The third full-length album Trace by the ever-compelling INCIRRINA is finally here. Across eleven captivating tracks, the duo once again refines their singular fusion of dark electronic music, synthwave, and coldwave, creating a work that is both introspective and urgent, melancholic yet profoundly life-affirming. At its thematic core, Trace explores the uniqueness of human experience and the ongoing struggle to… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
In Cataclysm, Zanias delivers a striking manifesto for personal and political transformation — a decade’s-end reflection that doubles as a call to arms. Written and produced between 2020 and 2024, the ten-track album unfolds like a sonic pilgrimage through the ruins of modernity, each song a distinct world unto itself. Drawing threads from coldwave, italo disco, witchhouse, trance, hyperpop, breakbeats,… Read more →
Vandal Moon releases new track “HIGH SCHOOL SUCKS (SO KISS ME)” The latest single from their upcoming album DIE HAPPY, “HIGH SCHOOL SUCKS (SO KISS ME)” is a raw, unapologetic ode to teenage angst, outsider identity, and the bittersweet chaos of youth. With a pulsing beat and a sneer that’s equal parts heartbreak and defiance, and backing vocals by Sister… Read more →
Los Angeles-based trio Nuovo Testamento—made up of vocalist Chelsey Crowley, drummer Giacomo Zatti, and synth wizard Andrea Mantione—has spent recent years igniting dance floors around the globe with their infectious fusion of moody Italo-disco and shimmering synth-pop. Imagine your favorite retro synth anthems reimagined through a sleek, contemporary lens—hook-heavy, emotionally resonant, and impossible to forget. Today marks the release of… Read more →
Four years after their debut album My Ego Is Bigger than Yours (2021), the Romagna-based band Edna Frau is back with their new release, Slow Be Gentle, I’m Virgin, out on June 20, 2025, via 22 Dicembre Records. For this album, Andrea Fioravanti (Postvorta) and Vincenzo “Vins” Baruzzi (The Doormen), the duo behind the project, dive deeper into the darker… Read more →
The 32nd Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025 is soon upon us and will be from 06th June 2025 until 09th June 2025 in Leipzig/Germany. Hopefully you have planned to be there – and if you are like me, you are busy figuring out what bands you want to see. With 199 bands confirmed it can be daunting. The new official app WGT Kompaß… Read more →
