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.

Midnight Syndicate – Christmas: A Ghostly Gathering (CD Album – Linfaldia Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries February 4, 2016

Genre/Influences: Gothic, gothic-cabaret, cinematographic. Background/Info: Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka started with Midnight Syndicate during the late 90s. They’ve released...

Atomine Elektrine – Laniakea (CD Album – Wrotycz Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries February 4, 2016

Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, space-electronics. Background/Info: Atomine Elektrine is one of the many side-projects of Raison d’Être genius Peter Andersson. It’s not...

Rodney Cromwell – Age Of Anxiety (CD Album – Happy Robots)

Inferno Sound Diaries February 1, 2016

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Rodney Cromwell is a new solo-project set up by Adam Cresswell. This artist was formerly involved in...

Theologian – A Means By Which To Break The Surface Of The Real (Vinyl 12” – Redscroll Records/Nothing Under The Sun).

Inferno Sound Diaries February 1, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial-ambient, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Lee Bartow (Leech) remains a prolific artist. This vinyl was originally released as a CDR in...

SadoSato – Fifiteen Shades Of Anti-Hipster (CD EP – G Minor Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 31, 2016

Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: SadoSato is an EBM combo based in Graz (Austria), which has already released a few number of...

Polygon – Sein Lernen Remixes (Digital Album – Aliens Production)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 31, 2016

Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-ambient, glitch. Background/Info: Ingo Lindmeier earned some fame during the 90s as a member of the dark-electro and...

Ø [Phase] – Alone In Time (CD Album – Token)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 30, 2016

Genre/Influences: Minimal-techno, dark-techno. Background/Info: Ashley Burchett is a London based producer who’s active under the Ø moniker. This producer has...

Onus – Proslambanomenos (CD Album – Cyclic Law)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 30, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ethereal, psychedelic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Onus is a new project set up by Peter Bjärgö (Arcana, Sophia, Karjalan Sissit...

The Human Voice – The Silent Heart (CD Album – Cyclic Law)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 29, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Behind this dark-ambient project is hiding Hærleif Langås, who gained some recognition as Northaunt. He got...

Allseits – Chimäre (CD Album – Cyclic Law)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 29, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, drone. Background/Info: Nina Kernicke is one of the few female artists active in the wider fields of dark-ambient...

Ost+Front – Ultra (DCD Album – Out Of Line)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 29, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: Ost+Front revealed themselves as one of the most promising German ‘industrial-metal’ bands composing in the shadow of...

Erdling – Aus Den Tiefen (DCD Album – Out Of Line)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 28, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal. Background/Info: Erdling is a German combo set up by Neill Devin who gained some reputation as the guitarist...

Soft Riot – You Never Know What Might Come Next (CD Album – Exhibition)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 27, 2016

Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Born in Canada, but based in England, Soft Riot clearly sounds inspired by good-old 80s electro...

Deutsch Nepal – Alcohology (CD Album – Entartete Musikk)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 27, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: Peter Andersson better known as ‘Lina Baby Doll’ is one of the main artists active in...

Sparky4 – Sun Within You (CD Album – ScentAir Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 26, 2016

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Inspired by some of the most famous synth-pop formations (cf. Depeche Mode) we here welcome a new...

Simple Cut – In Your Arms (CD Album – ScentAir Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 26, 2016

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Simple Cut is a Russian duo formation dealing with synth-pop music. They released a digital EP (cf....

RedLine – Mind’s Garden (CD Album – ScentAir Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 25, 2016

Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, space-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Thanks to the Russian ScentAir Records we get the opportunity to discover a rather unknown...

Kasper Hate – Raw Patchouli (CD Album – ScentAir Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 25, 2016

Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Kasper Hate is a German formation, which joined the ScentAir roster in 2014 to unleash their...

Vaylon – The Uninvited Feeling (CD Album – ScentAir Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 25, 2016

Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Synth-pop lovers must have heard of Vaylon. This Dannish trio has released an impressive amount of productions...

The Saint Paul – Days Without Rain (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 24, 2016

Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop, industrial-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: Two years after their debut album “Consequence” (2013) released by Danse Macabre, the German project...

Agrezzior – Berserker (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 24, 2016

Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Five years after their successful and totally old-styled EBM debut album “Domination” we finally get new work...

Tenek – Smoke & Mirrors (CD Album – Alien Six Productions)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 23, 2016

Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Geoff Pinckney (The Nine, Alien#Six13) & Peter Steer (mainly known for his work as a producer)...

Syndro-syS – Corporation (CD Album – Sysndro-syS/Dark Noise Industry)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 20, 2016

Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial, dark-electro. Background/Info: Syndro-syS is a French project set up in 2013. After a digital-EP they now have accomplished...

Hellhumm – Random Damage Industry (CD Album – Hellhumm)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 20, 2016

Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Hellhumm is a new Spanish band dealing with a rather open-minded EBM sound spectrum. The members...

Abbildung – All Demons Are Horned (CD Album – Winter-Light)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 20, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Stefan Casian is a Romanian artist and label-owner who’s been active in the wider fields of dark-ambient...

Seetyca – Nemeton (CD Album – Winter-Light)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 19, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Seetyca is one of the most prolific dark-ambient artists I know. We might speak about a...

Phantom Ship – Spheres (CD Album – Winter-Light)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 19, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, soundscape. Background/Info: Phantom Ship was set up by Italian dark-ambient lover Roberto Faloci. He already released 2...

FoetusDreams – Brouillard (CD Album – Winter-Light)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 19, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Winter-Light is a new label from The Netherlands devoted to dark-ambient music. FoetusDreams is their first singing...

Karmiciel Wszy – Isdalskvinnen (CD Album – Anoplura Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 18, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: I received no background information about this band and the debut album “Isdalskvinnen” while there’s even...

Obszön Geschöpf – The Vault Of Nightmares (CD Album – Cemetry Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 18, 2016

Genre/Influences: Body-metal music. Background/Info: This album is part of a 4-CD-box featuring their debut album “Day Of Suffering” plus a...

God Body Disconnect – Dredge Portals (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 17, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-psychedelic-ambient. Background/Info: Cryo Chamber has signed this American solo-project set up by Bruce Moallem. This is the debut...

Sabled Sun – Signals IV-V-VI (3CD Album – Cryo Chamber)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 17, 2016

Genre/Influences: Soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Simon Heath is one of those visionary artists active in the dark-ambient fields who seems to...

Ophelia’s Sweet Demise – Sonata Noire (CD Album – Ophelia’s Sweet Demise)

Inferno Sound Diaries January 16, 2016

Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock. Background/Info: Operating out of Milwaukee (USA) Ophelia’s Sweet Demise was formed in the late 90s. The band...