Patrick Codenys (Front 242) joins talkshow in Brussels – Order your tickets now
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, the Maison poème in Saint-Gilles will host "C'est Belge...
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Front 242: All The Best And Thank You For Everything!
(By Stéphane Froidcoeur) When I heard last year that FRONT 242 announced their farewell shows, I was devastated—a shock akin...
First Aid Tech – Tech Under Your Skin (Digital Album – Alfa Matrix)
István Gazdag, the mastermind behind First Aid 4 Souls, unveiled the debut EP of his latest project, First Aid Tech,...
What is industrial music? Origins and evolution into subgenres
Industrial music is a genre that emerged in the mid-1970s, characterized by its experimental approach and incorporation of harsh, mechanical...
To Avoid release brand new album ‘All Gods Are Gone’ double album – Out now
The Berlin-based dark electro act To Avoid have released their brand new album "All Gods Are Gone". This new double...
AD:keY interview on new ‘0609’ album out now via Alfa Matrix
Last September, Alfa Matrix released the 7th studio album from AD:KEY, "0609" (available via Bandcamp): a release full of energy,...
Dark Minimal Project, reissues extended edition debut album – Out now on VUZ
(Photo by Erik Jarrigeon) Out now on the VUZ label is an extended reissue of the debut album from Dark...
Incirrina are back with a new double single: ‘Immersion’
The Greek darkwave - minimal synth duo Incirrina is back with a new double single, "Immersion", via Cold Transmission. The...
Laibach announce ‘Opus Dei Revisited’ + share ‘Geburt einer Nation’ remix by Rico Conning – Out now
(Photo courtesy of Laibach) Laibach are further celebrating their classic 1987 album "Opus Dei" with "Opus Dei Revisited" which holds...
Exclusive streaming of Bill Leeb debut album ‘Model Kollapse’ available now
(Photo by Bobby Talamine) Bill Leeb’s first solo album, "Model Kollapse", drops tomorrow. Leeb, a Vancouver-based musician, is best known...
Dero Goi (ex-OOMPH!) offers video single ‘Whistleblower’ ahead new album
Former OOMPH! frontman Dero Goi has released the video single for his latest track "Whistleblower", a tribute to whistleblowers who...
Aiboforcen – Between Noise & Silence (Album – Digital/CD – Alfa Matrix)
Belgian studio project Aiboforcen has been a fixture in the music scene for over 30 years. However, its operator, Benoit...
Aiboforcen interview: ‘Transcending boundaries between noise and silence…’
The iconic Belgian dark electro/future pop act Aiboforcen recently returned with their 7th studio album, "Between Noise & Silence". Led...
Parade Ground biography out now: ‘Words Sword Words’ incl. CD
Out via VUZ Records is "Words Sword Words", a book about the Belgian electro band Parade Ground. The English written...
Front 242 launch repressing of ‘Two In One’ and ‘Geography’ on clear transparent vinyl
In 2024, Front 242 will be re-releasing 5 timeless classics on classy crystal clear vinyl in their original vintage design...
Llumen interview: ‘The Breaking Waves’ album acts as a reflection of inner turmoil
Belgian multi-talented artist Pieter Coussement recently released the 3rd Llumen album. A very diversified piece of work where emotional intensity...
Llumen is back with an all new album as a limited 2CD set – Out now
"The Breaking Waves" is the title of the new Llumen album which comes as a 2CD set / Bandcamp download...
Voltage Control period 1990-1992 compiled on vinyl
Out via Mannequin Records on vinyl on July 5th is "Voltage Control (1990-1992)", a compilation of the Dutch EBM-Techno pioneers...
16Volt reissues ‘NegativeOnArrivals’ album in May – Out now is ‘The Last Time’ video
Out on May 3rd via Metropolis Records is the release of the 16Volt album"NegativeOnArrivals". It holds condensed versions of the...
Dark Minimal Project returns with ‘Remixes’ incl. reworks by Dominatrix, Patrick Codenys, XMS, … – Out now
(Photo by Erik Jarrigeon) Dark Minimal Project is a French electro cold wave act consisting of Ange Vesper and Guillaume...
