Star Industry bassist Stijn Kuipers is no more – R.I.P.
(Photo as posted by Star Industry on Facebook) Very, very sad news has reached us from the Belgian gothic act...
Two limited vinyl reissues from Esplendor Geométrico to be released via Geometrik in December
Out on December 3rd via the Geometrik label are two vinyl releases by Esplendor Geométrico, the cult pioneers of industrial...
Re:Mission Entertainment launches official merch store for Mentallo And The Fixer
Re:Mission Entertainment has launched the official merch store for Mentallo And The Fixer. The Big Cartel site contains such items...
Dark pop artist Bara Hari announces release new music video ‘Artificial’
"Artificial" is the name of the brand new video by dark pop artist Bara Hari. It is inspired by the...
Frontman ska punk act Sublime with Rome tries to ruin career neofolk act ROME
Some very dirty business is being unearthed as Jérôme Reuter goes public with the news that he was contacted by...
Side-Line presents: Sinner’s Day Festival 2021 – Heusden-Zolder (BE)
The 2021 edition of the Sinner's Day Festival will take place from 30th October until 1st November 2021 at The...
Ravenous offer lyric video for ‘Frozen Tears’ ahead of new album out this Friday
(Photo by Ravenous & Pixel Breed) The second pre-release single "Frozen Tears" is now available everywhere as download or stream....
Worldwide paper shortage delays release new Lacrimosa album
The Swiss label Hall of Sermon informs us that Lacrimosa is coming with a new album pretty soon, but due...
Space March launches brand new 80s pop video for ‘Algorithm’
Out now is the brand new Space March video "Algorithm", which is also the title track of the 2021 album...
Dark rock / industrial act Auger returns with brand new single ‘Libra’
Out via the The Big Chair label is the brand new single, "Libra", by Auger, a dark rock / industrial...
Spanish dark electro duo Larva is back with its 11th studio album: ‘Void’
The Spanish dark electro duo Larva - consisting of Marco InqUesT and Anoxia Larva - have been already been active...
Sheffield based electronic music project Indelible Scars returns with all new single ‘Can You Be Sure (Cruel To Be Kind Mix)’
Out now is the brand new single by the Sheffield based electronic music project Indelible Scars. "Can You Be Sure...
‘Click Interview’ with Rector Scanner: ‘There Is No Longer A Total Work Of Art‘
Rector Scanner was the first project set up by René Nowotny. Known from his EBM project AD:KeY, Rector Scanner is...
French analog electronics project h/p releases 2-track single and video for ‘Ultraviolin’
(Photo by Emmanuel Prevot) Out now is the 2-track digital single "Ultraviolin" by the French electronica / synthpop act h/p...
FINAL CALL: Submissions wanted for the Side-Line powered ‘Face The Beat 7’ download compilation – send your submissions NOW for this mega industrial/electro compilation!
This is a final call for submissions. We will extend with 5 days, until October 26th. After that we close...
Synthpunk annex witch house act Suffer Ring release hard-hitting new single ‘Hands’ on Re:Mission Entertainment
Synthpunk annex witch house act Suffer Ring has just launched one of the most hard-hitting singles we have heard in...
Vaselyne (Yvette Winkler and Frank Weyzig formerly of Clan Of Xymox) join COP International, first single ‘Waiting to Exhale’ out now
COP International has announced the signing of the Dutch band Vaselyne. The duo came recommended by John Fryer who had...
Post-punk act Datura lands darkwave single ‘Everything Turns Black’
(Photo by Jana Divis ) Out today, October 22, is the newest single from the Pacific Northwest post-punkers Datura who...
Darkwave / industrial acts Vlimmer and Verneblung join Nirvana cover album ‘Nevermind Reworks’ – the synth-way
2021 marks the 30th birthday of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album. Time to pay them a tribute so the booking agency Noisegroupie...
The Operating Tracks are back with an all new single: ‘Poison ID’ feat. Emma Anitchka (The Guilt)
The Operating Tracks have released a brand new video and single for the track "Poison ID" featuring Emma Anitchka. For...
European avantgarde-trio Ambulatorio Segreto gets compiled on ‘Sezione Trasversale’ via Verlag System
Out on November 5 via the Verlag System label is the Ambulatorio Segreto compilation "Sezione Trasversale" which will be available...
Tunnels Of Āh reworks lost album ‘Iron Speaks’ and releases it afterall
"Iron Speaks" has become known as the 'lost' Tunnels Of Āh album since it was abandoned as the fifth album...
