Low Blows release ‘Vacío’, first single and video from self-titled 2026 album
Barcelona post-punk and darkwave trio Low Blows have released the digital single "Vacío" as the lead track from their forthcoming...
Industrial veteran Rhys Fulber reworks Rogue Unit vs Darkvolt track “The Truth” for DressCode Black
Rogue Unit vs Darkvolt release the digital single "The Truth (Rhys Fulber Remix)" on 23 January 2026 via Antwerp-based label...
Depeche Mode bring Mexico City concert film ‘M’ to Netflix this Friday January 9
Depeche Mode’s 2025 concert documentary "Depeche Mode: M" will join Netflix’s catalogue on Friday, January 9, 2026, bringing the band’s...
‘Night’ closes Burn’s dark electro love story on debut CD ‘Chopped and Shattered’
Polish-Luxembourgish dark electro duo Burn have released their second single "Night", a downtempo, trip-hop-leaning track that serves as the closing...
Tyske Ludder’s ‘Creutzfeldt’ EP returns as 222-copy LP and 77-copy box via Emmobiz
Tyske Ludder will reissue their 1996 EBM release "Creutzfeldt" as a limited vinyl edition via Emmobiz Records on February 27,...
Mesh return with ‘Exile’ video single and announce new album ‘The Truth Doesn’t Matter’ on Dependent Records
British electronic alternative duo Mesh have released the video single "Exile", their first new song in nine years, and confirmed...
The story behind The Police’s ‘Every Bomb You Make’, a Spitting Image TV satire on ‘Every Breath You Take’
The 40th-anniversary extended reissue for The Police album "Synchronicity" also re-surfaced the track "Every Bomb You Make". It was not...
18. Elektrisch Festival 10″ series splits into ‘EBM Edition’ and ‘Synth Pop Edition’
Emmobiz Records will mark the 18th Elektrisch Festival in Zwickau with two separate 10" vinyl releases: "V.A. 18. Elektrisch Festival...
Wumpscut returns with new 8-track album ‘Zuckerpuppe’ on Betonkopf Media
Betonkopf Media announces "Zuckerpuppe" (German for "sugar baby"), a new eight-track album by German electro-industrial project Wumpscut, scheduled for April...
Years Of Shame launch cold industrial/sadwave debut album ‘Primary’ via Icy Cold Records
French cold industrial/sadwave duo Years Of Shame will release their debut album "Primary" on 6 February 2026 through Icy Cold...
Wumpscut announces ‘Evoke – Provoke’ light blue vinyl and remix 2LP ‘Homicide Bajazzo’
German electro-industrial project Wumpscut and Betonkopf Media, in collaboration with Italian distributor Audioglobe, will issue two limited vinyl editions on...
French ambient composer Christian Wittman drops deep-space ambient album ‘Andromeda’ on Cyclical Dreams
French electronic and ambient composer Christian Wittman has released his new space ambient album "Andromeda" via Argentine label Cyclical Dreams,...
Melkor Interview: ‘A mixture of Cinematic, Ambient and atmospheric sonar explorations’
Behrad Fountain (Melkor) is an Iranian interdisciplinary artist and philosopher from Persia. His debut album, “Udkraxsha”, was released in 2024...
Reviewer & Interviewer Stef Coldheart under fire: Readers question his work and albums – Top 25
I believe that as a critic, you should also be able to accept criticism. I have been working non-stop since...
Best of industrial / electro / post-punk albums of 2025
Traditionally, I close each year with my TOP 25 of the best industrial / electro / post-punk ALBUMS we’ve received...
KMFDM postpone 2026 European tour, will still release ‘Enemy’
German industrial rock and electro-industrial band KMFDM have postponed their almost sold-out February-March 2026 European tour due to severe illness...
Assemblage 23 Interview: ‘We’re all a bunch of big, dumb monkeys’
Assemblage 23's Tom Shear is one of those artists who needs no introduction. Since his first album, “Contempt”, released in...
Perry Bamonte of The Cure dies at 65 after short illness
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the English rock band The Cure, has died at the age of 65. The...
nøwhere drops witch house EP ‘Solve Et Coagula’
"Solve Et Coagula", the second EP by European witch house project nøwhere, is out now as a self-released digital title....
Hocico expand ‘Hey Tú!’ collaboration with Prayers into full 4-track EP
'Mexican electro-industrial duo Hocico release the 4-track EP "Hey Tú!" via Out Of Line Music, expanding their collaboration with Mexican-American...
25th anniversary for Apoptygma Berzerk’s hit ‘Kathy’s Song’: ‘I drove to Holland to make sure Ferry Corsten did the remix!’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Coverart by Halvor Bodin) It's been 25 years since Apoptygma Berzerk's hit single...
