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 →
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 →
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 →
Using a minimalist approach in creating multiple tracks, the new Metroland album is a pleasure to hear and appreciate. As with its namesake title, the Triadic Ballet carries us through a well choreographed “dance performance” of music which is sculptural and geometric. Belgians Andy de Decker and Sven Lauwers present their follow-up to 2012’s Mind the Gap in three versions: … 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 →
Thoroughly enjoyable, dark and original is how best to describe the music of Die Selektion. Driving beats are joined by a minimal wave synth sound that is accentuated by a lively trumpet. Vocals come across as distant yet eerily pleasant. Hannes Rief, Luca Gillian & Samuel Savenberg of Stuttgart, Germany make up this brilliant band with an atmospheric sound that… 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 →
The second album from German gothic rock band Xmal Deutschland (active from 1980-1990) released in 1984 provides a glimpse into the early years of the emerging genre. At a time when the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees lead club playlists, Xmal Deutschland were also busy creating dark tracks. Already having debuted in 1983 with the LP Fetisch, the band… Read more →
I have genuinely enjoyed this band since their first release in 2010. To this day “Ancient Astronauts” and “Nunhood” are included on my playlists. Merciful Nuns is the offspring of the gothic rock band Garden of Delight (1990-2008). Now with Artaud Seth on vocals, his wife Jawa Seth on bass and Jón Tmoh on guitar, Merciful Nuns have been producing heavy… Read more →
