Interview with Date At Midnight: ‘Into Obsessions, Impulses, Disillusions, And Emotions’
Date At Midnight is an Italian Post-Punk and Goth-Rock band formed in 2007 in Rome. This year, they released their...
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Crying Vessel to return with 2 albums in 2025 – 1st single out now
Crying Vessel, the Swiss-American post-punk and darkwave duo, has made a return with the announcement of not one, but two...
Date At Midnight – Fading Into This Grace (Album – Digital/CD/Vinyl – Manic Depression)
"Fading Into This Grace" marks Date At Midnight's first new album since 2016's "Songs To Fall And Forget." This release...
Living Temples – Glass (Album – Digital/CD – Manic Depression Records)
This second album by the Swedish project Living Temples is released 6 years after "Against The Day". "Glass" finds its...
Aux Animaux – Body Horror (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, EBM, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Aux Animaux is a Swedish, female, solo-project. “Body Horror” was released...
aux animaux launches brand new video for ‘Venus Lucifer’ – Out now
Stockholm-based dark wave artist aux animaux is back with a new video for her song Venus Lucifer. The song is...
Nice Cold Nation – Êtres Contraires (EP – Nice Cold Nation)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The new work by Nice Cold Nation features six tracks. Some of the songs...
Aux Animaux presents brand new darkwave album: ‘Body Horror’ – Out now
Out via Manic Depression is the new album by the Swedish solo dark wave project Aux Animaux album "Body Horror"....
Fall Shock – Universal Unit Crime (Album – Manic Depression Records)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Cold-Wave, EBM. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: This is the second full length by Italian formation Fall...
The Exploding Boy debut album comes in a new remastered version with exclusive bonus track
Out via the Icy Cold label on December 1st is the 15th anniversary edition of the self-titled 2007 debut album...
Kill Shelter announces special 5th anniversary reissue of ‘Damage’ and video
Ahead of the forthcoming limited edition 5th anniversary release of "Damage", Kill Shelter has launched an official video for "In...
The Cemetary Girlz – L’Envol Du Corbeau (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Gothic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Set up in 2006 French formation The Cemetery Girlz strikes back with...
Norma Loy – Ouroboros (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk, Minimal-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Legendary French 80s formation Norma Loy are back on track. Seven...
French goth / deathrock act The Cemetary Girlz returns with all new album on Manic Depression
"L'Envol du Corbeau" is the all new album by the French goth / deathrock act The Cemetary Girlz. Out via...
Click Interview with Denuit on new album ‘Inferno’ – Out now: ‘If Our Music Is Dark, We Always Put Hope And Light In It’
Denuit is a French male-female duo which last year released their second album “Inferno” on different formats (digital, CD, vinyl...
Paris-based post-punk / coldwave trio Je T’aime unveils music video for ‘Elbow Beach’
Je T'aime, a Paris-based post-punk and coldwave trio, has unveiled their new music video for "Elbow Beach." The video tells...
Click Interview with Je T’aime: ‘Je T’aime Is Such A Perfect Band Name’
French Dark-Wave / Post-Punk trio Je T’aime became a recognized formation in a rather short lapse of time. Dany Boy...
She Pleasures HerSelf returns with 3rd album, ‘Latex’
She Pleasures HerSelf (SPHS), the Lisbon ,Portugal based new wave-ish act which formed in 2016, is back with their newest,...
Denuit – Inferno (Album – Manic Depression Records / No Need Name)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: “Inferno” is the second album by French male-female duo Denuit. The work...
Je T’Aime – Aggressive (Album – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Early 2022 Parisian (France) formation Je T’Aime released their second studio album...
Top 25 albums of the year 2022
(By Stéphane Froidcoeur for Inferno Sound Diaries/Side-Line Reviews) 2022 has been once again a sad, bloody and terrible year. Living...
The Midnight Computers – Midnight Disaster (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Two years after their great debut album “Anxious” French formation The Midnight...
Click Interview with Kill Shelter: ‘I Am Undoubtedly My Harshest Critic’
Pete Burns started playing guitar when he was nine years old and has always retained a passion for creating music....
Exclusive premiere for new video by French post-punk / coldwave trio Je T’aime: ‘Blood on fire’
The Paris based post-punk / coldwave trio Je T'aime has a brand new video available, "Blood on fire". The track...
Click Interview with Je T’Aime: ‘The Stage Is A Bit Like A Big Pirate Ship’
Set up in Paris (France) Je T’Aime released their debut single “The Sound” in 2018. This song also was the...
Dear Deer – Collect And Reject (Album – Manic Depression / Swiss Dark Nights)
Genre/Influences: Post-Punk, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: This is the fourth full length album by the French duo Dear...
Winter Severity Index – Disgelo (Album – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Electro-Wave, Shoegaze. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Disgelo” is the third album by Italian formation Winter Severity Index. The...
Exclusive: French coldwave act Je t’Aime releases video for ‘Dirty Tricks’
The French coldwave act Je t'Aime has a brand new video out for the track "Dirty Tricks". The video was...
Je T’Aime – Passive (Album – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Parisian (France) formation Je T’Aime strikes back with their second studio album....
French coldwave act AinsophAur returns with ‘Chants de Ruines’ EP
The French coldwave / pots-punk act AinSophAur, founded in 1994, is back with an all new album on Manic Depression...
Stridulum – Soothing Tales Of Escapism (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Wave-Pop, Dream-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Stridulum is a Polish duo driven by classically trained singer Marita Volodina...
Jackson Van Horn – A Silent Understanding (Album – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Wave-Pop, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the second full length album by American artist Jackson VanHorn....
1919 – Citizens Of Nowhere (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-Punk, Dark-Rock, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Originally set up in the 80s, this UK band from...
