A special reissue set of Front Line Assembly’s Epitaph is now available for pre-order. Epitaph is Front Line Assembly’s 2001 release – the 10-track melodic-industrial album that saw praise from the likes of Outburn, Metal Hammer, Rock Sound, Side-Line, All Music, and others. The album’s success landed FLA with the song track “Existence” in the film Resident Evil, and the… Read more →
NOISUF-X the dark electronic side-project of X-Fusion’s Jan Lehmkämper, has reached its 10th anniversary. To commemorate the event Pro Noize has released a compilation album filled with an excellent assortment of past tracks covering 2005’s Antipode through 2014’s Invasion. The album “10 Years of Riot” also includes an extensive collection of unreleased tracks and unfinished demos. NOISUF-X “10 Years of… Read more →
I first heard of Zynik 14 from their superb rendition of “Battle Mind” on the compilation album Adrenalin Rush – A Tribute To Leæther Strip released in 2014. The band return in 2015 with their self-released LP Gottkomplex, a straight-up, beat-heavy, old-school-ebm style that comes across in excellent fashion with powerful sounds and aggressive vocals. Stand-out tracks include “Adrenaline”, “Alphatier”,… Read more →
Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay a film by Amélie Ravalec (Paris/Berlin: 20 Years of Underground Techno) and Travis Collins premieres Friday May 8th at BFI SOUTHBANK, London, UK. Screenings continue throughout Europe and North America until July 17th. The film traces the origins of industrial music but it also comments on art and history, politics and social issues, post-industrialization… Read more →
Nitzer Ebb continues to be relevant to anyone revisiting the origins of industrial and ebm. Heavily regarded as their best album by fans, Belief remains the pacesetter and it persists in being a model for many bands and records that followed. This is not an album with hits or best tracks – the entire album is a masterpiece of electronic… Read more →
Martin Gore takes a step away from Depeche Mode in order to create new material unlike what we have heard from him in the past. His new solo album exemplifies an organic production that is simple yet rich with multiple layers of drum beats and synthesizers. What we get is a cascade of sounds that are reminiscent of the industrial music of Clock… Read more →
Released in 1989 via Wax Trax! Records — Gashed Senses & Crossfire became an instant industrial classic and is regarded as one of the best albums from the band. The Gashed Senses & Crossfire release, along with the band touring for the first time, pushed Front Line Assembly to the forefront of industrial music recognition. Upon release both “Digital Tension… Read more →
If I had to illustrate what it might have been like to be in an alternative club in 1989 then this is the album I would select to help make that point. Pretty Hate Machine is a great example of the energy and unique sound of the time period. A club staple through the early 90s, the thundering bass on… Read more →
