Black Friday sales at Alfa Matrix !
Alfa Matrix has launched massive Black Friday sales for its releases available on Bandcamp and via its CD/DVD/vinyl webstore. Use the...
OMD to play classic albums ‘Dazzle Ships’ and ‘Architecture & Morality’ in full at the Royal Albert Hall in London in May
OMD have announced that they will be playing the classic albums "Dazzle Ships" (1983) and "Architecture & Morality" (1981) in...
Cryo Chamber is running an Alphaxone collection sale – 50% off
The dark ambient label Cryo Chamber has launched a sale on the releases of Alphaxone. Alphaxone is the project by...
Brussels lockdown causes a string of canceled concerts – terror level maintained at 4
The Botanique, the Ancient Belgique, Forest National, it's just 3 of many many venues which have had to cancel all...
Martin ‘Youth’ Glover from Killing Joke announces the publication of ‘The Anarchist Colouring Book’
Out now is "The Anarchist Colouring Book", an A4 high quality thick paper colouring book featuring original designs by Martin...
Obscure 80s Canadian synth-punk trio Mobile Clones gets ‘Abrasive Air’ reissued on 10 inch vinyl
Vancouver-based Mobile Clones' 1980 release "Abrasive Air" gets a new life as an expanded re-issue. The news was confirmed just...
New EP for cult act Naked Lunch, ‘Alternate States : chapter 1’ – out now featuring re-recording ‘Some Bizzare Album’ track ‘La Femme’ – Depeche Mode fans will love this one!
Out now via Bandcamp is the download EP "Alternate States : chapter 1" by Naked Lunch. Naked Lunch should ring...
Tyske Ludder flash: ‘Two lazy guys who just wanna make ass-kicking electronic music’.
EBM fans discovered Tyske Ludder during the 90s. They were signed to a small, but interesting label (cf. KM-Musik) on,...
Underworld release first teaser new album ‘Barbara Barbara, we have a shining future’ – listen now
Out now is "Shining future part 1", a trailer for Underworld's new album, "Barbara Barbara, we have a shining future"....
Cult electro act Advanced Art compiled on ‘Archive’ – grab a copy here!
The legendary Finnish project Advanced Art commemorates its 30th anniversary with a double album, "Archive". It contains a long succession...
Depeche Mode tribute ‘Down to the Bone’ by Sylvain Chauveau gets vinyl reissue 10 years after original release – order your copy here
Available by mid-December, just 10 years after its initial release on CD, is the vinyl release of the Depeche Mode...
New Alien Vampires LP ‘Drag You To Hell’ out now featuring guest appearances by Ministry, Mayhem, Sunn 0))), Psyclon Nine members
After 5 long years Alien Vampires have released the follow-up to their 2010 album "Harshlizer". "Drag You To Hell" is available...
‘Faderhead is just trying to make money on the back of the recent terror attacks here in Paris!’
Update: All revenue from Side-Line goes to charity. Also for this article. The German act Faderhead has reached an all time...
Swedish electro-pop band Silent Wave releases ltd.ed. 7″ and digital single
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Silent Wave are back with a new single, "Dancing Away From You", in...
First 44 bands confirmed for upcoming ‘Face The Beat : session 3’ download compilation powered by Side-Line !
This morning 44 bands have received the confirmation that their track will be featured on the 3rd volume of the...
Sacha Korn plays Berlin and Dresden at secret locations – here’s your way in !
The controversial (he is actually quite a nice bloke) musician Sacha Korn will be playing Berlin on 12th December. Doors...
4AD inspired act Schonwald to re-release album ‘Dream for the fall’ on vinyl
The Anywave label is prepping the imminent re-release of Schonwald's "Dream for the fall" on vinyl. The first vinyl edition...
Get your 50% reduction code for all releases on the Alfa Matrix Bandcamp page!
Out of the blue the Belgian label Alfa Matrix has launched massive sales for its releases available on Bandcamp (their...
Suicide Commando cancels / postpones all shows due to health issues Johan van Roy
Johan van Roy has announced that "due to ongoing health issues I decided to cancel/postpone all remaining live shows for...
Turkish dark-wave act She Past Away sees ‘Belirdi Gece’ album reissued on vinyl
In June we talked about the imminent release of She Past Away's newest album "Narin Yalnızlık", today we can announce...
Lebanon Hanover album ‘Tomb For Two’ sees granite coloured vinyl re-release – order your copy now
Out via Fabrika by mid-December is the much demanded vinyl re-release of the Lebanon Hanover album "Tomb For Two". Not...
