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Front 242 - I want a new Front 242 album because it is a challenge
It was early June 2008 when unexpectedly the news was released via Alfa Matrix that Front 242 were to offer a free 2-track download, "First moment",...
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:00:05 +0200
Side-Line tests Blaze Media Pro software
Did you also once look for an all-in-one software that includes an audio converter (MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, etc.), MP3 encoder and MP3 decoder, MP3 ripper, MPEG encoder and MPEG decoder,
Music Non Stop is back
We have been informed for a while now, but finally we can make the news official. After almost six months away from the scene the industrial music mailorder shop Music Non Stop will relaunch under new ownership on Saturday 23rd August at Infest, the UK's premier festival of alternative electronic music, Bradford UK...
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:01:47 +0200
Attention: due to limited internet access (read, our residence in France is cut off of all lines since a huge storm), the news will only resume on August 22nd. Thanks for the understanding. Enjoy the sun whenever you might see it.
Limited tribute to Alphaville CD out
Chinese Theatre have together with...
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:01:29 +0200
October release for new The Cure album
The Cure?s new studio album, their 13th, is scheduled for release on 13th October via Suretone/Geffen. The news was confirmed on the official The Cure website at www.thecure.com . The Cure's new single "Hypnagogic States EP",...
Alexander Veljanov delivers Porta Macedonia album
The title of our newspiece on August 12 spoke about a live album, which was an error from our side. You may expect a new solo album from Deine Lakaien's frontman Alexander Veljanov. The news was revealed on Veljanov's MySpace page on July 31st. Veljanov's 3rd solo...
'2 Depeche Mode tribute albums available now for free download: 'MODEified by 7' and 'MODEified by 7 Again'
Available now as free downloads are the Depeche Mode tribute albums "MODEified by 7" and "MODEified by 7 Again". Powered by fans worldwide these tribute albums have offered more than one pearl per release...
Rotersand sideproject Straftanz interview online
When their debut-Mcd "Straftanz" was released on Dependent in 2006, the band Straftanz (Rotersand side project) was tipped to be a potential hit machine. With Dependent going out of business, Straftanz joined Scanner to release a new Mcd "Tanzt Kaputt Was Euch...
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:01:55 +0200
Bahntier return with 'Venal'After the limited release of the single "Roots" Stefano Rossello, Filippo Corradin and Justin Bennett aka Bahntier return with the full-length album "Venal". "Venal" includes guest performances by William Morrison (Ohgr, American Memory) offering guitar sounds and the underground...
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:00:54 +0200
U2 to re-release early concert film on DVD
U2 are releasing their first concert video "Live At Red Rocks" on DVD on September 29th, along with reissuing the accompanying live album, "Under A Blood Red Sky". The show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado was recorded in 5 June 1983 and the new format of the concert...
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:01:59 +0200
Fresh 'Moonstruck' album for James D. Stark
James D. Stark has another release out. "Moonstruck" is the latest release from Romantic Synthpop Artist James D. Stark, containing remixes of songs from "Music of the Night" by Beborn Beton, Iris, and more. The CD is packed with 72 minutes of music, including 2...
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:00:24 +0200
Trisol release Rotersand 'I cry' MCD and DVDOut on September 5th is Rotersand's newest MCD "I Cry". "I Cry" contains six remixed songs and two completely new ones: "Mission" (feat. Jay Smith from Deviant UK) and "Call Me Stupid". The first limited version includes...
Straftanz - We googled it and got no hits. It had to be good!
With their debut-Mcd “Straftanz” released on Dependent in 2006 Straftanz revealed to have a real strong potential in powerful EBM. After the lost of Dependent the Straftanz collective joined Scanner to release a new Mcd “Tanzt...
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:01:12 +0200
Obsc(y)re splits up to reform with new line-up
From Obsc(y)re member Roy Bergelt comes the news that the Frankfurt based act Obsc(y)re will stop all activities with its current line-up in order to restart with a new singer. In a message to Side-Line, Bergelt says that the band was dormant for way too long and that he needed new members...
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:00:59 +0200
Small world tour for Snog
Australian electro legends Snog are set to embark on a exclusive 4 date world tour with dates set in Holland, Hungary, UK's Infest and Canada's EBMfest events. Fresh off the heals of receiving a touring grant from the Australian Arts Council, the group plans to do a limited engagement world tour to support...
