Norwegian Album Classics on CD – and soon also LP – a corona initiated crowd funding success
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The crowd funding project ‘Norske albumklassikere på CD’ (‘Norwegian Album Classics on CD’)...
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’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with SEBA DOLIMONT (Alfa Matrix): ‘If You Don’t Try To Anticipate The Future, Then It Will Get You’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Belgian IDM/experimental act Kilmarth returns with all new EP
Out now is the newest EP from the Belgian IDM/exprimental act Kilmarth. Titled "Derrière le Miroir" it contains 3 new...
Side-Line has been running web push notifications in stealth mode for the last few months: 5000th subscriber added this week
Over the past few years social media platforms have been taking over the largest chunk of internet traffic. This also...
Dark pop artist Faith returns with new single and video ‘Awake’
After being featured on Side-Line's free download compilation "Face The Beat 6", dark pop artist Faith (aka Federica Sciamanna) released...
LCM announces its return with a brand new EP ‘Respawn’ – expect awesome beats and danceable rhythms!
Reiskirchen's electronica / industrial act LCM is almost ready with the recordings of the first tracks for a new EP...
Decent News to release split EP with Chrome Corpse for Brutal Resonance Records
Connecticut based industrial metal act Decent News will be releasing a special edition cassette release of their split with Seattle...
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)...
Italo-Belgian cult EBM project Pro Patria joins Insane Records label and releases ‘Godless’ LP
To be released on February 24, International EBM-day that is, is the new LP by the Italo-Belgian EBM project Pro...
Zeromancer returns after 8 years with ‘Damned le Monde’ single & remixes
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange)After an almost eight year long hiatus from releasing new music and 15 months...
Side-Line exclusive : Watch the new video from The Below and Aaron Sutcliffe
Swedish industrial project The Below and vocalist Aaron Sutcliffe have teamed up for an anti-war song, "No Place is Safe",...
Cat Rapes Dog to release previously unreleased material next week
Cat Rapes Dog will next week release previously unreleased material that was found on a cassette tape last year. The...
The Side-Line crowd is a power-house says Bernard Van Isacker
Yesterday Side-Line released session 6 in the by now famous free 'Face The Beat' compilation series focussing on the darker...
Face The Beat: Session 6 is available now for free download – over 130 tracks
We are back with a very strong new volume in the by now legendary Face The Beat series powered by...
Club NeverMore and Side-Line Magazine Present: Darkest Night – A Winter Solstice Online Celebration
Club NeverMore was founded in April of 2019 and is a monthly Goth/Industrial (and associated genres) club night event in...
Side-Line exclusive: listen to the new album by Greek dark electro pop artist Johnny Labelle: ‘XVIII’
(Photo by Eftychia Vlachou) Out on Inner Ear Records tomorrow is "XVIII", the new album by Greek dark pop artist...
Side-Line premieres newest album by synth pop act The Mystic Underground
Brooklyn synthpop outfit The Mystic Underground returns with a brand new album: "Wrapped In Riddles". Influenced by classic alternative bands...
Goth rock/post-punk act The Funeral March of the Marionettes premiere their new single ‘Useless’ exclusively on Side-Line
Goth rock/post-punk artists The Funeral March of the Marionettes are exclusively premiering their new track "Useless" on Side-Line. The song...
Bestial Mouths release ‘Dry as Dust’ – check it first on Side-Line
(Photo by Sandy Holmes) Bestial Mouths has a new video to be released for their single "Dry as Dust" taken...
The Russian White premiere their music video ‘Stalker’ exclusively on Side-Line
Today we can you present in all exclusivity the brand new video from The Russian White. "Stalker" was originally released...
Otto Dix releases 10th album ‘Autocrator’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange)The St. Petersburg based darkwave band Otto Dix releases their 10th album, named ‘Autocrator’,...
Debut solo album Peter Ulrich re-released on vinyl
"Pathways and Dawns", the debut solo album from Peter Ulrich sees a re-release on vinyl via Infinite Fog. It's the...
FINAL CALL – Submissions wanted for Side-Line powered ‘Face The Beat 6’ download compilation – send your submissions now for this mega industrial/electro compilation!
