognition as member of Media Disease and Neuroactive. In 2007 he set up Huminoida and started...
The Fool’s Stone – Futura (Digital EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, minimal-EBM. Background/Info: Behind this Italian production is hiding Adriano Canzian, Massimo Bastasi & Mauro Copeta (both involved in...
Millimetric – Deflection (Digital EP – Nu Body Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, techno-body. Background/Info: French producer François-Xavier Michel better known under the Millimetric moniker is back on track (after a...
Sieben – Crumbs (CD Album – Redroom)
Genre/Influences: Cabaret, cinematographic, experimental, punk. Background/Info: “Crumbs” is the newest album by Matt Howden under the Sieben moniker. The British...
The Venus Fly Trap – Icon (CD Album – Glass Modern)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, electronic, rock. Background/Info: Alex Novak and Andy Denton both remain the only members on board of The Venus...
ESA – That Beast (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-noise, industrial-trance. Background/Info: Jamie Blacker (still involved with iVardensphere) strikes back with his solo-project Electronic Substance Abuse (ESA). Set...
Cesium:137 – Rise To Conquer (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Twenty years after the set up of Cesium 137, Vince Guzzardo and Isaac Glendening have unleashed the...
‘Click Interview’ with Matter: ‘Repetitive Rhythms And Abrasive Sounds Supported By Deep Bass Immersed Into A Sea Of Noise’
Matter is an Italian solo-project set up and driven by Fabrizio Matrone. The project is already active for a couple...
Dark Door – Inferno (CD Album – Dark Door / Bat-Cave Productions)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro. Background/Info: Napoli (Italy) based duo Mario D'Aniello - Federica Velenia set up Dark door in 2013. “Inferno” is...
Carl Finlow – Romboid Assassin (Digital EP – Lone Romantic)
Genre/Influences: IDM. Background/Info: Born in England, but operating from Toulon (France) Carl Finlow is an old servant from the electro/IDM...
Nam-Khar – Secret Essence / Sangwa Dupa (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: German solo-project Nam-Khar has already released several productions on very different labels, but now joined forces...
Inner Vision Laboratory – Relics (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Polish solo-project Inner Vision Laboratory joined hands with Winter-Light after several productions released on labels such as...
Aeon Waves – Mute Angel (Digital EP – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Indian artist Kanishk Budhori is back on track unleashing his second EP on Mindtrick Records. “Mute...
Red Mecca – I See Darkness In You (CD Album – Massproduktion)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, experimental, trip-pop. Background/Info: Swedish duo Jan Strandqvist & Frida Madeleine has already released a few noticeable productions. I...
Paul Schütze – The Sky Torn Apart (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, ambient, experimental. Background/Info: When Australian artist Paul Schütze released his debut album “Deus Ex Machine” in 1989 on...
Caustic – American Carrion (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Matt Fanale strikes back with a new creation of his sonic brainchild Caustic. This is...
Barst – The Endeavour (CD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, apocalyptic-rock, experimental. Background/Info: Bart Desmet aka Barst is back on track unleashing his newest album “The Endeavour”. The...
Arcana Obscura – 2000 Miles (CD Album – ConSequence Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, ethereal, ritual. Background/Info: Arcana Obscura was set up in 1990 by Thomas Gäbhard. The band can look back...
Logic & Olivia – Louder Than Words (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: This is the fourth full length album for the German band Logic & Olivia. René Anke, Kalle...
Logic & Olivia – Night Of Despair (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: German formation Logic & Olivia is already active for several years now and can look back at...
‘Click Interview’ with Aiboforcen: ‘The Aim Was To Have A Poppier Album’
The album “Sense & Nonsense” marks the return of the Belgian formation Aiboforcen. Behind the band is hiding Benoît Blanchart,...
Her Lounge Corps & Cadaverous Condition – The Breath Of A Bird (CD Album – Klang Galerie)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, neo-folk. Background/Info: Both artists already released a single together in 2016 (cf. “The gardens And graves”) and now...
Bonini Bulga – Sealed (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Behind this new dark sonic project is hiding Swedish artist Pär Boström. He got some recognition...
Ajna – Lucid Intrusion (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Chris F. aka Ajna has already released multiple albums (mainly on Reverse Alignment) and now signed to...
Antibody – Revolution Dance (CD Album – DarkTunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, technoid. Background/Info: Jan Laustroer is a German teenager dealing with dark-electronics. He probably is one of the youngest...
Anthony Jones & Monica Richards – Syzygy (CD EP – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, electronic, folk, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Syzygy” is the meeting between Anthony Jones (Monastic) and Monica Richards (Faith And The...
System Noire – Do Not Pass That Door (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Björn Miethe (vocals) and Daniel Gosewisch (machines) are System Noire. This German duo previously released a few...
Ground Nero – Scales (CD EP – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, dark-rock. Background/Info: “Scales” is the second EP by Belgian formation Ground Nero. Singer Guido Wampers was previously...
Rhys Fulber – Your Dystopia, My Utopia (CD Album – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, industrial-techno, body-techno. Background/Info: Rhys Fulber (Frontline Assembly, Delerium, Conjure One, Noise Unit ao) last year took me by...
Schicksal – 365 Days (Vinyl Album – Walhalla Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-electro, electro-wave. Background/Info: If you’re a little bit familiar with the Belgian Walhalla Records, you for sure know...
