Max Durante – Der Graue Geruch Nach Metall (Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Techno, Experimental-Techno. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Berlin based Italian DJ/producerMassimiliano Durante aka Max Durante has been in the music...
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.
Esplendor Geometrico – Eurasia (EP – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Rhythmic-Noise. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Spanish Industrial pioneers Esplendor Geometrico remains a true phenomenon. The band has been...
V/A Forms Of Hands 20 (Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Rhythmic-Noise, Power-Noise, Industrial-Techno, Electro-Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The legendary “Forms Of Hands” festival got cancelled in 2020...
The Force Dimension – Mortal Cable (Album – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: The Force Dimension belongs to the collective memory of the 80s. Hailing from...
Crystal Geometry – Distressing Visions (Album – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Techno-Body, Hard-Techno. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: French producer Maxime Fabre is back on track, unleashing ten new songs....
‘Click Interview’ with The Rorschach Garden: ‘The Rorschach Garden Always Was And Still Is My Musical Diary’
The Rorschach Garden can be seen as an ‘old’ project. Set up in 1988 by Philipp Münch (Synapscape, Ars Moriendi,...
AutopsiA & Dämmerung Orchestra – Die Werkstatt Vol.3 (EP – Illuminating Technologies)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Industrial, dark-Ambient. Format: Digital. Background/Info: AutopsiA and Dämmerung Orchestra strike back with a next chapter of the “Die...
Rigor Mortiss – Klechdy (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, Cinematographic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Polish formation Rigor Mortiss composed the music of this album for the...
V/A End Of The Corridor / A Compilation Of Belgian Cold Wave And Post Punk 78-84 (Album – Walhalla Records)
Genre/Influences: Punk, Post-Punk, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Belgian Walhalla Records used to release the great “Underground Wave”-compilation series, mainly...
Trial – Für Zwei (Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, 3CD + DVD. Background/Info: This massive release by Electro Aggression Records comes to celebrate the thirtieth...
‘Click Interview’ with Red Mecca: ‘Music Gives Me Courage And Strength’
Swedish formation Red Mecca was originally set up by Jan Strandqvist (music) and Frida Madeleine (vocals). Frida Madelaine left after four...
Assemblage 23 – Failure / 20th Anniversary Edition (Album – Accession Records)
Genre/Influences: Future-Pop, Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: Twenty years ago Assemblage 23 released the successful opus “Failure”. Today this legendary...
Rummelsnuff & Christian Asbach – Äquatortaufe (Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Electro-Pop, EBM, Marching Band. Format: Digital, CD, 2 Vinyls, Cassette. Background/Info: Five years have passed since the last...
Not My God – Simulacra (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Electro, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Simulacra” is the second album by the American duo Tim Skold (Marilyn...
Morego – Monopsychism (Album – Iono Lounge)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Ambient, IDM, Cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This is the fourth full length album by Morego Dimmer. The Iranian artist/producer...
Minor Key – Bionic (Album – Minor Key)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Swedish artist Andreas Sandberg released the second full length of his sonic brainchild, Minor...
Machinery Directive / Hypnoskull – Lobotomy Springs / Vier Geschichten (Album – EE Tapes)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-Noise, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD, Cassette. Background/Info: This production is a split release between a newcomer aka Machinery Directive...
John Sellekaers – Observer Effect (Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, Experimental, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: John Sellekaers (Xingu Hill, Ambre, Dead Hollywood Stars, Internal…) is an artist...
Click Interview with Peter Bjärgö: ‘Music Is What Makes Me Keep Going’
Peter Bjärgö is a well-known name from the Swedish underground scene related with music genres like Dark-Ambient, Ethereal, Neo-Folk ao....
Horologium – Carmina Contagionis (Album – Ur Muzik)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Dark-Ambient, Experimental, Martial. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Grzegorz Siedlecki strikes back with a new album of his sonic...
BArTc – Insubstantial As Ghosts (Album – ICR)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ambient, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This is the debut album of London based Experimental, Electronic solo-project BArTc,...
Prickrott / Von Mollestein – A Journey Into The Depths Of Nihilism (Album – Narcoleptica Productions)
Genre/Influences: Black-Metal, Grindcore, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This album is a split release featuring two formations from The Netherlands....
Straight Razor – Vol.1 (EP – Negative Gain)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Straight Razor is a project by American artistOmar Doom. Doom has been involved with...
Thee Hyphen – Re.Sound (Album – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Experimental-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having re-released Thee Hyphen’s debut album “Incidental Tools Of Confusion”, we now...
Bitcrush – Dead Corners (Single – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Krautrock, Cinematographic, Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: You for sure remember Gridlock, which was featuring Mike Cadoo. After the...
Stendeck – Carnage (Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, Cinematographic, Electro-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD, Double 12” Vinyl. Background/Info: After a hiatus of six years,Alessandro Zampieri aka Stendeck...
Distortion Six – Skade (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Power-Noise, Industrial-Techno. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Norwegian Power-Noise terrorist Nichlas Schermann strikes back with a new album of his sonic...
Contagious Orgasm – Through The Cracks Of Entrapment (Single – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Active since the late 80s, Contagious Orgams has released an endless number of...
Anatoly Grinberg & Andreas Davids – Silence + Noise (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Electro-Ambient. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Anatoly ‘Tokee’ Grinberg (Russia) and Andreas Davids (Germany) both are experienced artists who have...
Raison D’Être – Daemonum (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Swedish master of Dark-Ambient music Raison D’Être this year celebrates its...
Muhd – Dilogia (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Cassette. Background/Info: Muhd is a project driven by Samuel Vaney (still involved with Fargue,...
O Saala Sakraal – Heven (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Ritual. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Heven” is the second album by O Saala Sakraal, a mysterious Dutch formation....
Leila-Abdul Rauf – Phantasiai (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Ethereal, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Californian based Leila-Abdul Rauf strikes back with her fourth full length...