Midgardsblot 2024: Viking metal festival with a touch of synth and goth too
The Midgardsblot festival, held at Borrehaugene (old viking grave mounds), outside the city of Horten, Norway, is mostly known for hosting acts within the...
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Virgin Vampires premiere self-titled dark electro debut single + video on Side-Line
Out now is the self-titled debut single by the dark electro project Virgin Vampires. The track comes off the band’s...
Sinthetik Messiah releases new album and novel, ‘Lies, Secrets And Death’
Industrial bass artist Sinthetik Messiah has just announced the release of a new album and novel, "Lies, Secrets And Death"....
Front Line Assembly interview – Catching up with Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber
(Interview by Evan South) In a candid discussion with Side-Line Magazine's Evan South, Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Delerium...
Celtic Circle Productions (CCP) founder Alfred Kaenders is no more
Alfred Kaenders, founder of the Geldern (DE) based electro-industrial label Celtic Circle Productions is no more. He died a few...
Kilmarth finally launches debut IDM album ‘Sociological Veranda’ – Out now
The Belgian IDM project Kilmarth has finally released a first full album, "Sociological Veranda". The release comes after releasing a...
X Marks The Pedwalk returns with ‘Superstition’ album on meshwork music in November
Out November 10th is the all new album by the German electro pioneering band X Marks The Pedwalk aka the...
Swedish female powered electronic act e:lect joins Town And Towers Records and releases new single ‘Collision’
The Denmark-based label Town And Towers Records recently announced the addition of Swedish female electronic duo e:lect to their roster...
German electropop act Final Selection returns with 4th album, ‘Siren’s Call’, after 15 years of silence
Out via Infacted is the all new album by the German electropop act Final Selection. "Siren’s Call" is the band's...
Wumpscut remixes Acylum for new controversial ‘Kalashnikov’ download EP
The Acylum duo strikes back with the "Kalashnikov" EP on Bandcamp which - obviously - refers to the terrible weapon...
Post industrial ambient project Kilmarth launches all new mini-album ‘Better Days’ feat. a singer for the very first time
The Belgian dark idm ambient project Kilmarth has released an all new 5-track strong mini-album, "Better Days¨. Behind Kilmarth we...
The Murder Mystery releases first of two new singles
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Hello Human Records press release) Norwegian doomsday pop duo The Murder Mystery...
Modulo One releases Eurovision cover in support of Ukraine
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Modulo One press release)Modulo One just released a cover of Ukraine's Eurovision...
Shane Aungst delivers his take on Phil Stiles’ latest studio album resulting in ‘The Anchorhold Dissolution’
Trepanation Recordings has announced the imminent release of "The Anchorhold Dissolution" by Leicester (UK) based Phil Stiles versus Seattle (USA)...
Josie Pace interview: ‘If everyone is jumping off a cliff should you?’
(By Jasen T. Davis) While the roots of rock & roll can be traced to American musicians in the 1950's,...
30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview with Bernard Van Isacker (Side-Line & Alfa Matrix): ‘Consider Us As An Incubator For Talents’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Uwe Kanka / Armageddon Dildos: ‘We Were In The Right Place At The Right Time!’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
FINAL CALL: Submissions wanted for the Side-Line powered ‘Face The Beat 7’ download compilation – send your submissions NOW for this mega industrial/electro compilation!
This is a final call for submissions. We will extend with 5 days, until October 26th. After that we close...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with ‘Music Lover’ Jürgen Vanvlasselaer: ‘A Great Track Is A Great Track, Whatever Genre It Is’
2021 is a special year to me! Thirty years of journalism, which gave me the opportunity to review thousands of...
Belgian idm project Kilmarth releases video for ‘M-Fia41’
The dark ambient / idm project Kilmarth has just published the video for "M-Fia41". The project enlisted the Bulgarian video...
KRAFTman ready to release ‘Electrique Fabrique’ – a clear sonically inspired hommage to Kraftwerk
KRAFTman aka UK based artist Gary Hunter will be releasing the album called "Electrique Fabrique" on August 13th. The album...
Labels Interviews: File 3: Seba Dolimont & Bernard Van Isacker / Alfa Matrix: ‘We Keep Anticipating New Trends In Order To Stay Relevant And Future Proof’
Seba Dolimont Alfa Matrix has been set up in 2001 by three friends. Séba Dolimont, Benoît Blanchart and Bernard Van...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Ben Watkins aka Juno Reactor
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Croc Shop launch ‘Midnight’ video for song from new album ‘Perpetual Sequence’
"Perpetual Sequence" is the ninth full-length album by Croc Shop, the electronic based act featuring long time members Mick Hale...
’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...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with SEBA DOLIMONT (Alfa Matrix): ‘If You Don’t Try To Anticipate The Future, Then It Will Get You’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Belgian IDM/experimental act Kilmarth returns with all new EP
Out now is the newest EP from the Belgian IDM/exprimental act Kilmarth. Titled "Derrière le Miroir" it contains 3 new...
Side-Line has been running web push notifications in stealth mode for the last few months: 5000th subscriber added this week
Over the past few years social media platforms have been taking over the largest chunk of internet traffic. This also...
KRAFTman to release new 4 track EP ‘Electrique Musique’
Following on from the release of the KRAFTman single "Florian" (which included remixes by 808 Dot Pop and Maschine Brennt)...
Cat Rapes Dog to release previously unreleased material next week
Cat Rapes Dog will next week release previously unreleased material that was found on a cassette tape last year. The...
The Side-Line crowd is a power-house says Bernard Van Isacker
Yesterday Side-Line released session 6 in the by now famous free 'Face The Beat' compilation series focussing on the darker...
Club NeverMore and Side-Line Magazine Present: Darkest Night – A Winter Solstice Online Celebration
Club NeverMore was founded in April of 2019 and is a monthly Goth/Industrial (and associated genres) club night event in...
FINAL CALL – Submissions wanted for Side-Line powered ‘Face The Beat 6’ download compilation – send your submissions now for this mega industrial/electro compilation!
UPDATE: We are prolonging the deadline with 1 week. Deadline is September 8th. The wait is over. After being probed...