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 →
Hailing from Montreal, The City Gates have carved out a distinct space on the international alternative circuit with a sound steeped in shadow and melody—brooding, immersive, and emotionally resonant. Across their two full-length releases, Age of Resilience (Icy Cold Records / Velouria Recordz) and Forever Orbiter (Northern Light Records), the band has steadily built momentum, landing on multiple global album… Read more →
We Lived Our Lives in Black (released April 3) is the latest album by Italian post-punk band Chemical Waves, exploring the invisible scars that shape our existence. Through stories of loss, fragility, self-defense, and imperfect love, it delves into how early experiences influence the choices we make and the relationships we build. Inspired by The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Happy… Read more →
Dark Force Fest, America’s largest goth-industrial festival and convention, has officially unveiled its daily lineup for the 2026 edition, taking place May 1–3, 2026, at the iconic Sheraton Parsippany “Castle” in Parsippany, New Jersey. Each night of Dark Force Fest 2026 will be headlined by legendary artists representing the past, present, and future of dark alternative music: Friday Night: The… Read more →
LOCUS NOIR marks a new chapter for Ben DMN, best known as the commanding voice behind Swiss death-wave institution SYBREED. This time, however, the spotlight shifts toward shadowed alleys rather than industrial battlegrounds. Born from a desire to reconnect with the sounds that haunted his youth, LOCUS NOIR thrives on nocturnal solitude, creative rebirth, and a dusk-laden atmosphere where introspection… Read more →
With Gaslight, Black Veils’ fourth studio album for Parisian label Icy Cold Records, the Bologna trio sharpen their most direct post-punk instincts while decisively drifting toward electronica. Written and recorded over two years and arriving four years after Carnage (2021), the record trades raw punk urgency for a colder, more obsessive atmosphere. Recorded by Mario d’Anelli and mixed and mastered… Read more →
Experience a monumental night of music history in THE CURE: THE SHOW OF A LOST WORLD, bringing the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ 31-song set to the big screen. Directed by Grammy nominee Nick Wickham, the film immerses viewers in the band’s electrifying performance at London’s Troxy, captured on the very evening SONGS OF A LOST WORLD debuted. It… Read more →
Pleasure Loss Desire plunges headfirst into the void where ecstasy and absence collapse into one another. In a world that no longer reflects who we thought we were, detachment becomes less an act of rebellion and more a means of survival—a fragile armor against the ache of existence. What begins as refuge gradually curdles into confinement, as numbness transforms from… Read more →
Born from the concrete sprawl and creative resistance of early ’80s Edinburgh—a city then strapped for cash but bursting at the seams with artistic urgency—FINI TRIBE return to the fold with The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe: 1982–1987, a thunderous retrospective via Shipwrecked Industries that pulls no punches. Previewed by the jagged pulse of “I Want More” and the wiry… Read more →
