Ronny Moorings (Clan Of Xymox), an exclusive retrospective interview
It all began in 1983 under the name Xymox, a musical project founded and spearheaded by Ronny Moorings. Shortly after,...
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En Esch returns with first album in eight years: ‘Dance Hall Putsch’ – Out now
Industrial music legend En Esch, renowned for his work with KMFDM and PIG, is back with his first full-length album...
Death In June auctions in defense of Ukraine – Live now
Douglas P. of Death In June has offered signed records to be auctioned in support of Musicians Defend Ukraine. The...
Штадт (Stadt) releases brand new single, ‘Wild High’ – Out now
Out now is the second single from Штадт (Stadt) since joining Artoffact Records. "Wild High" holds a broad reach of...
Tineidae & Sole Massif – Remnants Of War (Album – Digital/CD – Cryo Chamber)
“Remnants Of War” is a collaborative effort between Tineidae (Ukraine) and Sole Massif (Lithuania), drawing inspiration from AI and its...
Philip Glass condemns unauthorized use of his music at the Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theater in temporarily occupied Crimea
Philip Glass, the American composer, has publicly condemned the unauthorized use of his music by the Sevastopol Opera and Ballet...
Uwe H. Schmidt faces huge backlash after playing Russian Outline festival
(The visual is AI generated) In July 2024, German composer, musician and producer of electronic music Uwe H. Schmidt (aka...
Rome presents all new mini-album: ‘World in Flames’
(Photo by Benedikt Walther) Following the release of the album "Gates of Europe" (2023), which focused on Russia's assault on...
Simone Salvatori (Spiritual Front) goes pro-Putin and gets massive backlash
Update: Yesterday Russia deliberately hit Ukraine's largest children's hospital, Okhmatdyt (abbreviation for "Mother-and-Child Care", Okhorona Matery ta Dityny) resulting in...
Tether Now Claims to Issue a Gold-Pegged Stablecoin
Tether, the issuer of the widely-used controversial stablecoin USDT, has introduced Tether Gold (XAUt), a digital asset purportedly backed by...
How to Meet Ukrainian Women for Marriage
Ever since the beginning of love, beauty has been the hallmark of Ukrainian women globally and irrefutably. The Ukrainian nation...
Where to Meet Ukrainian Brides Over 50
In the US, about a quarter of those in their 50s (23%) say they have tried online dating sites and...
Gothica Magazine issue 47 out now feat. Side-Line compilation interview
Out now is the new Gothica Magazine, issue 47 already of this fine Ukrainian magazine. You can download it straight...
VEiiLA shares new music video for ‘Do You Hear Me’
Russian exiles VEiiLA have shared a new music video for "Do You Hear Me" from their latest album "Sentimental Craving...
Click Interview with VEiiLA: ‘It Felt Natural To Leave The Past And Embrace The Present In Its Raw And Painful Way’
VEiiLA was formed around 2015 by Russian duo Vif Nüte and Bes Eirid. As they explain they were already making...
Pororoka launches new experimental track ‘Aidar’ – Ukrainian dark folk at its best
Out now is the all new Pororoka track "Aidar". This time the Ukrainian dark folk band band went for a...
13 Crypto Firms Blacklisted by US for Russia Links
On March 25, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against a group of crypto firms...
Circolo Vizioso present post-punk debut album ‘Verrückt’
The Berlin-based post-punk duo Circolo Vizioso have released their debut album "Verrückt". The music was created mainly with electric violin,...
BlazerJacket – The Second (EP – Blazer Jacket)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Industrial. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Hailing from Ukraine this is the second EP by BlazerJacket. “The Second” is inspired...
VeiiLA – Sentimental Craving For Beauty (Album – Projekt)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Pop, Trip-Pop, Cinematic-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: VeiiLA is a Russianduo driven by Vif Nüte and Bes Eirid. They’re...
Scheitan offers video for ‘Believe’ single – Out now
Swedish gothic rock act Scheitan have released a music video for their next single “Believe”. “Believe” is taken off their...
Seigmen builds up to album release with new single ‘Kollaps’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Indie Recordings press release) Seigmen released the digital single ‘Kollaps’ (‘Collapse’) on...
Rome – Live In Kyiv 2023 (Album – Trisol)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Chanson, Dark-Folk, Folk-Pop, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: The title of this work speaks for itself; this...
Project Pitchfork completes trilogy and launches ‘Elysium’ in 2024
For several years fans have been waiting for Project Pitchfork to release the 3rd installment in the series they promised...
