Dark synthpop act CARV.R back with new single ‘Bloom’
The dark synthpop act CARV.R has just revealed details regarding its newest single, "Bloom". CARV.R is the project of Providence...
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’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...
Paradox Obscur – Voxiter (EP – Paradox Obscur)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: “Voxiter” is an EP featuring three songs released during the last days of...
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"...
And the best 25 albums of 2021 are…
Over the past 12 months Inferno Sound Diaries' Stéphane Froidcoeur selected nearly 750 productions of which 600 also got a...
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...
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....
Electronic darkwave duo Beautiful Machines release new single ‘Control’
Out via Republic of Music is the new single by the London based electronic darkwave duo Beautiful Machines. "Control" is...
Faith And The Muse release 1994 debut album ‘Elyria’ on vinyl
(Photo by Estherton) Faith And The Muse have announced that their 1994 debut album "Elyria" will be released on vinyl...
‘Click Interview’ with Not My God: There Are Many Challenges And Difficulties On The High Road Of True Art’
Not My God is a project set up by Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson, Kmfdm, Motionless In White, Shotgun Messiah…) and Nero Bellum...
Ludovico Technique release new single & video, ‘Noise Is Gone’ – their 7th single this year
Ludovico Technique release a brand new single and video today, "Noise Is Gone". The New York City based act originally...
Not My God – Simulacra (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Electro, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Simulacra” is the second album by the American duo Tim Skold (Marilyn...
Mesh releases live show ‘Touring Skyward (A Tour Movie)’ in a boxset holding a 2CD and blu-ray
Out on January 28th 2022 via Dependent in a box-set is the Mesh live show release "Touring Skyward (A Tour...
Re:Mission Entertainment launches official merch store for Mentallo And The Fixer
Re:Mission Entertainment has launched the official merch store for Mentallo And The Fixer. The Big Cartel site contains such items...
Clan of Xymox – Limbo (Album – Trisol / Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, New-Wave, Wave-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: One year after the last album (cf. “Spider On The Wall”) Clan...
Not My God to release new album ‘Simulacra’ on October 15th
As we reported a while back, Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson, Kmfdm, Motionless In White) and Nero Bellum (Psyclon Nine) had...
First 7 Delerium albums to be reissued
Metropolis Records will be reissuing the first seven albums by Delerium. These seven remastered albums include "Faces, Forms and Illusions"...
New Ludovico Technique single ‘Burn Everything’ out now
Ludovico Technique have released a brand new single, "Burn Everything", a fast-tempo gothic industrial metal track. You can check out...
Limited 2LP book for Die Form’s 1993 album ‘Ad Infinitum’ with bonus tracks
Out via Mecanica Records in early October is the double vinyl pressing (with limited casebound book) of Die Form's 1993...
‘Ashes’ is the all new single from the second album by Not My God aka Tim Skold and Nero Bellum
Out on October 15 via Metropolis Records is "Simulacra", the forthcoming second album by Not My God aka Tim Skold...
UK electro outfit Inertia returns with all new single ‘Scowl’ including a nice welcome return by Alexys B
After 29 years in existence as a band, the UK act Inertia are back with a brand new single, released...
Terminal – Blacken The Skies (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Thomas Mark Anthony is a South-African artist who last year self-released a few singles....
In Strict Confidence back with ‘Cryogenix (25 Years Edition)’
With "Cryogenix", In Strict Confidence released their debut CD on Talla 2XLC’s electro cult label Zoth Ommog in 1996. Four...
Kirlian Camera – Cold Pills / Scarlet Gate Of Toxic Daybreak (Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Electro, Experimental-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Active under the Kirlian Camera moniker since 1980, the Italian formation...
Shiv-R returns with an all new album, 4 years after last album
Out on June 18 via Blind Mice Productions is the new Shiv-r album, "Kill God Ascend". The Sydney based electro-industrial...
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...
Anne Clark remixed on ‘Synaesthesia – Classics Re-Worked’
Out now is the Anne Clark remix album "Synaesthesia – Classics Re-Worked". The remixes were contributed by Solomun, Marc Romboy,...
Labels Interviews: File 1: Torny Gottberg / Progress Productions: ‘I Do Believe In The ‘Quality Over Quantity’ Thinking’
Progress Productions is a Swedish label set up in 2004 by Torny Gottberg. Torny already had some label-experience as he...
