Embracing a VENTENNER release has never been merely about listening. They have been propositions which have drawn deep thought and emotions just as keenly as simple attention, encounters which at times have been as cathartic to the listener as undoubtedly… Read More ›
Five years after beguiling our imaginations with the album Purity, Italian outfit ESTETICA NOIR have once again cast ears in enthrallment. Its successor, This Dream In Monchrome, is nurtured in the shadows of heart and mind, yet an escape from… Read More ›
We all know that the dark side has an allure and seduction that can be at times irresistible but also a keen predator of attention and self-restraint. It you needed further evidence then we offer Lunatic, the debut EP from… Read More ›
The first part in the Femme Fatale sequence, a trilogy of EPs from UK industrial metallers Parrilla, Ensnared By Venus is a lure to the dark side of emotion and desire. Recently released, the EP is a collection of tracks… Read More ›
There are some bands which instinctively allure attention and it is fair to say that Sick N’ Beautiful is one such persuasion as their recent headlining UK tour proved. Their new album Element of Sex swiftly and increasingly shows why… Read More ›
“If music is the machine, Cohesion are the engine. They drive fast, hit hard and have no need for brakes.” The band’s own words sum up the energy, intensity, and force of their industrial scented alternative metal . With their… Read More ›
We cannot say that techno and acid house are genres we have an instinctive appetite for here but we certainly have a hunger for electro adventure with plenty of confrontation; something you certainly and persistently get with Lords Of Acid…. Read More ›
Since first album The Blood-Splat Rating System was uncaged in 1995, it has been so easy to form a soft spot for the metal exploits of Powerman 5000 and all the reasons why are there blazing away in new album… Read More ›
Since emerging in 2006, Canadian industrial outfit Projekt F has grown in sound and adventure release by release. Their music and themes have openly become darker and more imposing, now reaching a new pinnacle with latest EP, The Butterfly Effect…. Read More ›
For a long time Mr. Strange has been one of the British music scene’s most imaginative and unique songwriters and artists, and one of its biggest unrecognised talents. Whether as the frontman of the brilliant circus rock steampunks, The Shanklin… Read More ›
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