Shedir – Falling Time (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: This is the debut album of Shedir. Behind this name is hiding a solo-project set up...
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.
Hesychia – Metanoia (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-soundscape. Background/Info: Arthur Rosar is an Austrian musician who has been formerly involved in many projects such as...
Martyria – Martyria (CD Album – Tumor / Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, dark-ambient, drone. Background/Info: Martyria is a Greek male-female duo and one of the latest signings on Malignant Records....
Stromstad – New Devoted Human (CD Album – Tumor / Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, death-industrial. Background/Info: You take Jasse Tuukki and Toni Myöhänen of STROM.ec and Kristoffer Oustad of Plague Machinery, Kristoffer...
Shock Frontier – Tumult (CD Album – Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: “Tumult” is the second opus by the Shock Frontier duo. Driven by Robert C. Kozletsky (mainly...
Darkness On Demand – Post stone Age Technology (CD Album – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The EP “City Of Dreamers” was an appetizer for the debut full length of the German trio...
‘Click Interview’ with Der Klinke: ‘In This Scene You Have To Realize That Music Is All About Passion’
Der Klinke is a Belgian formation inspired by the good-old 80s new-wave music. Set up in 2009 they released three...
B°tong – The Long Journey (CD Album – Reverse Alignment)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape. Background/Info: Next to the “Monastic” album Chris Sigdell released another work on Reverse Alignment. “The Long Journey”...
Rinpoče Roberto – Twenty Years From Now (Digital Album – Surface Tension Records)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, IDM, industrial. Background/Info: I never heard of this Slovakian artist before, but the least I can say is...
‘Click Interview’ with Lovelorn Dolls: ‘From Darkness To Light’
Brussels based goth-rock formation Lovelorn Dolls is back on track. The band’s third album “Darker Ages”, released on Alfa Matrix,...
B°tong – Monastic (CD Album – Reverse Alignment)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: After his activities under the NID moniker Chris Sigdell set up B°tong in 2005. He released...
Kirlian Camera – Hologram Moon (CD Album – Dependent)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Elena Alice Fossi and Angelo Bergamini truly are veterans of the electronic underground scene. Active since the...
First Aid 4 Souls – Dark Tunnel (CD Album – Digital Absynthe)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: This Hungarian formation is maybe not the most familiar name active in the wider fields of...
Darkness On Demand – City Of The Dreamers (Digital EP – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: EBM, epic-body-music. Background/Info: Wagner, Falgalas and Chris L. is a German trio we all know from Dance Or Die....
Autodafeh – The Vintage Collection (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Mika Rossi, Jesper Nilsson and Anders Olsson are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their EBM brainchild commonly...
Rebirth – The Worst Dream (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Rebirth is the story of the long-time friends, both involved with electronic music and who finally decided...
Psy’Aviah – Lightflare (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: The sixth official studio album by Belgian Yves Schelpe aka Psy’Aviah appears to be a very...
Metroland – Men In a Frame + Men In A Frame Remixes (2 Digital Singles – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Metroland has their fourth album in the pipeline. So there’s no better teaser than releasing 2 digital...
‘Click Interview’ with Miseria Ultima: ‘If You Work For Yourself And Be Diligent, You Will Get Something In Return’
Hailing from Finland Miseria Ultima was set up 2016 by Aleksi Martikainen and Kimmo Huhtala. One year later their unleashed...
Tyler McDevgon – Violent Heart (Digital EP – Tyler McDevgon)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body music. Background/Info: Behind Tyler McDevgon is hiding Hand In Waves member Felix F. Both projects have been promoted...
4ourth4floor – Past Lives (CD Album – DHM Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Set up by Andrew Tomlinson (composer, songwriter, guitar and programming) and joined by female singer Louise...
Lovelorn Dolls – Darker Ages (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-rock, gothic. Background/Info: Time runs fast! There was a hiatus of four years between the previous Lovelorn Dolls album...
