Available for free download: Auger’s track ‘Find My Own Way Out’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 7th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
London After Midnight reissue 1991 debut album in a new mix and with previously unreleased material
From Darkride Records comes the news that London After Midnight is set to re-release their 1991 debut album as "Selected...
‘Click Interview’ with Numb: ‘I Started Writing Material As A Personal Response To The Social/Political Changes’
Numb is a Canadian electronic formation that saw the daylight in 1986. The band was driven by Don Gordon, David...
Erasure announce a brand new remastered & expanded 3CD edition of ‘Chorus’
On February 14th 2020 BMG will release the latest in their series of remastered and expanded Erasure CD reissues with...
Synthwave artist Anna Öberg launches brand new video clip for ‘Ich Bin’
(Photo by Anna Öberg) Out today Friday 15th November is the newest video by Swedish synthwave artist Anna Öberg. "Ich...
Dark-o-matic debutes with ‘New Hope’ album – complete preview available
Out now via the fine label SkyQode is the debut album by Dark-o-matic, entitled "New Hope". It consists of 10...
a-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ hits n1 in the UK charts after 34 years (!) + first show in Singapore + first two parts ‘Take On Me’ rockumentary available
First some good news for our Asian readers, a-ha will be doing their very first show in Southeast Asia on...
Mortiis releases album teaser for ‘Spirit Of Rebellion’ – US tour announced
As we reported earlier, Mortiis has announced the release of "Spirit Of Rebellion", a re-interpreted expansion and continuation of the...
Click Interview’ with Council Of Nine: ‘It Has Always Been Fascinating How One Person Can Manipulate Such A Massive Number Of People’
Based in California (USA) Maximillian Olivier aka Council Of Nine this year released his fifth solo-album since 2014. The prolific...
Available for free download: Antibody’s track ‘Secrets’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 6th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation “Face The Beat: Session 5”...
Coil’s 1992 album ‘Stolen & Contaminated Songs’ gets reissue on CD + two vinyl editions
Cold Spring has announced the reissue of Coil's 1992 album "Stolen & Contaminated Songs", presented on CD and, for the...
Folkstorm completes Folkstormish trilogy with new ‘Nihil Total’ album
Out via the Italian label Old Europa Café is the newest 9-track album by Folkstorm. "Nihil Total" comes in a...
Available for free download: AL’s track ‘Litany’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 5th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Collection D’Arnell-Andréa enter winter with ‘A Recrafted Winter’
(Photo by Claudio Testa on Unsplash) Out on December 6th is the all new Collection D'Arnell-Andréa album "A Recrafted Winter". Strictly limited to...
Nachtmahr hits back with ‘Flamme’ in January 2020 – first details!
The newest Nachtmahr album "Flamme", the follow-up to this year's release "Antithese", will be out on January 31st 2020. The...
Black Line (feat. Nitzer Ebb members) to release new single ‘Layers’
Black Line, the Los Angeles-based collective featuring Nitzer Ebb members Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris along with musician, producer and...
The Membranes song ‘Nocturnal’ gets the remix treatment by Kitty Lectro – watch the video
Iconic UK post-punk/alt act The Membranes release an EP featuring two remixes of their song "Nocturnal" by goth rock/darkwave Goth...
Interview with Shane Aungst – DJ behind the Face The Beat 5 Megamix
The past weekend we launched a mega mix of "Face The Beat: Session 5" done by Seattle (United States) based...
Electronica duo Komputer reboot for London show
Komputer, the Mute artists who joined the influential label in 1984 as I Start Counting, are rebooting for a live...
Yann Tiersen releases newly recorded version of ‘Rue des Cascades’ from 1997
Yann Tiersen has shared a newly recorded version of one of "Rue des Cascades" featuring Ólavur Jákupsson on vocals. Originally...
‘Click Interview’ with Boytronic: ‘It’s Just A Part Of My Life… But Not Everything’
Set up in 1983, German synth-pop band Boytronic is an old servant of the music genre. The band went through...
Available for free download: Aiboforcen’s track ‘In My Arms (Ocean Mix)’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 4th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Interview with Bernard Van Isacker on the ‘Face The Beat’ series: ‘Charting with smaller bands? It’s possible, this compilation has proven it.’
(Interview / photo by Eldrina Mich) While the charity download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5" is still reigning the...
Available for free download: Aesthetische’s track ‘Berlin’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 3rd track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Pouppée Fabrikk hit back with a 2-track single: ‘Only Control’ (including a Spetsnaz remix!)
