Swedish electro act Fatal Casualties launch new video for the track ‘O.N.G’ – watch it here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 3, 2019

The Swedish electro act Fatal Casualties aka Stefan Ljungdahl and Ivan Hirvonen are back with a brand new single and...

Front 242 member Daniel B. launches 2 new albums under the Daniel B. Prothèse umbrella

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 3, 2019

Front 242 member Daniel B. is back under the Daniel B. Prothèse umbrella for two new albums to be released...

‘Click Interview’ with The Young Gods: ‘I Can See That Some People Of The Young Generation Have Understood The Essence Of Punk’

Inferno Sound Diaries April 3, 2019

The Young Gods are back! “Data Mirage Tangram” released on Two Gentlemen Records is the Swiss band’s first new studio...

German endzeit act Dunkelwerk back with all new album ‘Waffengang’ after 5 years of silence

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 2, 2019

After 5 long years of silence, the German endzeit project Dunkelwerk returns with the all new album "Waffengang". "Waffengang" is...

All new Depeche Mode tribute surfaces from the Belgian electronica label Alfa Matrix

Brand new Depeche Mode tribute out now via the Belgian electronica label Alfa Matrix

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 1, 2019

After 2 highly successful Depeche Mode tributes (you can find more details here), the Belgian label Alfa Matrix is now...

‘Click Interview’ with Alien Skin: ‘With A Change Of Attitude Comes The Choice Of ‘Sound’ Itself’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 31, 2019

Alien Skin is an Australian synth-pop project set up in 2008 by George Pappas. George has been involved with the...

‘Click Interview’ with Front Line Assembly: ‘Starting A Revolution Might Cut Into Binge Watching Your Favorite Netflix Series’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 28, 2019

When it comes to EBM, Front Line Assembly weren’t only pioneers, but still a formation that never stopped exploring new...

Erasure finally sees 'Crackers International' hitting digital platforms 32 years after its release and more

Interview with Erasure ‘s Vince Clarke, Mark Saunders and Gareth Jones on re-release ‘Wild!’ LP

János Janurik March 28, 2019

(Interview © Janos Janurik) 2019 is a year full of anniversaries and anniversary releases and tours, just think of bands...

Schnodig releases second album “Et rop om hjelp”

Jan Ronald Stange March 27, 2019

(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Norwegian synth-pop trio Schnodig * just released their follow-up "Et rop om...

Coil fans, attention – first time ever on vinyl, the Bill Laswell feat. Coil album ‘City of Light’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 26, 2019

Available for the first time ever on vinyl is the Bill Laswell - Coil collaboration album "City of Light". You...

All new Combichrist album ‘One Fire’ comes in 3 formats: 3CD boxset, 2CD and a 2LP (incl. picture disc) vinyl – more details here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 26, 2019

"One Fire" is the title for the newest Combichrist album. The band's ninth studio album will be released on 7th...

Agent Side Grinder returns with all new album: ‘A/X’ – available now on CD and vinyl

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 25, 2019

Finally it´s here. The long awaited follow-up to the award winning album "Alkimia" from Swedish electro/new wave/postpunk giants Agent Side...

Backstage with the Miss Ballistic (Angelspit side project) photoshoot in Italy + kickstarter

Backstage at the Miss Ballistic (Angelspit side project) photoshoot in Italy + kickstarter

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 25, 2019

Pleasant days at Toxic Visions, the Art factory owned by Noemi Aurora Of Helalyn Flowers. Located in the heart of...

New Covenant EP ‘Fieldworks: Exkursion’ recorded using field recordings (what else?)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 25, 2019

The Swedish electropop act Covenant has a new EP, "Fieldworks", of unexpected sounds collected over time and woven into tracks....

‘Click Interview’ with Soman: ‘I Am Fond Of Ignoring Rules’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 24, 2019

Kolja Trelle is not exactly what I would qualify as a ‘traditional’ electronic artist. His debut album “Sound Pressure” released...

‘Click Interview’ with Borghesia: ‘Like Every Style Of Music, EBM Also Had A Limited Period Of Duration’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 20, 2019

Set up in 1982 in Ljubljana (Slovenia) Borghesia became a so-called pioneer in the electronic-underground scene. Early albums such as...

Ulver returns with ‘Drone Activity’ double vinyl – check out a first teaser

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 20, 2019

Ulver (Norwegian for wolves), the Norwegian experimental musical collective founded in 1993 by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg, are back with a...

David Tibet (Current 93) and Andrew Lilles (Nurse with Wound) create new project: Nodding God – vinyl/CD album available now for ordering

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 20, 2019

Nodding God is the latest project by David Tibet (Current 93) and Andrew Lilles (Nurse with Wound). Their latest effort...

