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Record Store Day 2024

Record Store Day 2024

Record Store Day 2024 is this Saturday, April 20th. The idea for the special event was born in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1,400 independently-owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores around the world. The… Read more →

Lovataraxx - Sophomore

Lovataraxx – Sophomore

Lovataraxx has released their new album – Sophomore. The album is a new step on the band’s trajectory, influenced by synthetic music, 80’s and 90’s horror and SF movie soundtracks. A resolutely fairy, modern and personal record. COLD TRANSMISSION MUSIC released the music video directed by RAMATAUPIA for “Tilda Vaast” – the first single off the album and tell us… Read more →

Date at Midnight - Fading into this Grace

Date at Midnight – Fading into this Grace

Manic Depression Records has announced the pre-order of Italian Goth Wavers, Date at Midnight new album Fading into this Grace. Five years after their last EP Reverse Resilience, Date at Midnight is back in force, with a powerful and bewitching third full-length album. The music video for the first single “Another Grace” has been created by the ALBEDO VIDEO team,… Read more →

Principe Valiente - In This Light

Principe Valiente – In This Light

“Something New” is the first single (and accompanying video) to be taken from In This Light, the forthcoming fifth album by Swedish dark-pop act Principe Valiente. Marking a bold evolution in the group’s decade-plus journey, the album’s ten meticulously crafted songs lay bare the signature ethereal soundscapes and dark ambient allure that initially propelled them onto the alternative scene with their… Read more →

Front 242 – Crystal Vinyl Package with Tote Bag

Front 242 – Crystal Vinyl Package with Tote Bag

In 2024, FRONT 242 is unleashing the re-release of some 5 timeless classics on classy crystal clear vinyl in their original vintage design artwork. It’s a true sensational pleasure for the ears rediscovering these great classic tunes on vinyl format, reminding us how these releases firmly placed the group as a major driving force of electronic music for the many… Read more →

Echoberyl - Through the Chaos

Echoberyl – Through the Chaos

Three years after Mother Solitude and Other Dark Tales, Echoberyl return with Through the Chaos – a full-length album that is a tribute to “parallel worlds”, to mystery literature (and a certain type of B-series movies and TV shows). A twilight zone populated with bewitching and evil, mysterious and troubled female characters. Through the Chaos is a journey into the… Read more →

The Drood - The Book of Drood

The Drood – The Book of Drood

Denver-based experimental psych-rock band The Drood has released their latest LP titled The Book of Drood to all major music platforms. The fourth LP from the Colorado music collective is a return to form after their previous ambient and noise-inflected album Superposition. Nathaniel Jamiel’s ethereal vocals lead the groove-oriented percussion and bass team of Daniel Watts and Hayden Peltier through… Read more →

Sextile 2024 US + EU Tours Announced

Sextile have announced US + EU Tour dates! Dates are listed below along with a ticket link. US Dates 4/11 – Las Vegas,NV – Backstage 4/12 – Tucson,AZ Club – Congress 4/13 – Albuquerque,NM – Launchpad 4/15 – Denton,TX – Rubber Gloves 4/17 – Pensacola,FL – Handlebar 4/18 – Jacksonville,FL – Jack Rabbits 4/19 – Miami,FL – Gramps 4/20 –… Read more →

Zanias - Ecdysis

Zanias – Ecdysis

In the follow-up to 2023’s Chrysalis, Zanias returns with a new album Ecdysis, which travels even further into alternate dimensions, casting off all language and song structures in favor of something far more alien and sensual. Named after the final stage of emergence from a former self, Ecdysis lays claim to an entirely new electronic soundscape influenced by the ethereal… Read more →

Then Comes Silence - Trickery

Then Comes Silence – Trickery

Swedish gothic post-punk legends Then Comes Silence have announced their seventh album Trickery due to be released April 5, 2024. In March and April, Then Comes Silence will be touring North America extensively with Vision Video (tour dates will be announced soon). The band was recently signed to Metropolis Records and the first single off the album ‘Ride or Die’ will… Read more →