Negant – Refuse! (EP – Læbel)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Negant is a Danish trio set up in 2017 by Jens B. Petersen (Neotek,...
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.
Am Tierpark – Kings Of Failure (Album – Læbel)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Claus Larsen (Leæther Strip, Klutae, Mirland/Larsen…) and John R. Mirland (Mirland, Negant, M73, Mirland/Larsen…)...
‘Click Interview’ with Die Krupps: ‘We Never Played By The Rules Of The Industry’
Die Krupps is considered as one of the Godfathers of EBM. The German band from Düsseldorf (Germany) was set up...
M73 – Tainted (Album – Læbel)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: M73 is a project set up by Danish composer John R. Mirland. He’s already...
Mirland – Antagonist (Mini-Album – Læbel)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial, EBM, IDM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: John R. Mirland has been –and still is, involved with multiple music...
Alphaxone + ProtoU + Onasander – Shadows Of Forgotten Legends (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: We’re used to hearing collaborative efforts from Cryo Chamber artists. This new opus,...
Dahlia’s Tear – Across The Shifting Abyss (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-cinematographic, dark-ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Swedish ambient musician Anile D. is striking back with the sixth full length...
ProtoU – Anomalies (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-cinematographic, dark-ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Sasha Puzan has released an impressive number of productions since her debut back...
Alphaxone – Dystopian Gate (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Dystopian Gate” must be the eleventh album by Mehdi Saleh aka Alphaxone. And...
Shrine – Quintessence (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Bulgarian born Hristo Gospodinov has already released a few noticeable releases. Most of...
NNHMN – Church Of No Religion (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, experimental, electronic. Format: Digital, CD, Cassette. Background/Info: Lee & Laudarg is a German duo who set up NNHMN...
‘Click Interview’ with The Second Sight: ‘The Big Stars Became More Important Because That Is Where The Money Comes From’
German electro-pop formation The Second Sight got some successful releases in between the late 90s and early 2000 years. Their...
Lunar Abyss Deus Organum – A Sherpa’s Sleep Is More Milk Music (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Lunar Abyss or Lunar Abyss quartet or Lunar Abyss Deus Organum… it’s all...
Cathedra – Time Was Away 1992-1997 (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, dark-ambient, cinematographic. Format: Digital, DCD. Background/Info: Some of you for sure know Mark Crumby. This British artist has...
Angst78 – 78-Angst (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Electro, ambient, experimental, IDM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Angst 78 is a Polish project driven by Patryk Gęgniewicz (aka...
Pas Musique & Rapoon – Composited Reality (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, abstract. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Robert L. Pepper (Pas Mustique) and Robin Story (Rapoon) have already released...
Kryptogen Rundfunk – Tales From The Mirrored Spaces (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, dark-ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Next to several split/collaborative releases, Kryptogen Rundfunk has now accomplished its third...
Günter Schlienz – Know Your New Age (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, vinyl. Background/Info: German artist Günter Schlienz has released an impressive number of productions since...
Uhushuhu – Bones & Drones (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Dark-cinematographic, experimental, drone. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Uhushuhu is a Russian solo-project driven by Pavel Dombrowski. A few productions...
Atrium Carceri & Cities Last Broadcast – Black Stage Of Night (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri, Sabled Sun ao) and Pär Boström (Kammarheit, Hymnambulae,...
‘Click Interview’ with Traversable Wormhole: ‘I Love Music That Creates Thought Provocative Images’
Originally from New-York (USA), but living in Berlin (Germany), Adam Mitchell is known in the industrial- and EBM scene for...
Artcore Machine – Dubh (Album – Xonar Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Set up in 2009, Artcore Machine is driven by Moreno Padoan (still...
Degenerated Sequences – Stranger To My Self (EP – Degenerated Sequences)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Yiannis Chatzakis is a Greek musician based in Crete and active as the keyboardist...
Celluloide – Futur Antérieur (Album – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Five years have passed since the previous Celluoide-album (cf. “L’Amour Est Géométrique”). The...
Sádon & Treha Sektori – Symphony Of Dying (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Originally released in 2017 on cassette format by Breathe Plastic Records, “Symphony...
Nordvargr – Daath (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Henrik Nordvargr Björkk released this Nordvargr-opus by the end of 2019....
Clavicvla – Sepulchral Blessing (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual, black-ambient. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Clavicvla is an Italian solo-project, which released the debut album...
DHI (Death And Horror Inc) – Pressures Collide / 25th Anniversary Edition (Album – DHI)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial, crossover. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Driven by ‘Graf’, ‘Nocturne’ and ‘Vicar’, DHI (Death And Horror Inc) saw the...
Harrga – Héroïques Animaux de la Misère (Album – Avon Terror Corps)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Based in Bristol (UK) Harrga has been set up in 2017 by Miguel...
‘Click Interview’ with Reichsfeind: ‘Art Is Supposed To Challenge Yourself’
Timo Revna set up Reichsfeind in 2011 somewhere in the hinterland of Frankfurt Am Main (Germany). He started to compose...
Horla – Fantômes (Album – Le Cabanon Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract. Format: Digital, vinyl. Background/Info: Horla is the solo-project of French artist Clovis Lemée. He’s based in Madagascar,...
Introspect – Redemption (Album – Introspect)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, body-funk. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Introspect is a French DIY project. “Redemption” is the project’s second album, which...
Soft Riot – When Push Comes To Shove (Album – Possession Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, experimental. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Jack Duckworth (JJD) is born in Canada, but has been residing in...