Scheitan release new album ‘Wine For a Tormented Soul, video for ‘A Kiss of Death’ out now
Swedish gothic rock band Scheitan have released their new album "Wine For a Tormented Soul" through Greek label The Circle...
Portuguese synthpop project Zukatti releases ‘Luz da Noite’ single
Portuguese synthpop act Zukatti has released the digital single "Luz da Noite", sung in Portuguese, available on major streaming platforms...
Mephisto Odyssey set Dec 31 release for ‘CRASH: Reborn’, featuring previously unheard Wayne Static vocal takes and guitars by Brad Gillis
The San Francisco-based industrial rock / electronic act Mephisto Odyssey will release “CRASH: Reborn” on December 31, 2025 as a...
Stoneburner Interview: ‘It was finally time to write the Industrial record I have been promising myself’
American artist Steven Archer has been involved in numerous musical projects, of which Ego Likeness is undoubtedly the best known....
Concrete Nocturne confront what we’ve lost in new single ‘Shallow Grave’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Out today is another single from the dark Norwegians in Concrete Nocturne, "Shallow...
Anne Clark announces ‘Edge of Silence’ tour dates 2027
English spoken-word and electronic artist Anne Clark will tour with her band under the title "Edge of Silence" in January...
Carlos Perón and Melting Rust Opera unveil industrial metal single ‘I’m a Ghost’
Swiss electronic musician Carlos Perón and German project Melting Rust Opera have released their new industrial metal single "I’m a...
Swedish EBM trio CK 37 ready debut album ‘Inget Hat’ on Audite Records
Swedish EBM / synth trio CK 37 will release their debut album "Inget Hat" via Audite Records on January 9,...
Cold Spring to reissue Coil classic ‘Backwards’ for 10th anniversary
Coil’s post-industrial album "Backwards" will be reissued by UK label Cold Spring on January 23, 2026 as a 10-year anniversary...
Erdling re-release ‘Sternenschimmer’ in an acoustic version
The German dark rock / Neue Deutsche Härte band Erdling has released "Sternenschimmer (Acoustic Version)" today, December 18, 2025, via...
Marseille industrial pop quartet 1003 announce EP ‘0.3’ out January 30, 2026
Marseille industrial pop and electro rock quartet 1003 will release the EP "0.3" on January 30, 2026 as a self-produced...
Sonic Punter release ‘Cloud Indigo’ as standalone single + video live at Kuudes Linja
Finnish post-punk trio Sonic Punter has released the single "Cloud Indigo" via Blue Bear Records. The band has also released...
Gil Gerard, who led NBC’s ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’, dies at 82
Gil Gerard, the American actor best known for playing Captain William 'Buck' Rogers in NBC’s "Buck Rogers in the 25th...
Luci Ferrum releases ‘Post Mortem Invictus’ EP
Russian-born dark electro artist Luci Ferrum, now based in the Dominican Republic, has released the EP "Post Mortem Invictus" via...
Matt Wilier releases ‘Winter Movement’ EP on Bruit Blanc
Paris-born neoclassical/minimalist pianist Matt Wilier has announced a new four-track EP titled "Winter Movement" via the French label Bruit Blanc,...
Phil Hartnoll (Orbital) joins Psychic Dancehall festival 2026
The Psychic Dancehall festival - a UK electronic and experimental music festival set for March 21, 2026 at The Wardwick,...
PLATRONiC cover ‘But Not Tonight’ on ‘In Your Memory 2’ Depeche Mode tribute
PLATRONiCFinnish-German futurepop duo PLATRONiC appear on the Depeche Mode tribute compilation "In Your Memory 2 (A tribute to Depeche Mode)"...
Falling You release ambient/ethereal album ‘Metanoia’
San Francisco Bay Area ambient/ethereal project Falling You have released the album "Metanoia" as a self-released digital album. John Michael...
Acylum release dark electro “XX20XX” 20th anniversary album on Alfa Matrix
German dark elektro / industrial duo Acylum - a Side-Line Favourite - have released the digital album "XX20XX" via Alfa...
Cut.Rate.Box releases ‘Catastrophes? Absurdity!’ EP on Alfa Matrix with remixes from The Cassandra Complex, Negative Format, …
The Amercian electro pop / future pop act Cut.Rate.Box has released the remix EP "Catastrophes? Absurdity!" via Alfa Matrix. The...
Fermion Interview: ‘We got a lot of help from covid’
Fermion is an American duo formed by Augustine Backer and Eric Shans. I had the chance to discover them through...
Die Krupps issue politically loaded ‘Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course’ single
The Düsseldorf EBM/industrial metal act Die Krupps has released the EP "Will nicht - MUSS! / On Collision Course" on...
