Front 242 announces ‘Rewind’ (Solid Blue) vinyl + Bandcamp exclusive download with 2 bonus tracks
UPDATE: Alfa Matrix is already sold out, merely hours after announcing it. Fresh news from the Front 242 camp. Originally...
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EBM act ELM back with all new EP ‘Steel Hope’ (incl. mix by Front 242’s Patrick Codenys)
The Franco-Swedish EBM act ELM is back with an all new EP, ”Steel Hope”. In addition to the title track,...
Side-Line presents: Sinner’s Day Festival Summer Edition 2022 – Oostende (BE)
The 2022 edition of the Sinner’s Day Summer Festival will take place from 24th until 26th June 2022 at the...
Front 242 postpones and cancels concerts – Jean-Luc De Meyer is recovering
(Photo by Mothmeister) In a Facebook update Front 242 announces that “Jean-Luc is now recovering from his medical condition” and...
ImJudas interview: ‘Force the hand of chance’
Out now is "Yrjudas", the debut album by ImJudas, the electro-rock solo project by Italian artist Maxx Maryan, founding member...
Front 242 cancels concerts in Belgium as singer is hospitalized
In a message on Facebook Front 242 announces that they have canceled the 2 concerts in Kortrijk at De Kreun...
Front 242 announces rescheduled tourdates
(Photo by Mothmeister) Front 242 have announced the rescheduled dates for their current tour. If you see the list below...
Dark techno act Spirit Milk launches ‘Death Cult’
Out now is the Spirit Milk single "Death Cult" which will please especially those looking for a danceable Front 242...
Aesthetische are back with an all new album – For fans of Front 242, Delerium and FLA
Exactly one year ago Asthetische released the - very well-received - “Overflow” EP (available here on Bandcamp). Our main reviewer...
Click Interview with Human Vault: ‘A Good Track Is About The Author Who Writes It And Not About The Audience’
Hungarian born Gyorgy Turoczy aka ‘Mortum’ has been releasing music as Human Vault since 1997. Operating from (USA) he released...
SINE releases new Adrian Sherwood remix of ‘Attack’ on the eMERGENCY heARTS record label
The Austin (Texas) based electronic rock act SINE will release a brand new remix by legendary producer, Adrian Sherwood, on...
H/P – Liquid Mirrors (EP – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: While awaiting the album of French Electro-Pop project H/P we get both previously released singles...
Interview with Depeche Mode photo book photographer Michaela Olexova: ‘We’ve all moved on, both professionally and personally’
Back in the good old days, there was BONG, the official Depeche Mode fan club magazine which ran from 1988...
Jean-Marc Lederman Experience – The Raven (Album – COP International)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Cinematographic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Jean-Marc Lederman has achieved a new work featuring guest singers. In the...
Interview with Trial: ‘Quality Will Stand The Measure Of Time’
Set up in 1991 by Torsten Schröder (vocals, drums) and Erick Miotke (keyboards), Trial gained instant success in the early...
Parade Ground re-releases 2007’s ‘Rosary’ as a download release
In 2007 Parade Ground released the "Rosary" album which was the band's first new studio material in years. After being...
‘Click Interview’ with Egoist: ‘I Was Always Intrigued In More Complex Alternative ‘Body’ Music’
Polish musician Kuba Włodarski set up Egoist around 2002/2003 as a solo Electro-Industrial music project. A self-released demo CD came...
Jauzas The Shining – Dark Mirror (EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, EBM, Techno-Body. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Romain Jauzas aka Jauzas The Shining is a very prolific artist. He already...
‘Click Interview’ with Cubic: ‘It Was Time To Pull The Plug And Leave Ebm To The ‘Jügend’’
Franky Deblomme got some recognition with his EBM-project Darkmen. After having stopped the project we didn’t hear new stuff from...
E.L.I. – Misery Inc (Mini-Album – Tripalium Corp)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Acid. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: You may know Mike Smith from his Crossover Network project, but during the...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with ‘Music Lover’ Jürgen Vanvlasselaer: ‘A Great Track Is A Great Track, Whatever Genre It Is’
2021 is a special year to me! Thirty years of journalism, which gave me the opportunity to review thousands of...
