Funker Vogt have found a new vocalist…
Funker Vogt have a new frontman/vocalist. IN a Facebook post - which you can see below - the band presents...
a-ha to hit the road with acoustic set? All seems to indicate so
Remember the farewell tour a-ha did earlier this year? Perhaps it wasn't really farewell because the official Facebook page of...
Alfa Matrix roadshow lands in IKEA
This morning IKEA Ghent (Belgium) was the place to be for bands wanting to know something more on the future...
‘Click Interview’ with Extize: ‘An Answer To The ‘True Dark Electro Bands’
Extize has released their fifth album “Redneck Industrial” on Dark Tunes Music Group. The new work took me by surprise...
Side-Line introduces Circuito Cerrado – listen now to ‘What’s Your Emergency’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 13th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Circuito Cerrado,...
Esplendor Geométrico sees 80s tape material released on double vinyl LO: ‘Fungus Cerebri (Selected Tracks From Cassettes 1981-1989)’
Fungus Cerebri (Selected Tracks From Cassettes 1981-1989) is a double LP in deluxe gatefold sleeve which includes a selection of...
Final hours on Kickstarter for the ‘Ultra Happy Alarm’ coffee table book by Audra – get yours now and get a free Heaven Pegasus track as an extra
Audra has joined up with Heaven Pegasus to produce the track "Spider" which is going to be a bonus free...
Side-Line introduces Chrysanth – listen now to ‘Hearts of Titans’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 12th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Chrysanth aka...
Ugasanie sees ‘Border of Worlds’ released on Cryo Chamber – listen here
Ugasanie is back with a new album, "Border of Worlds", focused on the people of the Tundra and the North....
Who is behind the brand new dark wave project ImJudas? Here’s your answer… and interview!
Whilst checking out the recent free Alfa Matrix download compilation "Matrix Downloaded 006", one new name popped up: ImJudas with...
‘Click Interview’ with Orphx: ’Modular Synthesizer Systems Have Become Central To Our Live Sets And Studio Work’
It took five years to Richard Oddie and Christina Sealey to unleash a new full length album of their ORPHX sound...
Side-Line introduces Chamaeleon – listen now to ‘Forbidden (Feat. Aftereffect)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 10th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Chamaeleon. It's...
‘The B52 remixes’, a split EP by Mildreda, Psy’Aviah and Llumen has landed – limited to just 100 copies
For the occasion of a special very small Alfa Matrix event which took place at the B52 music club in...
Morrissey cancels gigs, so why not check out Mexrrissey instead?
Never heard of Mexrrissey? Well, today you will. This Mexican band brings Spanish-language re-workings of Morrissey songs and they have...
Ministry sees ‘Trax! Rarities’ released on a ltd ed. double vinyl album – full details here
Out by the end of December (but available right here to order already) is the special limited edition double clear...
Side-Line introduces Bukser – listen now to ‘Replicant’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 9th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Italian...
Duran Duran loses legal US copyright battle (because they are a British band)
Duran Duran has lost a High Court fight to reclaim the US rights to some of their backs catalogue (including...
Alfa Matrix launches special discount action – get 30% off with this discount code: DECSALE16
The Belgian electro label Alfa Matrix has launched a mega pre-Christmas sale action via its online CD/vinyl web store. Just...
‘Click Interview’ With Metatron Omega: ‘The Sound You Hear Is The Channeling Of These Energies That Stream From My Mind’
I last year discovered the debut-album “Gnosis Dei” of Metatron Omega. The Serbian project is driven by ‘Scorpio V’ who...
Exclusive Hansa Studios session appears from Sacha Korn with live version ’90 Millionen’ – watch it here on Side-Line
Available online now is a live version of Sacha Korn's "90 Millionen" track taken from the excellent Neue Deutsche Härte...
Front 242 founding member Daniel B. launches 3-track download single: ‘Harmonische Wechelspannung’
In January 2017 the Belgian label Alfa Matrix will officially release the now completely sold-out “Überlastung” collector vinyl box by...
Free download compilation from Alfa Matrix available now: ‘Matrix Downloaded 006’ – 45 tracks including lots of exclusive ones
With the 6th edition of the now classic free "Matrix Downloaded" label digital compilation, Belgium's Alfa Matrix label prepared the...
Side-Line introduces Binary Division – listen now to ‘Hacker (DJ Psyklon Remix)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 8th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Cologne...