Inhepsie to launch new album ‘Onirique’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 19, 2019

The atmospheric gothic metal band, Inhepsie, will release their new "Onirique" album on March 29th. For this 4th album Nicolas...

Carnera announces its ninth release (‘Colpo Di Mano Nella Zona Grigia’) including remixes by Esplendor Geometrico and Ancient Methods – preview it here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 19, 2019

The experimental dark wave act Carnera is releasing a brand new EP, "Colpo Di Mano Nella Zona Grigia", with 4...

Brooklyn-based darkwave act Bootblacks signs with Artoffact Records – on tour with Actors

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 19, 2019

Brooklyn-based darkwave band Bootblacks have announced that they've inked a deal with Toronto-based Artoffact Records. Bootblacks will release their Artoffact...

‘Click Interview’ with Orange Sector: ‘We Don‘T Like Bands That Behave Like The Next Big Superstars’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 17, 2019

Set up in 1992 by the Hannover duo Lars Felker – Martin Bodewell, Orange Sector would rapidly conquer the EBM...

‘Click Interview’ with Culture Kultür: ‘Dancing With Tears In Our Eyes’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 14, 2019

The Spanish formation Culture Kultür saw the daylight in 1992. Josua Clotet remained the single core member while singer Salva...

‘Wave Earplug No.3’ vinyl compilation out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 13, 2019

Out now on 4mg Records is "Wave Earplug No.3", the third volume of the vinyl series which started in 2017....

My Love Kills launches first single ‘Love Is Suffering’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 13, 2019

After a first introduction with the track "Love undone" and then an unexpected 5 years of silence, V.V. Arkames of...

Peter Turns Pirate launches new video: ‘Jaw Drop’ – watch it here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 13, 2019

Peter Turns Pirate (aka Neal Reed from Grendel) has released a brand new music video: "Jaw Drop". It's the 3rd...

In case you missed it: Mark Burghgraeve (founding member Klinik) released a double LP for his M.BRyo + D.M.T. project

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 13, 2019

Released last year was the double LP "Things I was due to forget" by the synthwave, minimal project M.BRyo +...

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The Young Gods launch brand new video: ‘Tear Up The Red Sky’ – watch it here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 12, 2019

The Young Gods have launched a brand new video, this time for the track "Tear Up The Red Sky" taken...

Rosetta Stone reveals new album title, tracklist and artwork

Filip Wildhoney March 12, 2019

The iconic UK gothic rock band Rosetta Stone will release a new album called "Seems Like Forever" on May 15,...

‘Click Interview’ with Opera Multi Steel: ‘Music Has Never Been Our Way Of Getting Rich, It Is Our Way Of Feeling Alive’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 11, 2019

Opera Multi Steel can be considered as truly ‘veterans’ from this scene. Set up in 1983 by the French trio...

Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent dead aged 73

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 11, 2019

For the readers who were born in the '70s the name 'Airwolf' is unmistakenly linked with Jan-Michael Vincent, the star...

‘Click Interview’ with Ruined Conflict: ‘The New Album Was Supposed To Be My Last Work In This Scene’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 8, 2019

Set up in 2011 by Xavier Morales, Ruined Conflict got rapidly signed to Infacted Recordings. The electro/future-pop style directly reminded...

a-ha extending its ‘Hunting High and Low Live’ tour into 2020

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 8, 2019

The demand for a-ha's 'Hunting High and Low Live' tour is exceeding the initial forecast and as a result the...

Aiboforcen is back with an all new ‘In My Arms’ EP – 13 tracks incl. covers of New Order and DAF classics

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 8, 2019

Belgium's cult dark electro act Aiboforcen is back among the living. A teaser was already released online a few days...

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Junor Reactor’s Kris Kylven revamps his industrial project Ultimate Xperience with a brand new album

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 8, 2019

Kris Kylven (Junor Reactor's Drummer / Collaborator / The 69 Eyes Remixer & Ex-Killing Joke) returns with his trance /...

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Psy’Aviah returns with a brand new EP incl. 2 exclusive Bandcamp-only tracks + cover The Police

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 8, 2019

The Belgian electropop act Psy'Aviah is back with an 8-track download EP: "Dream Fever". The 8-track version is an exclusive...

M83 announces ‘Knife + Heart’ soundtrack – listen to ‘Karl’ and watch the trailer feat. Vanessa Paradis

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 7, 2019

M83 announces his third feature film soundtrack, "Knife + Heart", which will be released digitally March 8 on Mute. "Knife...

First official single ‘Zugzwang’ by the duo Dark-o-matic out now – check the video!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 7, 2019

Out now is "Zugzwang", the first official single by the duo Dark-o-matic, which recently signed to the fine label SkyQode....