This came as a nice surprise this morning. Out of the blue Sweden's EBM legends from Pouppée Fabrikk hit straight...
EBM act ELM releases brand new album today! Check out all of the tracks of ‘Extreme Unspoken Tension’
Out today via Alfa Matrix is the brand new ELM album "Extreme Unspoken Tension". And let it be clear, ELM...
Available for free download: AD:keY’s track ‘You Can’t Fuck Me’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 2nd track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
NØIR set to release new EP ‘A Pleasure’ incl. Fad Gadget cover
The New York City-based dark electronic act NØIR will be releasing a 6-song EP entitled "A Pleasure". It will be...
Cabaret Voltaire announce ‘Methodology ’74-’78. Attic Tapes’ on vinyl in a ltd edition of 500 copies
The industrial new wave cult act Cabaret VoltaireE have announced the first-ever vinyl release of "Methodology '74-'78. Attic Tapes", which...
Swedish GHØS†BØY to launch ‘Disgusting’ EP on October 31st, 2019 on Venus Aeon
Coming up ready for Halloween is the "Disgusting" EP by the Swedish electronic act GHØS†BØY. To be released on Venus...
Adam X releases first album as Traversable Wormhole: ‘Regions of Time’ LP – check out a first track
Techno veteran and Sonic Groove’s label owner Adam X will release his first full-length album as Traversable Wormhole, 10 years...
Available for free download: Circumpolar’s track ‘Until the End of Time’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 1st track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Laibach announce ‘Party Songs’ EP – Watch the video for the first track
Laibach have announced a six-track EP, "Party Songs", featuring unpublished tracks from the repertoire of the band's 2015 performances in...
Stars Crusaders joins SkyQode family of artists – new single and videoclip in the making
Stars Crusaders, a four-piece electronic band from Turin, Italy, has joined the SkyQode family of artists. Founded in 2013, the...
Post-punk act Twin Tribes announces new album ‘Ceremony’ – watch video for new song ‘The River’
Post-punk/darkwave artists Twin Tribes have announced the release of their new album "Ceremony". The album follows up on their debut...
‘Click Interview’ with Velvet Acid Christ: ‘I Think Wumpscut Is Simply The Best Industrial Musician Who Ever Made Music’
We’ve to go back on the late 80s to get the origins of this American phenomenon: Velvet Acid Christ. Bryan...
Russian futurepop / synthpop band Mental Discipline launches brand EP ‘Empty’ – listen here
Out now is "Empty", a new EP release by Russian futurepop / synthpop band Mental Discipline. The title track has...
Blackhouse selectively compiled on ‘One Man’s Collection 1984-89’ with exclusive bonus track
Out now is the Blackhouse compilation "One Man's Collection 1984-89" holding 12 selected tracks from the band's 'golden' early years,...
‘The history of industrial music: The Chicago way’ documentary launches kickstarter for final phase of funding for 2020 release
A documentary film exploring the birth, rise, fall and moderate rebirth of American industrial music is nearing completion. This film...
‘Face The Beat: Session 5’ out now and immediately goes into Top 3 most popular releases on Bandcamp
Almost exactly 3 years ago we launched the 4th volume in the Side-Line powered charity compilation series "Face The Beat"...
‘Click Interview’ with The Ritualists: ‘Music For Me Was So Sacred, The Practicing Of It, Became A Type Of Ritual’
The Ritualists is a New-York (USA) based combo and one of the latest signings on Out Of Line. “Painted People”...
Dirty Vocoder (project by Escape With Romeo frontman) offers brand new video and single for ‘Cocaine Dawn’
Dirty Vocoder is a new electronic solo project by Cologne based Thomas Elbern, founder and frontman of the German new...
‘Click Interview’ with Gutenberg: ‘“Tanz Mit Laibach” Is The Best Industrial Anthem’
Hailing from Aichi (Japan) Shouji Sakurai set up Gutenberg a few years ago now. As he likes the sound of...
Back with a new album: Agonoize ! Watch the trailer for ‘Midget Vampire Porn’
A few weeks ago we announced the comeback of Agonoize on RepoRecords with the EP "Blutgruppe Jesus (-) / Schmerzpervers...
The Second Sight return with brand new single – new album out soon as well
In the 1990s The Second Sight (Alex Vlassakakis, Dierk Budde, Kosta Vlassakakis, Manuel Böpple) were among those first acts that...