Cubic – The Cubic Alphabet (Album – Alfa Matrtix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After the excellent “Alphabet Hymn”-EP and having revisited the 808 Dot.Pop-album “Cubic Temperature” Belgian...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Rich Bova / Neikka RPM: ‘I Believe That The Side-Line Scene Is Not Interested In Fast Disposable Music’
Rich Bova definitely is an artist I had to interview for this ‘celebration interview’-series. He’s the operator/machinist of Neikka RPM,...
Psychosomatik – Re/In/Trospective (Album – Psychosomatik)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: French duo Michael Roussel - Frederic Lecieux are already active for numerous years,...
Front 242 – USA 91 / Live In The USA (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, 2 Vinyls. Background/Info: The “Tyranny For <You>”-tour from 1991 moved from Europe to the USA. This...
Daniel B. & Elko B. – 66.6 (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, EBM, Industrial, Krautrock, Psychedelic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: One year after the “Six+Six”-album, on which Front 242 core...
Front 242 – 91 / Live In EU (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, 2 Vinyls. Background/Info: Front 242 this year celebrates their 40th anniversary and it all seems that...
Irklis – Onkalo (Album – Sturm)
Genre/Influences: IDM, Industrial, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Irklis strikes back with their fourth full length album to date. The...
Pro Patria – Godless (Album – Insane Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Peter Vercauteren (PVC) set up Pro Patria in 1988. The Belgian EBM project came...
Labels Interviews: File 3: Seba Dolimont & Bernard Van Isacker / Alfa Matrix: ‘We Keep Anticipating New Trends In Order To Stay Relevant And Future Proof’
Seba Dolimont Alfa Matrix has been set up in 2001 by three friends. Séba Dolimont, Benoît Blanchart and Bernard Van...
Labels Interviews: File 2: Dave Heckman / Metropolis Records: ‘The Bottom Line Is To Adapt Fast To A Changing Industry’
Metropolis Records was set up in 1994 by Dave Heckman. In no time the American label became a truly reference...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Ben Watkins aka Juno Reactor
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Front 242 announces updated USA tour schedule for 2021
(Photo by Mothmeister) The Belgian EBM cult act Front 242 has announced an update on their forthcoming USA tour dates...
V/A Synth Slovakia Vol.2 (Album – Synth Slovakia)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Minimal-Electro, Electro-Pop, Wave-Pop, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The title of the album speaks for itself; this is...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Johan Van Roy (Suicide Commando): ‘I Probably Will Continue Writing Music Till I Drop Dead’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Side-Line revamps popular weekly newsletter AND redesigns daily newsletter as well
Back in the good old days, Side-Line online had a weekly newsletter that was sent to over 40.000 people. And...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with SEBA DOLIMONT (Alfa Matrix): ‘If You Don’t Try To Anticipate The Future, Then It Will Get You’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
‘Click Interview’ with LivingTotem: ‘A Ritual Cyber-Punk Dystopia In Industrial Technology’
LIVINGTOTEM is a Hungarian solo-project driven by András Gulyás. He released his first official album “40K” in 2014 on Advoxya...
Front 242 – Ancienne Belgique 89 / Front By Front (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Back in 1988 Front 242 released their fourth full length album –and probably their most...
Front 242 – Hamburg 87 / Official Version (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The title of this album doesn’t need that much details to know what it’s all...
Out today: Two Front 242 ’91 live releases (live in the EU and USA) + new Daniel B. album
Good news from the Front 242 headquarters since a few weeks as the band is releasing lots of live material....
Frontline Assembly – Mechanical Soul (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Frontline Assembly this year celebrates their 35 (!) anniversary. A very good...
‘Click Interview’ with KREIGN: ‘I Like That It Is Simple And Minimal’
KREIGN is an American set up in 2010 by featuring Ryan Hutman and Xiån Austin. They met thanks to a...
Chris Shape – Shaped To Deform (Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Minimal-Electro, Techno-Body. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Chris Shape is an Italian solo-project driven by Cristian Camporesi. This artist...
