Cynical Existence – Rebirth (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electronic, metal, crossover. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released three albums on Alfa Matrix and one album...
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The Cure’s Roger O’Donnell releases new project ‘2 Ravens’ today – check it out here
(Photo by Mimi Sheytanova) Out today is the latest project by Roger O’Donnell (keyboard player of The Cure), "2 Ravens"....
Music and Gaming
A great many of us have an affinity with music, our lives would be far duller if it was not...
Digital Energy – Tempest (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This German duo saw the light of day in 2000 and self-released the...
‘Click Interview’ with The Second Sight: ‘The Big Stars Became More Important Because That Is Where The Money Comes From’
German electro-pop formation The Second Sight got some successful releases in between the late 90s and early 2000 years. Their...
The 10 Best Posthumous Albums By Great Artists
It’s always a terrible tragedy when a talented artist dies. Whether they’re in the prime of life or enjoying a...
My Love Kills return with new album ‘Imitatio Dei’
The Stockholm (Sweden) based electro act My Love Kills are back less than a year after their rather good debut...
ES23 – When I’m Gone (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, EBM, dark-electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Daniel Pad ended 2019 with a new EP from his sonic brainchild ES23....
Collection d’Arnell-Andréa interview: ‘The Past Really Feeds My Present, And As My Present Will Soon Belong To The Past …’
Set up in 1986 by Jean-Christophe d'Arnell, Pascal Andréa and Chloé St Liphard, Collection d'Arnell-Andréa rapidly became one of the...
ASP – Kosmonautilus (DCD Album – Gothic Novel Rock Records / Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Goth-metal, dark-rock. Background/Info: I realized ASP –originally set up and driven by Alexander Spreng, this year celebrates its 20th...
Krayenzeit – W.I.R. (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Metal-rock, rock-folk, medieval. Background/Info: This EP has been released a few months after Krayenzeit’s fourth full length album. The...
Blutengel – Damokles (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Blutengel started the year with the “Un:Gott”-album, which by the way was a truly masterpiece, and...
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...
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...
‘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”...
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...
Elm – Death Of The North (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Peter Elm was previously involved with the excellent EBM/pop driven Restricted Area, but set up Elm to...
Oxomaxoma – Industrial Body Music (CD Album – Sector Industrial Producciones)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Oxomaxoma is probably one of the longest active EBM bands from the Mexican scene. They were already...
Nine Inch Nails On Gears of War 5 Trailor
Gears of War 5 is the new Xbox Console and One game being released in September 2019. The 5thaddition to...
The Ritualists – Painted People (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Pop-rock Background/Info: The Ritualists is a New-York (USA) based combo and one of the latest signings on Out Of...
Der Klinke – Decade (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: “Decade” is a truly appropriate title to celebrate ten years of the Belgian gothic/cold-wave formation Der...
DaGeist – Sexy (CD Album – Danse Macabre Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: DaGeist exists of Davide Schiavoni (vocals/compositions) and Frédéric Strzelczyk (bass guitar). The band was originally...
1919 – Futurecide (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, punk-rock. Background/Info: 1919 were active in between 1980 and 1983. They released one album and one EP. They...
Massive Ego – Church For The Malfunctioned (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: UK band Massive Ego centered on the charismatic ‘Marc Massive’ is already active for several...
Side-Line presents: W-Festival – Waregem (BE)
The 4th edition of the W-Festival will take place from 15th until 18th August 2019 in Waregem Expo, Belgium. About...
Cosey Fanni Tutti reworks Penelope Trappes track ‘Carry Me’
Cosey Fanni Tutti has reworked the Penelope Trappes track "Carry Me" for Trappes' "Redeux" album which will be released June...
Promote Your Music Through These Techy-Savvy Ways
If you have been trying to make it in the entertainment industry, music to be precise, then you know how...
‘Click Interview’ with Alien Skin: ‘With A Change Of Attitude Comes The Choice Of ‘Sound’ Itself’
Alien Skin is an Australian synth-pop project set up in 2008 by George Pappas. George has been involved with the...
Blutengel – Un:Gott (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: The new Blutengel album comes exactly 20 years after the band’s official debut opus “Child Of...
Interview with Erasure ‘s Vince Clarke, Mark Saunders and Gareth Jones on re-release ‘Wild!’ LP
(Interview © Janos Janurik) 2019 is a year full of anniversaries and anniversary releases and tours, just think of bands...
Ultranoire – Isolation (CD EP – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Based in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) the duo Josef Stapel - Szilard Kun have already released...
‘Click Interview’ with Ah-Cama Sotz: ‘Believing In Yourself Is A Must’
Belgian Herman Klapholz is mainly known and recognized for his involvement with Ah Cama-Sotz. He released an impressive number of...
Gamma10’s new album ‘Outsider’ is out now – check the preview and get a 20% discount code!
The new album by the electro act Gamma10 is out now. "Outsider" holds 11 tracks holds 10 brand new tracks...
Salt – Invisible (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM, cinematographic, electro-ambient. Background/Info: We all know Stefan Alt aka ‘Salt’ as the owner of Ant-Zen. The label...
Brand new XTC book ‘What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book’ coming up
Author Mark Fisher presents a new musical exploration of the cult UK act XTC: "What Do You Call That Noise?...
Syrian – Sirius Interstellar (Digital Album – Syrian)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, dance-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Italian formation Syrian gained recognition during the glorious days of future-pop music. After having released...
