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HURLENOIR is a French band that has flown beneath many radars since it first started in 2019. As much as a musician as a painter, HURLENOIR is an artist who exploits dark themes to challenge and engage in reflection on the often rugged course of life. With “Achromaria,” the band’s […]
Combichrist and founder Andy LaPlegua is considered the most popular industrial core band worldwide and is known for its intense live performances as well as for an outstanding stage show. Now, Combichrist drops their fourth new single ‘Heads Off’ which comes with some heavy guitar vibes after their 2019’s “One Fire” album. Since its formation, Combichrist has experienced a […]
Gothic death rock pioneers CHRISTIAN DEATH will be reissuing their long out-of-print 1985 EP “The Wind Kissed Pictures” on November 19, 2021, via Season of Mist. This will be the first time in 30 years that it will be available on vinyl format. The endeavor features the vocal debut of Valor Kand and […]
Zurich, 1994. Along the banks of the Limmat river, on the railway tracks of the disused Letten station, the largest open drugs scene in Europe is in its last year. Federal Councillor Ruth Dreifuss visits the site and meets addicts who lie on the ground, injecting themselves with heroin. From […]
The Awakening has released a new music video for their rendition of Alphaville’s ’80s classic ‘A Victory Of Love’. The video, created by frontman Ashton Nyte, is a black and white cinematic ode to Film Noir and classic gothic literature. The video is the second single from The Awakening’s 2021 […]
Better known for his dark electronic project, Krebs. Michael Haggerty has dropped the Krebs pseudonym with the release of his newest single. ‘And There Was War’ is a kitschy little love letter to the goth rock bands of the eighties with lyrics inspired by ‘Blood Meridian’. ‘And There Was War’ it’s an aggressively simple […]
A new era is about to dawn for Blutengel with ‘Erlösung – The Victory of Light’. Blutengel and their music is an individual attitude and confession of belief – almost a religion of its very own! Never before did Blutengel release so many German songs on an album as this […]
Solar Fake is the Electro-Act of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Sven Friedrich, also known by his other projects Zeraphine and Dreadful Shadows. On 12 February 2021, the new album, “Enjoy Dystopia”, was released as a CD, 2CD deluxe version, 2 LP vinyl version, and as a limited fan box including the […]
DE ARMA has released ‘Illusions of Love’ as the first single taken from their forthcoming album “Strayed in Shadows”, which is slated for release on June 25, 2021. DE ARMA comment: “We never had any serious intentions to write a ballad, but I guess that many might want to place this song into that box”, remarks Andreas […]
Andy LaPlegua (Combichrist) reveals in his solo project that emotionality can be an incredible strength. LAPLEGUA is marrying dark angular elements and emotionally transports the listener to this heyday of the genre in a way that leaves the existing behind. Andy LaPlegua states about his solo project LAPLEGUA and its debut single: “LAPLEGUA is my most personal […]