Sex Pistols’ John Lydon to publish book limited to just 1000 copies – preview it here
The individually numbered and hand signed book is published to celebrate 40 years of songwriting across both the Sex Pistols...
Today is World AIDS Day: let’s remember René Klijn’s splendid version of Yazoo’s Mr. Blue
Today is World AIDS Day, it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show...
Side-Line introduces Basszilla – listen now to ‘Growl of the Owl’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 7th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Heidelberg...
‘Click Interview’ with Paul Nielsen/Tympanik Audio: ‘Digital Music Is Here To Stay And Label Owners Just Need To Accept That And Meet The Demand’
Set up in 2007 by Paul Nielsen, the Chicago-based label Tympanik Audio rapidly became one of the most visionary underground...
Tolchock returns with new single ‘Rage – Love – Fear’ – listen here
The Swedish act Tolchock is back among the living. It was Jens Persson who tipped us off that a new...
Van Roy Asylum reissues ‘Investigabiles Viae Dementiae’ in an extended edition including Culture Beat cover – listen here!
"Investigabiles Viae Dementiae (Extended Edition)" is an updated and expanded version of the debut release by the Russian project Van...
Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip) featured in video Snuttock single ‘Attention (Leaether Strip Remix)’ + interview
Snuttock hits back with a fresh new video for the great track "Attention" featured on their recent album "Rituals Redux"....
Marsheaux launches new single ‘Like A Movie’ – watch the video right here!
The Greek act Marsheaux has launched a new single taken from the album "Ath.Lon" (available here on vinyl, 2CD and...
Side-Line introduces Avarice In Audio (feat. Mondträume) – listen now to ‘Crystal Tears’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 6th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Australian outfit...
The blu-ray version of the 1990 American science fiction horror film ‘Bride of Re-Animator’ has landed!
While Depeche Mode stays stubbornly convinced that blu-ray has no visual improvement, everyone else is already convinced that the medium...
Artoffact store offers 35% off vinyl today Cyber Monday – here’s your discount code !
The fine label Artoffact returns with a rather delicious offer - and it has made the label's CEO rabies mad...
Side-Line introduces Ater Mors – listen now to ‘Maldita Perra’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 5th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Ater Mors,...
The funeral of punk: £5m memorabilia burned in London!
Photograph: Ki Price/Getty Images Joe Corré (the son of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion-designer Vivienne Westwood) burned...
‘Click Interview’ with Shrine: ‘At Some Point, The Music Starts To ‘Speak’ For Itself And Some ‘Images’ Start To Appear In My Mind’
Hristo Gospodinov is a Bulgarian artist who set up Shrine in 2003. The early productions were released on Corvus Records....
Exclusive pre-release screening new single ‘Prosthetic Minds’ by industrial act Hate Vessel
Out on December 12th via Zero Sum Records (Believe digital) is the new single "Prosthetic Minds" by the industrial act...
Rome announce new ‘The Hyperion Machine’ LP on orange vinyl + white vinyl reissue 2006 ‘Berlin’ – order your copies here
"The Hyperion Machine" is the new album from the Luxembourgian project Rome. The new 13-track album features songs in the...
Side-Line introduces ARS – listen now to ‘Commitment’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 4th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by ARS. The...
Side-Line introduces Antibody – listen now to ‘Desperation’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 3rd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Antibody. The...
Inspiral Carpets’s drummer Craig Gill has died, 44 years old – RIP
Shocking news reaches us from the headquarters of the Manchester band Inspiral Carpets who have announced that their drummer Craig...
The industrial music mail order Storming The Base launches massive Black Friday sales – here’s the link
Storming The Base has announced its Black Friday sale. The online mail-order offers huge discounts on a very wide selection...
Interview with Cedrik Fermont (C-Drik) about ‘Less Familiar Underground Scenes In The World’ : ‘Why Am I One Of The Few Africans In This Scene?’
I recently made an interview about the Iranian industrial- & ambient scene, which I think was an interesting and informative...
It’s time to follow us on Spotify (in case you haven’t done so yet) and join over 3000 other fans!
It's often difficult to know what to listen to exactly when you use Spotify. There's a lot being released and...
Side-Line introduces A.D.R.O.N. – listen now to ‘God Mode Enabled’ (Face The Beat profile series)
(Photo by the band) The 2nd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks)...
