The new De/Vision album ’13’ soon available for the North American market – order now
The German synth pop act De/Vision, aka Steffen Keth and Thomas Adam, will be releasing a new 10-track album on...
Orange Sector to launch new EP ‘Stahlwerk’
After their "Monoton" EP, the Hannover, Germany based act Orange Sector now return with the 2nd part of their trilogy:...
Sinead O’Connor found back
UPDATE: Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has been found after being missing for more than a day, outside of Chicago. Again...
Apoptygma Berzerk sees 3rd experimental electronic instrumental EP released: ‘Xenogenesis’
Emmo.biz is to release "Xenogenesis", the 3rd experimental electronic instrumental EP from Apoptygma Berzerk. "Xenogenesis" will be released on 12"...
Norway’s electro rock act Essence Of Mind offers previously unreleased song to new subscribers of their newsletter – get it now!
The Norwegian electro rock act Essence Of Mind are servicing a download for the previously unreleased track "Still Untold" to...
Exclusive: pre-orders new Marsheaux album ‘Ath.Lon’ have started – 3 different formats !
The Greek electro duo Marsheaux is to release their fifth studio album, "Ath.Lon" and the pre-orders have started now. For...
‘Click Interview’ with Metroland: ‘Famous Or Not, We Triggered Many And Not Just By The Music’
Passenger A and Passenger S (aka Andy de Decker and Sven Lauwers) both are the machine operators active at Metroland....
Seigmen member crowdfunds solo ambient project
(By our Nowegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The guitar player from Seigmen, Sverre Økshoff, has been holding on to an album...
The 15th Delerium studio album is ready to be released on September 23rd
In a happy birthday post you can find here, Bill Leeb has announced that the new Delerium is ready to...
Fredrik Croona releases second solo album ‘Welcome Home’ on Advoxya Records
Fredrik Croona (Menschdefekt, ex-Project Rotten and Cynical Existence) will release his second solo album “Welcome Home” on Advoxya Records May...
Exclusive Skold interview on new ‘The Undoing’ album: ‘At some point you have to let go, and laugh at it, what are you gonna do?’
If it were up to Tim Sköld, you would have seen his new Skold album "The Undoing" released a while...
Listen to the 2 new The Cure tracks debuted in New Orleans
The Cure have debuted two new tracks during their concert in New Orleans last Tuesday. The concert in New Orleans...
A UK postman delivered a vinyl record through a letterbox… by folding it in half!
Digital strategy consultant Sharon O’Dea has had a rather 'record-breaking' experience with the Royal Mail. When she came home from...
First 3 Psyche albums re-released with lots of extra rare material – we talked with Darrin Huss
The fine label Artoffact Records has announced the authorised reissues of the three 1980s albums that introduced the Canadian electropop...
Khost / Godflesh unite for ‘Needles in the ground’ – out on vinyl and CD
Out in a few weeks is the "Needles Into the Ground" vinyl/CD which contains material by the Birmingham based experimental...
Mexican electro noise act Circuito Cerrado delivers ‘8 Bit Bitch’ EP for immediate download ahead of upcoming ‘Arrhythmia’ 2CD
Out of the blue we get a fresh EP from the Mexican electro noise act Circuito Cerrado. The EP, "8...
Excellent debut album for Greece’s Gioumourtzina – listen here
The Greek duo Gioumourtzina has just released their debut album "Blakk Metall" via Inner Ear Records and it sounds good,...
And the award for lamest stunt to promote a (mediocre) song goes to US act Yacht – a fake sex video (with no sex)
(By Joanna Hobart) Yacht, an American dance-pop band from Portland, Oregon, currently based in Los Angeles, California, is going to...
Atrium Carceri’s ‘Cellblock’ album (originally released in 2003) finally available again on CD
Atrium Carceri's "Cellblock" album (originally released in 2003) is finally available again on CD. This cult classic, which spawned a...
Rexx Arkana (Bruderschaft, FGFC820) diagnosed with cancer – let’s help him to battle it and pay the bills!
Bruderschaft's very own Rexx Arkana has now himself been diagnosed with cancer, the disease of which his father died of and...
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows’ “Dead Lovers’ Sarabande” (Face One + Face Two) re-released as a VERY limited 2x 2LP vinyl set – get your copy now
Out in the next few days are the re-releases on vinyl of the 1999 releases "Dead Lovers' Sarabande" (Face One)...
Popular Avarice In Audio track with Mondträume singer on vocals gets the EP treatment: ‘Crystal Tears’ – listen / download now
The latest Avarice In Audio album "Apollo & Dionysus", their second so far and available as download and on CD,...