The Impact Of The War In Ukraine On The Global Gambling Market
Ukraine had only just lifted the ban on gambling in 2020, and this opened the door for foreign investment to...
BlazerJacket releases ‘Dark Side’: new single from Ukrainian industrial/cyberpunk act
The Ukrainian industrial / cyberpunk act BlazerJacket is back with a new single titled "Dark Side". The duo has also...
IAMX returns to Ukraine in November
(Photo by Theo Gladkova) IAMX have announced a special added tour date in Lviv, Ukraine on November 1st. After finishing...
Dark folk act Rome to release ‘Live in Kyiv 2023’ on double CD in October
Out on October 6th is Rome's "Live in Kyiv 2023" which comes as a double-CD in an 8-page digipak limited...
Rome – Gates Of Europe (Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Neo-Folk, Chanson, Dark-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Jérôme Reuter is know for being an engaged artist. He already...
Interview with Bernard Van Isacker on new ‘Electronic Bodies’ compilation: ‘I’m a person who thinks in terms of projects and concepts rather than daily routines.’
Every time Side-Line releases a new compilation, I seize the chance to interview Bernard Van Isacker, the chief compiler for...
Side-Line launches free 88-track strong EBM charity compilation: ‘Electronic Bodies’
Available now from Bandcamp is our brand new 88-track strong EBM charity compilation "Electronic Bodies". This collection dives deep into the rhythms...
Crime & The City Solution announce details new album, ‘The Killer’, their first in over a decade
(Photo by Elvira Akzigitova) Crime & the City Solution have announced details of a new album, "The Killer". It's their...
Rome to launch all new album ‘Gates Of Europe’ in August
Out via Trisol Music Group on the 25th of August 2023 is the all new Rome album "Gates Of Europe"....
Projekt Records announces signing of VEiiLA, September release for new album ‘Sentimental Craving For Beauty’
When Russia invaded Ukraine, not willing to support the ugly war and the horrible autocratic regime, Vif Nüte and Bes...
Enzo Kreft – Shelter (Album – EKM)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Belgian solo-project Enzo Kreft strikes back with a new album which again appears...
Interview with Anne-Marie Hurst From Ghost Dance: ‘Rather Than Try To Sound Like Any Specific Genre, We Just Allowed Our Likes & Dislikes To Influence Us’
Ghost Dance belong to the collective memory of Dark-Wave and Post-Punk music. Set up in 1985 by Gary Marx (ex-Sisters...
Ukrainian post-punk / indie pop act Lybid_1 has a new album out: ‘Хіть’
The Kyiv, Ukraine based post-punk / indie pop act Lybid_1 is back with an all new album, "Хіть", which was...
Swedish industrial act The Below presents new single (featuring Aaron Sutcliffe) and video shot in Ukraine: ‘Artificial Lights (Dystopian Haze)’
(Photo credit Anders Larson) The Swedish industrial band The Below has a new single and video out, "Artificial Lights (Dystopian...
Click Interview with Beborn Beton: ‘As Beborn Beton, Right Now We Are Having The Time Of Our Lives’
Thirty years after their official debut album “Tybalt” German Electro-Pop formation Beborn Beton strikes back with their ninth album to...
Ukrainian cyberpunk outfit BlazerJacket launches their latest single, ‘Nuclear Dust’
The new single by BlazerJacket is now available, showcasing their unique brand of Ukrainian cyberpunk. Titled "Nuclear Dust," the track...
The Kyiv-based Ukrainian post-punk act Morwan is back with a 3rd album, ‘Svitaye, Palaye’
The Kyiv-based Ukrainian post-punk act Morwan is back with its third album, "Svitaye, Palaye". Morwan is a post-punk one-man band...
Russia working pro-actively on destroying all online access for worldwide users, especially in the EU
This is news which will have a serious impact on the music world if (or rather when) it materialises. There...
The Cure frontman Robert Smith tweets Side-Line’s Ukrainian charity compilation straight back into the Bandcamp charts
Yesterday was an unusual day as we experienced a sudden surge in donations from Bandcamp, more than the typical amount....
Ukrainian cyberpunk band BlazerJacket confronts Russian aggression through their latest mini-album ‘Terrorstate’ and charity fund
BlazerJacket, a Ukrainian cyberpunk band, has recently launched a new mini-album, "Terrorstate", that explores the theme of Russian aggression from...