British post-industrial / ambient group O Yuki Conjugate re-releases ‘Equator” with bonus material
Out via Other Voices is the re-release of "Equator", the 1995 album by the British post-industrial / ambient group O...
Duran Duran launch all new video, ‘Anniversary’ filled with lookalikes
Duran Duran have released the new video for "Anniversary", directed by photographer and filmmaker, Alison Jackson. Not a coincidence as...
Brian Eno produces new Sissi Rada single ‘81948 (2000 OM69)’
Toy Tonics records’ new offshoot imprint Kryptox has released the latest single from Sissi Rada, a harp virtuoso and electronic...
Maschine Brennt (Cultivated Bimbo, Syntronik) returns with all new EP, ‘Loop Remix’, at the end of October
Out on October 29 via the Plonk label is a brand new Maschine Brennt EP, "Loop Remix". The 2-track EP...
The late Anita Lane sees 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Sex O’Clock’, available on vinyl for the first time
(Photo by Joe Dilworth) Out 10 December 2021 is the 20th anniversary reissue of "Sex O'Clock", the second album by...
Soft Cell release all new single, ‘Bruises On My Illusions’
Out now is the brand new Soft Cell single "Bruises On My Illusions" which also announces the band's first album...
Trentemøller releases 2nd single, ‘All Too Soon’, taken off new album ‘Memoria’
(Photo by Sofie Nørregaard) Out now is Trentemøller's newest single "All Too Soon", the second single taken off the new...
Rhys Fulber returns with new solo album, ‘Brutal Nature’, at the end of November
Canadian electronic musician and producer Rhys Fulber returns with a solo album, "Brutal Nature". Utilising a smaller home set-up rather...
‘Click Interview’ with Cubic: ‘It Was Time To Pull The Plug And Leave Ebm To The ‘Jügend’’
Franky Deblomme got some recognition with his EBM-project Darkmen. After having stopped the project we didn’t hear new stuff from...
Detroit based synthpop act Shoestrings back after 24 years of total silence with an all new single, ‘Gone’, and album, ‘Expectations’
The Detroit based synthpop duo Shoestrings finally return after a very long break (24 years!) and launch the all new...
Swedish dreampop duo Astral Brain debut video ‘A Dream’ off their new album ‘The Bewildered Mind’
Out now is the newest video for the single "A Dream" by the Swedish dreampop duo Astral Brain. The track...
Testube launches charity single ‘Themself’ to support True Colors United and improve the lives of homeless LGBTIQ+ youth
The experimental industrial act Testube has just released a brand new single + music video titled "Themself" as a fundraiser...
Finnish gothic rock act Two Witches launch ‘The Last Day’ single feat. Inkubus Sukkubus
Out now is "The Last Day", a new Two Witches song featuring the legendary Inkubus Sukkubus. "The Last Day" is...
Deine Lakaien release lyric video of Pink Floyd cover ‘Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun’ taken from new album ‘Dual +’
The German darkwave act Deine Lakaien (Alexander Veljanov and Ernst Horn) have released a lyric video for their take on...
Swedish electronic duo Hatif release debut single on ScentAir Records
(Photo by Daniel Kwon) The Swedish electronic duo Hatif have released their debut single “Pool” on ScentAir Records. The single...
Cold Spring reissues cult Japanese noise release by Maso Yamazaki on vinyl
Originally released on CD in 1998 (Alien8 Recordings), the Maso Yamazaki (Controlled Death) album "Frequency L.S.D." is now presented on...
Swedish cult synthpop act Page finally release early singles on digital platforms on October 22nd
Good news for fans of the Swedish cult synthpop act Page. Their since long out of print eighties singles on...
German experimental popmusic from the early 80s united on ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei und Vier – Deutsche Experimentelle Popmusik 1980-1986’
Bureau B, the Hamburg based label which releases past and future classics unearthed from genres including (but not limited to)...
French dark techno / synthpop project Fragrance. to release 2nd album ‘Salt Water’
Out on November 5 via Synth Religion is Fragrance.'s newest, 2nd, LP "Salt Water". The album holds 10 dark techno...
Online symposium on contemporary artists and Barbara Hepworth invites electronica artist Olivia Louvel
On Friday 15th October, 2 - 5 pm the symposium 'Contemporary Artists & Barbara Hepworth' will take place online (register...
Rustblade repackages its John Carpenter tribute in a limited Halloween steel box
Out this Friday is a special steel box version of the Rustblade released tribute album to John Carpenter, "The Way...
Icelandic post-punk act Kælan Mikla collaborate with Alcest on new single ‘Hvítir Sandar’
(Photo by Dean Wallflower) Kælan Mikla's new single "Hvítir Sandar" is now streaming on all platforms. The track is a...