Spiral Archive Records celebrates 15 years of existence – an interview
From time to time we at Side-Line want to know what goes on behind the scenes. So, this time we...
Sabled Sun sees ‘Signals’ albums bundled in ‘Signals IV-V-VI’ in 3CD set
Cryo Chamber informs us that Sabled Sun's "Signals IV-V-VI" 3CD set has arrived. The long awaited 3CD release of the...
The Walking Sticks drop new single ‘The News’ – stream now!
Out by November 11 via the US label Play Me Records is the newest single from the female fronted dream/synth...
3TEETH will support Tool on a US tour in January – ain’t that sweet?
This is probably the biggest move from any band in this scene since Combichrist toured with Rammstein. The LA-based industrial-metal...
Game over for Rdio, files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
The streaming market is consolidating. Rdio, the online music streaming service launched by Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis...
Hearts Of Black Science get vinyl release for ‘Signal’ album
Out in early December via Progress Productions is "Signal", the new album by Swedish duo Hearts Of Black Science. The...
I European feat. ex-Kraftwerk’s Wolfgang Flür will see ‘Activity of Sound’ EP released in 3 different physical versions
I European (Seán Barron from Empire State Human) and Wolfgang Flür have announced the physical release of their 2014 collaboration...
80s New Wave/Goth Rock band The Veil prep best of ‘History’ album for early December
Wave Records are preparing an essential best of release of the US/British 80s New Wave/Goth Rock band The Veil. The...
Noise Unit’s ‘Decoder’ album sees reissue as double vinyl – find your ordering info here
ArtOfFact will release the 2LP vinyl reissue of Noise Unit's "Decoder", the project's 4th album, originally released in 1995 via...
Plot and title announced for ‘Prometheus’ sequel: ‘Alien: Covenant’
20th Century Fox have announced the title for the "Prometheus" (2012) sequel, it will be called "Alien: Covenant". In the...
Lots of bands cancel tours/gigs after terrorist attacks in Paris – French music world hit hard
The terrorist attacks in Paris already have an immediate impact on the cultural life over there. A lot of bands...
Listen to the first previews new Nitzer Ebb remixes for vinyl reissue ‘Industrial Complex’ !
In October we announced that “Industrial Complex”, Nitzer Ebb’s 6th studio album to date and produced by Flood, would be re-released...
Popular London goth club night Slimelight threatened with closure due to planned demolition Electrowerkz building
Bad news for the London based club night Slimelight, one of the longest running alternative-dark scene club events in the...
Side-Line launches an industrial / electro / EBM group on tsū – sign up now
Since we landed on the brand new disruptive / controversial social network tsū we have been able connecting to a...
Do you want a pair of the real Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) combat shoes? The price: US$1,100.00
Nope, it's not a joke, the Reznor Combat Boot does exist and is a limited edition in black ink with...
Australian cyberpunk act Sirus released 2nd album on DWA
"Satellite Empire" is the brand new album for the Australian 4-piece cyberpunk act Sirus. Expect hard dance beats, lengthy electro...
The Rorschach Garden lands ‘The Rorschach Dossier’ CD on Mechanic Records – listen to the preview
Mecanica Records, originally a Mexican label, but now run from somewhere deep in the woods in Poland, has prepped a The...
Babylonia release brand new single ‘I Breathe’ – watch the video now
Last week we announced the release of “Multidimensional”, Babylonia's newest album and the follow-up to “Motel la solitude”. Also out...
Traces of LSD and canabis found in body of Nick Cave’s deceased teenage son Arthur
A while back we reported about the death of Nick Cave's 15-year old son Arthur after falling from the cliffs...
The Cure announce details of 26 US dates !
The Cure will hit the US roads in 2016, supported by Scottish dreampop act The Twilight Sad. The band will...
Dead When I Found Her to unleash CD/2CD sets of ‘All the way down’ in a few days – including Ministry cover
Out this Friday on Artoffact Records is Dead When I Found Her's newest album "All the way down". "All The...
Facebook kills Celluloide page for no apparent reason – band moves to tsū and streams album for free as welcome gift
Last Summer Facebook decided to delete Celluloide's page for so-called 'security reasons', in other words, for no reason at all...
Sold out VNV Nation 6 x vinyl/CD boxset ‘Resonance’ – we found a few copies! – Get yours now!