Track-per-track comment for the brand new Mildreda album ‘Coward Philosophy’
(Photo by Romuald Ishoothorizon Swieconek) In 2009, after launching a one-night show again with his Mildreda gang for a birthday...
Watch trailer new Die Krupps live DVD & Blu-ray (incl. 2CD) ‘Live Im Schatten Der Ringe’ – out this Friday
Out on Friday in Europe and early next month in the USA will be the Die Krupps DVD & Blu-ray (both including...
Sinead O’Connor tells Arsenio Hall to fuck off basically in Prince related lawsuit
Speech is silver, but silence is golden. In Sinead O'Connor's case that 'speech' part could result in a $5 Million...
Norway’s electro rock act Essence Of Mind strikes back with the 8-track download EP ‘After The Break Up’ – listen/download now and watch the video
A week ago we already hinted that a new Essence Of Mind was in the making. The full details have...
‘Click Interview’ with The Opposer Divine: ‘Mainstream is not creative at all’
Behind The Opposer Divine (T.O.D.) is hiding Boris Mutina (Minor). He also is a live member of Terminal State, which...
John Fryer launches excellent dark electro pop track ‘Sold My Soul’ for his Muricidae project – listen here
Here's a track which all dark electropop fanatics should have heard. It's "Sold My Soul" by Muricidae, a project by...
Electro Spectre get 2CD set distributed in North America too + exclusive Side-Line give away !
Available right here for ordering for the North American market is the 2CD set "Essentials " by Electro Spectre. For...
Resistors presenting new ‘Dunkelheit’ album at Indica Fest with Peter Murphy (Bauhaus)
Some months ago we had the chance to be part of a gig organised by the independent label Bat Crew...
Final days for ArtOfFact vinyl sales action – here’s the link!
The fine label ArtOfFact has launched a sales action for their vinyl releases slashing prices with 20 to 50% releases...
X-Marks The Pedwalk’s Sevren Ni-Arb starts own electronic music label: Meshwork Music
Sevren Ni-Arb, who you will know as brain behind X-Marks The Pedwalk, has started an own electronic music label, Meshwork...
John Foxx and Gary Numan collaborate on ’21st Century: a Man, a Woman and a City’ album – out in 2 physical versions
John Foxx and Gary Numan collaborate for the very first time on the new 17 track John Foxx compilation album,...
Special a-ha ‘Afterglow’ show will be broadcasted on YouTube (in a joined Void / Hydro collaboration)
If you already enjoyed our 'a-ha’s farewell concert weekend in Oslo' article, then you will surely be pleased to hear...
a-ha’s farewell concert weekend in Oslo (Norway) – an impression
When a-ha announced (yet another) farewell tour, it was my guess that the best place to see them live would be...
‘Click Interview’ with Ayria: ‘I like dirty synths and big beats’
Ayria has just released a new album called “Paper Dolls”. The new work has been again assisted and produced by...
New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ covered by Orkestra Obsolete using only instruments available in the 1930s
New Order's "Blue Monday" was released on 7 March 1983, and its cutting-edge electronic groove changed pop music forever. Back...
Essence Of Mind release teaser for what looks like a new single or album
(By Johannes Gordan) A year ago the Norwegian electro-rock-dance act Essence Of Mind released the album "The Break Up!" (check...
Side-Line presents: Wave-Gotik-Treffen 25th anniversary – Leipzig (DE)
From 13th-16th May 2016 the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen takes place in the area of Leipzig, Germany. WGT focuses especially on the...
Elektroklänge debuts on Alfa Matrix with ‘Approach To Tokyo’ track – Kraftwerk fans rejoice!
A few days ago we announced that Alfa Matrix had started to distribute its free "Sounds Of The Matrix 017"...
The Ukrainians re-release their cover of Kraftwerk’s ‘Radioactivity’
Out today, exactly 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Ukrainian record label Aby Sho Music releases The Ukrainians’...
RIP Former drummer punk act Die Toten Hosen member Wolfgang ‘Wölli’ Rohde
Wolfgang 'Wölli' Rohde is no more, he died 66 years old as the result of cancer so the band announced....
Helalyn Flowers track-by-track new ‘Sonic Foundation’ album – listen along with the band’s comments
We got in touch with N0emi Aurora and maXX from the Italian electro-goth-metal act Helalyn Flowers to hear some more...
Nine Inch Nails’ ‘snuff movie’ for ‘Broken’ ends up on Archives
In 1993 Nine Inch Nails released the 20 minutes short film "Broken" (often referred to as "The Broken Movie") featuring...
