Frontal Boundary interview: ‘We Are Living in Unsafe Times!’
With “Failure”, the American industrial/EBM project Frontal Boundary doesn’t mourn collapse, they expose it. What sounds like their most aggressive...
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Ezekiel Gauthier announces new dark electro EP ‘Teenage Dark Love’
Paris-based dark electro project Ezekiel Gauthier announces the three-track EP "Teenage Dark Love", scheduled for digital release on 12 February...
Miss Grit launches new album “Under My Umbrella” with single “Stranger” on Mute
New York-based Korean-American musician Miss Grit will release the second full-length album "Under My Umbrella" on 24 April 2026 via...
S Y Z Y G Y X interview: ‘The rawness of a punk performance is something that comes very naturally to us’
S Y Z Y G Y X has been active for several years now. The American project, driven and inspired...
Peter Murphy & Boy George share ‘Let The Flowers Grow (Delerium Remix)’ via Metropolis Records
Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy and Boy George release the new digital single "Let The Flowers Grow (Delerium Remix)" today, 23...
Dawn Of Ashes join forces with Suicide Commando on new single ‘Penumbra’ ahead of ‘Anatomy Of Suffering’
Dawn Of Ashes, the Los Angeles-originated dark electronic and extreme industrial band, have released the collaborative single "Penumbra" with Belgian...
Ataraxia details 30th studio album ‘Sylfaera the Fair’ and reveals title track video
Italian neoclassical dark folk band Ataraxia will release their 30th studio album "Sylfaera the Fair" on 21 May 2026 via...
And Also The Trees detail new album ‘The Devil’s Door’ and 2026 tour dates
UK post-punk and alternative rock band And Also The Trees will release their new album "The Devil’s Door" on 27...
Combichrist, Front Line Assembly and London After Midnight to headline Dark Force Fest 2026
Dark Force Fest, the goth-industrial and dark alternative festival held at the Sheraton Parsippany “Castle” in New Jersey, has confirmed...
Fractal returns to Aliens Production with dark EBM album ‘Hide in the light’
The Polish dark electronic project Fractal returns to the Slovak label Aliens Production with the album "Hide in the light"....
New single ’13:13′ marks Project-X’s first release since ‘Needles and Control’ (2010)
Sweden's electro duo Project-X is back after 16 years of studio silence. The new track "13:13" was written and performed...
How we are using AI to handle the bulk of badly written press releases
We have long - extremely long actually - endured the horror of badly written press releases sent to the Side-Line...
Ols reveals new video for closing track ‘bez nas’ from ‘Poświaty’
Polish dark folk solo project Ols has released the "bez nas" video, a new visual for the - excellent -...
Death By Love unveil ‘Sellenno’ single and video from debut album ‘444’ on Distortion Productions
Transatlantic dark electronic duo Death By Love have released their new single "Sellenno" from the forthcoming debut album "444", scheduled...
Curses presents Tutto Vetro releases EP ‘Trust The Beat’ on Wrong Era
Here's a release that escaped our attention, but the lead track is a real club banger! Berlin-based producer Luca Venezia,...
KÁRYYN reveals new Mute album ‘Physics Universal Love Language (PULL)’ and first single ‘Collapse Phase’
Syrian-Armenian-American singer and producer KÁRYYN will release the new 10-track album “Physics Universal Love Language (PULL)” on 29 May 2026...
Bloodworm share new single ‘Bloodlust’ and join Suede’s 2026 ‘Antidepressants’ UK tour
Nottingham post-punk trio Bloodworm have released their new single "Bloodlust" and will join Suede as main support on the band’s...
EXTC take XTC songbook back on the road with 2026 ‘This Is Pop’ greatest hits UK tour
EXTC, the pop-punk-rock band led by XTC drummer Terry Chambers, will tour the UK in 2026 with the "This Is...
The Mystic Underground return with new album ‘So Close, So Far’
New York City darkwave and synthpop duo The Mystic Underground have released their new album "So Close, So Far" via...
Kilmarth explores fear of happiness on concept album ‘Cherophobia’ for Adventurous Music digital series
Belgian electronic project Kilmarth has released the concept album "Cherophobia". Written and produced by Cedric Wattergniaux, the 9-track release focuses...
Ralf Dörper interview on why Die Krupps still won’t behave
(Interview by Karo Kratochwil) Forty-five years is usually when bands turn themselves into exhibits: tidy eras, polished anecdotes, the safe...
Rotersand Interview: ‘We make it sometimes difficult for ourselves’
(Edited by Katrin Diekhof / Interview courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries) In just over 20 years, Rotersand have built a...
