Covered in Snow announces brand new single, ‘Cemetery Club’
The Stockholm-based synthpop duo Covered in Snow - who participated on our Face The Beat 6 compilation - will release...
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ImJudas presents brand new EP, ‘Stjudas’, out now on Bandcamp (Spleen+)
Following up on his previous single ("I Love You") as ImJudas, Maxx Maryan (male half of the Italian electro rock...
Any Second – Scalpel (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Berliner trio Any Second strike back with a new EP as a teaser to their...
Encrypt10n announces all new album, ‘Hyper-Competitive Complex’, out by mid-November
Encrypt10n, the solo project of NY guitarist producer Reg S., is back with an all new album in out by...
Click Interview with DI*ove: ‘Not To Remain Only In The Codes Of The Past’
DI*ove is a Belgian EBM project set up and driven by Eric Manchiniste. He’s a great fan of Electronic music...
Finnish coldwave artist Suzi Sabotage back with new single & video ‘Oodi Surulle’
Suzi Sabotage, a dark coldwave solo artist from Helsinki, Finland, is back with a new single, "Oodi Surulle" ("Ode To...
O.P.A.L. celebrates its 20th anniversary and releases two brand new albums and an EP
O.P.A.L., the brainchild of Puerto Rican 'non-musician' Jose E. Roman Garcia, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with the release...
Strangerscape – Strangerscape Splits The Atom (Album – Strangerscape)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This is the debut album by American solo-project Strangerscape. Fans of the side-Line compilation-series “Face...
Shane Aungst delivers his take on Phil Stiles’ latest studio album resulting in ‘The Anchorhold Dissolution’
Trepanation Recordings has announced the imminent release of "The Anchorhold Dissolution" by Leicester (UK) based Phil Stiles versus Seattle (USA)...
How the alternative scene launched two mega-projects to gather funds to help Ukraine (interview with John Fryer and Bernard Van Isacker)
Two charity releases to help Ukraine have taken the Bandcamp charts by storm in the past few weeks. There is...
Side-Line releases ‘The Zombietapes (Face The Beat 7 Megamix)’ on Bandcamp as a free download
(Picture by Jasyn Bangert - God Module) Out now via Bandcamp is Shane Aungst's "The Zombietapes (Face The Beat 7...
UK dark industrial act MATT HART launches ‘Below The Terra Pt.1’ album today
Today we see the release of the new album by the London based UK dark industrial act MATT HART, who...
Brazilian darkwave act AL offers video for ‘Void’
The Brazilian darkwave act AL (Anastase Kyriakos and Luciana Maria Sanches) is releasing a video for the song "Void", which...
New free ‘Face The Beat’ compilation peaks at nr 1 on Bandcamp’s industrial charts (within 12 hours after its release)
Our free download compilation "Face The Beat: session 7" has stormed the Bandcamp industrial music charts in no time reaching...
Belarusian dark electro project CHEM back with 3rd album: ‘Aorta’
CHEM formed in 2005 and recorded two demo albums in 2010 and 2011. Since 2016, the project has been performing...
30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview with Bernard Van Isacker (Side-Line & Alfa Matrix): ‘Consider Us As An Incubator For Talents’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Brand new single from the synthpop / futurepop act Chrysanth: ‘Towards The Sun’
The synthpop / futurepop act Chrysanth has released a brand new single, "Towards The Sun". It's available on Bandcamp now...
Side-Line launches ‘The Insane Vaults’ free compilation
Ahead of our newest compilation mastodont "Face The Beat: Session 7", we first deliver you a special compilation from Insane...
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...
Vlimmer releases debut album, and it’s full electronics
Out now is the Vlimmer release “Nebenkörper”, the debut album by the Berlin based act Vlimmer. You might kn ow...
‘Post-Punk (Genesis)’, a 44-track free download compilation powered by Side-Line hits top 3 on Bandcamp in 24 hours
Over the past 10 years Side-Line has released various free download compilations in the Face The Beat series which are...
Belgium’s dark electronics act Cubic presents excellent debut album ‘The Cubic Alphabet’ – out today
After some compilation appearances, including our very own "Face The Beat 6", and a collaboration with 808 Dot Pop on...
French electronic act Nasdrowie releases new EP ‘Feed New Hope’
Out on May 21st, is a brand new EP, "Feed New Hope", by the French electronic act Nasdrowie. The EP...
The German IDM industrial act Dreaming in Spanda is back with an all new EP, ‘Anuttara Mirror’
The German IDM industrial act Dreaming in Spanda is back with an all new EP called "Anuttara Mirror". And it's...
Electropop act Enhok launches brand new – and excellent – single ‘The Night’ via SkyQode records
Out now is Enhok's newest single "The Night" which follows "Black Waters" and "Gone", both were released in 2020. The...
Alien:Nation to release new single ‘Misanthropic Affection’ at the end of March – check the first track already
Out on March 31, 2021 via Insane Records is the brand new single by the Colombian aggrotech project Alien:Nation. The...
Swedish EBM pop duo e:lect prepare full length – new single ‘I Don’t Care’ out in the next days
The Swedish EBM pop duo e:lect is preparing its full length to be released later this Summer. The new material...
