Xenturion Prime – Leviathan Alpha (Digital Single – Progress Productions)
They started with Code-64 and continued with Xenturion Prime. In the meantime, this Swedish act is already wrapping up work...
Inferno Sound Diaries
I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.
Xiphoid Dementia – Spiral Rapture Holy War (Digital/Vinyl Album – Aufnaehme + Wiedergabe)
At the end of the ’90s, Egan Budd launched Xiphoid Dementia. More than a quarter of a century later, he...
Stahlgeist – Silence (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
The Hungarian duo Stahlgeist is currently busy finishing their latest album. Istvan Gazdag (First Aid 4 Souls, First Aid Tech)...
Vidna Obmana – Twilight Of Perception Redux: Volume One 1990 – 1998 (Digital/3CD Album – Zoharum)
The Belgian solo project Vidna Obmana, led by Dirk Serries, has been on hiatus for several years, yet a steady...
Vague Lanes – Divergence And Declaration (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Swiss Dark Nights)
This is the second album by the American duo Vague Lanes, a project driven by experienced musicians Mike Cadoo (Gridlock)...
Opowieść – Podróż (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
This is the second studio album by the Polish project Opowieść. The band delivers an impressive, distinctly old-school Industrial sound,...
Lia Bosch – Polar Code (Digital/CD Album – Glacial Movements Records)
At the end of 2024, Glacial Movements Records released the debut album by Italian artist Lia Bosch. At first glance,...
Rohn-Lederman interview: ‘A project where everything can happen and does’
Rohn-Lederman began in 2019, when Jean-Marc Lederman (known for his work with The Weathermen, Ghost & Writer, Lederman/De Meyer, among...
Religion Of Heartbreak – Dream Reflection (Digital EP – Religion Of Heartbreak)
Formed by former members of the band Monta, the American project Religion Of Heartbreak is still relatively new on the...
Raskolnikov – Gorgon’Zola (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Manic Depression Records / Icy Cold Records)
With its witty title “Gorgon'Zola”, the fourth album from the French-Swiss project Raskolnikov continues their unmistakable journey through the realms...
Torul – Superposition (Digital/CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
This marks the ninth album by Slovenian artist Borut Bernik aka ‘Torulsson’ and better known as Torul.. Torul remains a...
Kristof Bathory – Black Hole Expedition (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Kristof Bathory is best known for his work with Dawn Of Ashes and, to a lesser extent, Void Stasis. Two...
Frontal Boundary interview: ‘New School Melodic Dark-Electro’
The American Electro project Frontal Boundary was founded several years ago, but due to the members’ involvement in other bands,...
Kaverna – Un Monolito En Llamas Quiebra El Horizonte (Digital/CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Here, we welcome a relatively new Spanish trio from Barcelona, formed by members of Àrnica, Dayofwrath, and Atrexial. Their debut...
Das Institut – Die Hinterkaifeck Chroniken (Digital/Vinyl EP – Ant-Zen)
This work marks, in a way, the return of the legendary Das Institut. The German duo—Matthias Schuster (Akustikkoppler, Bal Paré,...
Ostbahnhof – Ostbahnhof (Digital Mini-Album – Danse Macabre)
Ostbahnhof is a new German trio that first gained attention last year with their debut single. Now, they return with...
Blood On Black Leather – Cosmétique Du Meurtrier (Digital EP – Danse Macabre)
This EP / mini album is the latest work by Italian artist Cristian Cinque and his musical alter ego, Blood...
Cosmic Room 99 interview: ‘DIY definitely is our motto’
In 2022, a new Italian music project called Cosmic Room 99 was born. Founded by Antonio Angeli and Matteo Scarpa—both...
Colossloth – The Harmony Knife (Digital/CD Album – Cold Spring)
Brit Wooly Woolaston, aka Colossloth, returns with his fifth official album, drawing inspiration from the writings of Ted Kaczynski. It’s...
Corlyx – Purple Pain (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Out Of Line)
"Purple Pain" is the third official album by the American trio Corlyx. Now based in Europe, the group commutes between...
Noemi Aurora – Kintsugi (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Spleen+)
The Italian Noemi Aurora is of course best known as the singer of Helalyn Flowers. Both members have also launched...
Implant – Judging Sinners / The Chaos Machines Part 3 (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Len Lemeire and Jan D’hooghe return with the final installment of their trilogy, “The Chaos Machines”. This work delves into...
Pawn Pawn – Halloween (Digital EP – NoFocus Records)
I had never heard of this American group before, but earlier this year, they released the EP “Halloween”. The three...
Corrado Maria De Santis – City Of Theters (Digital/CD Album – Owl Totem Recordings / Fonodroom)
Corrado Maria De Santis is an Italian guitarist known for his experimental approach, blending his instrument with electronic effects. His...
Tsarewitch & Brooddark – Supra Memoriam (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
"Supra Memoriam" is a collaboration between Alexander Yordaki (Tsarewitch) and Yaroslav Gavrilyuk (Brooddark). This work is inspired by the awakening...
Noromakina interview: ‘I Don’t Like Being Stuck In A Mold’
Noromakina is a Colombian Electro solo project led by Juan Manuel, also known as 'Mel Zb.' Two years after the...
Plan C – Rewind (Digital EP – Afterfurcht)
Plan C is a brand-new Belgian project led by Mika Goedrijk (known from This Morn' Omina, Sygo Cries, Nebula-H, Les...
Brotherhood Of Sleep – Devoltional Hymns To A Brilliant Flaming Sun (Digital/CD Album – Winter-Light)
Belgian artist Bart Piette, best known for Dead Man's Hill, released the debut album of his latest project, Brotherhood Of...
Sutekh Hexen – Primeval (Digital/CD Album – Cyclic Law / Breath Sun Bone Blood)
Sutekh Hexen has established a strong reputation within a distinct Ambient niche. Over the years, this American project has built...
Ice Ages interview: ‘People Are Not Responsible For The Actions Of Their Leaders’
Way back in the ’90s, I discovered a small but promising label from Liechtenstein: M.O.S. Records. This label produced intriguing...
Jarl – Receptor Radiation (Digital/CD/Cassette Album – Zoharum)
Swedish artist Erik Jarl never ceases to produce new work. At the end of 2024, he released “Receptor Radiation”, featuring...
Düsseldorf – Bunckermusick (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
Düsseldorf is a Polish music project led by Tom Axer. For this new release, which came out at the end...
Escape From Warsaw – Transit The Specter Of War (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
Three years after his previous album on Zoharum, Karol Suka returned at the end of 2024 with a new work....