The third album from Then Comes Silence is titled Nyctophilian and it brings darkness and romantic death via music and sounds performed on guitars at deafening volume. The four piece band on Novoton formed in 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden bring a stylish sound that recalls the gothic rock sounds of Christian Death and Bauhaus as well as the angst of… Read more →
California Deathrock – Subculture Portraits by Forrest Black and Amelia G is a gorgeous hardcover coffee table book that includes 172 pages of deathrock gothic punk portraits with intense personality and viscerally saturated colors. Assembling this documentary of the California deathrock scene is the work of award-winning graphic designer and photographer Forrest Black and award-winning writer Amelia G. The book which… Read more →
Established in August 2011, Aesthetische is the electronic music project from São Paulo, Brazil music pioneers of Aghast View and Biopsy – Fabricio Viscardi and Guilherme Pires. Debuting on Belgian label Alfa Matrix in 2012 with the album Powerswitch and after their follow-up in 2014 of HybridCore, Aesthetische now bring back their unique blend of electronics on a new 9-track EP,… Read more →
Nettwerk Records has released Remixes from Lion by Peter Murphy. This is the companion piece to last year’s tenth solo album of the same name. This new release features seven remixes from Killing Joke bassist Youth, who also produced last summer’s Lion. It also includes four bonus songs from the Lion recording sessions. The album is available on iTunes and… Read more →
To span their live inactivity in 2015, Germany’s leading gothic metal band Crematory decided to release the entire Wacken Open Air 2014 show as a DVD titled Live W:O:A 2014. Live W:O:A 2014 was recorded on August 2nd, 2014 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The DVD includes private backstage footage, detailed interviews, footage from their rehearsal… Read more →
Bodykomplex, formed in 2012 when two guys from Northern Finland decided to make a few oldschool style EBM songs just for fun, have joined the EK Product roster. When Bodykomplex noticed that people were listening, they decided to make more songs. The stories behind the lyrics come from the tales of everyday life, told in somewhat humorous way. Lyrics are… Read more →
Swedish gothic metal band Myrah return with their 3rd album – Until the End of Time that follows 2010’s Six Feet Down and 2012’s My Deliverance. The quintet of Patrik Essman (vocals and guitar), Micael Svan (lead guitar), Josefin Berg (synths), Ian Barstowe (bass), and Joakim Granvold (drums) create an album that offers variety with atmospheric and melodic songs while… Read more →
Duran Duran will have a new album on Warner Bros. Records this September. The album will be titled Paper Gods. This will be the group’s 14th album and is produced by Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson and Mr. Hudson, and also features guests Kiesza and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. Paper Gods rejoins Rodgers and Duran Duran. He… Read more →
Side-Line Magazine is offering a FREE 52-track compilation of industrial, electro and darkwave music titled: Face The Beat: Session 2. The compilation features new talents, and several familiar ‘faces’ from the electro, wave, industrial scene including John Fryer, Acylum, NoyceTM, Desireles, Dario Seraval (Borghesia) and many more! The free compilation, counting 52 tracks, is available now via Bandcamp. The compilation album… Read more →
As characterized by their label bio, Klonavenus is best defined as a catchy mix between synthpop and electro-goth. Their debut album from 2012 KlonaWelt is now followed in 2015 by Angst, an album full of high-energy and wicked sounds. From the starting track “Hide” we quickly realize that this band has talent. Saffio from Berlin (music & programming) and Paolo… Read more →