SixTurnsNine – Spinning Numbers (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Trip-pop, experimental. Background/Info: SixTurnsNine is a brand-new formation hailing from Düsseldorf (Germany). The trio saw the light of day...
Nox Interna – A Minor Road (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-rock, dark-rock. Background/Info: Nox Interna is a Spanish formation, which is busy achieving their fourth album, announced for 2019....
Dorsetshire – Timemachine (CD EP – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-electro, dark-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 1992, German formation Dorsetshire put their stamp on the 90s dark electro-pop and...
Click Interview’ with Hà; People 3 55: ‘I Think That Many So-Called ‘Industrial’ Bands Have Lost The Bestial Side Of This Music’
First I saw the band name, Hà; People 3 55, next the title of the album “One Bear, Two Bicycles...
Still Patient? – Zeitgeist Weltschmerz (CD Album – Schwarzrock / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock. Background/Info: Three years after their last and successful album “Shape Shifters”, the German Still Patient? band is...
Blue Images – Her Light (CD Album – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: It all started in 2013 as a solo-project, but New-York (USA) based Blue Images finally became...
Atomic Neon – Remember Me (CD Album – Alice In… / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, rock-goth. Background/Info: After having released three albums on Black Rain and one album on Holy Hour Records,...
Vortex – As Gods Fall (Digital Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Marcus Stiglegger is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his sonic brainchild Vortex with a new album....
Visions & Phurpa – Monad (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Monad” is a particular release in the Cyclic Law label history. It indeed is the...
Taphephobia & Kave – Monuments (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, cinematographic. Background/Info: This work is a split release between Norwegian musician Ketil Søraker (Taphephobia) and Netherlands musician Bram...
Dødsmaskin – Ingenting (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, noise, experimental. Background/Info: The album “Fullstendig Brennt” from the Norwegian project is considered as their official debut full...
‘Click Interview’ with Schwarzblut: ‘Freedom, Identity And The Celebration Of Diversity’
Hailing from The Netherlands Schwarzblut has released its fourth full length album “Idisi” on Alfa Matrix. The main sources of...
Nordvargr – Metempsychosis (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, Death-industrial. Background/Info: Swedish Master of darkness Henrik Nordvargr Björkk is back on track unleashing a new conceptual...
Dødsmaskin – Fiende (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, death-industrial, noise-ambient. Background/Info: “Fullstendig Brennt” is the debut-album released last year by Norwegian duo Dødsmaskin. I was deeply...
Dose – Furniture / Opaque (Vinyl 7” – A Turntable Friend Records)
Genre/Influences: Guitar-wave, shoegaze, rock-wave. Background/Info: We welcome Dose, which is unleashing their debut single on vinyl format. The band is...
Analogue-X – Course Of Life (CD Album – RMP Records/Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Analogue-X is a brand-new German synth-pop formation. Set up in 2017 by René Mußbach, Susan Mußbach...
Love In Prague – Two (CD Album – Off World Music)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: Benoît Gerard and Chloé Praha have been active under the Love In Prague moniker since 2007....
Darkrad – Heart Murmur (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Russian artist Jana Komaritsa is based in the USA and has been involved with...
Page – Start (CD EP – Energy Rekords)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Swedish Page formation remains one of the oldest synth-pop formations active in their homeland. Set up in...
Sea Of Sin – Future Pulse (CD Album – Sea Of Sin)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Klaus Schill and Frank Zwicker are active as Sea Of Sin since the 90s. The German electro-pop...
Yurugu’s Speech & Bismuth – The Brutal Misery Manifesto (CD Album – Dark Mechanism)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between both Italian projects Yurugu’s Speech and Bismuth....
Tolchock – World Of Tolchock 1997-2017 (CD Album – Energy Rekords)
Genre/Influences: EBM, crossover, aggreppo. Background/Info: Tolchock once started in the late 80s as Tolchock 14. They rapidly became one of...
Nachtmahr – Widerstand (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Thomas Rainer aka the ‘tanzdiktator’ operating behind the Nachtmahr desk became one of the most praised dark-electro...
Modulo One – Ten Thousand Meters Of Desert (Digital EP – Modulo One)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, body-pop. Background/Info: Modulo One Is A Norwegian duo set up in 2013 consisting of producer and singer Anders...
Marva Von Theo – Dream Within A Dream (CD Album – Marva Von Theo)
Genre/Influences: Trip-hop, indie-pop, ambient-pop. Background/Info: This is a new formation featuring Athens based singer Martha Voulgari and Vienna based composer...
The Lost End – The Lost End (CD Album – The Lost End)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: The Lost End is a 4 piece band from Norman – Oklhaoma (USA) unleashing their...
House Of Blondes – Time Trip (CD Album – Alrealon Musique)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: John Blonde and Chris Pace are operating from N.Y (USA). So far they released 2 albums...
John 3:16 – עשר (CD Album – Alrealon Musique)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, apocalyptic-rock, dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Philippe Gerber is now active for 10 years under the John 3:16 moniker. Time...
Florian Grey – Ritus (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-rock, dark-rock, metal-rock. Background/Info: Three years after the debut-album “Gone” German Florian Grey strikes back with a successor entitled...
Clarice Jensen – For This From That Will Be Filled (CD Album – Miasmah)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, neo-classic. Background/Info: This is the solo-debut of American musician Clarice Jensen. She’s a cellist, composer, and artistic director...
