European Ghost – Collection Of Shadows (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, gothic. Background/Info: “Collection Of Shadows” is the second album released by the Bologna (Italy) based trio European Ghost....
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.
Train To Spain – A Journey (CD Album – Sub Culture Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2011 by Jonas Rasmusson, Train To Spain saw Helena Wigeborn joining in as the singer...
Grand Mal X – Retrospektiv 2010-2016 (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, electro-minimalism. Background/Info: Grand Mal X joined hands together with Ant-Zen and earlier this year released the interesting...
‘Click Interview’ with Happiness Project: ‘We Simply Want To Share Our Ways To Face Reality, Our Concerns About The World’
Happiness Project is the French trio Christelle Fournioux (vocals), Fred Tuyeras (vocals, machines) and Cyrille Tuyeras (machines, bass). After a...
Control – Blood Will Rain (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Power-noise, death-industrial. Background/Info: Thomas Garrison has already been active under the Control moniker since the late 90s. The American noise...
Blakk Harbor – Madares (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Tribal, industrial, IDM. Background/Info: Behind this new project signed on Ant-Zen is hiding Greek composer Angelos Liaros. He has...
Aperus – Lie Symmetry (CD Album – Geophonic Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Behind Aperus is hiding Brian McWilliams who’s active as a musician (still involved with Remanence), photographer...
V-Sor,X – Authors 2 (Vinyl 7” – Peripheral Minimal Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, new-wave, experimental. Background/Info: Set up in 1979 and driven by Morgan Bryan, V-Sor,X was active until 1989. They...
Psychedelic Headshot – Paradise Falls (CD mini-Album – Psychdelic Headshot)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Set up in 1994 as Kopfschuss and renamed as Psychedelic Headshot in 1995, this German...
Iris Manta – Kilonova (CD Album – Iris Manta)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, electro-pop, minimal-electro. Background/Info: “Kilonova” is the second full length album by Greek artist Manos Zafirakis. Iris Manta is...
Bad Pritt – Bad Pritt (CD Album – Shyrec)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Behind this weird band name is hiding Italian artist Luca Marchetto (still involved with The White...
Ghost Painted Sky – Flightless (CD Album – Restless Grey)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, ritual-goth, cold-wave. Background/Info: Originally set up as a solo-project by David Strong and joined after a few years...
Funker Vogt – Wastelands / Limited Edition (CD Album – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: “Wastelands” is the second Funker Vogt album with Chris L on vocals while Gerrit Thomas remains...
Funker Vogt – Feel The Pain (CD EP – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: One year after the “Code Of Conduct”-album, which stand for the band’s resurrection featuring their new singer...
Lizard Pool – Spark (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, dream-pop, shoegaze. Background/Info: Hailing from Leipzig (Germany) Lizard Pool signed to Out Of Line to unleash their second...
Antikatechon – The Sanctum Of Saturation (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Italian artist Davide Del Col is back on track unleashing the fifth solo-album of his sonic...
Ancient Methods – The Jericho Methods (Digital Album – Ancient Methods)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: Originally set up as a duo, Michael Wollenhaupt remained the single member on board. After numerous EP’s...
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Rave The Reqviem – Fvneral [Sic] (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: Set up in 2011 by Filip Lönnqvist (aka ‘The Prophet’) Rave The Reqviem originally started as a...
‘Click Interview’ with Ashram: ‘Each Culture Has Its Reference Figure, And Mine Is Jesus’
Set up in the late 90s, Ashram released their official- and self-titled debut album in 2002 on Prikosnovénie (France). The...
Ashbury Heights – The Victorian Wallpapers (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Swedish duo Anders Hagström - Tea F. Thimé are back on track unleashing the fourth full...
Any Second – Sünde Mensch (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: Set up in 2010 by Jan Kluge (vocals) and Thomas DosUnit the Berlin duo self-released the...
V/A W-Fest (DCD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, EBM, minimal-electro, dark-electro, gothic. Background/Info: This compilation featuring 26 bands is a way to remember the great W-Fest...
Shhh… – I, Of the Storm (Vinyl Album – Thisco)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Rui Bentes is an old servant from the Portuguese underground scene. He was involved with numerous...
Lizard Smile – Wandering In Mirrors (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: Lizard Smile is a Belgian formation, which is already active for many years. They released a...
Kezdown – Escape Lane (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, cold-wave. Background/Info: Kezdown is a new Belgian formation featuring Didier Czepczyk (known from his involvement with The Breath...
Dreun – 10111 (4CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: This release by Dreun is a new chapter in the Belgian NeuMusik-series. Behind this ambient project...
A Slice Of Life – Restless (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, goth-rock, cold-wave. Background/Info: After a promising self-titled debut-EP Belgian formation A Slice Of Life is back on track...
True Zebra – 123 (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Rock-wave, electro-wave, EBM. Background/Info: True Zebra is a Belgian solo-project driven by Kevin Strauven (who’s also involved with The...
Hatchling – Alpha (CD mini Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, punk-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Hatchling is a new and young Belgian trio, which is already active for a few...
Daniel.B.Prothese – HöllEKtroKraut / HellEctroKraut (DCD Album – db2fluctuation)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, krautrock, ambient. Background/Info: Daniel Bressanutti (Daniel B) became a real prolific artist during the past few years. He...
Nothing But Noise – Mutanten Maschine (CD EP – Nothing But Noise)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronics, ambient. Background/Info: Old mates Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen are back on track unleashing this new work...
‘Click Interview’ with Offerbeest: ‘People Need To Make Their Own Minds Up About The Music And Themes’
Maurice De Jong aka ‘Mories’ is a real prolific artist hailing from The Netherlands. He’s involved with numerous projects. Gnaw...
State Of The Union – Mindless (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Californian based Johann Sebastian is back after a hiatus of four years. While we’re eagerly expecting the...
