Electronic Resistance – A Darkwave / Post-Punk Compilation From The Ukrainian Underground
Buy the digital album (name your price) Price: Free - Name Your Price Catalogue number: SLER1 Style: EBM / Darkwave...
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Industrial duo Dread Risks premieres new album on Side-Line – ‘Automated Disappointment ‘ will be out tomorrow on Re:Mission Entertainment
Out on March 25th via the fine Re:Mission Entertainment label is the all new album by the industrial duo Dread...
Side-Line releases ‘The Zombietapes (Face The Beat 7 Megamix)’ on Bandcamp as a free download
(Picture by Jasyn Bangert - God Module) Out now via Bandcamp is Shane Aungst's "The Zombietapes (Face The Beat 7...
Side-Line premiere : Dark trip-hop act Shexist partners with producer The Psychodelics Trips on new single ‘Jove’
Available now is the brand new video from the LA based dark trip-hop act Shexist, "Jove". For the video the...
New free ‘Face The Beat’ compilation peaks at nr 1 on Bandcamp’s industrial charts (within 12 hours after its release)
Our free download compilation "Face The Beat: session 7" has stormed the Bandcamp industrial music charts in no time reaching...
Dark pop act Miss FD releases new 3-track EP ‘As Above, So Below’ – And it’s a good one !
(Photo by MWC / Art retouch by Eugene Noir) Fort Lauderdale, FL based electro gothic act Miss FD has released...
Side-Line premiere: new Metamorph video ‘Love in the Wreckage’ out now feat. Margot Day
Out now and ready for Valentine is the brand new video from Metamorph, "Love in the Wreckage". Featuring Margot Day...
Eplex7 DSP releases Klerphonik polyphonic analog synthesizer with world’s first time capsule technology
Here's something for the musicians reading Side-Line. After last year's Klerhaim monophonic analog synthesizer, Eplex7 DSP has now produced a...
Meta threatens to pull Facebook and Instagram from the European market – what does this mean for the music industry?
This will interest artists and labels active in Europe. Facebook parent company Meta Platforms is considering leaving Europe if the...
Side-Line premiere: Black Needle Noise release video for T.S.O.L. cover ‘Black Magic’ feat. Anjela Piccard
Black Needle Noise have an all new video ready for you featuring Anjela Piccard on vocals. The track is called...
UK industrial noise act Omnibael announce 9-track debut on Cruel Nature Recordings – here’s a new track: ‘Nothing Tastes Better Than Deceit’
The Stoke-On-Trent, UK based industrial act Omnibael announce their forthcoming debut full length on Cruel Nature Recordings, "Rain Soaks the...
Exclusive album stream ‘Arcano Chemical’ by post-punk act Datura
The Pacific Northwest post-punk trio Datura (which you will know from our free Post-Punk compilation) has teamed up with Andy...
Interview with The Sisters Of Mercy biographer Trevor Ristow: ‘I imagine Andrew Eldritch considers Sisters music bigger than the Goth-scene’
Trevor Ristow is the American author, based in New-York, of the Sisters Of Mercy biography: "Waiting For Another War: A...
Post-industrial ambient Kilmarth releases 2-track single ‘Baryum’
Today is the release date of the new single from Kilmarth: "Baryum", a dark post-industrial ambient track. "Nanikuli" is the...
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...
Out now, the brand new Diverje album ‘Purge The World Before’
Out now, and announced a while back on Side-Line already, is the new Diverje album "Purge The World Before". This...
Rhys Fulber launches new video for the track ‘Fragility’ from his new solo album ‘Brutal Nature’
Canadian electronic musician and producer Rhys Fulber has just released his latest solo album, "Brutal Nature", which has been well...
Side-Line premiere for new single AMMO, ‘A Cold War City’
(Photo by Deva Holliday) Today the LA/NYC based ethereal shoegaze act AMMO presents their sophomore single, "A Cold War City"....
