V/A Zeitgeist Vol.8 (Digital Album – Cold Transmission Music)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-rock, post-punk, gothic. Background/Info: This is volume number eight from the “Zeitgeist”-compilation series set up by German label...
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Cleopatra Records to release ‘The Unquiet Grave 2019’ compilation
In honour of the 20th anniversary of the first volume of "The Unquiet Grave", Cleopatra Records presents "The Unquiet Grave...
Sômbre – Linsay (CD Album – Uproar For Veneration Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, Background/Info: Sômbre is a French duo set up in 2011 by Cédric Manine (vocals) and Axel Wursthorn (composer...
Soulimage – Human Kind Animal Mind (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, metal-rock. Background/Info: Three years after their excellent debut album “The Whole Universe”, Soulimage are back on track unleashing...
Nachtfalter – Was Bleibt (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-metal. Background/Info: Nachtfalter is a German duo active since 2017. After two singles (cf. “Maschinenklang” and “Anderes Leben”) they...
Grendel announces ‘The Ascending The Abyss’ North America Tour
Dutch/UK based industrial-rock artist Grendel has announced their North America tour with industrial artists Striplicker, synthwave artist Glass Apple Bonzai...
0Kontrol – 3rdeye2ndhand (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: 0Kontrol saw the daylight early 2018. The band was set up as an internet-project between...
The Lost End – Without Being Anything (CD Album – The Lost End)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: I last year discovered this American formation with their self-titled debut work. Set up in 2016...
Post-punk/indie act After London release new single ‘Do You Want Another World?’ – check the preview
(Photo credit: Keira Cullinane) Here's a band that you might want to check out if you like a blend of...
Grauzone get’s culthit ‘Eisbär’ reissued as a 3-track 40th anniversary limited 12 inch
Out via WRWTFWW Records in early May is the official reissue of Grauzone’s essential 1981 maxi single "Eisbär". The release...
Side-Line exclusive video premiere: Rosetta Stone – Tomorrow For Us
The new digital single from the legendary UK post-punk band Rosetta Stone is called "Tomorrow For Us" and is released...
New postpunk project Baṣnia launches debut album – check it out here
The Polish post-punk project Baṣnia has launched its debut "No Falling Stars And No Wishes" via Alchera Visions. The album...
Curse Mackey fills in for Peter Murphy at 40 Years of Bauhaus + launches solo album
(Photo credit Radiant Inc) Curse Mackey (Evil Mothers, Pigface, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult), along with Rona Rougeheart...
Side-Line exclusive: UK post-punk band 1919 premieres new video and album!
Today is the release of the new album "Futurecide" of the British post-punk band 1919, which was originally founded in...
Brooklyn-based darkwave act Bootblacks signs with Artoffact Records – on tour with Actors
Brooklyn-based darkwave band Bootblacks have announced that they've inked a deal with Toronto-based Artoffact Records. Bootblacks will release their Artoffact...
The Evasion On Stake – Noises And Prayers (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, EBM. Background/Info: Russian label ScentAir Records goes back in time releasing a compilation of early work from the...
The Cure announce 30th anniversary shows of ‘Disintegration’
The Cure have announced 4 live shows at the Sydney Opera House in May to mark the 30th anniversary "Disintegration",...
Absolution Festival announces dates and line up incl. Assemblage 23, Actors, …
The post-punk/darkwave festival Absolution has announced their line up and festival dates. Taking place in Tampa, FL October 4th-5th will...
Darkwave music festival Verboden announces lineup for its April 11th-13th edition
In its fourth year, the Verboden Festival will be taking place April 11th-13th at The Astoria and April 14th at...
ACTORS – Reanimated (Digipak EP – Self Released)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk Background/Info: This limited edition digipak EP (300 copies) contains 7 remastered tracks that were already earlier...
‘Click Interview’ with A Slice Of Life: ‘Most People Never Get Rid Of Their Big Influences From Their Youth’
A Slice Of Life is Belgian formation that was originally set up by the duo Dirk Vreys (vocals) and Guy...