Labels interviews with Alfa-Matrix, Dependent Records, Infacted Recordings, Metropolis Records, Progress Productions, Trisol
We all have to admit a lot of things have changed in the music industry during the past years. The...
Croc Shop launch ‘Midnight’ video for song from new album ‘Perpetual Sequence’
"Perpetual Sequence" is the ninth full-length album by Croc Shop, the electronic based act featuring long time members Mick Hale...
‘Click Interview’ with Paradox Obscur: ‘We Never Use Software Synths, Something That Sounds Too Sterile And Clinic’
Paradox Obscur is a Greek duo driven by ‘Toxic Razor’ and ‘Kriistal Ann’. They’re composing a kind of Electro/Wave-Pop characterized...
Ludovico Technique release music video ‘Becoming Numb’
Gothic/industrial metal artists Ludovico Technique have released their newest single and music video "Becoming Numb". This is the fourth single...
Paradox Obscur – Singles & Rarities (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Minimal-Electro, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Paradox Obscur strikes back with a new full length, which as the...
Helalyn Flowers – Àiresis (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Industrial-Rock, Metal-Pop. Format: Digital, CD & 2CD. Background/Info: TheItalian act Helalyn Flowers duo strikes back with their sixth...
‘Click Interview’ with IMPERATIVE REACTION: ‘I Am Not The Type Of Person Who Writes Well When Actually Going Through Hard Times’
Early this year IMPERATIVE REACTION released its first album in ten years. The American project driven by Ted Phelps released...
Imperative Reaction – Mirror (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Pop, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Imperative Reaction strikes back with the band’s first album in ten years! “Mirror”...
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...
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)...
Ludovico Technique release new music video ‘Embrace’
The gothic/industrial metal act Ludovico Technique have released their new music video and single "Embrace". This is the band's third...
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"...
Paradox Obscur to release Metropolis debut ‘Singles & Rarities’
The Athens, Greece-based dark electronic duo Paradox Obscur aka Toxic Razor and Kriistal Ann) formed in early 2014. One of...
Helalyn Flowers launch 6th studio album ‘Àiresis’ today – available now
Out today is "Àiresis", the brand new 6th studio album by the Italian female fronted electro-rock act Helalyn Flowers. The...
Croc Shop – Resist (Album – DAMn!)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Set up in the late 80s in Berlin (Germany) Crocodile Shop (later on renamed Croc...
Pig – Pain Is God (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Electro-Rock. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: British born Raymond Watts is what you can call a phenomenon. He collaborated...
‘Click Interview’ with Renard: ‘I Hope That My Album Can Comfort The Listeners’
Markus Reinhardt together with Peter Heppner will be always linked to WOLFSHEIM. The successful German Electro/Wave-Pop duo split after their...
Nøir release new single ‘Just Fascination’
Metropolis recording artists Nøir are set to release a Bandcamp exclusive single entitled “Just Fascination". The song, originally released by...
Alex and Kim of Zeromancer / Seigmen / Ljungblut talks about the vinyl box release, corona lockdown, studio work and future plans: 2021 will hopefully be what 2020 wasn’t!
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Silke Jochum, Arash Taheri, Jan Ronald Stange. Studio snapshots by Kim...
Renard – Waking up In A Different World (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Markus Reinhardt will be forever linked with Wolfsheim. After the band’s split we...
Ludovico Technique return and unveil new single ‘Live as Myself’ – their first new material since 2017
Ludovico Technique have released their newest single, "Live as Myself", 3 years after their last studio output which was the...
KMFDM – In Dub (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Dub, Electro, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: KMFDM is now active for 36 (!) years and have accomplished...
The Birthday Massacre – Diamonds (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-Rock, Goth-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Diamonds” is the ninth studio album from Canadian formation The Birthday Massacre....
First Imperative Reaction studio album in 10 years to be released in January: ‘Mirror’
Imperative Reaction's 10 year long hiatus is over, the band will release its long-awaited 7th album early next year, January...
Cleopatra to release ‘Leaether Strip: The Zoth Ommog Years 1989-1999’
Cleopatra Records has announced the forthcoming release of "Leaether Strip: The Zoth Ommog Years 1989-1999", a boxed set featuring 10...
‘Click Interview’ with Assemblage 23: ‘There Can Be A Lot Of Elitism, Especially In Electronic Music’
For more than twenty years now Tom Shear is bringing Electro heads to dance. ASSEMBLAGE 23 has released such an...
