Philadelphia’s genCAB returns with new 2-track single ‘The Badge’ ahead of new album
Philadelphia's genCAB has just released "The Badge", the debut single from their upcoming album "Signature Flaws" available for pre-order via...
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A Cloud Of Ravens join Metropolis Records
(Photo by Kevin Condon/WeirdHours) Fresh off of tour runs in Europe and North America with The Sisters of Mercy, Clan...
Nøir – Fallen (EP – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Minimal-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The new EP byNøir is dedicated to Dave Hechman -Metropolis Records owner who passed...
Not My God – Obverses (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Cinematic, Electronic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Obverses” is the third and final album by Not My God....
Magic Wands – Switch (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Shoegaze. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: American formation Magic Wands has already been busy for a while. Based...
Dawn Of Ashes unveil lyric video for new single, ‘Heart Wrapped In Suicide’
LA based dark industrial metal band Dawn Of Ashes have launched an all new single, “Heart Wrapped In Suicide". "Heart...
Industrial project Terminal return with all new album on Metropolis Records: ‘The New Republic’
"The New Republic" is the brand new album from the industrial music project Terminal, set to be released by Metropolis...
Los Angeles-based dark dream pop duo Magic Wands pops new remix album & tour in your agendas
The dark dream pop duo from Los Angeles, Magic Wands, has recently launched a remix album titled "Switched". This album...
Funker Vogt – Blutzoll / Collector’s Edition (Album – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: Together with Repo Records Funker Vogt moved on revisiting the band’s back catalogue....
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys – Heaving (Album – Unique / Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Trip-Pop, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Lucy Kruger is a German artist who has already released a few...
Metropolis Records partners with Fleisch Records to release new Zanias album ‘Chrysalis’ for American market
Metropolis Records has partnered with Fleisch Records to release the new Zanias album "Chrysalis" in North and South America. The...
Estonian act Bedless Bones sees ‘Sublime Malaise’ album reissued in an extended version
(Photo by Kadri Sammel) Out on August 11 on CD and already now digitally on Metropolis Records is the reissue...
Psyclon Nine – More To Hell (EP – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Metal, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Neo Bellum last year released the newest album of his main music project...
VNV Nation – Electric Sun (Album – Anachron Sounds / Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Body-Pop, Cinematic-Pop, Future-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, 2 Vinyls. Background/Info: Ronan Harris strikes back with a new opus of...
Dark electronic artist Slighter presents new single ‘Have No Fear’
(Photo by RA Desilets) US dark electronic artist Slighter, who we have reviewed several times on Side-Line, presents an all...
US dark electro-pop act NØIR dedicates new ‘Fallen’ EP to the late Dave Heckman (Metropolis Records)
(Photo by Mandi Martini) Formed in New York City by Athan Maroulis, formerly of Spahn Ranch and Black Tape For...
VNV Nation has a new album out, ‘Electric Sun’, 5 years after previous studio album ‘Noire’
(Photo by Arne Beschorner) VNV Nation returns with the all new album "Electric Sun" on Metropolis Records for the American...
Dark pop act Magic Wands back with new single ‘Time’ on Metropolis Records
Magic Wands is a US dark pop outfit originally formed in Nashville by guitarists and vocalists Chris and Dexy Valentine,...
Interview with Bill Leeb Of Delerium: ‘Delerium Is A Healing Process, A Perfect Escape From The Aggression In The World’
Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber have been working together since the late 80s. They got international recognition in the EBM...
Ego Likeness cover classic Madonna track ‘Live to Tell’
Out now via Metropolis Records is Ego Likeness' cover of the classic Madonna track "Live to Tell". The Baltimore, Maryland...
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys land ‘Heaving’ album on Metropolis
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys, an art pop noise project fronted by Berlin-based/South African born musician, Lucy Kruger, has...
Delerium – Signs (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Signs” is the first new Delerium studio album in seven years....
The Chameleons and Lesley Woods of post-punk band Au Pairs on tour together
(Photo by Manolo Chrétien on Unsplash) English act The Chameleons, which formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1981, are often...
Psyclon Nine returns with ‘More to hell’ EP, out now
Out via Metropolis Records is "More To Hell", the newest EP by Psyclon Nine, the project by Los Angeles based...
VNV Nation returns with brand new single, ‘Before the Rain’, the first new material in over 5 years
VNV Nation returns with brand new single today, "Before the Rain". For Ronan Harris it's his first new material under...
Listen to the new Delerium single ‘Coast to Coast’ from forthcoming album ‘Signs’
(Photo by Bobby Talamine) Metropolis is set to release the new Delerium album entitled "Signs" on March 10th. According to...
A Projection – In A Different Light (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Wave-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: After having released their two first albums on Tapete Records, at the end...
Canada’s electro goth metal / dark pop act The Birthday Massacre reveals brand new video for ‘Precious Hearts’
(Photo by Andrea Hunter) Canadian act The Birthday Massacre have just issued a video for "Precious Hearts", a song included...
Canadian industrial rock act A Primitive Evolution lands new single ‘Ace Of Spades’ on Metropolis
Out now via Metropolis is the all new single from the Canadian industrial rock act A Primitive Evolution: "Ace Of...
Rotersand release new single ‘Higher Ground’
Rotersand have released a new track entitled "Higher Ground" on Metropolis Records, a year to the day of the release...
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...
Delerium returns with all new album in February 2023
A new Delerium album wil come out on February 3rd,2023 on Metropolis records. The release will be dedicated to the...
PIG – The Merciless Light (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Raymond Watts has written this new PIG album during the ongoing pandemic. He got...
Derision Cult return with ‘Mercenary Notes Pt. 1’ feat. members of Ministry, The Cure & Godflesh
Out now is the all new EP by industrial metal band Derision Cult. The "Mercenary Notes Pt. 1" EP features...