Udio AI music tool will revolutionize the (industrial) music industry – Available now
A group of former Google DeepMind developers released the beta version of their AI music tool Udio on Wednesday. The...
Front Line Assembly interview – Catching up with Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber
(Interview by Evan South) In a candid discussion with Side-Line Magazine's Evan South, Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Delerium...
Zwaremachine brings new single and video: ‘A Sickness’
Zwaremachine will be celebrating the release of their new single and music video for "A Sickness (Video Mix)" with a...
Me The Tiger to launch 2nd single from brand new album ‘Envy’: ‘I Want it Back’
(Photo by Lina Gabrielli) The Swedish electropop trio Me The Tiger are to launch a second single, "I want it...
Intrusive Pinky is the first signing for the new label Les Disques De La Pantoufle
With the Long Beach, California-based synth punk duo Intrusive Pinky, Les Disques De La Pantoufle announces its vey first signing....
Front 242 announces 3 new vinyl releases on clear vinyl in pre-order now – instant rush crashes Alfa Matrix website
This year Front 242 - who recently announced their farewell tour - will be re-releasing 5 classics on crystal clear...
Click Interview with Monospore: ‘We Are Very Much Into Very Hard Music’
Monospore is a Danish duo set up in 2009 by Jannik Vittrup and Søren Brandstrup. They last year released their...
Aiboforcen strikes back with 7th studio album including 3CD version limited to just 50 copies – Pre-order available now
The Belgian cult dark electro/future pop act Aiboforcen has announced its 7th studio album, titled "Between Noise & Silence". The...
Front 242 announces final concerts, check the list now
(Photo by Mothmeister) In a message posted on their Facebook yesterday evening at 7 PM, the Belgian cult EBM act...
Porta Nigra Festival 2024: Front 242, VNV Nation, Kosheen, …
The Porta Nigra Festival 2024 is scheduled at the Stadsfeestzaal Aarschot on the 1st and 2nd of March. This event...
Robert Görl (DAF) and Hanna Rollmann hold exclusive event in London for new book
Here's an exclusive event we co-present with Cold War Night Life in London. Robert Görl (DAF) and Hanna Rollmann will...
Audioglobe statistics on the darkwave music sales in 2023 out now
Celebrating its 30th year, Audioglobe, the most important distributor in the darkwave scene, just shared a statistical review, revealing the...
Click Interview with Darkness On Demand: ‘More Free To Communicate In Belgium Than In Germany’
“Digital Outcast” is the third album by German formation Darkness On Demand which is available now on Bandcamp and on...
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...
Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb continue their successful ‘Join The Forces’ tour
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Tarjei Krogh, Truls A. Bakken and Jan Ronald Stange) After the...
Nitzer Ebb frontman Douglas McCarthy enjoys successful comeback after health problems
Prior to the Nitzer Ebb concert at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach in November 2021, the band's frontman Douglas...
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Alien Life Frequency cyberfunk duo return with new album ‘µ[SIC]’
The Alton, Illinois-based experimental duo Alien Life Frequency have been hard at work the last few years and have released...
Galaxy Of Flesh – Galaxy Of Flesh Ost (Album – Ubocze Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Industrial, EBM, Cinematic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Galaxy Of flesh is a Polish project. This album is inspired by...
Adriano Canzian – Aggressiva (EP – 51 Beats)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Techno, Techno-Body. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Italian producer Adriano Canzian strikes back with new work. The EP features five...
Out now: limited edition vinyl LP of ELM’s ‘Penetrator – Fulmen Adveho!’ – electronic body music at its best !
Swedish electronic act ELM follows up the success of its very well received 2022 album "Penetrator" with a new limited-edition...
Interview with Dirk Da Davo: ‘The Music You Listen To When You Are A Kid, Stays Forever In The Back Of Your Head’
Who says Dirk Da Davo thinks The Neon Judgement! Even if this band remains one of the pioneers and true...
Trance EBM act Aesthetische returns with all-new EP: ‘Boiling Over’
Aesthetische, the EBM/electro band from Brazil founded by former members of Aghast View & Biopsy, is back with a brand...
ELM back with 2nd EP from ‘Penetrator’ album: ‘Vessel Of Violence’
The Swedish old school EBM act ELM is back with a second EP from the well-received, intense EBM album "Penetrator"....