UPDATE: We are prolonging the deadline with 1 week. Deadline is September 8th. The wait is over. After being probed...
Solar Temple releases 8” extremely limited edition vinyl single
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Etch Wear, the small Oslo-based independent record label (among other things), are making...
Norwegian Giants beats up the summer with weekly album releases
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) At the start of July I was made aware of the ‘Norwegian Beats,...
Rodney Orpheus (The Cassandra Complex) interview on being revolutionary and opinionated
Set up in the 1980 by Rodney Orpheus and Paul Dillon, The Cassandra Complex got rapidly completed by the addition...
‘Easy Way Out’ – new video from The Sky’s Gone Out
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Sky’s Gone Out, the band from Fredrikstad, Norway, noise-rock w/electronica and goth...
First Aid 4 Souls pays tribute to legendary subculture community LD50.hu on new album ‘Fire’ incl. string of collaborations
(Photo by Brigi Major) Veteran Hungarian artist István Gazdag joined the Alfa Matrix label in 2019 for the release of...
Electro Spectre gearing up for a massive 2020 release schedule
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) With the current release of the ‘Stay EP’ Electro Spectre has released three...
‘Disarm’: Apoptygma Berzerk releases 2nd B-sides and rarities collection
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Cover art by Halvor Bodin) Exactly a month after the previous release 'Faceless...
Exclusive album stream for Panic Priest’s new album ‘Second Seduction’ on Side-Line !
Out tomorrow via Negative Gain is the newest Panic Priest album "Second Seduction". But today, you can already stream it...
When Trent Reznor met Robert Smith. A fan’s perspective.
(Photo by Erica Shumsky) The blog for the ongoing project 'Push - A Cure Fan Documentary' has posted an update...
Erasure featured in Robbie Williams’ coronaoke – it’s for a good cause
I never thought I would be writing about Robbie Williams on Side-Line, but the day has come, for a good...
Darkwave act Clusters Of Fornication to stream first ever live performance
Clusters Of Fornication, a darkwave act featured on the free download compilation "Face the Beat: Session 5" as released by...
Nope, this isn’t April fools! Apoptygma Berzerk releases ‘Faceless Fear’ B-sides and rarities collection
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Cover art by Halvor Bodin) Barely a week before April 1st Apoptygma Berzerk...
Exclusive Side-Line premiere of Xentrifuge’s ‘Legions of the Enslaved’ official lyric video
Xentrifuge's newest video single "Legions of the Enslaved" is out now and we are happy to present you the official...
Out now, the newest Rein single ‘Closer to Reality’ – and it’s fucking fat!
(Picture by Rein) Rein is back with a brand new single, the 1-tracker "Closer to Reality". On this new single...
Brand new Miss FD video for ‘Keep Going’ – and keep your motivation up!
Electropop artist Miss FD is back with a brand new single: "Keep Going". Inspired by overcoming adversity and hardship, Miss...
Synthwave project Lights A.M signs with Alfa Matrix and re-releases self-released debut EP ‘Shine Our Lights’ with bonus tracks
From Norway comes the synthwave/dreamwave project Lights A.M which loyal Side-Line readers will probably already now thanks to this and...
Ego Likeness sees debut album ‘Dragonfly’ reissued
Just in time for its 20th anniversary, Metropolis Records will be re-releasing the official debut album by Ego Likeness entitled...
Black Tape for a Blue Girl releases first music video in 6 years: ‘In my memories’ – watch it now on Side-Line + interview
Black Tape for a Blue Girl releases their first music video in 6 years with "In my memories" taken from...
Optic Oppression launches first track from forthcoming ‘Halfway to Hell’ album exclusively on Side-Line
(Photo by Optic Oppression) Industrial/Synth Rock artist Optic Oppression is going to release the album "Halfway to Hell" on November...
Interview with Bernard Van Isacker on the ‘Face The Beat’ series: ‘Charting with smaller bands? It’s possible, this compilation has proven it.’
(Interview / photo by Eldrina Mich) While the charity download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5" is still reigning the...