For the past few weeks we have been receiving a lot of mails from people looking for a copy of...
iTunes store links no longer working. Is this the end of downloads at Apple?
We noticed a few weeks ago that links to products in the iTunes store no longer worked, instead you were...
Am Tierpark, new project by John Mirland and Claus Larsen, launches debut ‘Uncaged’ – first video out now
Am Tierpark's "Uncaged", the brainchild of John Mirland (Mirland, Holm/Mirland) and Claus Larsen (Leæther Strip, Klutæ), is out now. The...
Cynical Existence returns with brand new EP ‘Echoes’
On December 5th Cynical Existence will release a brand new digital EP called "Echoes". The EP contains 5 new songs...
tenek to release 3rd album ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ by end of November
Three years in the making, tenek's newest 11-track album "Smoke and Mirrors" will be hitting the stores by the end...
Seraphim System just released new 4-track single ‘This Is Invasion’ including Noisuf-X and Iszoloscope remixes
Out now is the 4-track digital EP "This Is Invasion" by Seraphim System. "This Is Invasion" includes remixes by Noisuf-X...
tsū guide for musicians, labels, magazines and artists in general
The past 12 days the industrial music world has gotten to learn about that new upcoming social network called tsū,...
Massive Rammstein vinyl boxset ‘XXI’ holds 14 LPs – order now, limited number of copies!
"XXI" is the name of a brand new massive Rammstein vinyl boxset holding no less than 14 LPs. Ready for...
Listen to the 12 inch remix of New Order’s new ‘Tutti Frutti’ single
New Order has announced full details for “Tutti Frutti” the latest single to be taken from "Music Complete" out digitally...
Psyborg Corp. sees ‘The Frozen Shrines of Obsÿdÿana’ album re-released digitally with bonus tracks
(Photo by Alfredo Sanchez Aguil) The new album of the Colombian Sub-Zero cartel of Psyborg Corp. is being re-released on...
Zombie Girl comeback album ‘Killer Queen’ out now as CD / 2CD set / download
Zombie Girl is back for good. We already got served a first teaser with the "Panic Attack" download EP (download...
Insane Records gives a 25% reduction on its past releases
2015 comes to the end so it means it's high time for Insane Records to make an 25% off offer...
Dave Gahan announces end of Depeche Mode on French TV channel Canal+
Mainstream journalists and their stupid cliché questions, it's a recurring problem for every musician. Some artists play the game along...
Greek synthpop duo Marsheaux reissue ‘Inhale’ album on rare shape splatter vinyl – only 199 copies available – order now
Toronto-based Artoffact Records will re-issue Marsheaux's "Inhale" record with an ultra-rare vinyl effect. Formed in 2000, Marsheaux has surged in...
Hocico offers 3CD version of new ‘Ofensor’ album adding the ‘Invasor’ remix album and ‘Agresor’ maxi-CD
December will see the long awaited return of the Mexican dark electro act Hocico. For the real hardcore fans, their...
’25 Years of Hands’ boxed in 4CDset
Out by end of November is the "25 Years of Hands" 4CD boxset. This limited first edition in super deluxe,...
Flowers for Bodysnatchers joins dark ambient label Cryo Chamber and releases ‘Aokigahara’
Flowers for Bodysnatchers, the industrial dark ambient project formed in 2011 by Australia based musician Duncan Ritchie (The Rosenshoul), has...
Psy’Aviah launches brand new video for ‘Never Look Back’
Just a week ago the Belgian electro trip pop act Psy'Aviah saw its new download only EP "Never Look Back...
Side-Line now has more than 4000 followers on that other social network (which gets boycotted by Facebook)
(Photo by Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHoM) Robert F. Sargent) A few days ago we announced that we had opened our virtual...
Apoptygma Berzerk and Wolfgang Flür headlining excellent Kraftwerk weekend in Norway
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) In August we posted a story about an upcoming evening of Kraftwerk and...
Blixa Bargeld from Einstürzende Neubauten cooking Risotto on German TV? Yes, it’s caught on tape!
An older video is currently being shared like mad on the industrial internet, it's a video of Blixa Bargeld from...
Freakangel on Estonian TV – check a first video from the 2-track live session
On October 28., Freakangel visited the studios of the Estonian TV channel ETV+ and recorded two songs live. A first...
Subscription-label Cut announces super-limited edition vinyl-style 4xCD release
Cut is one of those smaller electronic music labels which we have been following for some time now, they are...
