It's almost impossible to talk about Icon Of Coil without walking down memory lane, thinking about the early 2000s and the underground scene of that time. Years after the late 80s and early 90s EBM and electro-industrial movements, and years before the current techno-industrial/EBM scene, there was something else, something with a different ethos...
Based in Vancouver, Bill Leeb is the creative mastermind behind various projects, though he is best remembered for two fundamental pillars of his legacy: the electro-industrial force of Front Line Assembly and the ethereal ambient-pop atmospheres of Delerium. His career, which spans nearly four decades, began early on as a member of...
Recognized for both her solo career and her role in the duo Helix, Mari Kattman has established herself as one of the most versatile and innovative figures in today’s electronic music scene. Her third solo album, Year Of The Katt, solidifies her artistic evolution, bringing together recent singles like Anemia and Sharp Shooter, showcasing...
HAU RUCK 2025 celebrates the 20th anniversary of KMFDM’s iconic 14th album with a special remixed and remastered edition. Originally recorded in Seattle and released in 2005 under Metropolis Records, this work marked a turning point in the legendary industrial rock band’s career. Following the sonic onslaught of WWIII (2003), a raw fusion of...
Canadian band The Birthday Massacre is an entity firmly stuck in an easily recognizable sound and aesthetics. Granted, in almost twentyfive years of career, there have been some tweaks now and there and some experiments between albums, but at the core their formula made of rock, metal, darkwave, 80's new wave and pop, contemporary...
The Swedish dream pop group Príncipe Valiente releases an exclusive remix of their track I Am You by Brooklyn-based post-punk band Bootblacks. I Am You was originally released in 2022 as a single from the album Barricades, the fourth full-length album by Príncipe Valiente and their debut on Metropolis Records. At the time,...
90's industrial rock is both celebrated and scorned, according to one's view of the subgenre as a whole. For sure, a lot of influential albums were released during that decade and a lot of prominent bands left their mark on both the underground and the "alternative mainstream". This phenomenon interested and influenced some acts coming...
The iconic Peter Murphy, renowned both for his time as the frontman of Bauhaus and for his solo career, is internationally regarded as the most prominent figure in gothic rock since he emerged with Bauhaus. With his distinctive voice, unique stage presence, and a style heavily influenced by 1930s horror films and the...
PIG is currently the artistic proposal of Raymond Watts, a British musician to whom we can attribute countless projects and important collaborations since the mid-eighties. Among them, he was an early member of the band KMFDM and recorded the first album together with En Esch and Sascha Konietzko. He had also contributed to...
Hard-edged electronic music maverick Bill Leeb presents Demons, a song rooted in the inherent darkness and malevolence we see around us, where humans constantly deal with adversity while seeking purpose, joy and creativity. Reflecting on the omnipresence of technology and the internal battles we wage, this is ultimately a defiant anthem of perseverance. An instant...
