Blasted – Anvil (Vinyl 12” – Depth.Request)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: Blasted is an Italian producer who already has released a few numbers of EP’s. He now joined...
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Ugasanie & Xerxes The Dark – Abysmal (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Abysmal” resulted from the common efforts between two artists hailing from different cultures, but sharing a...
Purwien & Kowa – Drei (Digital 3-EP – Zwei Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: German duo Christian Purwien and Thomas Kowa(lzik) are back on track unleashing 3 new EP’s entitled “Drei...
The Overlookers – Driving Fast (CD EP – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: It’s not very often that the French electro-pop label BOREDOMproduct signs new bands. But here comes The...
Happiness Project – Mutation (CD Album – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: French electro-pop formation Happiness Project doesn’t release new work on a regular basis, but their recently...
Chronic Twilight – Vulnerable (CD EP – Nowhere Now Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic. Background/Info: Chronic Twilight is the solo-project from American artist Michael Louis. One year after the debut album “Hymns...
We Are The Line – Songs Of Light & Darkness (CD EP – La Ligne Productions)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, electro-pop. Background/Info: I discovered this French formation by their previous EP “Through The Crack”, which was a...
Unplaces – Changes (CD Album – Tangrami / Timezone)
Genre/Influences: Indie-pop, pop-rock. Background/Info: German Unplaces trio strikes back with a new album, which seems to be their second one....
Tropic Of Coldness – Framed Waves (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, ambient. Background/Info: We here welcome the third full length album by the Italian-American formation Tropic Of Coldness....
Blume – Ashes (CD Album – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2008 by Enrico Filisetti (vocals & lyrics, composition), Ivan Savino (composition, electronics) and Daniele...
Black Nail Cabaret – Bête Noire (Digital EP – Black Nail Cabaret)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: Based in London, Hungarian duo Emese Arvai-Illes (vocals) and Krisztian Arvai (electronics) are back on track unleashing...
Council Of Nine – Exit Earth (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: American solo-project Council Of Nine aka Maximillian Olivier is back on track, unleashing a new conceptual...
Textbeak – Sick For Songs A Season Eats (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, electronic. Background/Info: Behind Textbeak is hiding Michael Szewczyck, which is a kind of US veteran in electronic/industrial...
Signalstoerung – S (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronics. Background/Info: Signalstoerung is a German project, which is also one of the founders of the artist collective...
Henric De La Cour – Gimme Daggers (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Swedish electro veteran Hendrik De La Cour strikes back with a new full length album, which...
Vlimmer – X (CD EP – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, cold-wave, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Alexander Leonard Donat aka Vlimmer started end of 2015 with an 18-EP series. We here...
Thanatoloop – Resilencia (CD Album – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Thanatoloop is a Chilean solo-project set up in 1994 and driven by the prolific mind of...
Excubitors – In Aeternum (CD Album – 4eck Studios)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: The German band Excubitors are back on track unleashing their fourth full length. Set up in 2006...
Ele Ypsis – Linga Dei (Digital Album – Ele Ypsis)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, ambient. Background/Info: Ele Ypsis has been set up now 10 years ago and is the artistic fusion...
Dimitri Berzerk – Remixes Collection Vol.03 (CD Album – Sector Industrial Producciones)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop, EBM. Background/Info: Mexican DJ/producer/label owner Dimitri Berzerk is an artist who has remixed an impressive number of...
Alphaxone – Edge Of Solitude (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Iranian composer Mehdi Saleh has released an impressive number of productions since 2010. “Edge Of Solitude”...
Offerbeest – Afrika (CD Album – Tumor / Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Power-electronics, death-industrial, experimental. Background/Info: Behind Offerbeest is hiding Maurice De Jong, who’s an artist you know from his involvement...
Tunnels Of Āh – Charnel Transmissions (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Stephen R. Burroughs (previously involved with Head Of David) is back on track as Tunnels Of...
MZ.412 – Ulvens Broder (Vinyl 10” – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Black-industrial, drone, martial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: MZ.412 was set up by Henrik Nordvargr Björkk in 1988. So this project is...
C.3.3. – Ballad Of Reading Gaol – The Cacophonietta (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Cold Spring Records is used to bringing ‘old’ releases back to life. C.3.3. is Paul...
Psyclon Nine – Icon Of The Adversary (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: Psyclon Nine once started as a harsh dark-electronic formation (referring to their debut album released on NoiTekk),...
Panic Lift – End Process (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Panic Lift is now already active for numerous years and has now released their fifth official...
Hanzel Und Gretyl – Satanik Germanik (CD Album – Metropolis Metal)
Genre/Influences: Metal, industrial-metal. Background/Info: This year Hanzel Und Gretyl celebrates their 25th anniversary. The new album “Satanik Germanik” also is...
Ego Likeness – Songs From A Dead City (DCD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, trip-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Ego Likeness was set up in 1999. Driven by core members Steven Archer and Donna...
Cyberaktif – Tenebrae Vision (DCD Album – Artoffact)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Can you imagine Bill Leeb (FLA) joining hands together with cEvin Key and Dwayne Goettel (both members...
Unity One – Awakening (CD Album – SkyQode)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2016 by Mike-E and singer Rush (known from his involvement with Alpha Point)...
Melotron – Für Alle (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Andy Krüger, Edgar Slatnow and Kay Hildebrandt started in the early 90s as The Vermin. In 1995...
Lederman / De Meyer – Eleven Grinding Songs (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Earlier this year we discover the surprising duo Jean-Marc Lederman – Jean-Luc De Meyer joining...
Helix – Twin (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: There has been a lot of to do about Helix and that‘s quite understandable. This new duo ...
