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 →
Vandal Moon’s Teenage Daydream Conspiracy – a classic, is back from the dead and for the first time on vinyl this Friday, February 2nd at 10am CST on the Midnight Mannequin Records on Bandcamp! Pictured is the first look at the “Mystic Mint” edition, the standard variant on mint green vinyl. Midnight Mannequin Records will also have a Bandcamp exclusive… Read more →
Gallow’s Eve – the coven of elder goths bringing you death magic infused traditional gothic rock based in Malmö, Sweden has released 13 Thorns. The new album which is their first full-length release contains four completely new songs, remasters of “Lullaby” and “Oneirocide” as well as new recordings of the songs from the Five Hexes EP and “Just Like Us”… Read more →
After 2021’s critically acclaimed album Afraid To Leave, Berlin based post-punkers Bleib Modern invited artist friends to take an outside perspective on their tracks, resulting in the 2 Afraid 2 Leave compilation, featuring remixes and reworks from several esteemed names within the darkwave, post-punk and EBM music scenes. From club bangers like IV Horsemen’s version of “Bitter Smile” and M!R!M’s… Read more →
Following 2022’s Rough Dimension LP, Noel Skum – aka Andrew Clinco of Drab Majesty – made the radical leap of expanding his psychedelic post-punk vehicle VR SEX into a fully collaborative five-piece band. To christen the new group’s camaraderie, they booked a block of studio time in Glassell Park, swapped skeletal iPhone demos, and “did that classic thing of a… Read more →
Brooklyn independent record label Sacred Bones Records has announced mail-order exclusive vinyl versions of a very special compilation, Early Singles (1981-1982), a map of the foundational movements of Xmal Deutschland, just seconds before takeoff. This compilation contains all the songs from the Schwarze Welt and Incubus Succubus singles, plus bonus tracks, “Kaelbermarsch” and a gritty live version of “Allein,” which… Read more →
Trismagistus from Leeds has another great release, The Summoning delivers a dark blend of electronic synths and heavy basslines with eerie ambiance. This follows the December release of Brain Void that has all of the same elements. Both are excellent, have a listen! The Summoning by Trismagistus Brain Void by Trismagistus Read more →
Grauzone will return in 2024 once again for it’s 11th edition. Grauzone 2024 takes place February 9th to 11th at several venues in The Hague, bringing together a wide range of disciplines such as music, art, performance, screenings, talks and many more. Drab Majesty – Nuovo Testamento – Harsh Symmetry – Slow Crush – Follakzoid – The Underground Youth –… Read more →
120 Volts #029 – A new Mixcloud playlist featuring new and classic tracks by Abu Nein, Temple, Ohne Nomen, Buzz Kull, Deathtrippers, La Scaltra, The Neon Judgement, The Ultimate Dreamers, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Love And Rockets, Tense, and Microchip League. Read more →
Caress has released her debut album Night Call. Caress is the solo darkwave electronic project from Tara Jane, inspired by dreamy vintage 4AD Goth as well as more contemporary dark pop artists such as TR/ST, Kontravoid and Boy Harsher. Jane fronts LA shoegazers Blood Candy and with Caress, she explores new sonic soundscapes with her muse being eighties dark wave, industrial and modern synth pop. Caress says: “For the album ‘Night Call’ I wanted to… Read more →