Dirk Da Davo – Retrospective 1987 – 2023 (Album – Je M’En Fish)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, Cold-Wave, Dark-Wave, Dark-Techno. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Dirk Da Davo will be always connected to one of the...
Peter Renkens, original frontman of the New Beat cult act The Confetti’s, has passed away
Sad news, as the news reached us that Peter Renkens, frontman of The Confetti's, has passed away. He was just...
Alfa Matrix launches brand new post-punk recordlabel: Spleen+
The post-punk scene has a new recordlabel with Alfa Matrix launching a sublabel created to accomodate this specific genre and...
In Strict Confidence releases 25 years edition of ‘Face the Fear’
Out on Minuswelt is the 25 anniversary edition of In Strict Confidence's "Face the fear" album. "Face the fear" was...
ELM – Penetrator (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD + 3CD. Background/Info: Based in Brussel, Swedish EBM freak Peter Elm strikes back with his...
RetCon – EP.01 (EP – Retcon)
Genre/Influences: IDM, EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Jason Hollis is already active for a while. The American this year released this...
Depraved Priest – Obey (Album – Sector Industrial Producciones)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After a disappointing self-titled debut album (2020) Mexican formation Depraved Priest strikes back...
New pressing for Front 242’s ‘rewind’ 12″ vinyl in a yellow colour
Alfa Matrix and Front 242 have decided to do a new pressing for the "Rewind" 12" vinyl in a different...
New book on electronic pop: ‘Listening To The Music The Machines Make’ (Foreword by Vince Clarke)
(By Janos Janurik) Temperatures are dropping, days are getting shorter and from now on the umbrella is a permanent accessory...
Spanish old school EBM act Spammerheads releases new EP ‘ Tar Blood / Cement Skin’ on vinyl
Spammerheads, an old school EBM act from Valencia, Spain, is back with a new release on Soil Records: "Tar Blood...
Swedish EBM act ELM lands all new album as a 3CD boxset, ‘Penetrator’
The Swedish EBM act ELM is back with an all new album via Alfa Matrix later in October. "Penetrator" is...
Ukranian post-industrial act Ship Her Son lands all new EP, ‘Alles wird gut’
"Alles wird gut" is the third EP for the Ukranian post-industrial act Ship Her Son and the ninth release for...
Starving Insect / Crystal Geometry – Acid Avengers 023 (EP – Tripalium Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno-Body, Acid. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: The twenty third edition of the “Acid Avengers”-series by French label Tripalium features...
Industrial electro act Black Agent returns with brand new 2-track single ‘Parasite Receiver’
Out now via the fine label Re:Mission Entertainment is the all new single by the Seattle-based industrial electro act Parasite...
Skren – Chaos (Album – Industrialriot)
Genre/Influences: Techno-Body, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Skren is a German male-female duo which self-released their second album “Chaos”. Content:...
Reade Truth – 2nd Qtr (EP – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Techno, Acid. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Reade White is an old servant of the New-Yorker club scene. He released...
Legendary goth club ‘The Church’ featured in documentary film – crowdfund
"Dark Sanctuary: The Story Of The Church" will be a feature-length documentary about the historic Dallas goth club The Church....
Click Interview with BySenses: ‘Music Has To Be Able To Take You Along’
I already interviewed BySenses four years ago right after the release of the third album “People”. This Belgian solo-project driven...
Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb announce ‘Join The Forces Tour 2023’
Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb have announced an upcoming combined Nitzer Ebb/Front 242 tour. In a statement both bands say...
Black Agent – Industrial Ruination (Album – Re:Mission Entertainment)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Hailing from Seattle (USA) Black Agent started as a solo-project in 2016 and evolved...
‘Click Interview’ with Ghosting: ‘I Didn’t Like German Goth And The German Goths Didn’t Like Me’
Sascha Tayefeh was fifteen years old when he set up Ghosting in 1989. The German formation was inspired by the...
The very first Front 242 biography is a fact
"Front 242 - Catch the men, the biography" is a first Front 242 biography based on 3 years of interviews...
Samhain – Xperiment (Album – Electrofrequent)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM, IDM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released three albums on Aliens Production, the Slovakian Samhain project...