Oberer Totpunkt unites live-tested catalogue on 19-track compilation ‘Feuer’
Oberer Totpunkt has released the compilation album "Feuer" via Danse Macabre Records, bringing together 19 tracks in remixed and re-sequenced...
Siva Six launches 20 year anniversary video ’20 Years Siva Six – fraters and sorors edition’
Greek dark electro / industrial duo Siva Six are marking two decades of activity with the anniversary clip "20 Years...
I WANT MY MTV!
By guest columnist Per Aksel Lundgreen (Apoptygma Berzerk / Angst Pop / Cronos Titan / Chinese Detectives / Shatoo /...
Moby confirms 23rd album ‘Future Quiet’ for February 20 release via BMG, led by new version of ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die’
Moby announces his 23rd studio album "Future Quiet," due out 20 February 2026 via BMG. Out now is a new...
Portland post-punk act Rayon share ‘Running’ video from ‘Shopping B/W Running’
Portland, Oregon post-punk/no-wave project Rayon has shared a new video for "Running" from the Rayon "Shopping B/W Running" single, released...
Bandcamp bans AI music uploads with new generative AI policy
Bandcamp has announced its new rules when it comes to AI music in a post titled "Keeping Bandcamp Human". In...
German synthpop artist Meersein drops ‘Tide Myself’ as first single/video from EP ‘Ocean’
Meersein, a German synthpop/dark wave project led by Jan Schütz, has announced the digital single "Tide Myself" as the first...
Carl Sjöström from Scapa Flow unveils Hoy debut album ‘Getting Closer’
On 16 January 2026, Swedish electronic musician Carl Sjöström (Scapa Flow-member) will release his debut full-length album as Hoy, titled...
Napster AI pivot: streaming service turned off mid-playback
On or around January 1, 2026, subscribers found playback on Napster abruptly cut off while they were listening to music...
Robotiko Rejekto reissues 1987 single ‘Rejekto!’ as limited red splatter MLP on ZYX Music
German techno/EBM project Robotiko Rejekto sees its classic 1987 single "Rejekto!" return on vinyl as a limited coloured 12" MLP...
ZYX issues limited coloured 2LP ’40 Years Techno Club – The 80s Vinyl Edition’
ZYX Music marks four decades of Frankfurt’s Techno Club with the limited coloured 2LP "40 Years Techno Club – The...
Manchester post-punk band Inca Babies share ‘Superior Spectre’ single and video from ‘Reincarnation’
Manchester post-punk / punk blues band Inca Babies has released the single "Superior Spectre" as a digital track with an...
Gareth Jones to release 2 albums in 2026: ElectroGenetic 2 – Nos Da’ & ’53_StOlaves : Response’
(By Janos Janurik) The Mortality Tables label launches what promises to be a particularly active year with the release of...
Trisol mark 35 years of Project Pitchfork debut ‘Dhyani’ with new black 2LP edition
On March 27, 2026, Trisol will issue a new black 2x180g vinyl edition of Project Pitchfork’s debut album "Dhyani," marking...
Propter Hoc Interview: ‘My primary motive is curiosity, and then I try to make sense of what I discover’
Propter Hoc's Scottish artist J.A. Harrington might never have started making music were it not for the Coronavirus pandemic. Like...
Concrete Nocturne kicks off 2026 going even darker with new single ‘Pretend’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The dark Norwegians known as Concrete Nocturne starts off the New Year returning...
OOMPH is booming in Google search, but not for the reason you think
The past few days we saw an enormous spike in visits to Side-Line for our articles on OOMPH!, and I...
KMFDM share title song ‘Enemy’ as second single from upcoming 24th album
German industrial rock and electro-industrial group KMFDM have released the title track "Enemy" as the second single from their upcoming...
Low Blows release ‘Vacío’, first single and video from self-titled 2026 album
Barcelona post-punk and darkwave trio Low Blows have released the digital single "Vacío" as the lead track from their forthcoming...
Industrial veteran Rhys Fulber reworks Rogue Unit vs Darkvolt track “The Truth” for DressCode Black
Rogue Unit vs Darkvolt release the digital single "The Truth (Rhys Fulber Remix)" on 23 January 2026 via Antwerp-based label...
Depeche Mode bring Mexico City concert film ‘M’ to Netflix this Friday January 9
Depeche Mode’s 2025 concert documentary "Depeche Mode: M" will join Netflix’s catalogue on Friday, January 9, 2026, bringing the band’s...
‘Night’ closes Burn’s dark electro love story on debut CD ‘Chopped and Shattered’
Polish-Luxembourgish dark electro duo Burn have released their second single "Night", a downtempo, trip-hop-leaning track that serves as the closing...
Tyske Ludder’s ‘Creutzfeldt’ EP returns as 222-copy LP and 77-copy box via Emmobiz
Tyske Ludder will reissue their 1996 EBM release "Creutzfeldt" as a limited vinyl edition via Emmobiz Records on February 27,...
