808 Dot Pop – The Cubic Temperature (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: After having remixed the song “Kelvin” for 808 DOT POP’s last single, Franky Deblomme aka...
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.
Filth Colossus – Blood Trails Of The Real (Album – Interitvs Nvmen)
Genre/Influences: Death-Industrial, Ambient-Noise. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Filth Colossus is an Italian project releasing their debut album. There’s not a...
Nihil Impvlse – Stasis (Album – Eighth Tower Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Industrial, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released the albums “Teil I – Katabasis” (2010) and “Teil...
Freakangel – The Faults Of Humanity / X Anniversary Edition (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Estonian combo Freakangel returned to the ‘matrix’ celebrating the tenth anniversary of their second...
‘Click Interview’ with Funker Vogt: ‘We Got Stuck In The Typical Funker Vogt Topic’
Funker Vogt is a band, which needs no further introduction. Set up in 1995 by the duo Jens Kästel (vocals)...
Elektrostaub – We Are Dreamers (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Future-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: One year after the EP “Wake Up” featuring Henrik Iversen (NamNamBulu), German Electro-Pop project...
808 Dot Pop – Ultraviolet –Phototonic + Pentatonic +Diatonic (EP + Single – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: We discovered 808 Dot Pop –side project of Metroland’s ‘Passenger S’ with the successful debut...
‘Click Interview’ with Seven Trees: ‘Trying To Break Patterns And Challenge Ourselves’
There’s a hiatus of twenty four years between Seven Trees’ debut album “Embracing The Unknown” (1997, Zoth Ommog) and their...
Digital Factor – A Chemical Process (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Body-Pop, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The new Digital Factor album is the first one in ten years!...
V/A Synth Slovakia Vol.2 (Album – Synth Slovakia)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Minimal-Electro, Electro-Pop, Wave-Pop, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: The title of the album speaks for itself; this is...
Pyrroline – Struggling (Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: German duo Arnte and Schmoun aka Pyrroline doesn’t release new albums on a...
Moloch Conspiracy – The Inner Fear (Album – Distorted Void)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The French project Moloch Conspiracy has been prolific last year, releasing two albums. I...
Mordacious – Crossroads (Album – Mordacious)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Industrial. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The latest Mordacious-album “Crossroads” has been released by the end of 2020. The album...
Moaan Exis – Necessary Violence (Album – Moaan Exis)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Industrial-Metal. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The French act Moaan Exis consists of Mathieu Caudron and Xavier Guionie (Punish Yourself)....
UrZon – Gone Native (Album – UrZon)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental, Abstract. Format: Digital. Background/Info: UrZon is a Belgian project based in Antwerp and driven by Kolja Aasgier....
Selfishadows – Again (Album – Manic Depression)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Dark-Rock & Pop, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: After a self-released debut album (cf. “Step On) and the...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Johan Van Roy (Suicide Commando): ‘I Probably Will Continue Writing Music Till I Drop Dead’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Paradox Obscur – Singles & Rarities (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Minimal-Electro, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Paradox Obscur strikes back with a new full length, which as the...
Ulvestad – Fall (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Ulvestad is a Norwegian solo-project driven by Amund Ulvestad. Cellist and composer. The...
Kammarheit – Thronal (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Swedish artist Pär Boström returns with a new album of Kammarheit, the fourth...
Helalyn Flowers – Àiresis (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Industrial-Rock, Metal-Pop. Format: Digital, CD & 2CD. Background/Info: TheItalian act Helalyn Flowers duo strikes back with their sixth...
Acylum – Kampf Dem Verderb (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD & 2CD. Background/Info: The German band Acylum driven by Pedro ‘Acylum’ Engel and his partner...
‘Click Interview’ with Chris Shape: ‘Living In Lockdown Is Essentially My Way Of Life’
Cristian Camporesi is an Italian musician/producer/live performer/sound designer who has been involved with an endless list of projects. His latest...
They/Live – Ablation (Album – Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, New-Wave, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: They/Live is an American project driven by Whitney Mower. The...
Vukovar – The Colossalist (Album – Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Experimental, Abstract. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: UK formation Vukovar is now active for a couple of years and...
Korine – The Night We Raise (Album – Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Wave-Pop, New-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Korine is an American duo from Philadelphia driven by Morgy...
‘Click Interview’ with FÏX8:SËD8: ‘My Favorite Songs Are Those I Still Enjoy Years After Their Release Though’
Driven by the creative spirit of Martin Sane and clearly inspired by the legacy of early SKINNY PUPPY, FIX8:SËD8 rapidly...
Fritch – How’s The View There? (Album – Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Rock, Chanson. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: “How’s The View There?” is the debut-album –which rather looks more like...
Autopsia – Weltuntergang (Album – Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Cinematographic, Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Autopsia doesn’t need no further introduction to Industrial music lovers. They...
Artillery Nightspace – Ausgang (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Industrial-Techno. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Artillery Nightspace is a solo-project driven by Shane Talada (also involved with Marching Dynamics...
Rue Oberkampf – Negativraum (Single – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: German formation Rue Oberkampf took me by surprise with their debut album “Christophe-Philippe”...
Jauzas The shining – Immersion (EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, EBM, Ambient-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: French producer Romain Jauzas has released an impressive number of productions over the...
Flowers For Bodysnatchers – Infernal Beyond (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Australian artist Duncan Ritchie released his latest work of Flowers For Bodysnatchers at...