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...
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.
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...
Scandroid – Monochrome (CD Album – FIXT Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, electro-pop. Background/Info: “Monochrome” is the second album by Scandroid, one of Celldweller’s side-project. Scandroid has been set up...
Reznyck- Muscle Cardiac (CD Album – M-Tronic)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic, electronic, ambient. Background/Info: Reznyck is a new French project joining the M-Tronic stable. Next to the CD...
ARM – Bloodbeat (Digital Album – M-Tronic)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, industrial, experimental. Background/Info: Dan Serbanescu is a Romanian artist you maybe know from his main project Tanz Ohne...
tEaR!doWn – Shades Of Apathy (CD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: tEaR!doWn is Charly (also involved with Sleepwalk) and singer Oliver Spring (Nine Seconds and former singer...
Sleepwalk – Tempus Vincit Omnia (DCD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Swiss formation Sleepwalk celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2017. Well, I’ve been one of the lucky...
Am Tierpark – Trashy Luxury (CD Album – Laebel)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Trashy Luxury” is the second full length released by the Danish duo Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip, Klutae,...
‘Click Interview’ with Angelspit: ‘Overwhelmed With The Wonderful Cacophony Of Our Society’
Set up in 2004 Australian formation Angelspit is now based in Los Angeles (USA). Driven by front man Karl Learmont...
Ourea – Ourea 1 (Vinyl 12” – Horo)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Maiko Okimoto is a Japanese female artist who has already been active for a couple of...
Baroque – Ocean Of Noise (Digital EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, minimal EBM. Background/Info: During the past few years Space Factory (label set up by David Carretta) doesn’t release...
Adriano Canzian – Seeking Bad Boys (Digital EP – Icon Series Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, techno-body, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Italian producer Adriano Canzian doesn’t need introduction. He became an established and recognized artist in...
< G.U > – Galactic Underground (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: < G.U > aka Galactic Underground is an ambient project driven by the creative mind...
‘Click Interview’ with Encephalon: ‘The New Album Was An Intentional De-Evolution’
Set up in 2005 by Matt Gifford, Encephalon deals with a sophisticated electronic format featuring multiple influences like EBM, dark-electro...
Factice Factory – Lines & Parallels (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave. Background/Info: French-Swiss formation Factice Factory has accomplished their third full length. They self-released their previous and successful album...
Der Klinke – The Unexpected (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, new-wave, cold-wave. Background/Info: After having released their three previous albums on Echozone, Der Klinke joined hands with the...
#BRSTKRN feat. Sofie Verdoodt & Jeroen Jacobs – #BRSTKRN (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, krautrock, cinematographic. Background/Info: This Belgian project is the meeting between Bart Desmet better known as Barst (BRST)...
Black Nail Cabaret – Dichromat (CD Album – Basic Unit Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: London based duo Emese Arvai-Illes (vocals) - Krisztian Arvai (music and production) released the Dichromat album back...
Intent:Outtake – Schmerzmaschine (CD Album – Sonic-X)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: “Schmerzmaschine” is the third album accomplished by the Leipziger (Germany) duo Bastian Polak – Andreas Engleitner....
Ethan Fawkes – Dance On Your Grave (CD Album – I-Traxx Red Edition)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-EBM, techno-body. Background/Info: Belgian producer and DJ Ethan Fawkes has released an impressive number of EP’s over the past...
‘Click Interview’ with Implant: ‘Music Is A Bit Like Sex In A Long-Term Relationship’
Set up in 1992 by Len Lemeire and Geert Machtelinck, Belgian Implant celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2017 releasing their...
Schwarzbund – Aktion, Mensch! (CD Album – Sonic-X)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, EBM, electro-pop. Background/Info: German trio Schwarzbund features René Müller who you maybe remember from DavaNtage and Future Trail,...
Terrorfrequenz – Mutatio In Signum (CD Album – Sonic-X)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Terrorfrequenz strikes back with a new full length album. The most familiar work probably remains their second...
Virgin In Veil – Twisted Thrills (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Death-rock, post-punk, cold-wave. Background/Info: They claim to compose death-rock music and are now back on track unleashing their second...
The Spiritual Bat – Your Own World And The Vision Of Sound (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, death-rock. Background/Info: Dario Passamonti (music & arrangements) and Rosetta Garrì (lyrics, arrangements & percussions) are now already active...
‘Click Interview’ with Agrezzior: ‘Agrezzior Is Not Only A Band, It’s Like A Family’
We all know Swedish duo Mika Rossi - Jesper Nilsson for their involvement with Autodafeh, but they also deal with...
Koraktor – Bestie Mensch (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, epic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Koraktor is a Swiss trio hailing from Zürich. After having self-released the debut album “Nacht...
Zoloft Evra – Hypoxyphilia (Cassette EP – Marbre Negre)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Set up in 2014, the Italian formation Zoloft Evra was meant to ‘create a new musical...
QOD – Absequence (CD Album – Silentes Minimal Editions)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, industrial. Background/Info: QOD is a brand new Italian duo set up by Moreno Padoan (owner of Xonar...