‘Face The Beat: Session 5’ out now and immediately goes into Top 3 most popular releases on Bandcamp
Almost exactly 3 years ago we launched the 4th volume in the Side-Line powered charity compilation series "Face The Beat"...
Side-Line exclusive: new videoclip of Black Plastic
Chicago-based electronic/darkwave act Black Plastic premieres its newest videoclip 'Halcyon' today. Black Plastic is the musical project of visual artist...
New EP from Beranek: “Oscillator Orkester” – a refreshing mix of orchestral electronics and Bowie tributes
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Foto: Jarle Nyttingnes) The multi talented Norwegian musician (also actor, comedian ++) Espen...
SYZYGYX premieres ‘Dangerous Creature’ exclusively on Side-Line
"Dangerous Creature" is a brand new video taken off SYZYGYX's new album "Fading Bodies" which will be out October 11th...
Mental Exile debuts blood filled video for ‘Renegades’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Mental Exile, the solo project of Damasius Venys from Mondträume, debuted a brand...
Exclusive premiere 6th Circle video ‘Taking Us Down’ on Side-Line
Industrial/EBM artist 6th Circle will be releasing his new album "The Third Estate" on Sentient Ruin Laboratories on October 4th....
Side-Line opens channel on Telegram – join and don’t miss our updates which Facebook hides for you
Tired of following our Side-Line Facebook page and not seeing the news in your newsfeed? We have the sollution for...
Exclusive premiere new The Mystic Underground single video ‘Tempted by the Sounds of Violence’
"Tempted By The Sound Of Violence" is a brand new video and single from The Mystic Underground, a band which...
Exclusive premiere Corlyx video ‘Twist Like An Animal’
Dark electro artists Corlyx exclusively premiere their new video "Twist Like An Animal" on Side-Line. The song is off their...
EXCLUSIVE: Remix of Psyche’s cult classic ‘Uncivilized’ now available for streaming via Side-Line
Just before Psyche embarks on a tour with Rational Youth, the band decided to release a new version of "Uncivilized"....
Goodbye GA – and that decision is final
unsplash-logoOziel Gómez As many have noticed Side-Line is no longer offering adverts from Google Adsense. Although we have been working...
Side-Line presents: W-Festival – Waregem (BE)
The 4th edition of the W-Festival will take place from 15th until 18th August 2019 in Waregem Expo, Belgium. About...
Glenn Main goes back to his roots, releases ‘Back 2 basics’ album on vinyl
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Norwegian synthwave artist Glenn Main, also known from his band Argh, semifinalist...
‘Face The beat: Session 5’ is being prepared – send your submissions now for this mega industrial/electro compilation!
After a legal issue on whether or not we were the first to use "Face The Beat" (and we were...
Interview with Test Dept.: ‘The 80s Were An Amazing Time For Musical Development’
Back in the early 80s I’d the opportunity to see ‘new’ musical styles and bands emerging at the surface. One...
Side-Line presents: M’era Luna festival 2019 – Hildesheim (DE)
On 10th and 11th August 2019 the annual M’era-Luna festival takes place in the area of Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, Germany. M’era Luna...
Exclusive Side-Line premiere of new Black Needle Noise video ‘I Am God’ feat. Marselle Hodges
(Photo's by Brian Hodges) "I Am God" is the title of the newest Black Needle Noise (project by John Fryer)...
Conjecture ‘V’ – Exclusive Premiere
Sofia-based label Amek Collective releases “V” a brand new full-length and first vinyl appearance by Conjecture. For years Greek audio-visual...
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...
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...
A peek behind the scenes with Apoptygma Berzerk and collaborators about the making of ‘SDGXXV’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Interview photos by Sigrid E. Ø. Reinertsen) Apoptygma Berzerk, the first leading exporter...
‘Click Interview’ with Borghesia: ‘Like Every Style Of Music, EBM Also Had A Limited Period Of Duration’
Set up in 1982 in Ljubljana (Slovenia) Borghesia became a so-called pioneer in the electronic-underground scene. Early albums such as...
Rosetta Stone reveals new album title, tracklist and artwork
The iconic UK gothic rock band Rosetta Stone will release a new album called "Seems Like Forever" on May 15,...