Mesh return with ‘Exile’ video single and announce new album ‘The Truth Doesn’t Matter’ on Dependent Records
British electronic alternative duo Mesh have released the video single "Exile", their first new song in nine years, and confirmed...
The story behind The Police’s ‘Every Bomb You Make’, a Spitting Image TV satire on ‘Every Breath You Take’
The 40th-anniversary extended reissue for The Police album "Synchronicity" also re-surfaced the track "Every Bomb You Make". It was not...
18. Elektrisch Festival 10″ series splits into ‘EBM Edition’ and ‘Synth Pop Edition’
Emmobiz Records will mark the 18th Elektrisch Festival in Zwickau with two separate 10" vinyl releases: "V.A. 18. Elektrisch Festival...
Wumpscut returns with new 8-track album ‘Zuckerpuppe’ on Betonkopf Media
Betonkopf Media announces "Zuckerpuppe" (German for "sugar baby"), a new eight-track album by German electro-industrial project Wumpscut, scheduled for April...
Years Of Shame launch cold industrial/sadwave debut album ‘Primary’ via Icy Cold Records
French cold industrial/sadwave duo Years Of Shame will release their debut album "Primary" on 6 February 2026 through Icy Cold...
Wumpscut announces ‘Evoke – Provoke’ light blue vinyl and remix 2LP ‘Homicide Bajazzo’
German electro-industrial project Wumpscut and Betonkopf Media, in collaboration with Italian distributor Audioglobe, will issue two limited vinyl editions on...
French ambient composer Christian Wittman drops deep-space ambient album ‘Andromeda’ on Cyclical Dreams
French electronic and ambient composer Christian Wittman has released his new space ambient album "Andromeda" via Argentine label Cyclical Dreams,...
Melkor Interview: ‘A mixture of Cinematic, Ambient and atmospheric sonar explorations’
Behrad Fountain (Melkor) is an Iranian interdisciplinary artist and philosopher from Persia. His debut album, “Udkraxsha”, was released in 2024...
Reviewer & Interviewer Stef Coldheart under fire: Readers question his work and albums – Top 25
I believe that as a critic, you should also be able to accept criticism. I have been working non-stop since...
Best of industrial / electro / post-punk albums of 2025
Traditionally, I close each year with my TOP 25 of the best industrial / electro / post-punk ALBUMS we’ve received...
KMFDM postpone 2026 European tour, will still release ‘Enemy’
German industrial rock and electro-industrial band KMFDM have postponed their almost sold-out February-March 2026 European tour due to severe illness...
Assemblage 23 Interview: ‘We’re all a bunch of big, dumb monkeys’
Assemblage 23's Tom Shear is one of those artists who needs no introduction. Since his first album, “Contempt”, released in...
Perry Bamonte of The Cure dies at 65 after short illness
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the English rock band The Cure, has died at the age of 65. The...
nøwhere drops witch house EP ‘Solve Et Coagula’
"Solve Et Coagula", the second EP by European witch house project nøwhere, is out now as a self-released digital title....
Hocico expand ‘Hey Tú!’ collaboration with Prayers into full 4-track EP
'Mexican electro-industrial duo Hocico release the 4-track EP "Hey Tú!" via Out Of Line Music, expanding their collaboration with Mexican-American...
25th anniversary for Apoptygma Berzerk’s hit ‘Kathy’s Song’: ‘I drove to Holland to make sure Ferry Corsten did the remix!’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Coverart by Halvor Bodin) It's been 25 years since Apoptygma Berzerk's hit single...
Scheitan release new album ‘Wine For a Tormented Soul, video for ‘A Kiss of Death’ out now
Swedish gothic rock band Scheitan have released their new album "Wine For a Tormented Soul" through Greek label The Circle...
Portuguese synthpop project Zukatti releases ‘Luz da Noite’ single
Portuguese synthpop act Zukatti has released the digital single "Luz da Noite", sung in Portuguese, available on major streaming platforms...
Mephisto Odyssey set Dec 31 release for ‘CRASH: Reborn’, featuring previously unheard Wayne Static vocal takes and guitars by Brad Gillis
The San Francisco-based industrial rock / electronic act Mephisto Odyssey will release “CRASH: Reborn” on December 31, 2025 as a...
Stoneburner Interview: ‘It was finally time to write the Industrial record I have been promising myself’
American artist Steven Archer has been involved in numerous musical projects, of which Ego Likeness is undoubtedly the best known....
Concrete Nocturne confront what we’ve lost in new single ‘Shallow Grave’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Out today is another single from the dark Norwegians in Concrete Nocturne, "Shallow...