Post-punk outfit Chameleons announce December 2022 UK tour
Metropolis Records welcomed the legendary post-punk act Chameleons to its label roster in early 2022 for the April release of...
Psyclon Nine – Less To Heaven (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Metal, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: The last Psyclon Nine-albums haven’t been released on a regular basis so...
KMFDM back with all new single ‘Hyëna’
Metropolis Records announces a brand new single from the KMFDM headquarters, namely the track "Hyëna". The single is the title...
Paradox Obscur interview on the age of hyper-consumerism and more
The Greek duo Paradox Obscur is driven by Toxic Razor and Kriistal Ann. In less than ten years they never...
Psyclon Nine releases all new album ‘Less To Heaven’ on Metropolis Records
Out on August 19 via Metropolis Records is the all new Psyclon Nine album "Less To Heaven". Psyclon Nine began...
R.I.P. Metropolis Records’ Dave Heckman – label founder passed unexpectedly on Friday, July 29th
Metropolis Records has announced the sudden death of founder and label owner, Dave Heckman. Dave passed unexpectedly on Friday, July...
The Frozen Autumn reissues debut album ‘Pale Awakening’
"Pale Awakening" is the debut album by The Frozen Autumn, which originally saw the light in 1995 following the demotape...
Paradox Obscur – Morphogenesis (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Kriistal Ann and Toxic Razor strike back with the fifth album...
:Wumpscut: – For Those About To Starve (EP – Beton Kopf Media / Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Last year Rudy Ratzinger took us by surprise bringing :Wumpscut: back alive releasing...
Suicide Commando – Bang Bang Bang (EP – Out Of Line / Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Suicide Commando is working on a new full length and that’s a damned good...
Paradox Obscur – Intercourse (Single – Paradox Obscur)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: Released earlier this year “Intercourse” features two new songs by the Greek duo...
Psyclon Nine back with all new single ‘Money And Sex And Death’ – check out the video
The industrial/electronic black metal outfit Psyclon Nine is back with all new single "Money And Sex And Death". The single...
Swedish post-punk act Then Comes Silence launches all new single ‘Chain’ and announces tour dates
(Photo by Haris Mlivic) The Swedish post-punk act Then Comes Silence, have just released "Chain", the new single and accompanying...
Industrial band Panic Lift launches ‘Stitched’ 4-track single and ‘Every Broken Piece’ video
Industrial band Panic Lift has just launched its first release of 2022 titled "Stitched". This four song EP features two...
The Legendary Pink Dots – The Museum Of Human Happiness (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Experimental, Minimal. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: More than 40 years of involvement, The Legendary Pink Dots are...
’Click Interview’ with Principe Valiente: ’Very Energetic And A Bit Mysterious’
Swedish formation Principe Valiente is already active for numerous years now. They don’t release new albums at regular basis but...
Snog – Eight Offerings For The Undead (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Electronic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: I realized the first official album (cf. “Lies Inc”) by the Australian...
Greek minimal electro-wave-pop Paradox Obscur returns with ‘Morphogenesis’ in May
Out via Metropolis Records on the 6th of May is the all new album by the Greek dark electronic duo...
Wumpscut returns with all new EP ‘For Those About To Starve’
Out via Metropolis Records on the 29th of April is the all new Wumpscut EP "For Those About To Starve"....
Principe Valiente – Barricades (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Shoegaze, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Nearly five years after their last album Swedish formation Principe Valiente...
First 7 albums by Canada’s electronic duo Delerium out in a remastered version
The first seven albums by Canadian electronic duo Delerium have been remastered and are now digitally available via Metropolis Records....
‘Click Interview’ with iVardensphere: ‘Building “Ragemaker” Was Freeing’
It was worth waiting for the new iVardensphere-album. “Ragemaker” is the first album in five years on which Scott Fox...
Mari Kattman signs with COP International
Mari Kattman has joined COP International. "Is It Really That Bad" will be the first EP on COP International and...
iVardensphere – Ragemaker (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Industrial, Tribal. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Scott Fox and his sonic brainchild iVardensphere are back on track, unleashing...
UK’s legendary post punk act Chameleons (UK) joins Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records has announced the signing of the legendary English post-punk act Chameleons (UK). In 2000 however, Chameleons (UK) had...
The Birthday Massacre – Fascination (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-Rock, Goth-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: The Birthday Massacre was originally created in 2002. Twenty years later the...
Snog launches ‘Jaded’ video from the band’s newest album
Song's David Thrussell informs us that he has launched the lyric video for "Jaded". The video was executed by I+T=R...
New album for The Legendary Pink Dots in March, ‘The Museum of Human Happiness’ (vinyl follows in June)
"The Museum of Human Happiness" is the title of the all new album by The Legendary Pink Dots. The album...
Swedish dark-pop act Principe Valiente returns with ‘Barricades’ in mid-March on Metropolis Records
Out on March 18th via Metropolis Records is the newest album by the Swedish dark-pop act Principe Valiente. Titled "Barricades"...
New single for iVardensphere: ‘Ragemaker’ – watch the video
Out tomorrow on Metropolis Records is the brand new single by iVardensphere, "Ragemaker". The track is also the title of...
The Birthday Massacre get new single out: ‘Dreams Of You’ – check out the radio version!
The Canadian goth metal act The Birthday Massacre will release their ninth album "Fascination" on February 18th through Metropolis Records....
Swedish dark pop quartet Principe Valiente comes with first single ‘Porcelain’ from forthcoming new album
Out in March 2022 via Metropolis Records is the newest album, "Barricades", by the Swedish dark pop quartet Principe Valiente....
