Curse Mackey – Imaginary Enemies (Album) – (Release/Review)

When you get an album to listen to before release its always exciting but this is one that fills you with a deep interest too as it is a new album by Curse Mackey so you know it will be something special.
Robots In Love – Activate (Album) – (Release/Review)

Since I first heard Robots In Love I was kind of hooked on the sound and the vocals.
Now the debut album is out find out what I think.
A X AMUN – Re-Terminate(Release/Review)

A-X-AMUN, This album release is fantastic. It is pure evil genius music. It blends metal, synth, EBM and industrial on a massive scale and does it so perfectly.
Sex Gang Children – Oligarch (Release/Review)

So the long-awaited new album from Sex Gang Children is here, and it is pure Sex Gang Children in every way possible.
Andi’s vocals are perfect as they always have been and, even after many years, are as perfect as they were in the early years.
Then Comes Silence – Hunger (Release/Review)

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HOCICO – Hyperviolent (album)

Esoterik – Alchemy (LP)

The album Alchemy can be bought on CD from the official Esoterik website or digitally from Apple Music
Dual Analog – Lust, Worship & Desire

So Dual Analog release a new album and straight from the off you can hear so many influences from the 80’s… but then you hear so many other styles of music and genres. This makes for a very exciting listen and very creative alThe album really pushes so many genres on you but […]
Snog – Eight Offerings For The Undead

Snog release an album that is an unfolding story of songs that follow each other. The lyrics are worth listening to properly as they are dark and mysterious. The music has a great atmospheric sound that perfectly relates to the lyrics storytelling. Play loud and enjoy the ambience the album takes you too. -VK Mike […]
Vexillary – Full Frontal Lunacy (album) – Review

Label: con:trace Released: 31/10/2021 What do you get when you mix a long winter with a pandemic of a lifetime and a bunch of synths lying around? The cabin fever stemming from an endless lockdown and the resulting mental demise? According to Vexillary, the perfect backdrop for a sonic self-portrait documenting one’s brush with madness. […]
DARK – NIGHTMARE (debut album) – Review

YOUNG & COLD RECORDS / YCR106 Release date: 15.12.2021 The debut Album from DARK is soon with us. I have been lucky enough to get hold of a copy for review and what an album this is. The deep and eerie vocals of DARK are haunting alongside the energetic and incredible deep electronic synths make […]
Vexillary – Full Frontal Lunacy (album)

Independent Release: 29 October 2021 After a string of singles and EPs, darkwave-industrial act, VEXILLARY has unveiled their first full-length album, Full Frontal Lunacy. A long winter, the Covid-19 pandemic and an endless lockdown provided the perfect backdrop for a sonic self-portrait documenting one’s brush with madness. After the conceptual, SurViolence EP, VEXILLARY wanted to create a personal record as a form […]
THE BLUE HOUR’s – Lore (album)

Out Now THE BLUE HOUR‘s latest release, Lore is a journey through struggle, transcendence and love. Dreamlike, each song tells a true story imbued with nature and fantastic worlds. “Wheel and Web” is a respite from struggle, exploring and glorifying the elements, if only for a moment. Each song is a tale in itself, hence the album […]
THE JOKE JAY – New Single & Album

Video & Single – Awake – Out Now Album – Awaken – Releases: 29/10/2021 The Joke Jay finally releases the official single “Awake” accompanied by the music video from the upcoming debut double-album “Awaken” which fans have been impatiently waiting for. The album “Awaken” will be officially released worldwide on the 29th of October 2021 via all trusted dealers. Check […]
Vexillary – Burnt Leather (new single)

The second single from the upcoming full-length by VEXILLARY, Full Frontal Lunacy, is a dark balancing act between techno rhythms and ebm/industrial sensibilities.
ZOODRAKE – NEW SINGLE – NEW ALBUM

2nd Single “nothing’s wrong” out now!Album “seven” (out 1.Oct.) Zoodrake, release a very good second single with the usual 80’s Synth vibe but with a more modern feel. The first single had a more Depeche mode feel where this one has more of the dance vibe. Its certainly a one of those tracks that gets […]
BLOODRED HOURGLASS – New album

Out Of Line MusicRelease: 22 October 2021 Album Title: Your Highness Finnish modern melodeath contenders Bloodred Hourglass released a new single ”Kings & Queens” with a video that dives into the Agatha Christie-like classic detective story while roaring modern metal song beats as a soundtrack for the treacherous theme. The song is the fourth single from their anticipated fifth […]
MINISTRY – New Album Release

Moral HygieneTo Be Released October 1 Via Nuclear Blast RecordsPreorders Begin Today New Single & Video For “Good Trouble” Out TodayInspired By Late Congressman John Lewis & BLM ProtestsMinistry Kicks Off Industrial Strength Tour October 3Debuting New Tracks Live & Celebrating 30 Years OfThe Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste. After incubating for the larger […]
BLACK ANGEL Unveils New Album, Prince Of Darkness

June 21, 2021 – Gothic rockers BLACK ANGEL have unveiled their highly-anticipated third studio album, Prince of Darkness The concept of Prince Of Darkness is to take you on a journey. The record starts out with an introduction to set the tone and to put you in 10th century England. As our protagonist embarks on his pillage through […]