Kill Shelter & Antipole – A Haunted Place (Album – Manic Depression)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between Pete Burns (Scotland) and...
Nox Novacula – Ascension (Album – Manic Depression Records / Bat-Cave Productions)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Nox Novacula is a Seattle (USA) based formation, which previously released its...
Candélabre – For To Have Time Is To Have Wings (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Dream-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Three years after their self-titled debut-EP –released by Solange Endormie, the French...
Canadian post-punk act post-punk act Traitrs to launch new album, check out 2 album tracks already
There must be some post-punk in the drinking water in canada... Out via Freakwave on November 19 is the new...
Jeff Clark’s – EP Collection (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Jeff Clark’s is a French duo hailing from Le Mans. They previously released two...
Selfishadows – Again (Album – Manic Depression)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Dark-Rock & Pop, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: After a self-released debut album (cf. “Step On) and the...
Frenchwave act Order89 returns with all new album ‘L’Été des Corbeaux’ on CD and vinyl
Two years after the release of "Bleu Acier" (October 2019), the Frenchwave Paris based act Order89 are back together with...
Kill Shelter & Antipole unite on new album ‘A Haunted Place’ – watch the new video ‘Raise the Skies’
British darkwave and Scandinavian coldwave fuse as Kill Shelter (UK) and Antipole (Norway) announce a new collaboration album entitled "A...
Post-punk/darkwave act Twin Tribes announce new remix album ‘Altars’
Post-Punk/Darkwave artists Twin Tribes are back with a remix album. "Altars" is the follow-up to their sophomore album "Ceremony" and...
‘Click Interview’ with SCHONWALD: ‘Nature Has Purified Minds And Souls During The Pandemic’
SCHONWALD is an Italian duo based in Ravenna. Ale Gismondi and Luca Bandini are now active under the SCHONWALD moniker for several years....
Schonwald – Abstraction (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Dark-Pop, Cold-Wave, Shoegaze. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Alessandra Gismondi and Luca Bandini are now active under the Schonwald...
Blind Delon – Chimères (Album – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: French project Blind Delon strikes back with a new album, which comes...
Jackson Vanhorn – After The Rehearsal (Album – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Dark-Pop Format: Digital, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: American musician Jackson Vanhorn (previously involved with other bands like TV Ghost)...
Fall Shock – Interior (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Fall Shock is an Italian duo set up in 2017 by producer Francesco...
The Midnight Computers – Anxious (Album – Swiss Dark Nights / Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: The Midnight Computers is a French trio featuring members from different musical...
Post-punk act Bootblacks release ‘Nostalgia Void’ single from upcoming new album on Artoffact Records
(Photo by Katrin Albert) The New York City based act post-punk band Bootblacks have released a new single, "Nostalgia Void"....
Velvet Kills – Bodhi Labyrinth (Album – Manic Depression Records, Icy Cold Records, Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, cold-wave. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Three years after the remarkable debut album “Mischievous Urges”, Portuguese formation Velvet Kills...
Nova Et Vetera – Au Delà (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, dark-wave, dark-rock. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: French formation Nova Et Vetera has been active since 1998. “Au Delà”...
Twin Tribes – Ceremony (Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Texan duo Luis Navarro (vocals, guitar & synth) - Joel Niño Jr....
Je T’Aime – Je T’Aime (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Je T’Aime is a new name active in the cold-wave/post-punk fields. Hailing from Paris the band...
Post-punk act Twin Tribes announces new album ‘Ceremony’ – watch video for new song ‘The River’
Post-punk/darkwave artists Twin Tribes have announced the release of their new album "Ceremony". The album follows up on their debut...
‘Click Interview’ with Egoprisme: ‘My Goal Isn’t To Become Famous, But To Share Feelings Through Music’
As a journalist I think it’s not my goal to only speak about ‘famous’ and/or ‘established’ artists, but still to...
Egoprisme – Among Noise (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, new-wave, EBM. Background/Info: Manic Depression Records seems to have something with artists from the Northern part of France....
Dead Astropilots – New Control (Vinyl Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, dark-pop. Background/Info: We here welcome a duo from the Northern part of France unleashing their debut album. Manic...
Raskolnikov – Hochmut Kommt Vor Den Fall (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave, wave-rock. Background/Info: The band name Raskolnikov has been inspired by the word-wide famous Dostojevski’s novel “Crime And Punishment”....
Joy/Disaster – Resurrection (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Rock-wave, punk-rock. Background/Info: French formation Joy/Disaster is already active since 2005 and has released several productions since then. “Resurrection”...
Top 10 best-selling labels in the industrial music world in 2017 were…
The biggest distributor for the industrial electro scene, Audioglobe, has announced its Top 10 in best selling industrial music labels....
Secret Sight – Shared Loneliness (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, rock-wave. Background/Info: Secret Sight is an Italian trio. They released their debut album (cf. “Day.Night.Life”) now three years...
Principe Valiente – Oceans (CD Album – Principe Valiente/AF-Music)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic, goth-rock. Background/Info: “Oceans” is the third full length album released by the Stockholm-based Principe Valiente. The opus...
Kentin Jivek – No Age (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, neo-folk, cinematographic. Background/Info: Parisian based artist Kentin Jivek has already been active for a couple of years now...
She Pleasures Herself – Fetish (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, cold-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Hailing from Lisbon (Portugal) She Pleasures Herself is a trio featuring members who already gained...
Christine Plays Viola – Spooky Obsessions (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, goth-rock. Background/Info: Christine Plays Viola is an Italian 5-head formation active since 2008. They joined hands with...
Dear Deer – Oh My (Vinyl Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, cold-wave, industrial. Background/Info: Dear Deer is a duo consisting of Federico Lovino (Popoï Sdioh) and Sabatel (Cheshire Cat,...
