Syndro-syS – Corporation (CD Album – Sysndro-syS/Dark Noise Industry)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial, dark-electro. Background/Info: Syndro-syS is a French project set up in 2013. After a digital-EP they now have accomplished...
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.
Hellhumm – Random Damage Industry (CD Album – Hellhumm)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Hellhumm is a new Spanish band dealing with a rather open-minded EBM sound spectrum. The members...
Abbildung – All Demons Are Horned (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Stefan Casian is a Romanian artist and label-owner who’s been active in the wider fields of dark-ambient...
Seetyca – Nemeton (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Seetyca is one of the most prolific dark-ambient artists I know. We might speak about a...
Phantom Ship – Spheres (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, soundscape. Background/Info: Phantom Ship was set up by Italian dark-ambient lover Roberto Faloci. He already released 2...
FoetusDreams – Brouillard (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Winter-Light is a new label from The Netherlands devoted to dark-ambient music. FoetusDreams is their first singing...
Karmiciel Wszy – Isdalskvinnen (CD Album – Anoplura Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: I received no background information about this band and the debut album “Isdalskvinnen” while there’s even...
Obszön Geschöpf – The Vault Of Nightmares (CD Album – Cemetry Records)
Genre/Influences: Body-metal music. Background/Info: This album is part of a 4-CD-box featuring their debut album “Day Of Suffering” plus a...
God Body Disconnect – Dredge Portals (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-psychedelic-ambient. Background/Info: Cryo Chamber has signed this American solo-project set up by Bruce Moallem. This is the debut...
Sabled Sun – Signals IV-V-VI (3CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Simon Heath is one of those visionary artists active in the dark-ambient fields who seems to...
Ophelia’s Sweet Demise – Sonata Noire (CD Album – Ophelia’s Sweet Demise)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock. Background/Info: Operating out of Milwaukee (USA) Ophelia’s Sweet Demise was formed in the late 90s. The band...
Shapednoise – Different Selves (Vinyl Album – Type)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, noise. Background/Info: Behind Shapednoise is hiding Nino Pedone who’s an Italian artist based in Berlin. He’s one...
Huron – Fissure (Digital EP – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM. Background/Info: Behind the Berliner based Huron is hiding Steffen Schröder. The artist passion started long time ago while...
The Travel – Nyctophobia (CD Album – Mindtrick Records/Redrum Recordz)
Genre/Influences: Dubstep, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Behind The Travel is hiding Mike Redman who’s an artist of many talents. He’s the...
Amorphous – Behaviourism (CD EP – Semantics Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-body music. Background/Info: New solo-project by ex-Morgue member Gil O. Santos. “Behaviourism” is the official debut-EP revealing 6...
Kangding Ray – Cory Arcane (CD Album – Raster-Noton)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental-techno. Background/Info: Kangding Ray (aka David Letellier) is a rather familiar artist releasing his work on Raster-Noton. “Cory...
Johannes Heil – The Black Light (Digital Album – Exile Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-techno, deep-house. Background/Info: German producer Johannes Heil is a renowned producer active in the wider fields of techno music....
Digital 21 & Stefan Olsdal – Rebellion (Digital EP – Emigrant Limited)
Genre/Influences: Minimal, experimental-techno. Background/Info: Behind this project is hiding Miguel López Mora (Spanish producer) and the Placebo bassist Stefan Olsdal....
Ambiq – Ambiq 2 (CD Album – Arjunamusic)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, cinematographic. Background/Info: Ambiq is a trio featuring Max Loderbauer, Claudio Puntin and Samuel Rohrer who are artists...
Vainio & Vigroux – Peau Froide, Léger Soleil (CD Album – Cosmo Rhythmatic)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract-ambient, IDM. Background/Info: Mika Vainio is an artist who needs no further introduction and especially for all of...
Doganov – Conducting Chaos (Digipack/Digital – Self Released)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, new-wave, electro. Content: After the “Something Dark To Dance To”- EP and the 'History' single in 2012, it...