Vogue.Noir – Strange Days (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, dream-pop. Background/Info: Two years ago now I discovered the self-titled debut-EP from London based Vogue.Noir. Driven by Dominique...
Dave Inox – The Computer And The Brain (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, EBM. Background/Info: Operating from Barcelona, David Hinojosa aka Dave Inox, has launched his debut full length album. After...
Stella Diana – 57 (CD Album – Vipchoyo Sound Factory)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, dream-pop. Background/Info: Italian formation Stella Diana has been set in 1998. The trio is back on track unleashing...
Wire Spine – Buy Me Here (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, dark-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2015, Canadian duo Robert Katerwol - Jesi Tekahionwake this year released their official...
Strvngers – Amor/Noir (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, hard-pop. Background/Info: Two years After their self-titled debut album, Maria Joaquin and Kyle Craig are back on track...
The Stricken – The Stricken (CD Album – Læbel)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, experimental, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: The Stricken is a brand-new project driven by Claus Larsen (Leather Strip, Klute, Am Tierpark...
Adonai Atrophia – Metahistory (Digital Album – Eight Tower Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: ‘Veluvian’ aka Plamen Kolev is a visual and sound-constructivist and post-artist from Bulgaria. Adonai Atrophia seems...
Synaptic Memories – Archetypes Of Decay (CD Album – Phage Tapes)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, rhythmic-ambient. Background/Info: Italian DJ’s and producers Arcari Lorenzo - Del Boni Andrea set up Synaptic Memories back...
STCLVR – Hostile Work Environment (CD Album – Phage Tapes)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronic, industrial. Background/Info: George Moore has already released multiple production (featuring split releases) under the STCLVR aka Streetcleaver...
Zwaremachine – Be A Light (CD Album – Phage Tapes)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Zwaremachine is a project set up and driven by Mach Fox. Based in Minneapolis (USA) this...
Ikon – As Time Goes By/The Original Ikon Remixed and Remastered (DCD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, rock-wave. Background/Info: Set up in 1991 Ikon has been often considered as one of the Australian gothic pioneers....
M.I.N.E. – Unexpected Truth Within (CD Album – Oblivion / SPV)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: This new German formation is the meeting between Camouflage singer Marcus Meyn, Jochen Schmalbach, guitarist Volker...
EFF DST – Out Of Body (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, industrial. Background/Info: Some people know Dmitry Stepnov as a member of the body-pop formation Diffuzion while others...
Autumn Tears – Convalescence: A Retrospective (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, gothic, neo-classic. Background/Info: American formation Autumn Tears released 5 albums in between 1996 and 2007. All the albums...
Ashram – Human And Divine (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Neo-classic, cinematographic, chanson. Background/Info: The Italian trio Ashram is back after a long silence. Hailing from Napoli the band...
The Fool’s Stone – Futura (Digital EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, minimal-EBM. Background/Info: Behind this Italian production is hiding Adriano Canzian, Massimo Bastasi & Mauro Copeta (both involved in...
Millimetric – Deflection (Digital EP – Nu Body Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, techno-body. Background/Info: French producer François-Xavier Michel better known under the Millimetric moniker is back on track (after a...
Sieben – Crumbs (CD Album – Redroom)
Genre/Influences: Cabaret, cinematographic, experimental, punk. Background/Info: “Crumbs” is the newest album by Matt Howden under the Sieben moniker. The British...
The Venus Fly Trap – Icon (CD Album – Glass Modern)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, electronic, rock. Background/Info: Alex Novak and Andy Denton both remain the only members on board of The Venus...
ESA – That Beast (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-noise, industrial-trance. Background/Info: Jamie Blacker (still involved with iVardensphere) strikes back with his solo-project Electronic Substance Abuse (ESA). Set...
Cesium:137 – Rise To Conquer (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Twenty years after the set up of Cesium 137, Vince Guzzardo and Isaac Glendening have unleashed the...
Dark Door – Inferno (CD Album – Dark Door / Bat-Cave Productions)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro. Background/Info: Napoli (Italy) based duo Mario D'Aniello - Federica Velenia set up Dark door in 2013. “Inferno” is...
Carl Finlow – Romboid Assassin (Digital EP – Lone Romantic)
Genre/Influences: IDM. Background/Info: Born in England, but operating from Toulon (France) Carl Finlow is an old servant from the electro/IDM...
Nam-Khar – Secret Essence / Sangwa Dupa (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: German solo-project Nam-Khar has already released several productions on very different labels, but now joined forces...
Inner Vision Laboratory – Relics (CD Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Polish solo-project Inner Vision Laboratory joined hands with Winter-Light after several productions released on labels such as...
Aeon Waves – Mute Angel (Digital EP – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Indian artist Kanishk Budhori is back on track unleashing his second EP on Mindtrick Records. “Mute...
Red Mecca – I See Darkness In You (CD Album – Massproduktion)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, experimental, trip-pop. Background/Info: Swedish duo Jan Strandqvist & Frida Madeleine has already released a few noticeable productions. I...
Paul Schütze – The Sky Torn Apart (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, ambient, experimental. Background/Info: When Australian artist Paul Schütze released his debut album “Deus Ex Machine” in 1989 on...
Caustic – American Carrion (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Matt Fanale strikes back with a new creation of his sonic brainchild Caustic. This is...
Barst – The Endeavour (CD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, apocalyptic-rock, experimental. Background/Info: Bart Desmet aka Barst is back on track unleashing his newest album “The Endeavour”. The...
Arcana Obscura – 2000 Miles (CD Album – ConSequence Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, ethereal, ritual. Background/Info: Arcana Obscura was set up in 1990 by Thomas Gäbhard. The band can look back...
Logic & Olivia – Louder Than Words (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: This is the fourth full length album for the German band Logic & Olivia. René Anke, Kalle...
