Me The Tiger – Me The Tiger (CD Album – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: The Swedish trio Me The Tiger took me by surprise last year with their official debut...
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.
Junksista – American Love Story (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, experimental-pop. Background/Info: Boog and Diana S. are back on track and with a real special work. “American Love...
Foretaste – Lost In Space (CD EP – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Three years have passed since the last album by the French electro-pop duo Foretaste. They’re actually working...
Ruined Conflict – A Voice For The Voiceless (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, industrial-pop-rock. Background/Info: Xavier Morales is the hidden force behind Ruined Conflict. This American artist has released his 3rd...
Lights Of Euphoria – Traumatized (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Twelve years have passed since the “Gegen Den Strom”-album (2004) released on Accession Records. We got...
Decoded Feedback – Dark Passenger (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Marco Biagiotti and Yone Dudas are back on track unleashing their 9th full length album of...
Xtort – Isolation (CD Album – Musiklab/DaRecords)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, dark-electro. Background/Info: The name of this formation from The Netherlands will probably remind you to the “Xtort”-album released...
‘Click Interview’ with De/Vision: ‘We Never Wanted To Get Stuck In Some Kind Of Routine’
De/Vision is a veteran of the synth-pop scene, which was set up at the end of the 80s. The band’s...
Spielbann – Wiedergänger (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, metal-rock. Background/Info: Spielbann last year joined Trisol to unleash their official debut album “In Gedenken”, which revealed a...
Rome – Coriolan (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, chanson, martial, dark rock-wave, psychedelic. Background/Info: Jérôme Reuter has now been actively releasing productions since 2006 under the...
ASP – Verfallen / Folge 2: Fassaden (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, folk, metal, goth-rock, cabaret. Background/Info: ASP is one of the Trisol flag holders, which can look back at...
Nachtmahr – Kampbereit (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: Nachtmahr doesn’t need any further introduction. Thomas Rainer is back on track unleashing the 6th full...
Mantus – Refugium (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock. Background/Info: Mantus is already back on track with a new exposure of this German goth formation’s creative...
Imatem – Journey / Home (DCD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro pop & EBM. Background/Info: Peter Spilles needs no real introduction, and will always be remembered as the front...
Adán & Ilse – Chirurgie Plastique (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Adán & Ilse is a prolific band, unleashing their 4th full length since 2013! The...
Steinklopfer – I Never Did It (Digital Album – Ghosthall)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-techno, ambient-techno. Background/Info: Steinklopfer is a Swiss producer operating from Zürich. “I Never Did It” is his solo-debut on...
Maman Küsters – Sous La Peau De Maman Küsters (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-EBM. Background/Info: I never heard before of this French duo from Brest. They however released some digital stuff...
SubatractiveLAD – Nucleus (Digital Album – SubatractiveLAD)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, IDM, cinematographic. Background/Info: For more than 10 years now, Stephan Hummel (aka SubatractiveLAD) is releasing music like hell....
Milton Bradley – Tragedy Of Truth (Digital Album – Do Not Resist The Beat!)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, minimal-techno, ambient-techno. Background/Info: Milton Bradley (real name Patrick Radomski) is a Berlin-based producer who’s already been active for...
Atrium Carceri – Archives I-II (DCD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, IDM. Background/Info: I no longer have any doubt about Simon Heath’s main addiction! He’s a great work-addict...
‘Click Interview’ with THYX: ‘The Wave Between Sound And Resonance’
Stefan Poiss got some recognition as the mastermind of Mind.In.A.Box. although his side-project THYX is gaining more and more recognition....
Soulimage – The Whole Universe (CD Album – Soulimage-Music/Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-rock & pop. Background/Info: After having released 2 EP’s “Generator” and “Can You Feel Me” the German band of...
Soulimage – Generator (CD EP – Soulimage-Music/Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-rock & pop. Background/Info: Robert Eberl set up Soulimage in 2005. The band originally deals with electro-pop music, but...
‘Click Interview’ with Winterhart: ‘Monumental-Industrial After 25 Years Of Electronic Music With Dance Or Die’
I always listen first to the music and next reading info about the band. I enjoyed the epic and bombast...
Ruby My Dear – Balloon (Vinyl 12” – Kaometry Records)
Genre/Influences: D’n’b, breakcore, experimental. Background/Info: French project Ruby My Dear is back on track joining hands with Kaometry Records. After...
Broken Down – The Other Shore (CD Album – Altsphere Production)
Genre/Influences: Rock-industrial, folk & metal. Background/Info: “The Other Shore” is the 2nd full length album of Broken Down. The band...
De/Vision – 13 (CD Album – Popgefahr Records)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: De/Vision is back on track. This is the first studio album since “Rocket + Swords” (2012) so...
Bak XIII – Aut Cæsar Aut Nihil (CD Album – Urgence Disk Records/Tenacity Music)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, pop-rock, electro-pop. Background/Info: The Swiss formation Bak XIII has released their 8th full length in 13 years. They...
AX&P – Mutiny & Disorder (Vinyl 12” – Ampere&Ohm)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, industrial-techno, minimal-techno. Background/Info: Behind AX&P is hiding Adam Mitchell (Adam X and owner of Sonic Groove) and Ali...
Amrou Kithkin – White Passage (Digital EP – Amrou Kithkin)
Genre/Influences: Dream-pop, shoegaze, wave-rock. Background/Info: Amrou Kithkin was set up in 2011 as a solo-project and finally became a duo....
2ND Civilization – Trinity (CD EP – 2ND Civilization)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-wave. Background/Info: 2ND civilization is a Belgian band, which was originally started during the late 80s. The band...
Crestfallen – Chamber Works (CD Album – Spleen & Doom Library)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, neo-classic, chamber-music. Background/Info: Crestfallen is a Greek project driven by the artistic spirit of Alexander Zafiropoulos. The album...
War Anyway – War For Peace (CD EP – War Anyway)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, industrial-doom. Background/Info: War Anyway is a band from France, which unleashed this EP a few months ago now....