‘Click Interview’ with Adam X: ‘I’ve Always Been Into The Cerebral/Out Of Worldly Side Of Electronic Music’
Born in New York (USA), but now based in Berlin (Germany) for years Adam Mitchell aka Adam X is a...
Funker Vogt- Ikarus (CD EP – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: “Ikarus” is the second EP taken from the last and successful “Wastelands”-album. We get 2 versions...
Whispering Sons – Image (CD Album – Smile Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: The Brussels based Whispering Sons were set up in 2013 and became one of Belgian hottest...
Vegas v Macau: which is the best gambling and clubbing destination?
Nothing beats a good rivalry. Muhammad Ali v George Foreman, Boca Juniors versus River Plate, Bill Gates v Steve Jobs...
Helix – Twin (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: There has been a lot of to do about Helix and that‘s quite understandable. This new duo ...
Ikon – As Time Goes By/The Original Ikon Remixed and Remastered (DCD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, rock-wave. Background/Info: Set up in 1991 Ikon has been often considered as one of the Australian gothic pioneers....
Click Interview’ with Hà; People 3 55: ‘I Think That Many So-Called ‘Industrial’ Bands Have Lost The Bestial Side Of This Music’
First I saw the band name, Hà; People 3 55, next the title of the album “One Bear, Two Bicycles...
Atomic Neon – Remember Me (CD Album – Alice In… / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, rock-goth. Background/Info: After having released three albums on Black Rain and one album on Holy Hour Records,...
Hà; People 3 55 – One Bear, Two Bicycles And One Xylophone (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, death-industrial, experimental. Background/Info: The name of the project, the title of the album, the global impression and the...
Kilmarth – Catharsis (CD Mini-Album – Kilmarth)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental. Background/Info: Kilmarth is a Belgian project set up in 2007 by Cédric Wattergniaux. After having released several...
Reutoff feat. Deutsch Nepal – Eating The Dust (CD Album – Entartete Musikk)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electronic, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Eating The Dust” resulted from the common efforts between Russian industrial veteran project Reutoff...
‘Click Interview’ with Tycho Brahe: ‘It Is Painful To See Very Little Financial Return On The Recorded Work Through These Streaming Services’
Set up in 1993 by Ken Evans and Georgina Emery, Australian formation Tycho Brahe recently released the “Triplex ”-album on...
Double vinyl reissue for And One’s ‘Bodypop’ album
"Bodypop" was the ninth studio album by German synthpop group And One, released in September 2006 via Out of Line...
Rummelsnuff – Salzig Schmeckt Der Wind (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, cabaret, chanson, EBM. Background/Info: ‘Käpt’n Rummelsnuff’ commonly known as Rummelsnuff has now been active for several years and...
Page releases EP “Start”, includes Apoptygma Berzerk remix
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Swedish electropop band Page releases their EP “Start” June 29th (July 6th in...
White Birches – When The Street Calls (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, cinematographic-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2013 by the Swedish duo Fredrik Jonasson (synths, drum machines, samplers) - Jenny Gabrielsson...
Martyria – Martyria (CD Album – Tumor / Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, dark-ambient, drone. Background/Info: Martyria is a Greek male-female duo and one of the latest signings on Malignant Records....
‘Click Interview’ with Der Klinke: ‘In This Scene You Have To Realize That Music Is All About Passion’
Der Klinke is a Belgian formation inspired by the good-old 80s new-wave music. Set up in 2009 they released three...
< G.U > – Galactic Underground (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: < G.U > aka Galactic Underground is an ambient project driven by the creative mind...
Schwarzbund – Aktion, Mensch! (CD Album – Sonic-X)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, EBM, electro-pop. Background/Info: German trio Schwarzbund features René Müller who you maybe remember from DavaNtage and Future Trail,...
Red This Ever – Fringe (CD EP – Nevitable Records/RTE)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Baltimore based Red This Ever has released this EP as a kind of bonus to their...
Rare VNV Nation transparent clear vinyl of ‘Empires’ available
First of all, let me thank you Sebastian K. from Audioglobe for what is without any doubt THE funniest read...
Belgian dark ambient project Tephrosis to release full album in April
The Belgian dark ambient one-man project Tephrosis is preparing a full album. Tephrosis brings dark ambient based on a mix...
Facebook has officially killed page reach
A few weeks ago Side-Line posted an article in which we announced that Facebook was about to kill the reach...
Then Comes Silence – Blood (CD Album – Nuclear Blast Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk, gothic rock. Background/Info: This is already the fourth album of this Swedish act, that was founded...
Jasss – Weightless (Vinyl Album – iDEAL Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM, tribal, experimental. Background/Info: Jasss aka S. Jiménez Alvarez is a Spanish female artists and DJ who’s now...
‘Click Interview’ with Root4: ‘When You Release Two Or Three Singles, The Album Has A Bigger Chance To Be Heard’
Root4 is not exactly the most famous and renowned underground electro band. Set up in 1990 the German formation went...
‘Click Interview’ with Gimme Shelter: ‘ I Do Not Know What Is So Funny About Being Named After A Title Of The Rolling Stones’
German duo Robert Grolms - Niko Kötzsch are active under the Gimme Shelter moniker for a couple of years now....
Swedish oldschool EBM sensation ELM hits back hard with excellent ‘Wapenrustning’ EP – check the tracks
"Wapenrustning" is the title of a brand new - super strong - 5-track download single/EP by the Swedish oldschool EBM...
Model1 releases Depeche Mode tribute album
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Isak Rypdal, producer, keyboard player and one half of the Norwegian synth-pop act...
