Portland deathrock band Temple recently put out their new album Submission – this follows their 2021 release of Self Ritual Torture along with Past Laments via label Swiss Dark Nights. The new album offers us eight wonderful tracks which are full of depth that deliver a strong showcase of goth and deathrock. We get a dark style that elegantly blends its heartbreaking… Read more →
Maybe life today is a bit too complicated, with everything that has happened these past few years where do you find balance? This may be exactly what Vandal Moon, the California-based post-punk duo comprised by Blake Voss and Jeremy Einsiedler were trying to figure out as they worked on their latest album — Queen of the Night a 12-track journey… Read more →
Wave Tension Records has released Studio Session, the first live recording LP by German post-punk duo Suir. Formed in 2016 in Cologne, Denis Wanic and Lucia Seiss produce atmospheric guitar and synth driven tracks that interplay coldwave and dark psychedelia. Currently at work on the beginning stages of their third album, the live Studio Session was the result of the… Read more →
Washington state darkwave / post-punk artist from Seattle Tony D’Oporto’s music project Suffering For Kisses has a new EP released exclusively via Bandcamp on Cold Kiss Records. The new 6-track Some Hurt More Than Others provides a melodious dark journey of alternative guitars and synths with songs that features guest performances by Su Eko of Velvet Kills, Fuchsia Angel of… Read more →
Looking back at the last ten years, we have enjoyed an abundance of coldwave, electronic, post-punk, and goth music releases. We may consider the decade a rebirth for alternative music, so here are some of the most-played tracks for each year we could find among the hundreds of our favorites. 2010 Nunhood – Merciful Nuns 2011 Dead Sun Rising –… Read more →
Body of Light – the synth band by brothers Andrew and Alexander Jarson have delivered their third album Time To Kill. Reviving their 80’s inspired electro/freestyle sound of their first album – 2016’s Let Me Go – the brothers could easily blend into the past Miami / NYC / LA roster of groups with their tracks showcasing a dark electronic… Read more →
The Rope, alternative rock / post-punk band from Minneapolis, have released their debut full-length album Lillian. With musical influences of the late 70s and early 80s including Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, and the Cure – the band delivers a well-rounded LP following their 2011 and 2015 EP’s. Made up of Jesse Hagon (vocals), Michael Browning (guitar), Sam Richardson (bass), and Ben… Read more →
Seattle’s Tony D’Oporto darkwave / post-punk music project Suffering For Kisses has just released a new EP titled Love, Loss & Regret where he continues on the journey of creating the blend of coldwave synth tracks and dark new wave sounds that we were introduced to on his debut 2018 album Forever Waiting. We talk with Tony to learn more about his music, style and future… Read more →
Post-punk band Data Fragments provide a glimpse behind their music. Emerging from Athens, Greece, Data Fragments are a new wave / post-punk band consisting of Panos Dedepsidis (guitar/vocals), Stathis Leontiadis (bass/drum machines), and Panos Dimopoulos (synths/machines). Their debut self-titled album was released this past month. Just one listen to the new album and it is immediately clear this band have a nostalgic… Read more →
Australian dark culture blogger and promoter Renee Ruin breaks down her triumphs, passions and thoughts on what is yet to come. You recently reached a 10-year milestone with your site reneeruin.com – tell us more about how music, art, fashion and alternative culture came to be such a focal point for you. Renee Ruin Wow! 10 years! I didn’t even pick up on… Read more →