Simple Minds fans ‘stalked and threatened’ by brother of lead singer Jim Kerr
Simple Minds The Argus, a local newspaper based in Brighton and Hove in East Sussex (UK), ran a rather weird...
Heimataerde returns with ‘Tanz’ EP on November 29
Out via Fully Packed Records on November 29 is the newest EP "Tanz" by the German medieval/EBM act Heimataerde. The...
‘Click Interview’ with Empirion: ‘Keeping The Same Essence Was Important To Us’
Empirion saw the daylight in 1993. Set up by Oz Morsley, Jamie Smart and Bob Glennie the band became quite...
Holeg Spies returns with new album after 10 years: ‘Axis Mundi’ – check it out
After more than 10 years dedicated to compose music for films (the best known are "The Human Centipede" and "The...
Blancmange 80s backcatalogue reissued in vinyl boxset ‘The Blanc Tapes’ incl. bonus tracks – listen here
Out via London Records is a limited vinyl boxset of Blancmange, called "The Blanc Tapes". The boxset holds all three...
Side-Line exclusive: new videoclip of Black Plastic
Chicago-based electronic/darkwave act Black Plastic premieres its newest videoclip 'Halcyon' today. Black Plastic is the musical project of visual artist...
New EP from Beranek: “Oscillator Orkester” – a refreshing mix of orchestral electronics and Bowie tributes
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Foto: Jarle Nyttingnes) The multi talented Norwegian musician (also actor, comedian ++) Espen...
Throbbing Gristle sees another reissue: ‘The Reformation Years’
Out on Mute, 13 December 2019, is the next phase in the Throbbing Gristle reissues series with the release of...
Irmin Schmidt (CAN) announces ltd. edition vinyl release of ‘Villa Wunderbar’ + European dates announced
Mute and Spoon announce the vinyl release of "Villa Wunderbar", compiling the work of the Can founder solo and soundtrack...
Mortiis announces new release: ‘Spirit Of Rebellion’ + 2020 US tourdates announced
The undisputed inventor of dungeon synth, Mortiis is set to release "Spirit Of Rebellion" which is in fact a re-interpreted...
Renaud Bajeux debuts on Nahal Recordings with ‘Magnetic Voices From The Unseen’ – check it out
(Photo by Frédéric D.Oberland) Out now via the French label Nahal Recordings is the first album of French musician Renaud...
Finish dark wave act Ten After Dawn announces release ‘Club’ single
(Photo by Alexandra Sleaze) Out since October 10th 2019 via Secret Entertainment is the "Club" single by the Finland based...
Camouflage sees ‘Methods Of Silence’ re-released in a 30th anniversary limited edition on November 1st
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Camouflage album "Methods Of Silence" via Bureau B, the band opened up the...
‘a-ha The Movie’ premiere and new Norwegian concerts announced
(Photo by a-ha.com) Premiering on Thursday November 26th, 2020 at 6 pm at the Colosseum movie theatre in Oslo is...
Italian noise-rock duo OvO signs to Artoffact Records
The Italian noise-rock duo OvO has signed with Toronto-based label Artoffact Records. The duo, who have previously released with UFOMammut's...
Mindless Faith releases new album ‘Insectual’ + video for ‘Moth without a Moon’
Industrial act Mindless Faith have just released their 7th full-length album, titled "Insectual", that offers allegories of the modern world...
‘Click Interview’ with It’s For Us: ‘I’ve Always Been Writing For Some Kind Of Therapy’
Operating from Stockholm (Sweden) It’s For Us saw the daylight thanks to Camilla Karlsson (vocals, bass) and Jon Gredmark (guitars)....
‘Click’ Interview with Iris: ‘Chasing Trends Doesn’t Work Well For Us’
Twenty years after their debut album “Disconnect” released by the now defunct A Different Drum, Reagan Jones and Andrew Sega...
Miss FD releases new music video ‘Spitfire’ – watch it here
The US dark electropop artist Miss FD has teamed up with industrial artist Vulture Culture on her new song "Spitfire"....
Magne Furuholmen (a-ha) releases limited art edition vynil of newest album ‘White Xmas lies’ – Price €150
To be released on October 25th is an exclusive art edition of only 200 copies of Magne Furuholmen (a-ha)'s new...
Out now: First album Mental Exile (solo project Mondträume singer) – preview the full album
(Photo by Lydia Solans) Out now is “Ride The Madness”, the debut by Mental Exile. Behind Mental Exile we find Damasius Venys...
