Nervenbeisser – Alles Gut (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, nu-metal. Background/Info: Nervenbeisser released this EP right before their tour as support for Oomph! They’re now working on...
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Nachtfalter – Was Bleibt (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-metal. Background/Info: Nachtfalter is a German duo active since 2017. After two singles (cf. “Maschinenklang” and “Anderes Leben”) they...
M.Bryo & D.M.T. – Things I Was Due To Forget (Vinyl 2 Albums – Nuit Et Brouillard)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Belgian artist Mark Burghgraeve entered into history as an early member (together with Marc Verhaegen...
Knight$ – Dollars & Cents (CD Album – Cargo Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, Italo-disco. Background/Info: James Knights (Scarlet Soho, Boytronic) is back on track unleashing the debut full length of his...
Camilla Sparksss – Brutal (CD Album – On The Camper Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Camilla Sparksss (real name Barbara Lehnhoff) is a Swiss-Canadian artist releasing her second album. “Brutal”...
Ideomotor – In And Out Of Time (CD Album – Ideomotor)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Ideomotor is a Finnish duo releasing their debut album, “In And Out Of Time”. Content: “In And...
Israel Martinez – Pausa (CD Album – Aagoo Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Mexican artist Israel Martinez is what we might call a sound artist. He has released numerous...
Nimh – Beyond The Crying Era (CD Album – Winter Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Italian composerGiuseppe Verticchio has been active under the Nimh moniker since 2001. He released numerous productions on...
Abbildung – At The Gates Of Ouln (CD Album – Winter Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Romanian artist Stefan Casian has released considerable number of productions on his own label Essentia Mundi. He...
Treha Sektori – The Sense Of Dust And Sheer (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: ‘Dehn Sora’ (real name Vincent Petitjean) is now active under the Treha Sektori moniker for more than...
Sutekh Hexen – Sutekh Hexen (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, death-industrial. Background/Info: Self-titled albums often are the first ones released by a band, but this American project based...
The Nent – Vulner (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Vince Gagliardi is an Italian audio-visual artist operating from Berlin. He got signed to Cyclic Law...
Monocube – Substratum (CD Album – Malignant Records / Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Ukrainian artist Andrzej Gladuszewski is releasing his work under the Monocube moniker. His new album has been...
Neraterrae – The Substance Of Perception (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Neraterrae is an Italian project set up by Alessio Antoni. The debut album “The Substance Of Perception”...
MDD – Reverse The Contrast (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, power-noise. Background/Info: MDD is one of the newest signings on Hands and has been introduced as one of...
M1nk – Em One En Kay (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, downtempo, jazzy. Background/Info: M1nk was set up by the English-Greek duoErika Bach - Barry Snaith. After two singles...
Katie Kruel – The Rise And Fall Of Cannibal Planet (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Apocalyptic-rock, doom-rock, krautrock. Background/Info: Set up by Nathalie Houtermans (vocals) and Hans Dirksden-Smits (guitar) they later on were joined...
!Distain – Wer Im Kreise Geht (Digital EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Alexander Braun and Manfred Thomaser are getting back to their last year released full length “Farewell To...
Reliant – Songs From The Heart Of Solitude (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Reliant is the solo-project of Ole Ulrich Jensen who you might know from his involvement with...
Raison D’Être – Enthraled By The Wind Of Loneliness (Vinyl 2 Albums – Cyclic Law / Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: After the vinyl (re)release of Raison D’Être’s debut album on Cold Meat Industry “Prospectus I”,...
Raison D’Être – Prospectus I (Vinyl 2 Albums – Cyclic Law / Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: Raison D’Être is a dark-ambient project, which is for a long time considered as one...
OHMelectronic – OHMelectronic (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial. Background/Info: Craig Huxtable (Landscape Body Machine) and Chris Peterson (Decree, Left Spine Down, Damage Control, FLA…) started...
Jean-Marc Lederman Experience – 13 Ghost Stories (CD Album – Dependent)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, cinematographic, down-tempo. Background/Info: If I say Jean-Marc Lederman you quite spontaneously will think about bands such as The...
0Kontrol – 3rdeye2ndhand (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: 0Kontrol saw the daylight early 2018. The band was set up as an internet-project between...
The Lost End – Without Being Anything (CD Album – The Lost End)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: I last year discovered this American formation with their self-titled debut work. Set up in 2016...
Rhyw – Cave Walls / Part Two (Vinyl 12” – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Techno, experimental, IDM. Background/Info: Alex Tsiridis aka Rhyw strikes back with the second part of “Cave Walls”. The first...
Pillars Of Golden Misery – Golden Hand Of The Leech (CD EP – Pillars Of Golden Misery)
Genre/Influences: Noise, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: We here welcome a new project hailing from London and set up in 2018. This...
Hante. – Fiers (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, electro-wave. Background/Info: French artist Hélène de Thoury was previously involved in Phosphor and Minuit Machine. She next set...
FTR – Manners (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, cold-wave, post-punk, gothic. Background/Info: Set up in 2012 FTR is a trio from Paris (France) consisting of Yann...
Escupemetralla – Fe, Esperanza Y Caridad (CD Album – Novak)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Escupemetralla was mainly active during the 80s and 90s. As a kind of testimony to their...
Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand – Wish I Weren’t Here (CD Album – WKN)
Genre/Influences: Apocalyptic-rock, psychedelic, industrial-rock, krautrock. . Background/Info: Set up and driven by the creative spirit of Album Julius (formerly involved...
Yvanko – Pluviôse (Vinyl Album – Le Cabanon Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Pluviôse” is the official debut work from French composer Yvan Tekoutcheff. He claims to be inspired...
V/A A Tribute To Depeche Mode Vol.3 (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dark-electro, EBM, gothic, industrial. Background/Info: Alfa Matrix clearly has something with Depeche Mode while the electro-pop masters remain...