German cult EBM act Armageddon Dildos back with all new EP: ‘Destruction’
Out today via Alfa Matrix is the all new EP by the German cult EBM act Armageddon Dildos. "Destruction" is...
Side-Line video premiere: ‘The Kiss of the World’ by Beauty In Chaos ft. Elena Alice Fossi (Kirlian Camera, Spectra*Paris)
(Photo by Vincente Cordero and Francesco Licata) Out now is "The Kiss of the World" by the Los Angeles-based alt...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Uwe Kanka / Armageddon Dildos: ‘We Were In The Right Place At The Right Time!’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Industrial/darkwave project Cutworm premiers video for ‘Means of Control’ on Side-Line
The Denver-based heavy industrial/darkwave project Cutworm present us the video for the 5th track of their brand new album "Ouster"....
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...
Side-Line launches ‘The Insane Vaults’ free compilation
Ahead of our newest compilation mastodont "Face The Beat: Session 7", we first deliver you a special compilation from Insane...
Side-Line presents: Sinner’s Day Festival 2021 – Heusden-Zolder (BE)
The 2021 edition of the Sinner's Day Festival will take place from 30th October until 1st November 2021 at The...
FINAL CALL: Submissions wanted for the Side-Line powered ‘Face The Beat 7’ download compilation – send your submissions NOW for this mega industrial/electro compilation!
This is a final call for submissions. We will extend with 5 days, until October 26th. After that we close...
Goth rock/post-punk act The Funeral March Of The Marionettes premiere ‘Flood’ song on Side-Line
The goth rock/post-punk act The Funeral March Of The Marionettes, or short The Funeral March, are releasing "Flood", the 6th...
Electro-industrial duo Dread Risks premieres ‘Obliteration Complex’ on Side-Line
The electro-industrial duo, Dread Risks, is premiering their official music video for “Obliteration Complex” on Side-Line today. With this video...
No sleep, lots of stress, but the new site is live
As you will have noticed Side-Line looks completely different since this noon. The change was not scheduled, on the contrary,...
Zeromancer interview: ‘It has been a long time. And that’s also one of the reasons the album differs from previous albums’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Photos by Tom Lund) After the release of Zeromancer’s previous album, ‘Bye-Bye...
Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H. Kirk is no more, RIP
Shocking news reaches us from the Cabaret Voltaire headquarters. In an update on the band's official Facebook page this afternoon...
Iris is no more – synthpop band confirms split after rumours start to circulate on social media for over a week
The American synthpop band Iris, one of the best synthpop acts to emerge in the past 25 years, is no...
Kilmarth – Derrière Le Miroir (EP – Kilmarth)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, Minimal-Electro, Cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Derrière Le Miroir” (translated “Behind The Mirror”) is the second EP by...
’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...
‘Post-Punk (Genesis)’, a 44-track free download compilation powered by Side-Line hits top 3 on Bandcamp in 24 hours
Over the past 10 years Side-Line has released various free download compilations in the Face The Beat series which are...
Soundscape artist Ian Williams releases new video ‘Kalahari’ from the album ‘All becomes desert’
Out now is a new Ian Williams video, "Kalahari", taken from the album "All becomes desert" which offers warm analogue...
‘a-ha The movie’ opening all across the world – the director tells about the journey
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange/Motlys press info) ‘a-ha The Movie’ is scheduled for cinema openings this week in...
’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,...
Russian darkwave/synth-goth project Elezoria launches brand new single ‘Desolation’
Out now is "Desolation", a brand new single by the Russian darkwave/synth-goth project Elezoria which has been covered several times...
Side-Line exclusive: Electro-industrial duo Dread Risks premieres video for single ‘Trauma Ties’
Austin, Texas based electro-industrial duo Dread Risks are to release their first single and video since signing to Re:Mission Entertainment...