Genre Peak – Fix Me Deeper (CD EP – In-code Music)
Genre/Influences: IDM, cinematographic. Content: I already had the opportunity to discover previous work of Genre Peak, but this newest opus...
Lolita Komplex – The Greatest Show On Earth (CD Album – Dark Tunes)
Genre/Influences: Metal, rock-metal. Content: Lolita Komplex was set a few years ago now by ex-Sanguis Et Cinis member Eve Evangel....
Die Form ÷ Musique Concrète – Cinema Obscura (CD Album – Bain Total)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract-music, cinematographic. Content: Philippe Fichot strikes back with a new project he called Die Form ÷ Musique Concrète....
Requiem4FM – Epik (CD Album – SkyQode)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, electro-rock. Content: Requiem4FM is not exactly the most famous and common name active in the wider fields of...
Kromak – Trance It (CD Album – SkyQode)
Genre/Influences: Techno-trance. Content: Behind this new project is hiding a rather surprising name. I could never have imagined the front-man...
Invisible Devastation – The Thirteenth Apostle (CD Album – SkyQode)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop. Content: Invisible Devastation is a Russian band dealing with influences of electro-pop and EBM. Set up a few...
Serpents – State Of War (DCD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-EBM. Content: Serpents is a rather familiar name for lovers of EBM and especially those who were into...
kFactor – Ghastly Monolith (DCD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Content: kFactor is a Brazilian solo-project inspired by the good-old EBM sound from the late 80s and...
Astma – 600 Pounds Of Body (DCD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: Astma is a familiar name at the wider fields of EBM. This Swedish formation is not what...
Haujobb – Blendwerk (CD Album – Nagative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: IDM, dark & minimal electronics, experimental. Content: Dejan Samardzic (music) and Daniel Myer (music & vocals) aren’t exactly releasing...
Halo Effect – Life Is Perfect (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop. Content: Three years ago EK Product released the “Recoding” album by Halo Effect. The new work got released...
Advanced Art – Archive (DCD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: All EBM lovers and especially those that were already into EBM during the 90s for sure know...
Bodykomplex – Karma (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: Bodykomplex is one of the new-coming bands in the fields of EBM. The Finnish duo was set...
Onecyze Project – Absolute Zero (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: This is an interesting new comer joining the EK Product roster. It has to be said that...
The Devil & The Universe – Benedicere (CD Album – Rustblade)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient & ritual. Content: I last year discovered The Devil & The Universe with their 2nd full length “Haunted...
:Bahntier// – The Age Of Discord (CD Album – Rustblade)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-industrial. Content: The new work of :Bahntier// first of all reveals that this band set up by Stefano...
Alien Vampires – Drag You To Hell (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, electro-industrial-metal. Content: Five years have already passed since the previous Alien Vampires album (cf. “Harshlizer”). Nysrok and Nightstalker...
Zombie Girl – Killer Queen (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark body-pop. Content: Eight years after the successful debut album “Blood, Brain & Rock’N’Roll” the Canadian Zombie Girl...
Studio X Vs. Simon Carter – Ad Astra Volantis (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-trance, body-techno. Content: Studio X Vs. Simon Carter is the union between an Australian techno-trance sound genius and a...
Psy’Aviah – Never Look Back/Words (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Trip-pop, electro-pop. Content: Yves Schelpe, the artistic force behind Psy’Aviah has achieved his new full length “Seven Sorrows, Seven...
Phantom Vision – Ghosts (CD Album – COP International)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, post-punk. Content: Phantom Vision has resurrected after a 10 year hibernation. The Portuguese gothic formation got some recognition...
Simi Nah – Bootleg (CD Album – Why2k Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, new-wave, electro-clash. Content: It always is hard to remain objective when you really like the sound of a...
Solitary Experiments – In Motion / Live In Berlin (Digital Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dark-electro, body-pop. Content: Solitary Experiments last year celebrated their 20th anniversary by a unique live performance in their...
The Sexorcist – Klangkörper (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: Will The Sexorcist be the next sensation in EBM land? That’s hard to say, but this brand-new...
