øjeRum – The Limited Circle Is Pure (Album – Cyclic Law)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Paw Grabowski has released an endless number of productions over the past fifteen...
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.
Itako – Muted Patterns (Album – Sonic Groove)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Tribal-Techno, Techno-Body. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Itako is a French solo-project driven by Raphaël Ott. One year after...
Dead Lights – Glitterspit (Album – darktunes Music Group)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: EBM, Techno-Body. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Dead Lights strikes back with their second album. The duo (half...
Tension Control – Industrielle Revolution (Album – Tension Control)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Michael Schrader strikes back with the fourth album of his sonic alter-ego Tension...
Sun’s Spectrum – The Silence After The Fall (Album – Cold Transmission Music)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Cold-Wave, Wave-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: I discovered this Italian duo from their previous album “Don’t Chase...
Sonar – Future Cries (Album – Hands)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-Noise, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Dirk Ivens (Klinik, Dive, Absolute Body Control, Mororik ao) and Eric...
Nuquatron – Gegenkraft (Album – Infacted Recordings)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After the split of Syntec composer Uwe Kallenbach decided to move on by...
Hardware Pulse – Tech-Noir (Album – Hardware Pulse)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: EBM, Minimal-Electro, Body-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Cassette. Background/Info: You for sure know ‘Toxic Razor’ from his involvement with...
dISHARMONY – Pendulum (Album – Aliens Production)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: IDM, Dark-Electro, Cinematic, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Slovakian duo dISHARMONY is now active for more than twenty...
Blush Response – Dimensional Research (Album – Kontaktor Records)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Experimental, Technoid, Industrial. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Dimensional Research” is the second album by Joey Gonzalez released in...
Click Interview with Alien Vampires: ‘If You Are Not A Devotee And Not Into Esoterism And Occultism, Don’t Talk About it’
(Courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries) By the end of 2023 Alien Vampires unleashed their sixth full length album “Return Me...
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...
PreEmptive Strike 0.1 – Defence Readiness: Condition 1 (Album – Infacted Recordings)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, EBM. Background/Info: After having released five albums on Infacted Recordings and next three albums...
DisX3 – Infected Frequencies (EP – SE Records)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Dark-Techno. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Infected Frequencies” by DisX3 is the debut work released by SE Records. Content:...
Pia Fraus – Evening Colours (Album – Seksound Records)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Shoegaze. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Estonian formation Pia Fraus has been active since the late 90s...
Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows – Alone At Sam’s – An Evening With… (Album – Apocalyptic Vision)
Genre/Influences: Neo-Classic, Cinematic, Gothic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: The new album by Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of...
Mantus – Verstärker (Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Goth-Metal. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Martin Schindler moves on the sonic voyage of Mantus. “Verstärker” is the German...
Click Interview with Stephen R. Burroughs (Tunnels Of Āh): ‘I Simply Believe In Experimentation And Following My Instinct’
Stephen R. Burroughs will be always connected to Head Of David. After the split of this legendary formation -which already...
Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows – The Colours (EP – Apocalyptic Vision Records)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Gothic, Cinematic, Neo-Classic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Anna-Varney Cantodea and the lovely Ensemble Of Shadows strike...
Ostara – Age Of Empire (Album – Trisol)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Neo-Folk, Chanson, Ballad. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: British Ostara has been active for more than twenty years and...
Gdanian – Mechanical Gods (Album – Cryo Chamber)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Based in Berlin (Germany) Russian native Sergey Gdanian unleashed the third full...
Metatron Omega – Kataphasis (Album – Cryo Chamber)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematic, Ritual. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Serbian project Metatron Omega is back on track unleashing their sixth...
Emanation / End-Tek – Two Poles (EP – Aliens Production)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Electro, Cinematic, IDM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Two Poles” is a kind of split-EP although bringing the Hungarian Emanation...
CSIBD – Liberated By Insignificance (Album – Aliens Production)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: CSIBD is an American solo-project driven by Andrey Lozhkin. After a previously released...
Lucifer’s Aid – Destruction (Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Carl Nilsson strikes back with the fifth full length album of his EBM...
Top 25 industrial / darkwave albums of the year 2023
Referring to the events that unfolded globally, 2023 has again been a bloody, terrible year. Music continues to be a...
Enzo Kreft – XL (Album – Enzo Kreft Music)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Electro-Wave, EBM. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “XL” is a fine selection of ten songs taken from the...
Onepointwo – Cycles (Album – Subexotic Records)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Ambient, Electro, Industrial, Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Greek musician Konstantinos Giazlas has already been busy for a...
Unitcode:Machine – Critical Fault (Album – COP International)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Industrial-Pop, Electro-Pop, Future-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Texan (USA) native Eric Kristoffer strikes back with his newest album...
Stoneburner – The Great Filter (EP – COP International)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Industrial, Tribal, Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: For more than ten years Steven Archer (Ego Likeness) has been releasing...
Red Mecca – Stay (Album – Massproduktion)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Indie-Pop, Wave-Pop, Dream-Pop. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Swedish duo Jan Strandqvist - Susanne Jonsson aka Red Mecca are...
Spankthenun – The Bunkertapes Vol.3 (Album – Spank The Nun)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: American brothers Eric and Jeremy Hanes are back on track unleashing the third installment of...
Schnell & Langsam – MX1 (EP – Schnell & Langsam)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Electro, Body-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Schnell & Langsam is a side-project by Patenbrigade: Wollf-members ‘Samuel Schnell’ and ‘Lionel...