Zeni Geva & Steve Albini – Maximum Implosion (DCD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, noise-rock, apocalyptic-rock, death-industrial-rock. Background/Info: This project is the unexpected meeting between Zeni Geva (aka KK Null) and Steve...
Whispering Sons – Image (CD Album – Smile Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: The Brussels based Whispering Sons were set up in 2013 and became one of Belgian hottest...
A Slice Of Life – Restless (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, goth-rock, cold-wave. Background/Info: After a promising self-titled debut-EP Belgian formation A Slice Of Life is back on track...
Death In June announces first album in 8 years: ‘Essence!’ – Now available on vinyl
After eight years, a brand new Death In June album is headed your way. The album is available on CD...
The Rain Within announce North America tour With VNV Nation
Synthpop/Synthwave artists The Rain Within announce they will be touring with VNV Nation on their upcoming North America Noire tour....
Astari Nite – Midnight Conversations (CD Album – Cleopatra Records/Danse Macabre Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, gothic rock. Background/Info: Third full-length album for Mychael Ghost (vocals), Illia Tulloch (drums), Howard Melnick (guitar) and Danny...
ACTORS – It Will Come To You (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Debut full-length cd of this Vancouver (Canada) based quartet which already released their first single...
The Lost End – The Lost End (CD Album – The Lost End)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: The Lost End is a 4 piece band from Norman – Oklhaoma (USA) unleashing their...
‘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...
Attrition gives away horror film score ‘Invocation’ for free
To celebrate the imminent Attrition show in Transylvania, performing their horror film score "Invocation" (released in October 2012), the UK...
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...
‘Click Interview’ with Struck 9: ‘Good Things Take Time…’
I’m always interested to discover new bands, but especially artists from countries and parts of the world you don’t immediately...
‘Click Interview’ with Tycho Brahe: ‘It Is Painful To See Very Little Financial Return On The Recorded Work Through These Streaming Services’
Set up in 1993 by Ken Evans and Georgina Emery, Australian formation Tycho Brahe recently released the “Triplex ”-album on...
Solveig Matthildur sees 2016 debut released on vinyl (2 colours) and CD as well
"Unexplained miseries & the acceptance of sorrow", the debut album by Sólveig Matthildur (one-third of the Icelandic post-punk outfit Kælan...
Side-Line presents: 10 free tickets for W-Festival – Amougies (BE)
From 15th until 19th August 2018 the third edition of the W-Festival takes place at the festival-area in the Rue...
Grave Of Love – Decay (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Michal Kielbasa is a Polish musician who’s inspired by some of the most famous neo-folk...
Lebanon Hanover’s newest album also gets the blue & red vinyl treatment
Out in the next weeks via Fabrika is a red and blue vinyl version of "Let them be alien", the...
French dark pop/post-punk act ii launches cover version of Bauhaus’ ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ – check it here
The Nancy (FR) based dark pop/post-punk act ii (pronounced as Two Eyes) have released their very first video, which is...
Palais Ideal – No Signal (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, rock-wave, rock-pop. Background/Info: Palais Ideal is a ‘new’ formation set up by an experienced duo. John Edwards (guitars,...
‘Click Interview’ with Der Klinke: ‘In This Scene You Have To Realize That Music Is All About Passion’
Der Klinke is a Belgian formation inspired by the good-old 80s new-wave music. Set up in 2009 they released three...
Actors – Hit To The Head
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Parade Ground releases new album ‘Sanctuary’ in a limited run of only 300 copies – get yours here
Out in a few weeks is the new Parade Ground album "Sanctuary". Out in a digipak and limited to 300...
Martin Atkins releases free downloadable e-book: ‘Welcome to the music business… You’re fucked’
English drummer and session musician Martin Atkins (best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image...
The Soft Moon – Criminal (CD Album – Sacred Bones Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Album number 4 for solo-artist and multi-instrumentalist Luis Vasquez. "Criminal" describes Luis going to war...
