Circumpolar – Awaiting The Dawn (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, IDM, Ambient, EBM. Format: Digital, 2 CD. Background/Info: Two years after the promising EP’s “Until The End...
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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....
Interview with Trial: ‘Quality Will Stand The Measure Of Time’
Set up in 1991 by Torsten Schröder (vocals, drums) and Erick Miotke (keyboards), Trial gained instant success in the early...
Finally out after 10 years: collaborative album by the experimental / industrial duo Jochen Arbeit and Mark Spybey
Out on December 14th via Re:Mission Entertainment is the album "The Camel Corps and Other Stories" by the experimental /...
Human Vault – God Under Construction 2011 – 2021 (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Industrial. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Hungarian born Gyorgy Turoczy aka ‘Mortum’ has been releasing music under the Human Vault...
‘Click Interview’ with Egoist: ‘I Was Always Intrigued In More Complex Alternative ‘Body’ Music’
Polish musician Kuba Włodarski set up Egoist around 2002/2003 as a solo Electro-Industrial music project. A self-released demo CD came...
’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...
Outpost11 – Structural Defects (Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Russian project Outpost11 strikes back with a third album. Previous productions revealed an...
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...
Swedish darkwave electro duo Circumpolar to release an absolute must-have 2CD album: ‘Awaiting The Dawn’
When we first heard from the Swedish band Circumpolar, Jonas Mattsson and Patrik Wallin, it was very clear that this...
‘Click Interview’ with Stahlnebel & Black Selket: ‘This Pandemic Gave Us An Extra Boost’
Stahlnebel and Black Selket met via Myspace in early 2008 for a remix contest. Sander Kapper (Black Selket) from The...
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...
’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...
’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,...
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...
Damage Control – Hypernoia The Remixes (Album – Rarefraction Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD + download card. Background/Info: Three years after the successful debut album “Ultranoia” , the international...
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"....
Dark atmospheric soundscape act BArTc to release debut – check out a first track with ‘Malleus Incuss Tapes’
BArTc is a London based experimental electronic one-man project (Jason Barton). Out in September is the project's debut full length...
Modal Citizan – Control Alter Deplete (Album – Modal Citizan)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Format: Digital. Background/Info: Modal Citizan is an American formation claiming to be inspired by some 90s music. They...
Pyrroline – Struggling (Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: German duo Arnte and Schmoun aka Pyrroline doesn’t release new albums on a...
UrZon – Gone Native (Album – UrZon)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental, Abstract. Format: Digital. Background/Info: UrZon is a Belgian project based in Antwerp and driven by Kolja Aasgier....
’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...
‘Click Interview’ with FÏX8:SËD8: ‘My Favorite Songs Are Those I Still Enjoy Years After Their Release Though’
Driven by the creative spirit of Martin Sane and clearly inspired by the legacy of early SKINNY PUPPY, FIX8:SËD8 rapidly...
Dark ambient act Dead Voices On Air joined by Snowbeasts on new album
"Dead Voices On Air : Snowbeasts" is the newest album by the dark ambient acts Dead Voices On Air and...
‘Click Interview’ with LivingTotem: ‘A Ritual Cyber-Punk Dystopia In Industrial Technology’
LIVINGTOTEM is a Hungarian solo-project driven by András Gulyás. He released his first official album “40K” in 2014 on Advoxya...
Frontier Guards – Reload (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Ambient, Minimal-Electro, IDM, EBM, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Martin Pavlík has been active under the Frontier Guards moniker...
fïx8:sëd8 – The Inevitable Relapse (Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD + lmtd. 2CD. Background/Info: Martin Sane strikes back with the third official album of...
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...
‘Click Interview’ with KREIGN: ‘I Like That It Is Simple And Minimal’
KREIGN is an American set up in 2010 by featuring Ryan Hutman and Xiån Austin. They met thanks to a...
‘Click Interview’ with 6th CIRCLE: ‘The Atmosphere Is Metaphor For The Permanent Adversarial Culture That Exists In The World’
6TH Circle is not exactly a name that makes ring a bell. Set up in 2017 by American artist Matt...
Skinny Puppy founder to release 5th solo album – new track streaming feat. Edward KaSpel (The Legendary Pink Dots)
(Photo: Michael Mendoza) Skinny Puppy co-founder cEvin Key is releasing his 5th solo album, "Xwayxway", on February 19th via Artoffact...
11Grams – Humanicide (Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Three years after their great debut album “Panacea” the American – Australian duo featuring...
Atropine – Human Emulsion (Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, Double CD. Background/Info: Three years after the astonishing album “Assailant” Norwegian EBM combo Atropine is...
‘Click Interview’ with My Love Kills: ‘The EBM Formula Is More Open Than When You Make Synth-Pop’
MY LOVE KILLS is the sonic meeting between two artists from different countries, but still from different music universes. Swedish...
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...
My Love Kills – Imitatio Dei (Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Body-Pop. Format: Digital, Double CD. Background/Info: The Swedish-French duo Fredrik Sigeback (Erotic Elk) – ‘Vicomte Vampyre Arkames’ (Ad...