Junksista – Promiscuous Tendencies (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Junksista Duo Diana S. and Boog are back on track and have unleashed their fourth full...
Miseria Ultima – Phosphor (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Miseria Ultima is a new name knocking at the door of the dark-electro universe. The Finnish duo...
Schyzzo – Clash (CD EP – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: Breakbeat, industrial, techoid. Background/Info: Schyzzo (also known as Schyzzo.com) are back on track after a hiatus of four years....
Viscera Drip – Demo(n)s (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: After 2 successful official albums Viscera Drip strikes back with an album for the fans. This American...
Frontier Guards – Oblivion (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Hailing from the Czech Republic the Frontier Guards duo has released its fourth full length album....
Fredrik Croona – This Is Goodbye (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: Dark future-pop, dark-electro. Background/Info: We all know Fredrik Croona from his involvement with Cynical Existence, Project Rotten and even...
Bleeding Corp. – Ex Machina (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: “Ex Machina” is the third album by Ecuadorian formation Bleeding Corp. Nearly 3 years after their previous...
First Black Pope – Post Mortem (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-metal. Background/Info: The Italian combo First Black Pope is clearly not the most renowned band active in the...
Devilsight – Rabia (CD EP – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: I discovered the Mexican duo Devilsight by their official debut album “Luna” released in 2015 on Advoxya....
ESR – Machines Of Destruction (CD Album – Advoxya)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: I found out that Vincent Pujol started to compose music under the Electro Synthetic Rebellion moniker in...
A Slice Of Life – A Slice Of Life (CD EP – A Slice Of Life)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, rock-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Set up by singer Dirk Vreys (obsCURE) and guitarist Guy Wilssens (Perverted By Language) A...
‘Click Interview’ with Intent:Outtake: ‘We Are Truly Concerned About The Future’
Based in Leipzig (Germany) Andreas Engleitner (lyrics & vocals) - Bastian Polak (composition) set up Intent:Outtake in 2014. The band...
Sect 37 – Aural Oncology (Digital Album – Sect 37)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, minimal-electronics, ambient. Background/Info: English duo Stuart J. Harris – John Frost are back on track unleashing a...
LPF12 – Whiteout5 (Digital Album – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: IDM, cinematographic. Background/Info: Sascha Lemon and his LPF12 sonic brainchild are already back on track. This is the fifth...
LPF12 – Differ (Digital Album – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, IDM, experimental. Background/Info: Sascha Lemon remains a real prolific artist. He releases several productions a year and “Differ”...
Knights – Alligator (CD EP – Knights)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: I discovered Knights by the self-titled debut-EP revealing a somewhat retro-like electro-pop style reminding me of bands...
Servovalve – Necromasse (Digital Album – M-Tronic)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Servovalve is a French project, which already released a few productions, but seems to strike...
Robert Fox – Cathedral (CD Album – AD Music)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, ambient, electronic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: British composer Robert Fox is a veteran in electronic-ambient music. “Cathedral” is a soundtrack...
David Wright & Carys – Prophecy (CD Album – AD Music)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electro-ambient. Background/Info: David Wright was one of the AD Music founders and is the first artist who released...
Bathead – Your Big Bat Nightmare (DCD Album – Bathead)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The horror and comic orientated EBM by the German formation Bathead is back on track unleashing its...
Neurotoxik – Neurotoxik (CD Album – Neurotoxik)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: I did not receive any real info about Neurotoxik and there’s not that much to find on...
Jupe Jupe – Lonely Creatures (CD Album – Jupe Jupe Music)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, indie-rock. Background/Info: Based in Seattle (USA) Jupe Jupe consists of Bryan Manzo, My Young, Patrick Partington and Jarrod...
Hybryds – The Ritual Of The Rave (DCD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, industrial, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Polish label Zoharum has something really particular with Belgian ritual/industrial formation Hybryds. “The Ritual...