Brooklyn based Synth/Post Punk trio Bootblacks offers excellent label debut album ‘Veins’ on vinyl
It's safe to say that the people at Manic Depression might have struck gold with their newest signing, the Brooklyn...
Növö returns with 5th album: ‘The Shortwaves’ – recommended to Metroland, Kraftwerk, Duet Emmo and The Normal fans – listen to first tracks
Here's something which will please many Metroland, Kraftwerk and even Duet Emmo and The Normal fans. Veteran electronic music artist...
Marsheaux launch new single – listen here and order your copy
The first single taken from the all new Marsheaux-album "Ath.lon", their first regular album since "Inhale" (2013), will arrive in...
The Birthday Massacre reissue 11 4-track demos (1998-2001) on ‘Imagica’ vinyl and CD
Here's a release which will be sold out very fast - especially on vinyl. The Birthday Massacre squad has dug...
C-Lekktor’s hard power noise side-project Circuito Cerrado to launch 2CD set ‘Arrhythmia’ in June – pre-orders available now on 2CD and as download
Mexico's Circuito Cerrado has joined the Belgian electronic music label Alfa Matrix. The band is the hard power noise project...
Belgian cult electro act Mildreda sees ‘lost’ album released as an HQ audio download incl. demos and live concert material – 33 tracks in total
Out now for immediate download is "Coward Philosophy", a 33-track strong download album by Mildreda, the first band created by...
Joachim Witt’s historical house burns to the ground
Bad luck for 67-year old German musician and actor Joachim Witt. The Neue Deutsche Welle star saw his house destroyed...
Win one of 3 copies from the brand new a-ha book ‘Living a Fan’s Adventure Tale: A-Ha in the Eyes of the Beholders’
Out via Central books and available via Amazon UK and Amazon US is "Living a Fan's Adventure Tale: A-Ha in the...
‘Click Interview’ with FoxxyNewport: ‘There’s two things I know very well: Sex and Sadness’
I never heard of FoxxyNewport before the recently released “Neutral”-album. Operating from San Francisco (USA) Jess James has been active...
25 years ago Apoptygma Berzerk released the ‘Ashes To Ashes’ 12 inch – a milestone in EBM land
In 1989 Stephan Groth and Jon Erik Martinsen formed Apoptygma Berzerk. Together they wrote several songs, one of them being...
What is ‘(Filtered) Pulse’ all about? Daniel B. from Front 242 explains.
A lot of readers have asked us what exactly makes "<Filtered> Pulse” different to "Pulse", the 2003 album released by...
Entrzelle launches new ‘Total Progressive Collapse’ trailer – check it out!
Officially released a few days ago, you can now enjoy a brand new trailer of the "Total Progressive Collapse" album...
Alfa Matrix starts distributing its free ‘Sounds Of The Matrix 017’ CD with all online orders
All new orders going via the Alfa Matrix webstore will be including volume 17 of the label's popular free Sounds...
Did you know this? Special extremely limited Depeche Mode T-shirt to celebrate Dave Gahan’s release from custody back in 1993
Here's a rare item which Dennis Burmeister (writer of the must-have luxurious edited Depeche Mode book "Depeche Mode : Monument...
Preorders for new Foretaste single Lost in Space start now!
The excellent female fronted French electropop act Foretaste will finally release its new album, next September that is. To keep...
Famous Berlin based club K17 closes
It's over and out for the Berlin based club K17. The people behind the club, famous for its EBM /...
Prince dies at his home in Minnesota at the age of 57
2016 is becoming the worst year ever for music fans worldwide. It has just been confirmed by AP and his...
Listen exclusively to the full Spetsnaz mastered album of the new Swedish EBM bomb ELM !
Swedish one-man EBM assault squad ELM will be releasing its debut album "Hardline" tomorrow, but Side-Line wouldn't be Side-Line if...
Norwegian synthpop act Echo Image returns after 14 years of silence with vinyl only release ‘Compulation’
The Norwegian synthpop act Echo Image have a new vinyl-only release, "Compulation", out now on the new label HolmByKarlsen Rekords....
Psy’Aviah releases new videoclip for ‘Frozen’ – and it’s gorgeous !
Taken from the new Psy'Aviah album "Seven Sorrows, Seven Stars", the song "Frozen" gets it's own music video to emphasize...
Facebook post Dope Stars Inc.’s frontman Victor Love tackles ‘the classy dudes of music business’
In a message on the official Dope Stars Inc. Facebook page the band's frontman has posted an update where he...
Goth rock stars united on solo debut Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Mission, Peter Murphy, Tricky, …) incl. Wayne Hussey, Ville Valo (HIM), …
Here's a release which should please many gothic rock fans. Out in Summer, but available in pre-order now is the...