Soko Friedhof returns with 'Wer hat Angst vor...' album
The new Soko Friedhof CD "Wer hat Angst vor..." (who's afraid of...) will be out on October, 2nd, 2008 via German Horror rec. Soko Friedhof is the Berlin based project for the Untoten member David A. Line and singer Greta Csatlós. "Wer hat Angst...
  Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:01:12 +0200
CD Baby sold to Disc Makers
Here's some news from the music industry which will interest more than one scene band out there. Disc Makers, a CD and DVD manufacturer, announced the acquisition of CD Baby following a 7-year partnership between the two companies. CD Baby enables independent musicians to sell their music in both physical...
Morrissey's new studio album 'Years Of Refusal' delayed until early 2009
The new Morrissey album release has been postponed. Originally expected to be released in September, "Years Of Refusal" will now be released in early 2009. There is no explanation issued on why the album, the follow-up to 2006's "Ringleader Of...
  Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:14 +0200
Live album for The ClashThe Clash are to release a live album, featuring a concert they played supporting The Who at New York's Shea Stadium in 1982, on October 6th. The release will contain the band's entire 15 song set. Also released that same day is the Don Lett DVD "The Clash Live -...
  Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:01:47 +0200
Anders Manga release new single and album
Anders Manga has released the first single from his upcoming album, "X's & the Eyes". The song titled, "There Will Be Blood" can be purchased exclusively at VampireFreaks.com as a 320kbps MP3 format download. "X's & the Eyes" will be released on August...
'Electropop' compilation series launches first volume
The follow up to the "Elektrisch!" compilation series from the past years has arrived. "Electropop.1" is the first volume of the new compilation series from the team that compiled "Elektrisch!" over the past years. "Electropop.1" will bring...
Cyanotic presents 'Gears gone wild' compilationCyanotic Presents: "Gears Gone Wild", the latest compilation by Sean Payne and his Chicago based glitch metal outfit Cyanotic. Calling on cohorts in the resistance and friends from across the underground, this compilation is loaded with...
  Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:01:52 +0200
Nebula-H - Secret free live performance
In collaboration with the young and renown Belgian photographer Digna Decock the members of the Belgian EBM-tech-trance Nebula-H band and their label Alfa Matrix are pleased to invite you for a very special and secret release-performance (celebrating their 3rd full length cd...
  Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:00:54 +0200
Untitled split EP for Boyd Rice and Z'evOut on Cold Spring by September 1st is a 12" bringing together two long-time San Francisco friends and legends of the Industrial music scene, both active since the late 70s. Boyd Rice is well-known for his project NON and for his collaborations with Death In...
Ego Likeness presents new single and free downloads
While Ego Likeness are currently taking pre-orders for their "The Lowest Place on Earth" single, taken from their forthcoming album, the band also offers the title track as a...
Tympanik Audio presents new work from Endif and LucidstaticAvailable now from Tympanik Audio is the brand new work from hard electronic favorite Endif. On "Carbon" Endif draws upon a broad spectrum of experiences and influences and distills them into weapons-grade hard-electronic as the label...
  Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:02:45 +0200
Depeche Mode leave Warner
Warner Music Group is loosing yet another big fish so Hits Daily Double reports. Depeche Mode, currently managed by Jonathan Kessler, have decided to quit the label. The band apparently decided to sever ties...
  Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:01:19 +0200
X-Fusion interview online
X-Fusion has just released its newest baby, the "Vast Abysm" album but is at the same time also celebrating its 20 years of existence. That's right, the project already started in the late eighties but it took Jan L. quite a lot of years to get the necessary success and recognition. Albums...
Split EP 'Initialize' for Panic Lift / genCAB available for freeHive Records has released the "Initialize" split EP for Panic Lift / genCAB as a free digital EP. For Hive Records it's their way of saying thank you for all the support over the last 5 years. The tracks featured on the EP are...
Late August release for Coil's 'The New Backwards'Fresh Coil news from Thailand. To be released by the end of August is "The New Backwards" which contains Coil material with the same pedigree as "The Ape", in other words tracks that were originally recorded at Trent Reznor's (Nine...