Virgin In Veil – Twisted Thrills (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Death-rock, post-punk, cold-wave. Background/Info: They claim to compose death-rock music and are now back on track unleashing their second...
The Soft Moon releases new album + tourdates
"Criminal" is the fourth studio album of The Soft Moon, containing 10 tracks, which is released on 2nd of February...
The Fall’s frontman Mark E Smith dead aged 60
There is some more sad news from the music world as we know it. The frontman of the post-punk band...
Then Comes Silence – Blood (CD Album – Nuclear Blast Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark wave, post-punk, gothic rock. Background/Info: This is already the fourth album of this Swedish act, that was founded...
‘Click Interview’ with Frozen Nation: ‘You Think We’re Not Kitsch?’
No doubt about it, I’d a crush on Frozen Nation’s debut album “Dark Belgian Disco”. This band featuring Belgian and...
‘Click Interview’ with No Trust In Dawn: ‘A Reflection Of What We Feel About Living In The 21st Century’
No Trust In dawn has been set up in 2016 by the German duo ‘Soykut Gür’ (Down To Reality) and...
Post-punk act Factice Factory to launch their 3rd album in January – only 250 copies available
"Lines & Parallels" is a new vinyl edition of the 3rd album by Factice Factory, a French / Swiss post-punk...
Berlin to host 9th Dark Spring Festival on 24th March 2018 at the Bi Nuu Club
Fans of dark, atmospheric guitar music should add the 24 of March 2018 in their agenda as Golden Apes will...
The Cascades – Diamonds And Rust (DCD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: German formation The Cascades saw the daylight in 1988 (!), but it took them years...
Moth – 20 Songs (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Moth was a Danish formation active in between 2012 and 2016. They released several productions and...
Post-punk act Gad Whip to launch ‘Trapped In A Pin Hole Camera’ album on cassette
Out via Arachnidiscs Recordings next month is the newest album by the post-punk act Gad Whip, "Trapped In A Pin...
Click Interviewʼ with Friends Of Alice Ivy: ‘We Operate Very Much On Instinct’
Australian duo Kylie (vocals) and Amps (instruments, programming) were previously involved in Ostia. They next moved on with Friends Of...
Artoffact Records signs Vancouver-based post-punk band Actors
Artoffact Records has signed the promising Vancouver-based post-punk group Actors which formed in 2012. The debut full-length album, "It Will...
The Shyness Of Strangers – Time (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave, post-punk, new-wave. Background/Info: The Shyness Of Strangers is a solo-project set up by Vadim Kristopher who’s a Polish...
More Throbbing Gristle reissues: ‘The Taste of G’ and ‘The Second Annual Report’ on red and transparent vinyl
There's again some fine news for the fans of vinyl reissues of the back catalogue of Throbbing Gristle. Coming up...
R.I.P. Can co-founder Holger Czukay
Can musician Holger Czukay is no more. The Cologne musician and co-founder of the band Can died at the age...
Chrome – Techromancy (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, punk-rock. Background/Info: More than 40 (!) years after their original set up the legendary punk formation Chrome unleashed...
Bloody Dead And Sexy – Crucifixion, Please! / An Incomplete Guide To Psychedelic Deathrock (CD Album – Alice In…)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, new-wave. Background/Info: To celebrate their 20th anniversary Bloody Dead And Sexy together with their label Alice In… has...
Post-punk act The Jezabels launch ‘The Others’ video – watch it here
Australian post-punk four-piece, The Jezabels have released the video for their new single "The Others" to coincide with their seven...
Neo-folk act Camerata Mediolanense to release new LP ‘Le Vergini Folli’ as a 2CD hardcover book as well – check first track
Camerata Mediolanense is an ensemble of Italian musicians who gained recognition in the Neofolk/Neoclassical scenes by blending darkwave and post-punk...
The Last Days Of Jesus – The Last Circus (CD Album – Zim Zum)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, punk-rock. Background/Info: Hailing from Bratislava (Slovakia) the Last Days Of Jesus was set up in 1993 and progressively...