Statiqbloom – Beneath The Whelm (Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: One year after the astonishing “Asphyxia”-album the Brooklyn, NY (USA) based Statiqbloom...
Shopping for Synthesizers: A Beginner’s Guide
Without synthesizers, would industrial music exist? Claus Larsen of Leaether Strip bought his first Moog in 1982; once he learned...
A visit at ‘Electronic: from Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers’
(Photo & Text by UK correspondent Simon Helm) If you are curating an exhibition on electronic music and design, how...
Style Icons in Industrial Electronic
The Industrial Electronic music genre is a postindustrial outgrowth of industrial sound developed in the 1970s and 1980s by groups...
Escape To What – Early Warning (EP – Escape To What)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, metal. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Escape To What was set up in 2017 by James Orez and Jan O....
Industrial’s Early Days
Industrial music dates back to the 1970s when early industrial artists started to search for ways to introduce alternative topics...
Founding Fathers Tribute: A Pioneers of Industrial Music Playlist
On Father’s Day this year, let’s not just honor the men who were responsible for bringing us into the world;...
Last Influence Of Brain – Insomnicons (CD Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Last Influence Of Brain is back on track after a hiatus of eleven years....
‘Click Interview’ with Circumpolar: ‘There Is So Much Great New Music Within Our Genre Yet To Discover’
Circumpolar is a Swedish duo driven by Jonas Mattson and Patrik Wallin. They last year self-released their debut-EP “Until The...
‘Click Interview’ with First Aid 4 Souls: ‘We Do Not Expect Anything From The Current Music Industry’
First Aid 4 Souls is an Hungarian formation, which is already active for more than ten years now. Set up...
Chmcl Str8jckt – Wrtchd Thngs (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, crossover Background/Info: After a promising self-titled and self-released album released in 2017, this American formation went on with...
Black Line (feat. Nitzer Ebb members) to release new single ‘Layers’
Black Line, the Los Angeles-based collective featuring Nitzer Ebb members Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris along with musician, producer and...
The Best Electro-Industrial Band Tracks of the 80s
For a lot of people, the 80s music scene was about poodle rock, heavy rock ballads and over the top...
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....
Tribute to Legendary Pink Dots/Tear Garden coming out via Coitus Interruptus Productions: ‘Love Notes to a Velvet Apocalypse’
Coitus Interruptus Productions in association with Auricle Media are currently working on a very special non-for-profit tribute album for the...
Fix8:Sëd8 – Warning Signs (CD Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: German solo-project Fix8:Sëd8 is driven by Martin Sane. After a debut period during the early millennium years...
‘Click Interview’ with Outpost 11: ‘Do What You Feel Necessary, But Beware For The Consequences’
Rodion Skityaev is a Russian musician operating from Moscow (Russia). He last year released the official debut album “Resonate” of...
Most Beloved Industrial Electro Performers
The industrial electro genre has undoubtedly had many star performers over the years. These artists have helped to carry and...
Outpost11 – Resonate (CD Album – Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: “Resonate” is the debut album of the Russian solo-project Outpost11. The work was released in the...
The best electronic music originates from Belgium
In the mainstream press Belgium is often forgotten when it comes to talking about the roots of electronic music. Magazines...
Throbberstalk repowered by Vore Complex – Petrichor / Mastered Version (CD Album – Vore Complex)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, electro-industrial, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: This album was originally released in 2017 and consisted of songs originally composed by Throbberstalk...
‘Click Interview’ with Markus Midnight: ‘Something Is So Great About A Singer Lip Syncing And Gyrating On An Empty Stage’
I never heard of Markus Midnight before he joined hands together with the Brazilian label Wave Records. This Canadian artist...
Phil Western (Skinny Puppy, Download, Plateau) passed away this weekend
It's a sad day for the industrial scene as word got out that Phil Western (Skinny Puppy, Download, Plateau) passed...
ohGr still waiting for almost $100,000 in funds from PledgeMusic
UPDATE: PledgeMusic looking for outside investors to keep the boat afloat, co-founder Benji Rogers back on board A lot of...
Download to release 11th album ‘Unknown Room’ on Artoffact Records – available now
2019 will mark 25 years since the formation of Download, the avant-garde, post-industrial project featuring Skinny Puppy's Cevin Key, and...
‘Click Interview’ with Zwaremachine: ‘Minimal Hypnotic Industrial Body Music’
Did you ever heard of Zwaremachine before? Based in Minneapolis (USA), ‘Mach Fox’ released different productions on German-, Italian-, French-...
Cyberaktif – Tenebrae Vision (DCD Album – Artoffact)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Can you imagine Bill Leeb (FLA) joining hands together with cEvin Key and Dwayne Goettel (both members...
Zwaremachine – Be A Light (CD Album – Phage Tapes)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Zwaremachine is a project set up and driven by Mach Fox. Based in Minneapolis (USA) this...
Skinny Puppy co-founder Nivek Ogre hospitalized with broken jaw after being attacked hours before going on stage
Bad luck for Nivek Ogre who was attacked and beaten unconscious hours before his show as ohGr in Philadelphia on...
