The final schedule for the 33rd Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 has been released. The annual dark culture event takes place from May 22nd until May 25th, 2026 in Leipzig, Germany. This year features notable bands including, Einstürzende Neubauten, Anja Huwe / XMal Deutschland, Ash Code, Frontline Assembly, Nuovo Testamento, Clan of Xymox, London After Midnight, Pankow, Leaether Strip, Zanias, along with many… Read more →
Glasgow-based British-Canadian synth auteur Soft Riot returns with Crux, a new album arriving May 15, 2026 that further sharpens Jack Duckworth’s singular blend of darkwave, synth-pop, EBM, minimal wave and post-punk. Across the last fifteen years, the project has built a devoted underground following through relentless European touring and a catalogue that channels the spirit of acts like Fad Gadget,… Read more →
The CBGB Festival 2026 is set to bring New York City back to its loud, unfiltered roots on September 26, delivering a lineup that captures the full spectrum of punk and alternative music. Headlined by legends like Patti Smith, Morrissey, and Interpol, the festival bridges generations of sound—from the poetic origins of proto-punk to the sleek edge of modern indie… Read more →
Hailing from Montreal, The City Gates have carved out a distinct space on the international alternative circuit with a sound steeped in shadow and melody—brooding, immersive, and emotionally resonant. Across their two full-length releases, Age of Resilience (Icy Cold Records / Velouria Recordz) and Forever Orbiter (Northern Light Records), the band has steadily built momentum, landing on multiple global album… Read more →
We Lived Our Lives in Black (released April 3) is the latest album by Italian post-punk band Chemical Waves, exploring the invisible scars that shape our existence. Through stories of loss, fragility, self-defense, and imperfect love, it delves into how early experiences influence the choices we make and the relationships we build. Inspired by The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Happy… Read more →
Today, UK alternative electronic mainstays Mesh return with their latest full-length, The Truth Doesn’t Matter—a record that reaffirms their status as one of the genre’s most enduring forces. Already, the album has secured “Album of the Month” honors from leading German publications Sonic Seducer and Orkus, with the former declaring, “Mesh are and remain the measure of all things.” There’s… Read more →
Out of Vancouver’s shadowed margins, The Silence Industry returns March 13, 2026 with its 14th long-form dispatch, The Stars Above are Looking Down. The album unfolds like a slow-burn nocturne for a collapsing century: five original pieces, a reimagined traditional song, and fragments of drifting noise experiments welded into the project’s brooding progressive-noise-goth aesthetic. It’s less a collection of tracks… Read more →
Berlin-based Greek German duo Local Suicide have unveiled the official video for “Submission”, their latest collaboration with Argentinian producer Skelesys. Taken from their recent Houdini EP on Iptamenos Discos, the track finds the duo at their most uncompromising, channeling dark club energy into a stark audiovisual statement. Edited by Florida-based video artist Mikayla Smith and shot in Berlin by Lukas Potiomkinas and Victoriia Inozemtseva, the video leans into raw, DIY aesthetics. It features three… Read more →
Dark Force Fest, America’s largest goth-industrial festival and convention, has officially unveiled its daily lineup for the 2026 edition, taking place May 1–3, 2026, at the iconic Sheraton Parsippany “Castle” in Parsippany, New Jersey. Each night of Dark Force Fest 2026 will be headlined by legendary artists representing the past, present, and future of dark alternative music: Friday Night: The… Read more →
LOCUS NOIR marks a new chapter for Ben DMN, best known as the commanding voice behind Swiss death-wave institution SYBREED. This time, however, the spotlight shifts toward shadowed alleys rather than industrial battlegrounds. Born from a desire to reconnect with the sounds that haunted his youth, LOCUS NOIR thrives on nocturnal solitude, creative rebirth, and a dusk-laden atmosphere where introspection… Read more →