Nachtmahr sees cult mini-album ‘Mädchen in Uniform’ re-released as a picture vinyl – only 500 copies!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 5, 2019

Available now for ordering is a strictly limited collector’s picture-LP edition of Nachtmahr's long deleted and sought after cult mini-album...

Project Pitchfork returns with new album 'Akkretion' - here are the details

Project Pitchfork to release limited 2LP+2CD collector set of ‘Continuum Ride’ album – get yours here (including bonus tracks)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 5, 2019

In 2010 Project Pitchfork released the album "Continuum Ride", the follow-up to "Dream, Tiresias!" which was released just a year...

‘Click Interview’ with Markus Midnight: ‘Something Is So Great About A Singer Lip Syncing And Gyrating On An Empty Stage’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 4, 2019

I never heard of Markus Midnight before he joined hands together with the Brazilian label Wave Records. This Canadian artist...

Keith Flint, Prodigy front man, commits suicide. Dead at age 49

Keith Flint, The Prodigy front man, commits suicide. Dead at age 49

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 4, 2019

Keith Flint, the front man of UK's electronic act The Prodigy was found dead this morning at his Essex house....

‘Click Interview’ with Desiderii Marginis: ‘Back To The Roots Of The Genre’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 1, 2019

Johan Levin is active under the Desiderii Marginis moniker since 1993. His dark-ambient music project got signed on Cold Meat...

Darkness on Demand (ex-Dance Or Die) to launch ‘Detoxination’ album – here’s the album teaser

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 28, 2019

The German electro band Darkness on Demand are to release their new album "Detoxination" on March 3rd via RepoRecords. This...

BOREDOMproduct starts minimal electronic side-label productionB – a first preview is available now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 28, 2019

The people at BOREDOMproduct have seduced us for years with great electropop releases from bands such as Foretaste, Dekad, Celluloide,...

Exclusive preview Berlin Taxi’s newest synth-pop single, ‘Everybody Changes’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 28, 2019

Processed with VSCO with c8 preset Berlin Taxi is a New Orleans based synth-pop band set to release their debut...

‘Click Interview’ with Zavoloka: ‘I Want To Make A Timeless Art And Can’t Affirm That Only Some Music Styles Influence It’

Inferno Sound Diaries February 27, 2019

Kateryna Zavoloka is an Ukrainian female musician, sound artist, performer and graphic designer. She’s involved with different music projects, Zavoloka...

Unity One premiere music video for ‘Leave Me Confined’ – watch it here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 27, 2019

The futurepop / synthpop act Unity One has released the official music video for the track "Leave Me Confined". The...

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Mortiis premieres brand new video for ‘Visions of an Ancient Future’ + offers 24 FREE album downloads to celebrate forthcoming North America tour

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2019

Norwegian artist Mortiis, also known as the godfather of dungeon synth, is preparing for another cycle of his Era I...

R.I.P. Mark Hollis, lead singer of Talk Talk, dies at age 64

Mark Hollis of Talk Talk is no more, the cult frontman dies aged 64. Alan Wilder comments.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2019

Update: a comment by Alan Wilder on Mark Hollis from Talk Talk was added. Mark Hollis, frontman of the band...

‘Click Interview’ with Black Nail Cabaret: ‘There Is No Other Way, But Going Deeply Personal’

Inferno Sound Diaries February 25, 2019

Black Nail Cabaret is a Hungarian formation, which was originally set up in 2008 by Emese Arvai-Illes (vocals) and Zsófia...

Chvrches’ perform live with orchestra to kick off BBC Scotland – watch the video

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 25, 2019

Chvrches, the synthpop band from Glasgow (Scotland), have teamed up with an orchestra for a show to kick off the...

‘Lords of Chaos’ thriller movie shows Mayhem during the chaotic Norwegian black metal scene of the early 1990s

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 24, 2019

Out in the USA and the UK is "Lords of Chaos", a 2018 thriller film directed by Jonas Åkerlund and...

Mortiis’ ambient-atmospheric album ‘The Unraveling Mind’ is finally available as a download 13 years after being recorded

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 21, 2019

There is some extra Mortiis news as well. The 2006 ambient-atmospheric soundtrack album "The Unraveling Mind" is available now as...

Mortiis set to re-release 'Perfectly Defect' album on vinyl (3 versions) and CD

Mortiis announces North American tour dates

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 21, 2019

Mortiis has announced upcoming live dates as part of the ongoing Mortiis Era 1 live performances around the world. This...

Exclusive pre-listen sophomore OHMelectronic album (project by Craig Joseph Huxtable and Chris Peterson)

Exclusive pre-listen to sophomore OHMelectronic album (project by Craig Joseph Huxtable and Chris Peterson)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 21, 2019

Vancouver electronic music pioneers Craig Joseph Huxtable (Landscape Body Machine, Noise Unit) and Chris Peterson (Front Line Assembly, Decree, Delerium)...