Kloq – Behind The Screams (CD Album – Kloq)
Genre/Influences: Breakbeats, electro-rock, technoid-rock. Background/Info: The 3rd full length album of Kloq is a fact. The band driven by producer...
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.
Until Ben – The Ray (CD Album – Until Ben)
Genre/Influences: Electro-experimental, electro-jazz, electro-pop. Background/Info: Until Ben is a French producer who has compiled 8 songs on one album. It...
‘Click Interview’ with Chiron: ‘Art Is Supposed To Be A Struggle’
Chiron was set up by ex-Ikon singer Michael Aliani in 1997. The band got completed by by Ikon bass player...
Roman Leykam & Frank Mark – The Detection Of Slowness (DVD – Frank Mark Arts)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, abstract, soundtrack, experimental. Background/Info: Roman Leykam and Frank Mark both are familiar artists active on the Frank Mark...
Ooluu – Ophus (CD Album – Ooluu)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: First there was Oompalunatiks, which in 2013 got renamed into Ooluu. The band consists of Davindra, Asa,...
I, Synthesist – Circus Ride To Venus (Digital EP – I, Synthesist)
Genre/Influences: Experimental electro-pop, glitch-pop. Background/Info: Chris Ianuzzi is already active under I, Synthesist for several years now. He released a...
Electrorites – Structures (DCD Album – Nightmare Factory Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, dark-techno. Background/Info: Luca Vollaro is an Italian DJ and producer who’s already been active for 10 years now....
Drumcomplex – Perfection Is Imperfection (Vinyl Album – Complexed Ltd.)
Genre/Influences: Techno. Background/Info: Drumcomplex is a German techno-driven project, which is has already been active for several years, having performed...
Nostalgie Eternelle – Magie Fragile (Vinyl Album – Hafen Schlamm Rekords/Urknall Tonquelle)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electro-minimal, electro-new-wave. Background/Info: Nostalgie Eternelle is a German duo that was mainly active during the 80s and early...
Monolith – Domination (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Techno-industrial, industrial, tribal-industrial. Background/Info: Eric van Wonterghem is a veteran active in the wider fields of electronic- and industrial...
Kriistal Ann – Cultural Bleeding (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, minimal-electronics, gothic-pop. Background/Info: Kriistal Ann is an artist involved in music, poetry, and photography. She has been the...
Bleib Modern – Vale Of Tears (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Bleib Modern is a Berlin based band, which started composing music in 2014. The band was...
‘Click Interview’ with Markko Barrientos Sanchez (C-Lekktor, Circuito Cerrado, Kromak): ‘I Have Nothing To Prove To Anyone Else Because I’m Not Looking For Fame’
C-Lekktor became the big next Mexican dark-electro sensation after Hocico while Circuito Cerrado is rapidly growing towards the top of...
Scarlet Leaves – Deep Sad Frustration (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Scarlet Leaves in my opinion is one of the most talented new-wave bands from Brazil. The...
Satanismo Calibro 9 – Kymah Rising (CD Album – Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Ritual music, infernal-industrial. Background/Info: Satanismo Calibro 9 was set up in 2005/2006 as a solo-project of ‘Doktor Pery’ while...
Plastique Noir – 24 Hours Awake (CD album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Plastique Noir is a Brazilian trio, which has now been busy for more or less 10...
Chiron – Best Of (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Chiron is a band that will for sure ring a bell for new-wave fans. The band...
Novakill – Danger (CD Album – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up 20 years ago by the Australian duo ‘BONES’ and ‘SiK’, Novakill is back on track...
Henrik Nordvargr Björkk / Margaux Renaudin – Anima Nostra (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: “Anima Nostra” is the meeting between one of the leaders and old-servant of the dark-ambient and...
Aria Rostami & Daniel Blomquist – Wandering Eye (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Abstract, experimental, soundscape. Background/Info: “Wandering Eye” resulted from the common efforts and creativity of 2 artists. Daniel Blomquist got...
The Arch – Fates (CD Album – WHY2K Music)
Genre/Influences: New-wave & rock-pop. Background/Info: I realized that The Arch is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. This Belgian formation...
Antikatechon – I Feel Nothing But Repulsion (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Davide Del Col better known as the operator behind Antikatechon is back on track unleashing his...
Tvlpa – Mountain Of The Opposer (CD Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Tvlpa consists of an anonymous group of ‘Draconian sorcerers’-musicians from Gothenburg (Sweden). They’ve already released a...
‘Click Interview’ with ProtoU: ‘Reflection Of Calm Mind’
ProtoU is the solo-project of Sasha Cats. This artist is hailing from Ukraine and has released earlier this year her...
Nihil featuring In Slaughter Natives – Ventre (Book + CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, epic-industrial, soundtrack. Background/Info: Jouni Havukainen is one of those genius artists who became a long-time pioneer reinventing the...
Cities Last Broadcast – The Humming Tapes (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Pär Boström who’s mainly active with his Kammarheit project now gets back to his Cities Last...
Lord Of The Lost – Empyrean (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, gothic-rock, nu-metal. Background/Info: Chris Harms set up Lord Of The Lost in 2008. The first official release was...
‘Click Interview’ with Növö: ‘I Personally Can’t Conceive To Create A Musical Piece With A Mouse And A Controller’
Laurent Boudic is a kind of pioneer in electronic music although he’s not the most famous and recognized artist at...
The Juggernauts – The Juggernauts Are Coming (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The Juggernauts is a Belgian band featuring Peter Mastbooms aka ‘BORG’ (music, lyrics and vocals) and Glenn...
Heimataerde – Hick Hack Hackebeil (CD EP – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro & medieval-metal music. Background/Info: Heimataerde once started as an original dark-electro formation with bagpipes on top. The sound...
Chrom – Peak & Decay (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Christian Marquis and Thomas Winters set up Chrom in 2007 and are now unleashing their 3rd...
Beyond Sensory Experience – The End Of It All (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Set up in 2001 by Drakh and K. Meizter in Uppsala, Sweden, Beyond Sensory Experience has released...
Apocryphos – Stone Speak (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Apocryphos is the dark-ambient driven project set up by Robert C. Kozletsky. The man got recognition as...
