On 11 April Sol Invictus played at The Underworld in London, where they were accompanied by Of the Wand & the Moon and King Dude. After the show, I asked Tony Wakeford, the driving force behind the band, to kindly answer a few questions for us. I have been following Sol Invictus since my early 20s and at that time I was completely unaware that Tony had in fact started his music career in…

  Infest is an annual three-day music festival held at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. It was born in 1998 through the initiative of three students of the University of Bradford and the Students’ Union Entertainments manager. During the years, the festival changed its orientation from goth and darkwave style to electronic genres, such as synthpop, EBM, power noise, future pop, but it also kept its interest in the industrial music genre….

  Since I first heard The Smell of Rain, shortly after which I saw Mortiis performing live, I have always been intrigued by his music and his image. I knew very little about him at that time, but what I discovered was even more intriguing. Mortiis came out of the black metal band, yet he sounded nothing like that. His first records were dark and ambiental, each consisting of two 20-30 minute long tracks. After…

  Raymond Watts is known for many achievements during his music career. He can be called a citizen of the world. He lived and worked in UK, Germany and Japan. Since the 80s he’s been active with his project PIG and he’s also known for his involvement with KMFDM, Einsturzende Neubauten, Psychic TV, Foetus, Schaft and many more. But that’s not all that Raymond did by far. While taking a pause from PIG, he composed…

  After seeing Belgian electronic music legends A Split-Second at BimFest XV in December 2016, I really wanted to chat with Marc Ickx for more than just a few moments that I had then. They gave an excellent show in front of a packed venue and made the festival experience unforgettable. Marc kindly agreed to the interview. 1. Hello, Marc, and thank you for the interview. It has been a long time since your first…

  Signal Aout 42 is a Belgian electronic/EBM project formed in the early 80s by Jacky Meurisse and his schoolmates. In the early days their live performances integrated audio and visual elements in a DIY style. However, SA42 became a more serious project after releasing their first album Pro Patria in 1989. Soon they were recognized as one of the most prominent EBM acts. I finally got the opportunity to interview Jacky after their last…

  It is almost impossible to summarize what John Fryer has done over the years. You can find most facts about his career on the Internet. If you have googled John, you know that the list of his achievements is almost endless. To cut the story short, we can just randomly mention his work with Fad Gadget, Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Nine Inch Nails, Love & Rockets, White Zombie, HIM and Cradle…

  Marc Heal has been primarily known for his project Cubanate that was a vital part of the industrial music scene during the 90s and considered as influence on several new bands in the genre. However, that is by far not all that Marc has done during his music career. He collaborated with Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242 on C-tec, Raymond Watts of PIG and other notable names on the scene. His work hardly…

  Bill Leeb has been primarily known as the founding member and frontman of Front Line Assembly. Over the years, he has been involved in numerous projects, e.g. he was also one of the early members of Skinny Puppy. However, his greatest commercial success came through his side project Delerium. Front Line Assembly has undoubtedly left a huge mark on the industrial music scene and inspired many bands that followed in its steps. In view…

  The first time I got to hear and see Dead When I Found Her was at this year’s Infest Festival in Bradford, UK. I had no expectations whatsoever, but after just first three songs, I became aware of how exceptional this electronic industrial project was. Even though it was formed in 2010, there are already three albums and the fourth one is just about to be officially released in November. Today we are speaking…