Swedish gothic metal act Scheitan releases first new video & single in 24 years and dedicates it to Ukraine: ‘Lost in time’
"Lost in time" is the first Scheitan track since the release of 1999's "Nemesis" album on Century Media Records. After...
Death Disco Athens Open Air Festival 2023 announces line-up for two-day event
Editors note: We completely distance ourselves from the Russian band Ploho on this line-up. They have have done nothing to...
Pororoka dedicates new song and video to the Ukrainian Army: ‘Hey, Look Around’ (Хей, подивись)
A new music video by the Ukrainian dark-folk band Pororoka titled "Hey, Look Around" (Хей, подивись) has just been released,...
Dronny Darko & Ugasanie – Dark Source Of The North (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Dronny Darko (Ukraine) and Ugasanie (Belarus) both are artists who really like to collaborate...
Laibach issues statement as concert in Kyiv (Ukraine) gets canceled after social media drama
On February 22nd we announced that after Rome and some other bands playing in Kyiv, it’s now the turn of...
Roger Waters paying hefty price for his continued anti-Semitic (and pro-Russia) rants
Roger Waters, the legendary member of Pink Floyd, has had his concert in Frankfurt cancelled by the city's government due...
Ujif_Notfound – Hypogonadism (Album – I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: Ujif_Notfound is an Ukrainian solo-project directed by Georgiy Potopalskiy. He explains his work...
Laibach to perform in Kyiv, Ukraine on 31 March 2023
After Rome and some other bands playing in Kyiv, it's now the turn of Laibach to perform a full show...
The (excellent!) Ukrainian dark folk act Pororoka release all new video
The (excellent!) Ukrainian dark folk act Pororoka have released an all new video. The new song is devoted to the...
Side-Line starts Turkish Emergency Humanitarian Assistance relief fund
At Side-Line we have always supported charities around the world. Now the time has come to show our support for...
Interview with Prager Handgriff: ‘The Big Festivals Always Book The Same Bands And That’s Not Good For A Subculture At All’
After more than thirty (!) years of involvement and commitment Stefan Schäfer (vocals) and Volker Rathmann (music) gained a serious...
Click Interview with Rome: ‘You Gotta Keep Re-Inventing Yourself To A Degree’
Jérôme Reuter never stops releasing new productions under his sonic alter-ego Rome. Reuter is a prolific artist who never stops...
Edward Sol & Anla Courtis – Askanian Virgin (Ep – I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Abstract, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is a split album featuring one track by Edward Sol and...
Ilpo Väisänen – Keskipäivän Hetken Sumea Vaillinaisuus (EP – I Shall Sign Until My Land Is Free)
Genre/Influences: Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Finnish legendary artist Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic) released this record to show his engagement...
Side-Line releases ‘Ukraina’ charity single feat. remixes by Aesthetische, Kant Kino, Cubic and Acylum
In order to raise extra funds for our Ukrainian charity cause at Side-Line, we have released the single "Ukraina" which...
Click Interview with Kill Shelter: ‘I Am Undoubtedly My Harshest Critic’
Pete Burns started playing guitar when he was nine years old and has always retained a passion for creating music....
Side-Line presents 2nd volume ‘Electronic Resistance – Reconstruction’ – 58 tracks for free download via Bandcamp
Out now via the Side-Line Bandcamp page is the 2nd volume in our Ukrainian charity compilation series. "Electronic Resistance -...
Ukrainian industrial metal act Aghiazma release new single ‘Mental Abuse’, taken from band’s second full-length album ‘Carnage’
The Ukrainian industrial metal act Aghiazma has released a new single, "Mental Abuse", taken from band's second full-length album "Carnage"...
‘Click Interview’ with Mark E Moon: ‘I’m Constantly Battling My Demons’
Set up and driven by Mark Sayle and Phil Reynolds Mark E Moon is hailing from the Isle Of Man....
‘Click Interview’ with Dekad: ‘Music, Art In General Is More Than Necessary Today’
Set up as a solo-project by ‘JB’ French Electro-Pop project Dekad released its debut album “Sin_lab” in 2005. This year...
Ukrainian dark folk act Pororoka back with all new video celebrating the beauty of Kyiv’s nature
The Ukrainian dark foll act Pororoka, one of the biggest surprises on our "Electronic Resistance" compilation featuring darkwave / post-punk...
Ukrainian industrial act BlazerJacket offers free download for new single, ‘They Ruined My Home Again’
The Ukraine based act BlazerJacket is back with an all new, free, single, "They Ruined My Home Again". You will...