Jarl – Negative Rotation / Intensive Fracture (DCD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Zoharum likes to re-release work from ambient- and industrial inspired bands. This is another re-release on...
Maninkari – L’Océan Rêve Dans Sa Loisiveté – Second Session (CD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: French brothers Frédéric and Olivier Charlot are active for more than 10 years now under...
Moan / Genetic Transmission – Dedicated To Luigi Russolo (CD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape, abstract. Background/Info: This album was originally released in 2004 and featured a new kind of collaboration between...
Genetic Transmission / Moan – Collaboration 1 (CD Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape, abstract. Background/Info: Polish label Zoharum is re-editing ‘old’ records. They started re-releasing work from the Polish experimental/industrial...
Project Pitchfork – Akkretion (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro-wave. Background/Info: Peter Spilles assisted by Dirk Scheuber and Jürgen Jansen are back on track adding one more album...
We Are Temporary – Embers (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Brooklyn based We Are Temporary took me by surprise on the first official album entitled “Crossing Over”....
Rome – Hall Of Thatch (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Rock-folk, psychedelic, chanson. Background/Info: Jérôme Reuter aka Rome can look back at a successful career which took off in...
Persephone – Perle (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Cabaret-gothic, neo-classic, experimental, jazzy. Background/Info: L’Âme Immortelle singer Sonja Kraushofer doesn’t need an introduction, but some of you maybe...
L’Âme Immortelle – Hinter Dem Horizont (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-pop, electro-wave. Background/Info: The Nachtmahr commander and the Persephone nymph are joining hands again for their Mothership project; the...
Mantus – Staub & Asche (DCD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Mantus definitely is one of the most faithful ambassadors from the German label Trisol. All releases...
Exfeind – Nummer Eins (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, gothic-metal, industrial-rock. Background/Info: Trisol is not often signing new bands, but when a new artist joins the German...
Samuel Kerridge – The Silence Between Us (Vinyl EP – Downwards)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Samuel Kerridge definitely is one of those visionary artists who’s not dealing with one explicit and...
Metal Disco – Devil Explicit (CD EP – Detonic Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electroclash, EBM, wave-pop. Background/Info: Behind this funny band name is hiding Greek artist Toxic Razor. If the name of...
‘Click Interview’ with Sleepwalk: ‘Sleepwalk Is A Place To Canalize The Darker Emotions
Sleepwalk celebrates their 25th anniversary by the release of the new album “Tempus Vincit Omnia”. Core member Bruno Ruch, Andreas...
Cordis Cincti Serpente – Cenobitorium (Cassette Album – Industrial Ölocaust Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Adrian Marcado is the man hidden behind Cordis Cinti Serpente. This Italian artist has already...
Bismuth – Thermobaric Weapons (Digital EP – Dark Mechanism Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, death-industrial. Background/Info: Bismuth is an Italian duo which released 2 productions during 2017. “Thermobaric Weapons” features 2 cuts...
Phunkadelica – Intergalactico (Digital EP – Engrave Ltd.)
Genre/Influences: Techno, acid-pop. Background/Info: I never heard of Phunkadelica before, but the “Intergalactico”-EP is a perfect opportunity to discover this...
We Are The Line – Through The Crack (CD EP – La Ligne Production(s)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: We Are The Line is a French project that claims to be inspired by artists such...
Wintry – Ausweg (Vinyl 7” – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Wintry was originally set up in the 90s by Alex Twin (3 Cold Men, Individual Industry...
Null + Void – Cryosleep (CD Album – Hfn Music)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, dream-pop, experimental-pop, electroclash. Background/Info: Kurt Uenala is a Swiss born New-Yorker who’s already involved in music for a...
‘Click Interview’ with Ethan Fawkes: ‘“I Will Dance On Your Grave” Is My Dream Of Revolution’
Ethan Fawkes is a Belgian DJ and producer who since 2014 started to release records like hell. His music is...