Stahlnebel & Black Selket offer new ‘Questions’ album as double CD set – listen to the teaser
(Picture by the band) DSBP Records (USA) and Stahlnebel & Black Selket have joined forces for their new double CD...
Lizette Lizette releases new single ‘Rest’ featuring Kite frontman – and it’s a damn fine one!
Yesterday we got a message via Instagram in from the Swedish artist Lizette Lizette announcing a new single, "Rest". "Rest"...
Front 242 sees audio live DVD ‘Catch The Men’ released on Bandcamp – available now
In 2005 the Belgian label Alfa Matrix released the Front 242 live DVD "Catch The Men" (you can order it...
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Side-Line introduces [SYNCOM] – listen now to ‘Call to Arms’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The first track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by ! "Call...
5 albums that inspired ‘In the Dark’, the newest album from the synthpop sensation Glass Apple Bonzai
Synthpop act Glass Apple Bonzai aka the solo creative output of Daniel X. Belasco, is back with a new album,...
‘Click Interview’ with Lucifer’s Aid: ‘Overwhelming Songs With A Limited Amount Of Sounds’
Carl Nilsson started Lucifer’s Aid in Spring 2016. This Swedish musician is also member of the EBM-band The Operating Tracks...
Death In June sees 30 year old ‘The World That Summer’ re-released on red double vinyl (limited number of copies available!)
Out in a few weeks, but surely sold out by then so check this mailorder to get your copy, is...
Artoffact Records to reissue Nash the Slash’s ‘And You Thought You Were Normal’ and ‘Decomposing’ – vinyl sets etc. available here!
Toronto-based label Artoffact Records announces today (and already makes them available here) 2 additional reissues from the Nash the Slash...
Free download mega-compilation ‘Face The Beat: Session 4’ is now available – 90 tracks from the absolute industrial underground!
Side-Line Magazine has launched the 4th volume in the popular free 'Face The Beat' series: "Face The Beat: Session 4"...
Blutengel presents December release new 4-track single ‘Complete’ – get it here
The new 4-track single "Complete" by the German band Blutengel is close to hit the stores. The limited Maxi-CD comes...
Coldlink launches ‘Ghosts I’ve known’ album on DSBP Records – check this preview
Those who downloaded our free "Face The Beat: Session 3" compilation since it was launched last year will surely know Coldlink...
Dark ambient sensation Sabled Sun lands in 2148… and the plot gets even more mysterious! – preview the album right here
Cryo Chamber has just released Sabled Sun's "2148" album. In case you didn't know, Sabled Sun is the solo project...
Orange Sector to release 3rd and final part of their EP trilogy: ‘Farben’
Lars Timm Felker and Martin Bodewell aka Orange Sector have entered the studio to complete the 3rd and final part...
‘Click Interview’ with Red Lokust: ‘Interpersonal Change Over The Years Is, In A Way, Like An Insect Shedding Its Skin’
Red Lokust is a new dark-electronic formation featuring Distortion Productions owner Jim Semonik who’s also known from Rein and the...
Celluloide announces final volume in the ‘Numériques’ series – watch the trailer here
The final volume in the "Numériques" series by Celluloide is now announced (and also immediately available for preorder from the...
Agent Side Grinder sees second edition ‘Industrial Beauty’ album released as 2CD set with bonus tracks
Agent Side Grinder plan a second edition of their album "Industrial Beauty" which comes as an extended version to the...
Industrial techno veterans Orphx hit back with ‘Pitch Black Mirror’ – also available here as 2LP vinyl
Coming out in a few weeks from now is a limited deluxe double vinyl edition for the new full length...
Original member Black Tape For A Blue Girl back for 2LP vinyl release ‘This Fleeting Moments’ – available now
Out in early January - but available right here - is a double vinyl (on 150 gram green-swirled color vinyl)...
Watch 1st trailer upcoming ‘Ghost in the Shell’ movie featuring Scarlett Johansson and Takeshi Kitano
(Video and photo via Paramount Pictures) The first trailer has hit the internet for the upcoming live action version of...
Skinny Puppy fans attention! The 2009 album by The Tear Garden (aka cEvin Key and Edward Ka-Spel from The Legendary Pink Dots) to be re-released on vinyl!
Out soon on a limited edition green vinyl - pre-orders are accepted here - is the reissue of "Have A...
