Nine Seconds – Antistar Machinery (CD EP – Nine Seconds)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Content: Nine Seconds are back on track with this elf-released EP featuring 10 songs. Both albums of...
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.
Karl Hefner & Hugh Lagerfeld – Synthax Error (CD Album – Daft Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro, synth-pop. Content: Debut album of the Belgian duo Gunther Haegeman (Obverse Reality, Synthetic Dream) and Dries De Vreeze,...
Alkemic Generator – Mechanical Reflections (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro, dark-wave. Content: Alkemic Generator revealed themselves to the world with the album “The Oniric Geometry” released two years...
Red Sun Revival – Identities (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, new-wave. Content: After last year’s released EP “Embers” –which also was their first release by Echozone, Red Sun...
Nox Interna – Spiritual Havoc (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, electro-rock. Content: Nox Interna is back on track unleashing their newest opus featuring 13 songs. This German-Spanish formation...
Basilisk – Traumland (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Dark-metal, goth-metal, rock-metal. Content: The German formation Basilisk has been active since the late 90s and has released several...
Arctic Sunrise – A Smarter Enemy (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Content: Arctic Sunrise is a new name hailing from Germany which was set up by the duo Torsten...
Train To Spain – What It’s All About (CD Album – Sub Culture Records)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Content: The self-released EP “The Perfect Match” was a rather promising beginning for the Swedish duo Train To...
Cio D’Or – All In All (CD Album – Semantica Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, minimal-electro, experimental-techno. Content: Cio D’Or (Cio Dorbandt) is a German female producer who released her debut album “Die...
Funerary Call – The Mirror Reversed II (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Content: Funerary Call has now been terrorizing the dark-ambient fields of music for more than 20 years....
Danny Casseau vs. Ethan Fawkes – Random Bass (Digital EP – I-Traxx Red Edition)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, experimental-techno, acid, EBM. Content: “Random Bass” is a sonic exploration between two Belgian artists. Ethan Fawkes is getting...
Biomechanimal – Biomechanimal (CD Album – Biomechanimal)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Content: Set up by Matt Simpson who’s taking care of all aspects of the production, the London...
Atrium Carceri – Metropolis (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Content: Simon Heath has been very prolific during the past months. Earlier this year he released a...
Aegri Somnia – Monde Obscur (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Content: After having released 2 digital albums we here welcome the first official CD by Aegri Somnia. The...
Psygore – Simulacra And Simulation (Digital Album – Onslaught Audio)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, electro-industrial. Content: Based in Ontario (Canada) we welcome the 2nd release by Psygore. This album features 7 songs...
SB-Six – Inner Light (Digital EP – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: Dubstep, IDM, future-garage. Content: Stefan Bookholt is a producer from The Netherlands and who has set up SB-Six. The...
Sieben – Lietuva (Digital EP – Redroom Records)
Genre/Influences: Neo-classic, ritual. Content: Matt Howden strikes back with a digital only release featuring 4 songs. He has released an...
Mindless Faith – Eden To Abyss (CD Album AlterCulture Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-EBM. Content: The brothers Chris and Jason Sevanick are back on track unleashing the 6th full length of...
Philippe Petit – Multicoloured Shadows (CD Album – Aagoo Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract. Content: Philippe Petit is a French artist I had the opportunity to discover by recent albums released...
Padna – Alku Toinen (CD Album – Aagoo Records/Rev Laboratories)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, abstract, cinematographic, experimental. Content: Padna is not exactly the most familiar name active at the wider fields of...
L’objet – Toucan (Vinyl Album – Structure Records)
Genre/Influences: Krautrock, cinematographic, abstract, psychedelic-rock. Content: The French band L’Objet has already been active for a couple of years, but...
Niton – Tiresias (CD Album – Pulver And Asche Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, abstract. Content: Italy and experimental music is a bit of a long-time love affair. This country counts...
Prettiest Eyes – Looks (Vinyl Album – Aagoo Records)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, psychedelic-rock, post-punk. Content: Operating from ‘the City of Angels’ (USA) Prettiest Eyes is a new and promising trio...
V/A Electrostorm Vol.6 (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, synth-pop. Bands: Suicide Commando, Combichrist, Hocico, Blutengel, Solitary Experiments, Accessory, Ashbury Heights, Melotron, Angels & Agony, Chrom,...
Solitary Experiments – Memorandum (3CD Album Box + DVD – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, future-pop, symphonic. Content: “Memorandum” is an appropriated title to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Solitary Experiments. I...
Hocico – In The Name Of Violence (CD EP – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Content: Hocico is one of those dark-electro acts, which simply belongs in the top of the genre. The...
Celldweller – End Of An Empire – Chapter 3: Dreams (Digital Album – FIXT Music)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, cyber-punk, cinematographic. Content: Celldweller is a real work addict composing like hell. I always am a bit skeptical...
V/A Electropop 10 (CD Album – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Bands: Electro Spectre, Kartagon, Pos.:2, Electro Planet, Zero-Eq, Sinestar, Heliophile ao. Content: The “Electropop”-series celebrates its 10th edition...
The Last Hour – Deadline (CD Album – White Room Netlabel/Seventh Crow Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, cinematographic, dark-pop. Content: Roberto Del Vecchio got some recognition as former member of Gothica and later on as...
Lisfrank – Elevator (Vinyl Album – Final Muzik)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, electro-minimal. Content: Lisfrank is an Italian project that was set up more than 30 years ago! Fulvio Guidarelli...
The Firm Incorporated – Abgebrannt (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: The Firm Incorporated is a brand-new project featuring some real famous members. Just imagine the ex-Funker Vogt...
PreEmptive Strike 0.1 – Epos V (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, dark-future-pop, dark-electro & folk. Content: PreEmptive Strike 0.1 has released their 5th full length. This band operating from...
Orange Sector – Night. Terrors (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: This must be the 11th full length album in history for Orange Sector. These Germans will always...
