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.

Æsthetic Will – What Do You Say (Mini-Album – Aesthetic Will)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 17, 2023

Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, Dream-Pop, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Italian formation Æsthetic Will has already released several songs in a rather short...

Onasander & Ashtoreth – Devotio (Album – Winter-Light)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 16, 2023

Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Ritual. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Maurizio Landini (Onasander) and Peter Verwimp “Ashtoreth) joined hands to unleash this collaborative work...

Rapoon – Ten Four: Centred Horizons (Album – Winter-Light)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 16, 2023

Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Robin Storey last year celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of his sonic...

Ex.Hale – Abstract Blue (EP – Sonic Groove)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 15, 2023

Genre/Influences: Dark-Techno, Hard-Techno. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Ex.Hale is an Italian solo-project driven by Francesco Presotto. The artist released several productions...

Parallel Worlds – Plector (Album – DiN)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 14, 2023

Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Plector” is one more album released by Greek composer Bakis Sirros. The work...

Olivier Abbeloos & Analog Devices – Acid-A-Gogo (EP – Tripalium Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 14, 2023

Genre/Influences: Acid, Techno. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Acid-A-Gogo” is the meeting between two legendary artists from the Belgian Acid scene....

Click Interview with Blackbook: ‘It’s A Mood Piece That Covers A Part Of Our Lives’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 13, 2023

Blackbook is a mysterious Swiss duo which last year released their official debut album "Confessions Of The Innocent" on DarkTunes...

Fractal – Solar System (Album – Aliens Production)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 13, 2023

Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematic, Ambient-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Next to the “Last Day On earth”-album we last year also got another...

Disharmony – Mindhunter (EP – Aliens Production)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 13, 2023

Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Slovakian duo Peter Rybar (Oxyd, Triode and label owner) – Robert Gajdos (Headdreamer)...

Darja Kazimira – Monochromia (Album – Cyclic Law)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 12, 2023

Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ethereal, Cinematic, Ritual. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Hailing from Latvia Darja Kazimira has already released multiple works. This...

BySenses – 1984-2014 (Album – BySenses)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 11, 2023

Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, Cinematic, Experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Belgian Ambient musician Didier Dewachtere released several noticeable works during the past years....

Blank – Xylomorphosis (Album – Blank)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 11, 2023

Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Experimental, Electronic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Xylomorphosis” is a Soundtrack Davide Mazza composed for a play in 2017. Nine...

BlakLight – Innocence Lost (EP – BlakLight)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 10, 2023

Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Los Angeles (USA) duo Brian Belknap - Adam Collier aka BlakLight is back on track....

Planet Supreme – Rule From The Dark Mountain (Album – Cryo Chamber)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 10, 2023

Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Karl Ture Rydby has accomplished his fourth full length album to date under...

Lull – That Space Somewhere (Album – Cold Spring Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 7, 2023

Genre/Influences: Soundscape, Experimental, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Mick Harris (ex-Napalm Death, scorn ao) set up Lull in 1990. He...

Dronny Darko & Ugasanie – Dark Source Of The North (Album – Cryo Chamber)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 7, 2023

Genre/Influences: Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Dronny Darko (Ukraine) and Ugasanie (Belarus) both are artists who really like to collaborate...

Curse All Kings – Inversion (Album – Cyclic Law / Breath Sun Bone Blood)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 6, 2023

Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the second album by Curse All Kings; an American project based...

Common Eider, King Eider – Yearn (Album – Cyclic Law / Breath Sun Bone Blood)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 6, 2023

Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The Californian (USA) collective Common Eider, King Eider are back on track unleashing...

Skrika – Soludenia (Album – Cryo Chamber)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 5, 2023

Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the second Skrika album which is the successor to magistral “Fifth...

SixTurnsNine – Borders (Album – SixTurnsNine)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 5, 2023

Genre/Influences: Trip-Pop, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Borders” is the debut album by the Düsseldorfer (Germany) trio SixTurnsNine. Content: It’s...

Interview with Neikka RPM: ‘Neikka RPM Is Only Complete When We’re Together With You’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 4, 2023

It is always something very special and confusing when doing an interview with artists you know a bit more personally....

Saline Grace – The Whispering Woods (Album – Deeper Waters Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 4, 2023

Genre/Influences: Gothic, Folk-Rock, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the fourth full-length album by German project Saline Grace. Set...

Null Device – The Emerald Age (Album – Distortion Productions)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 3, 2023

Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the eighth official album by American trio Null Device. It’s their third...

The Juggernauts – Fear (EP – Bodybeats Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 3, 2023

Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Belgian formation The Juggernauts is back on track unleashing their first new work since...

Click Interview with LMX: ’Vulnerable, Brutally Honest And Reflected’

Inferno Sound Diaries March 2, 2023

Does the name Luis Maximilian Schmechta make ring a bell? This young German artist born in 2003 (!) indeed is...

Freaky Mind – Freaky Mind (Album – darkTunes Music Group)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 2, 2023

Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Aggrotech. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Russian formation Freaky Mind has already been active for years and has released many...

Disastrous Din – Hell On Earth (EP – Consequence Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 2, 2023

Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Thomas Gäbhard who’s mainly known as the driving force behind Arcana Obscura -and running Consequence...

Synta[XE]rror – Element [Off] Crime (Album – Zoharum)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 1, 2023

Genre/Influences: IDM, Minimal-Electro, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Polish duo Bartosz ‘Kostia’ Jakubicki and Artur ‘Blacha’ Błaszczyk are back on...

Rapoon – Skulls On The Plains Of Turkey (Album – Zoharum)

Inferno Sound Diaries March 1, 2023

Genre/Influences: Tribal, Industrial, Experimental, Ritual, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: No need to introduce Robin Story who by the end...

Old Castle – Artwork 51 (Album – Zoharum)

Inferno Sound Diaries February 28, 2023

Genre/Influences: Experimental, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Robin Storey (Rapoon, Zoviet France), Robert L. Pepper (Pas Musique), and Shaun Sandor...

Ujif_Notfound – Hypogonadism (Album – I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free)

Inferno Sound Diaries February 27, 2023

Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: Ujif_Notfound is an Ukrainian solo-project directed by Georgiy Potopalskiy. He explains his work...

V/A Anthologies 3 (Album – Je M’En Fish)

Inferno Sound Diaries February 26, 2023

Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Cold-Wave, Electro, Minimal-Electro. Format: Vinyl. Background/Info: This is the third “Anthologies”-compilation released by Brussels (Belgium) based label Je...

Click Interview with Vanguard: ‘We Have Always Wanted To Evolve And Find New Ways In Our Music’

Inferno Sound Diaries February 25, 2023

Jonas Olofsson and Patrik Hansson (still involved with Uncreated) last year released the fifth official Vanguard-album. "Spectrum" released by Infacted...