Vlimmer – Diskomfort (Digital/CD/Cassette Mini-Album – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
Blackjack Illuminist owner and musically active as Vlimmer, Alexander Donat released this mini-album earlier this year. If you're even slightly...
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.
Balduvian Bears – Winter’s End (Digital Album – darkTunes Music Group)
The American band Balduvian Bears released their debut album last year and are already back with a follow-up.Their influences remain...
Circuit Preacher – Heaven Can’t Heal (Digital Album – darkTunes Music Group)x
Heaven Can't Heal is the second album from the American band Circuit Preacher. The 10 tracks transport us back in...
Gaping Chasm – Ergospective (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production)
It's been years since I last heard of Gaping Chasm. Driven by Czech artist Roman Petro, aka 'Ergo'-also known from...
Aiming – The Legend (Digital/CD/Vinyl/Cassette EP – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
I'd never heard of this British band, which-after releasing a few singles-has now put out its first EP. The four...
Kontrast – Imperium – Tyrannis (Digital/Vinyl Album – Danse Macabre)
The German band Kontrast has been active for over 20 years, but this new album took around six years to...
Evo-lution – Progress (Digital/CD Album – Danse Macabre)
"Progress" is the sixth album from the German band Evo-lution. The record features a fairly diverse take on Electro, leaning...
Caldon Glover – Eternal Night Radio (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
In just a few years, Cal Glover-Wessel has released an impressive number of productions. This latest opus marks his third...
Statiqbloom & Blush Response interview: ‘Playing with sound, listening, reacting, and building on that’
This year saw the release of "Folding In", a six-track collaboration between Fade Kainer and Joey Gonzalez. Both American artists—celebrated...
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Strange Kind Of Paradise (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – COP International)
It's been since 1992 that Red Lorry Yellow Lorry last released a studio album. In 2025, that long wait finally...
Dark Line Spectrum – Stolen Memory (Reiteration) (Digital Album – Dark Line Spectrum)
Dark Line Spectrum isn't a project that immediately rang a bell. It's reportedly a French act that has been active...
Chaos Tamed – Elbrus (Digital/CD Album – I/O Music)
This is the second album from the Swedish solo project Chaos Tamed. Driven by Magnus Kalnins, known from Colony 5,...
Mari Kattman – Year Of The Katt (Digital/CD Album – Metropolis)
We know Mari Kattman primarily for her numerous vocal performances, as well as for her involvement in projects like Helix...
Ceremony Shadows – Ascension (Digital Album – Ceremony Shadows)
Based in Portland, USA, Ceremony Shadows has been active for several years. Although previously unknown to me, the band has...
My Love Kills – Mors Nobis (Digital/CD Album – Progress Productions)
On the fourth album by the Swedish-French duo My Love Kills, the title already hints at what lies ahead. "Mors...
Ashtoreth & Penumbral Aethyr interview: ‘There is something healing about the process of creation’
I'm not a fervent fan of occasional artist collaborations. They often result in a single release, then fade out, only...
Lucifer’s Aid – Enter And Exit (Digital/CD Album – Progress Productions)
It’s been almost 10 years since Carl Nilsson released his first album under the name Lucifer’s Aid. The Swedish artist...
BlakLight – Buried Alive (Digital EP – BlakLight)
“Buried Alive” is the second preview of BlakLight’s upcoming album, “The Haunting Of Us”. The American Electro-Pop band delivers a...
Grodock – Gesammelte Hintergründe (Digital/CD Album – Krater Recordings)
With this new album, German experimental artist David Leutkart—owner of the Grubenwehr Freiburg label, where most of his work has...
B°Tong – Zenihilist (Digital/CD Album – Krater Recordings)
It’s been 20 years since Chris Sigdell released his first album under the B°Tong banner. Since then, he has produced...
Denuit – Love Violence (Digital/CD/Vinyl – Manic Depression)
“Love Violence” is already the fourth album from the French duo Denuit. They stay true to their dark, ’80s-inspired Electro-Wave...
Primal Era Worship – Last Outpost (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Primal Era Worship is a project I hadn’t encountered before. Apparently, a debut album was released in 2022, but with...
Intrusive Pinky – Darkness (Digital EP – Les Disques De La Pantoufle)
Darkness is the second EP from the enigmatic Californian duo known as Diana Jr. and Jackie Jr. Much has been...
Derma interview: ‘We could never create music just to sell it’
Listening to Derma's new album “Gran Monoplano”-released on Ant-Zen-, I suddenly felt 30 years younger. It was as if I...
Contre Soirée – Psychiatry (Digital EP – Veyl)
Contre Soirée originally began as a duo in 2017, but soon evolved into a solo project led by French artist...
Seatemples – Los Templos Marinos (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records)
Founded in 2014, and nearly five years after their previous album, the Chilean band Seatemples returns with their third release...
Closed Mouth – After The Tears The Fury (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records)
French musician Yannick Rault remains remarkably prolific, releasing yet another new album featuring 10 tracks. In terms of influences, the...
Antifer – Dirty Dents De Scie (Digital EP – Icy Cold Records)
Antifer is a Parisian trio formed in 2024, consisting of Anthony Loridant, Romain Glaser, and Carine Rosa. Following several singles,...
Ashtoreth & Penumbral Aethyr – Naiad (Digital/CD Album – Winter Light)
“Naiad” is a collaboration between two renowned Belgian artists: Peter Verwimp (best known for Ashtoreth) and Nicolas Van Meirhaeghe, best...
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...
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 trio marks the occasion with their fourteenth...
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...
