Zwaremachine releases the first single “Conquest 3000” from the same title new album on 2nd December 2020. This is the first track to feature the Zwaremachine live trio of Mach Fox, Dbot and Dein Offizier. The drum tracks by Dein Offizier were recorded January 2020 in the Netherlands and additional drum machine programming and synths were added by Planktoon and sent to the band for final arrangement and mixing from his studio in Sweden….

Canadian electro-industrial act DHI (death and horror inc) have released a new single. You can listen to and download/purchase “Losing” here. The new single features the band’s trademark pounding drums and ferocious, chugging guitars. The lyrics are from the perspective of reaching out and losing someone, yet in this era they feel reflective of the bigger picture.  Led initially by Vicar and Graf and now fronted by Vicar, DHI started in the late 1980s and…

  Canadian pot-punk outfit ACTORS have just released a new single and video “Love You More”, from the forthcoming album Acts of Worship, set for release in 2021; it’s their first music in a couple of years. Following the release of their debut album It Will Come To You in 2018 on Artoffact Records, the band spent 18 months touring the USA, Canada, and Europe, hitting many of the best-loved festivals, including Terminus Festival, Wave-Gotik-Treffen,…

  Following her debut single “All My Love“ taken from her upcoming debut EP Dogs and Gods, London-based singer & songwriter October and the Eyes shares her new single & video “Playing God“. Speaking about the new single, October explained “‘Playing God’ is about the innate human desire for power and control but also our ability to cry “poor little ole’ me” when it all gets too much.” “It’s also hugely laced with irony, humour and contradictions…

  Calexico have just announced a new festive album Seasonal Shift, due Dec 4th via City Slang. Speaking about the first track from the record entitled “Hear the Bells“, Joey Burns of Calexico said “When writing songs for a seasonal album, I wanted to include some of the aspects of celebrations and traditions observed in Tucson around early November. This song is about holding time and space for memories. Dia de Los Muertos and The…

  Renowned composer and director John Carpenter has announced his first album of non-soundtrack music in nearly five years, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, which is set for a February 5th release on Sacred Bones.  John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies have composed and performed as a trio since the first Lost Themes album in 2015: on studio albums, on soundtracks, and onstage. “We begin with a theme, a bass line, a pad, something that sounds good and will lead…

  Miami, Florida-Goth Rock/Post-Punk artists Astari Nite have released the music video for their song “Paint the Stars Tonight” off their album Here Lies, which was released in May. The video was inspired by the 80s and 90s underground film aesthetic. It highlights a simpler time in life when Dungeons & Dragons, toys, video games, a summer sleepover and most of all finding out that falling in love meant everything. Vocalist Mychael explains: “Freyja Lilith…

  Chant has just released a brand new album HYDRA. Bradley Bills, creator of the tribal-industrial-art-rock project Chant says: The message of this record has intersected with the urgency of the moment, so for that reason, I feel compelled to release HYDRA as an independent release so it can be heard in the time of our national election. The album was written in 2019 and recorded, mixed and produced by Bradley himself; it’s his most…

  The legendary Canadian industrial act Front Line Assembly have just announced the release of a brand new album entitled Mechanical Soul. Since the mid-80s, Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber have been exploring different styles and pushing the boundaries or the industrial music. Mechanical Soul can be seen as the zenith of the duo’s artistic endeavours together. The album also includes guest appearances from Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242 and Dino Cazares of Fear…

  PIG have just released the new single “Rock N Roll Refugee” from their forthcoming album Pain Is God. Raymond Watts describes it as “the demon seed of glam and electronica stirred to an apotheosis of ejaculating guitars and lamenting vocals. A song that’s loose enough for your vices and tight enough for your virtues.” The hook heavy song features backing vocals from Michelle Martinez to add an extra touch of soul, and also sees…