Hocico – Ofensor (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Content: No doubt about it, the new album by Hocico is one of the major releases in dark-electro...
Chainreactor – Dirt (CD Album – ProNoize)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial rave, industrial-techno. Content: Chainreactor has dropped its 5th full length and it will once again have a huge...
BhamBhamHara – Schöne Welt (CD Album – Scanner)
Genre/Influences: Body-techno music. Content: The guys of BhamBhamHara last year took us by surprise releasing a stunning debut album “Progressive...
Climax Denial – Dehumanizing Environments (CD Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial & ambient. Content: Climax Denial has already been active in the wider fields of industrial music for years...
Abjection Ritual – Futility Rites (CD Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial. Content: “Futitly Rites” is the first official CD by this Pennsylvanian based project. After 2 self-released productions Douglas...
V/A 25 Years Of Hands (4CD Box – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, rhythmic-noise, soundscapes, IDM. Bands: Ah Cama sotz, Cervello Elettronico, Geistform, Greyhound, Heimstatt Yipotash, Maschinenkrieger KR52 Vs. Disraptor, Mono...
Talvekoidik – Spitzbergen (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, cinematographic. Content: Kai Christian Hahnewald is an artist of many talents, but especially his hard industrial &...
Geistform – Tension (Vinyl 12” – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, dark-techno. Content: Geistform is one of those noise engineers I was immediately convinced by. Rafael M. Espinosa has...
Ancient Methods – Turn Ice Realities Into Fire Dreams (Vinyl 12” – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Content: Ancient Methods started as a duo, but Michael Wollenhaupt remained the single member of the crew. This...
Coska – What Are You Waiting For (Digital EP – Coska)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Content: Coska is a Finish duo based in Helsinki. They here deliver their debut-EP featuring 4 songs....
Autumn – The Hampstead Sketchbook (CD Album – Autumn)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, cinematographic, ethereal-ambient. Content: Autumn is celebrating its jubilee! This German formation never reached the absolute top, but they...
Autumn – Fleeting Impressions (CD Album – Autumn)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, neo-classic, cinematographic, ambient. Content: Autumn is back with the final part of their “Embracing Worlds”-trilogy, which started in...
V/A Liaisons Dangereuses – Cult Radio Classics – The Early Years (DCD Album – Universal Music Belgium)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, new-wave, EBM. Bands: Psyche, Chris & Cosey, Ministry, Carlos Peron, Dark Day, Severed Heads, Fad gadget, Killing Joke,...
Dead When I Found Her – All The Way Down (DCD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, apocalyptic-pop, industrial-ambient. Content: Dead When I Found Her unleashes its 3rd full length album, which features 10 new...
Venus Fly Trap – Metamorphosis 1987-2007 (Vinyl Album – Retinal Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, post-punk, electro-rock. Content: The “Metamorphosis”-album was originally released in 2007 as a CD by the Polish label Big...
Council Of Nine – Diagnosis (Digital album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Content: 2015 will be for sure a special year for Council Of Nine. After the release earlier...
League Of Space Pirates – Precognitive Universe Of Emergent Desire (CD Album – Another Limited Rebellion)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Content: League Of Space Pirates is a name I never heard of before, but this debut album for...
The Underground Youth – Haunted (Vinyl Album – Fuzz Club Records)
Genre/Influences: Dreamy dark-wave, shoegaze. Content: The Underground Youth is a British band, which has been already into music for a...
V/A Single Collection Summer 2015 (CD Album – Fuzz Club Records)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, dream-pop, wave-rock. Bands: TAU, 10 000 Russos, The Underground Youth, The Orange Revival, Cult Of Dom Keller. Content:...
Love In Cage – Mirage Post-Horizon (Vinyl Album – Trinity/Meidosem Records/Imperial Bedroom Rds)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, cold-wave. Content: Love In Cage is a French trio hailing from Rouen, which released a debut album “Position”...
Mémoires D’Automne – Cliché (Vinyl Album – Trinity/Meidosem Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave. Content: There are bands from the 80s and 90s that only a few people got the opportunity to...