New Croc Shop album ‘Perpetual Sequence’ to be released in early March
"Perpetual Sequence" is the 9th full-length album by Croc Shop, featuring long time members Mick Hale and vMarkus. "Perpetual Sequence"...
New Front 242 live recordings officially become available from the 1987 and 1989 tours
Alfa Matrix continues to release cult live recordings from Front 242. Available now for immediate download are recordings made in...
Novakill – Iconoclast (Album – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Australian EBM duo Novakill is active for more than twenty years now. they’re not...
Chiasm and John Fryer to release debut album ‘Missed The Noise’ on March 5 – new single ‘Intertwined’ out now
Out via COP International on March 5 is the Chiasm & John Fryer debut album "Missed The Noise" for which...
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult announce upcoming new compilation album: ‘Sleazy action’ – check teaser
Gothic-Disco legends My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult will release "Sleazy Action", a compilation of 12 previously unreleased remixes...
Front 242 announces rescheduled US tour dates for Fall 2021
(Photo by Mothmeister) For many bands and promoters the corona pandemic has caused a lot of headaches as far as...
Daniel B. joins Acronym powered project to launch the Sky Any Colour exhibition together with over 50 other artists and designers
The last few months Daniel Bressanutti aka Daniel B. (Front 242, Morf, Prothèse) has joined the Acronym project. The project...
Prometheus Flame – Magic Spell(s) (EP – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Body-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Greek duo George Sofianos - Nick Von Karma last year released their...
Front Line Assembly announce more details new ‘Mechanical Soul’ album and release new video for 2018 track ‘Arbeit’
(Photo by Bobby Talamine) The Canadian industrial outfit Front Line Assembly, being founder Bill Leeb with long-time cohort Rhys Fulber,...
Strikkland interview: ‘Here we are, seven months, three singles and one EP later.’
(Interview by Simon Helm / photo by Krichan Wihlborg) Sweden’s love affair with EBM goes back a long way. Bands...
Nine Seconds – That Perfect Beat Will Tear Us Apart (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: German-Swiss trio Nine Seconds announced their fourth full length album with the surprising...
Dimitri Berzerk – Resist (EP – Sector Industrial Producciones)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Body-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: We all know Dimitri Berzerk as a ‘remixer’ and also as a label owner....
Pete Crane – XV (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Cinematic-Body-Music, Industrial. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Shiv-R frontman Pete Crane released his debut-album earlier this year with the album...
Front Line Assembly announces new album ‘Mechanical Soul’ for January 2021 release
Out on January 15th 2021 is the brand new Front Line Assembly album "Mechanical Soul". The Canadian industrial outfit offers...
Cultivated Bimbo revisits the past in one MASSIVE album with 222 tracks: ‘Prequel Extended’
Out right now is the massive collection "Prequel Extended" on which the Swedish cult act Cultivated Bimbo revisits its past....
Daniel B. – Six+Six (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Experimental, Ambient. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Daniel Bressanutti aka Daniel B. is a kind of living legend....
Digital Factor is back ! The band joins Alfa Matrix and releases brand new single/video ‘Come With Me’ – Out now
"Come With Me" is the title of the newest Digital Factor download EP which holds 10 tracks and which is...
COP International has announced the signing to their artist roster of Jean-Marc Lederman
(Photo by Erica Hinyot) COP International has announced the signing to their artist roster of Jean-Marc Lederman. COP International will...
OUT NOW: Front 242’s Daniel B. Celebrates 66th anniversary with ‘Six+Six’ revisiting Front 242, Male Or Female, …
Daniel Bressanutti aka Daniel B. from Front 242 fame Will soon celebrate his 66th anniversary. For the occasion he recorded...
A-ha shows in the USA, Europe and Latin America rescheduled (UPDATE 2)
It's raining press releases of rescheduled tours these days, after Front 242, now also A-ha has its USA, European and...
A visit at ‘Electronic: from Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers’
(Photo & Text by UK correspondent Simon Helm) If you are curating an exhibition on electronic music and design, how...
Prometheus Flame – Karma Reloaded (Album – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Prometheus Flame is a Greek project set up by George Sofianos and supported...