Norwegian Giants release ‘Fasan’ – an immensely diverse collaboration album
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) "Fasan" by Norwegian Giants is released on their own label Norwegian Giants, established...
Belgian idm project Kilmarth releases video for ‘M-Fia41’
The dark ambient / idm project Kilmarth has just published the video for "M-Fia41". The project enlisted the Bulgarian video...
Side-Line premieres The Rain Within’s ‘Forward in Reverse’ – check it out now
Premiering now on Side-Line is The Rain Within's "Forward in Reverse", a track which is influenced by the horror films...
KRAFTman ready to release ‘Electrique Fabrique’ – a clear sonically inspired hommage to Kraftwerk
KRAFTman aka UK based artist Gary Hunter will be releasing the album called "Electrique Fabrique" on August 13th. The album...
Exclusive preview upcoming remix by Adrian Sherwood of International Thief Thief’s ‘Media Song’
Out on August 17th is a remix by the English avant-dub innovator Adrian Sherwood of International Thief Thief's "Media Song"....
Paul Kendall releases ‘Boundary Macro’ after lockdown induced creative paralysis – an interview
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange/press release penned by Mat Smith) Boundary Macro is the fifth solo album from...
Found on YouTube: Depeche Mode medley by Drum & Cellos
While the Side-Line office is closed for the next 2 weeks, we keep on posting news of course. And we...
Remembering The UK Punk Rocker Era
Punk rock emerged in the mid-1970s and is now regarded as one of the most influential music genres ever. In...
PreEmptive Strike 0.1 issues a cassette with reworked hits and an unreleased track
The Greek harsh ebm band PreEmptive Strike 0.1 upcoming release comes in a cassette format and includes new unreleased versions...
‘Terminal Love’ – third consecutive Zeromancer EP including surprising remixes
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) June 25th saw the release of 'Terminal Love', the third EP this year...
Minimal techno act Rival Consoles returns with a rather juicy single, ‘Pulses of Information’
(Photo by Özge Cöne) Side-Line has always been about letting you discover new exciting sounds. Here's one which most of...
Russian harsh EBM act Invisible Devastation return with brand new single: ‘Suicide March’
Out now is "Suicide March", a brand new single by the Russian harsh EBM band Invisible Devastation which we have...
Sedibus (The Orb’s Alex Paterson and original Orb member Andy Falconer) launch video to ‘Unknowable’ from ‘The Heavens’ album
Sedibus, the all new project by The Orb’s Alex Paterson and original Orb member Andy Falconer, have launched a video...
Piston Damp releases debut album ‘Making The World Great Again’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Danish/Norwegian duo Piston Damp, consisting of Jonas Groth and Truls Sønsterud, released...
We are BACK – IT is definitely harder then it looks and the Side-Line community is the best !
Side-Line.com is back online. After almost 5 nerve wrecking days (and nights) everything is back online, on a brand new...
Labels Interviews: File 5: Alex Storm / Trisol: ‘I’m Interested In Artists Who Want To Create Something New’
German label Trisol has been set up in 1997 by Alex Storm. He’s also running Apocalyptic Vision, which was his...
Exclusive première: Australian electro-medieval act Dandelion Wine release brand new video ‘Too Late She Cried’ – and it’s rather amazing !
Out today is a brand new video from Australia's Dandelion Wine for the single "Too Late She Cried". The video...
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...
’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...
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...
Last call for submissions! Side-Line prepares a post-punk compilation
We are closing in on the deadline for submissions for our newest compilation, this time focusing on Post-Punk. 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...
Zeromancer launch ‘Mourners’ EP with some great remixes today
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange)Norwegian industrial synth rockers Zeromancer follow up their February release ‘Damned le Monde’ with...
Swedish electronic music pioneer Gasleben unites with other Swedish electronic music musicians to form Gasleben & Electric friends
Out via Xenophone International on May 14 is ”Spare parts for the offspring”, the new synthpop album from Gasleben &...
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...
