Exclusive streaming of new Stahlgeist album ‘Justice’ on Side-Line
Exclusive streaming of new Stahlgeist album 'Justice' on Side-Line
Hungarian EBM act Stahlgeist return with their full-length album “Justice”, set for release tomorrow June 13, 2025 via Alfa Matrix. But you can already stream the full release exclusively on Side-Line. The album follows their recent “Silence” EP and delivers 13 tracks of hard-edged electronic body music shaped by sharp industrial production and militant rhythm structures.
Yesterday we also published this Stahlgeist interview.
Founded by István Gazdag (First Aid 4 Souls, First Aid Tech) and vocalist Tamás Bank (Worker Munkas, Interzone Inc.), Stahlgeist have crafted their most refined and forceful work to date. The album was three years in the making and reflects a focused sonic strategy: “no compromise, no mercy, all power to the beat.”
“Justice” opens with the title track and continues through aggressive highlights like “Bad Galaxy” and “Boots On The Ground”, merging early Nitzer Ebb-style militarism with the melodic force of acts such as And One, Leaether Strip, and Front Line Assembly. Bank’s vocals deliver confrontational lyrics tackling corruption, urban decay, and retribution, while Gazdag’s production emphasizes clinical clarity with an undercurrent of raw intensity.
The CD version includes an exclusive bonus track not available digitally.
About Stahlgeist
Stahlgeist was founded in Budapest, Hungary, by István Gazdag and Tamás Bank. The project emerged as a darker offshoot of Gazdag’s First Aid 4 Souls, with a strict focus on old-school EBM. Bank, also active in Worker Munkas and Interzone Inc., brought a harsh vocal edge to the project.
Their first major release, “Altered Reality”, was reissued in a revamped version before the 2025 teaser EP “Silence” introduced new material.
Signed to Belgian label Alfa Matrix, Stahlgeist blend disciplined sequencing and high-impact beats with themes drawn from social unrest and post-industrial collapse. The duo operates within the sphere of classic EBM and post-industrial, drawing influence from 1980s electro-political acts but delivering material with a contemporary production edge.
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