BRYT release ‘Systemfel’ album on Bandcamp
The Swedish instrumental glitch industrial project BRYT (aka producer Roger Tell) has released the album "Systemfel" via Bandcamp. Tell describes...
AD:keY release EBM single ‘Der Böse Gott’ on Alfa Matrix
The German EBM duo AD:keY has released the digital EP "Der Böse Gott" on Alfa Matrix. The title track is...
Belgian collecting societies owe more than €600 million in unpaid royalties
A major scandal broke out in Belgium as it's revealed that the Belgian collecting societies (including Sabam, PlayRight and Reprobel)...
Cubic drops 808 Dot Pop rework album ‘Back To 808’ on Alfa Matrix
One of our favourite minimal electro acts, the Belgian electronic project Cubic of Franky Deblomme, has just released the album...
Out today: First Aid 4 Souls goes post-punk / darkwave on new album ‘Progenitrix’ featuring a string of female singers
Alfa Matrix / Spleen+ release “Progenitrix”, the new CD by the Hungarian project First Aid 4 Souls, today, December 12,...
Primal Scream reported to police over alleged antisemitic image at London Roundhouse
Primal Scream have been reported to the police after a Jewish audience member alleged that an antisemitic image combining the...
Frontal Boundary streams new ‘Failure’ album exclusively on Side-Line ahead of release tomorrow on Alfa Matrix
Alfa Matrix will release Frontal Boundary’s industrial/EBM full-length “Failure” tomorrow, December 12, 2025. But today we already offer you an...
Enduser returns with first LP in 10 years: ‘Unquiet’ – Soon out on Decay Recordings
Enduser, the long-running breakcore and experimental drum and bass project of American producer Lynn Standafer, will release the new full-length...
Staytus drops new single ‘The God, The Artist, & The Creator’
Los Angeles-based electro-industrial artist Staytus releases her new single "The God, The Artist, & The Creator" on December 12, 2025,...
The Co$t of Life releases “Destination: Unknown” EP
Here's news from a crossover project between synthpop and EDM. The Denver-area synth-pop and retrowave act The Co$t of Life...
Beauty in Chaos share “Get Down Moses” from new double A-side single
Los Angeles alternative rock collective Beauty in Chaos has released the double A-side digital single "God's Gonna Cut You Down...
Omen Code release debut album “Alpha State” on Dependent
Industrial EBM duo Omen Code have released their debut album "Alpha State" via the German label Dependent Records as a...
Ignis Absconditus announce new album ‘Transfigurations’ on Obscurus Records
Italian duo Ignis Absconditus will release their new album "Transfigurations" on 21 December via Obscurus Records, with the record available...
Mortal Realm drops politically themed single ‘ROT (And Decompose)’
Seattle industrial project Mortal Realm has released the political single "ROT (And Decompose)" via Negative Gain Productions. The track is...
Various Artists ‘Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom’ soundtrack finally issued on Cold Spring, 13 February 2026
The fine UK label Cold Spring will release the original soundtrack to Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1975 film "Salò, or The...
Portion Control join Artoffact and release ‘SEED EP3.1’
Portion Control, the long-running UK electronic and industrial group from London, have signed a new record deal with Canadian label...
Peter Murphy and Boy George release Juno Reactor remix of ‘Let The Flowers Grow’
English singer Peter Murphy and Culture Club frontman Boy George have issued a new digital single, "Let The Flowers Grow...
A Projection announce white vinyl LP reissue of ‘Section’, out 6 February 2026
Stockholm post-punk/goth band A Projection will reissue their third album "Section" as a limited edition white vinyl LP with amended...
Makes My Blood Dance sign to Metropolis Records and release new single ‘Your Little Hand In Mine’
Brooklyn electro-goth and pop-metal band Makes My Blood Dance have signed to Metropolis Records and release the new digital single...
Concrete Nocturne adds another layer of club EBM to debut track ‘Ghosts’ with the ‘Stanley Cupid Remix’ – out now!
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) As we're waiting for the new tracks from the Norwegian duo Concrete Nocturne,...
Tobias Bernstrup Interview: ‘Playing an instrument is an art’
Swedish musician and queer artist Tobias Bernstrup returned this year with his seventh album. “Shadow Dancer” has been released by Nadanna. The...
Cryogenic Echelon compiles archive material on ‘A Monument To Me’ – Out on Alfa Matrix
Australian dark electronic project Cryogenic Echelon has released the digital album "A Monument To Me"via the Belgian label Alfa Matrix....
j:dead launches year-long single series with ‘Pressure’
UK industrial-electronic act j:dead has launched the digital single "Pressure" today via Infacted Recordings as the first entry in a...