Bay area electropop act Keyozah returns with an all new video / single: ‘Downward Spiraling’
The Bay area based electropop act Keyozah are back. Right on the heels of their latest single, they now launch...
New French electronic project launches: Ren Toner – first video and collaboration with Shan Moue
Ren Toner, songwriter of the French cold wave band Divine Shade, has used this pandemic to work on a solo...
Click Interview’ with Tommi Stumpff: ‘Utilitarian Music’
Belgian born Thomas Peters better known as Tommi Stumpff became a true reference in the world of 80s EBM. Albums...
Resurrected EBM squad Ravenous launches brand new single and lyric video for ‘Roots’
(Photo by Ravenous & Pixel Breed) The new song "Roots" is the first new Ravenous release in over 20 years....
Impressive list of EBM / electro / synthpop guest vocalists featured on new ‘Reliance’ album by German synthpop act Elektrostaub
After the two chart-hitting singles “We Are Dreamers“ (#1) and “Wake Up“ (#4), German synth pop act Elektrostaub is about...
Astrud Steehouder, Alex Tucker and Luke J Murray unite under the Nonexistent umbrella for a self-titled electronic debut
Out 19 November via the Downwards label is the new collaboration between Astrud Steehouder, Alex Tucker and Luke J Murray....
Shoegaze trio Soot Sprite share new single ‘Night Thirst’
The shoegaze trio Soot Sprite have shared another cut from their recently announced brand-new EP, "Poltergeists", set for release on...
Goth rock/post-punk act The Funeral March Of The Marionettes premiere ‘Flood’ song on Side-Line
The goth rock/post-punk act The Funeral March Of The Marionettes, or short The Funeral March, are releasing "Flood", the 6th...
Electro-industrial duo Dread Risks premieres ‘Obliteration Complex’ on Side-Line
The electro-industrial duo, Dread Risks, is premiering their official music video for “Obliteration Complex” on Side-Line today. With this video...
Can announce ‘Live In Brighton 1975’ to be released December 3 – listen to a first excerpt
(Photo by Spoon Records) Mute and Spoon Records have released details of the second in a series of Can live...
New EP announced for Helix (A23’s Tom Shear and vocalist Mari Kattman): ‘Bad Dream’
On November 5th, Helix will self-release a brand new digital-only EP entitled “Bad Dream”, featuring 4 brand new tracks and...
Montreal post-punk act Scene Noir releases ‘Telegraph’ album on Velouria Recordz
Out via Velouria Recordz is the new album by the Montreal post-punk act Scene Noir: "Telegraph". It's the band's 3rd...
Copenhagen’s dream pop duo BlackieBlueBird releases new single ‘The Love We Once Knew’
This is something for the Cocteau Twin fans around here. Copenhagen's dream pop duo BlackieBlueBird are back with the new...
Not My God to release new album ‘Simulacra’ on October 15th
As we reported a while back, Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson, Kmfdm, Motionless In White) and Nero Bellum (Psyclon Nine) had...
Oscar and the Wolf releases new video/single ‘Livestream’ ahead of new studio album ‘The Shimmer’
Oscar and the Wolf, the the alter ego of Max Colombie, has released a brand new single "Livestream". This is...
Finnish darkwave electro band Neuroactive revisits cult debut album ‘Morphology’ on ‘Morphology (redux)’
Right on the heels of their new studio album “Minor Side-Effects” (available here on Bandcamp) with the original line-up of...
New single for dark pop act Ships In The Night: ‘First Light’
Ships In The Night has just simultaneously released a brand new single along with an accompanying video for the song...
No sleep, lots of stress, but the new site is live
As you will have noticed Side-Line looks completely different since this noon. The change was not scheduled, on the contrary,...
Siva Six returns with 5th album in November: ‘DeathCult’
After the release of the "Ghost Dance" EP earlier this year, "DeathCult" the long-awaited 5th album of the Greek electro...
‘Click Interview’ with Cirque D’ess: ‘Ritual Wave’
Cirque D’ess is an Italian duo set up in 2017 by Miriam Ssam and Valerio ‘Ryo’ Nubeat. The band explained...
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers releases ‘Imposter’ cover album: “A Story Of Songs”
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Out on November 12 is the new album "Imposter", a collection of songs...
Lords Of Acid drop NFT Collection on Cardano Blockchain
The industrial/techno acid-house band Lords Of Acid has dropped an NFT on the Cardano Blockchain. The Children of Acid coin,...