Dark pop artist Faith returns with new single and video ‘Awake’
After being featured on Side-Line's free download compilation "Face The Beat 6", dark pop artist Faith (aka Federica Sciamanna) released...
Norway’s Modulo One back with the new dark electro / melodic techno single ‘Isolation Rave’
Two months after the release of "Gothenburg" on "Face the Beat 6", Modulo One are back with the new dark...
Electropop artist Daniel Hall working on brand new album and lots more
Since “Wonderful (The Anix Edit)" from Daniel Hall's 14th album "Dark Horse", was released on our "Face the Beat 6"...
Vlimmer finishes EP series with ‘XIIIIIIII’
Vlimmer has just finished his EP series which started in november 2015. "XIIIIIIII" (part 18), out now via Blackjack Illuminist...
Post Machinery Environment to enter studio to record extra material
Good news from Argentina. At the end of 2020 Post Machinery Environment launched the singles "Ritual (Year 13)" and "Drugs...
Minneapolis based industrial act Zwaremachine prepares full album for Summer 2021
(Photo by Patrice Hoerner) Good news from Minneapolis , USA. The industrial act Zwaremachine is working on a new album,...
LCM announces its return with a brand new EP ‘Respawn’ – expect awesome beats and danceable rhythms!
Reiskirchen's electronica / industrial act LCM is almost ready with the recordings of the first tracks for a new EP...
Decent News to release split EP with Chrome Corpse for Brutal Resonance Records
Connecticut based industrial metal act Decent News will be releasing a special edition cassette release of their split with Seattle...
Iris Manta ready to shop new album to record labels
Iris Manta has recently completed its third album and is now in search of a record company for a possible...
Belgian electronica project Cubic joins Alfa Matrix and releases label debut EP ‘Alphabet Hymn’
Here's a release we have been looking forward a lot! After some compilation appearances - such as our very own...
Sweden’s electro rock act Covered in Snow returns with Sea of Sin remix of ‘Romeo’
Covered in Snow have recently released a new single called "Romeo". A remix of "Romeo" done by German synthpop legends...
Jesus Complex continues work on 5th album
(Picture by Humo Negro) The corona pandemic does push bands to work even harder in the studio. That's also the...
Munich Syndrome back with 11th album ‘Bad Blood’ – check the previews
Munich Syndrome has released its 11th album, "Bad Blood", as a soundtrack / companion to the memoir David B. Roundsley...
New album in the making for French darkwave act Exponentia
After months of preproduction to redefine the sound and evolution, French darkwave artist Ludovic Dhenry is about to return with...
KRAFTman to release new 4 track EP ‘Electrique Musique’
Following on from the release of the KRAFTman single "Florian" (which included remixes by 808 Dot Pop and Maschine Brennt)...
Synthwave project Cyber Monday launches brand new album ‘Retro Lift’ – check it out now
The new Cyber Monday album has been released on all platforms. "Retro Lift" features guest vocals by Equinox, Siobhan Hammond,...
Italo-Belgian cult EBM project Pro Patria joins Insane Records label and releases ‘Godless’ LP
To be released on February 24, International EBM-day that is, is the new LP by the Italo-Belgian EBM project Pro...
Interview with Shane Aungst – DJ behind the Face The Beat 6 Megamix
Earlier this week we launched a mega mix of “Face The Beat: Session 6”, once again executed by Seattle (United...
The Side-Line crowd is a power-house says Bernard Van Isacker
Yesterday Side-Line released session 6 in the by now famous free 'Face The Beat' compilation series focussing on the darker...
Face The Beat: Session 6 is available now for free download – over 130 tracks
We are back with a very strong new volume in the by now legendary Face The Beat series powered by...
FINAL CALL – Submissions wanted for Side-Line powered ‘Face The Beat 6’ download compilation – send your submissions now for this mega industrial/electro compilation!
UPDATE: We are prolonging the deadline with 1 week. Deadline is September 8th. The wait is over. After being probed...
Darkwave act Chrysanth finally reveals 4th studio effort after 2 years – check it out
Good news, there's a brand new album from the electro act Chrysanth. Chrysanth was featured on the last two Face...
Available for free download: Dark-o-matic’s track ‘Zugswang’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 16th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: Dark Side Eons’s track ‘Using Me ... Using You’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 15th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: Clusters Of Fornication’s track ‘Catacomb Song’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 15th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: Circuito Cerrado’s track ‘Das Ist Laut’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 14th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: Chrysanth’s track ‘Divine Introversion’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 13th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: CattaC’s track ‘Hold On Your Souls’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 12th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Early Front 242 style EBM? Check this free download from Bloque Del Sur: ‘Sistema De Autoprotección’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 11th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: Binary Division’s track ‘Netrunner’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 10th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: Bellhead’s track ‘Fire Control (Ordinary Mammal Remix)’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 9th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Available for free download: Avarice In Audio’s track ‘Trojan Horse’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
(Photo by Trent Crawford) The 8th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face...
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"...
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”...
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"...
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...
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"...
