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Industrial Rockers Jesus On Extasy Release “Soul Crusher” Video
Industrial rock insurgents Jesus on Extasy are back – darker, heavier and more relentless than ever. Led by founding member Dorian Deveraux, the band has returned with an uncompromising sound that pushes their signature mix of industrial beats, searing guitars
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16 Volt Return With First New Album Since 2017
With roots dating back to the early days of the industrial rock scene, the US band 16Volt also crossed over into related genres as soon as group founder Eric Powell signed his first record deal in 1991 while still in
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Listen To “All Humans Must Be Destroyed By SKOLD (KMFDM, Marilyn Manson, Shotgun Messiah)
‘All Humans Must Be Destroyed’ has been released today (27th June) as the first single from a forthcoming new studio album by Skold, the solo project of the versatile Swedish musician, producer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Skold.The subject matter of the
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Nitzer Ebb Announces That Band Will Continue On After Douglas McCarthy’s Death
Nitzer Ebb has posted the following statement regarding the band’s future: Dear NE Friends, Fans, and Family—As you may have heard by now, we have withdrawn from our upcomingfestival appearance at Eastside in light of recent events as we feel
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Top 90s Electronic Rock Bands
The 90s saw Electronic Rock hit the big time, with bands like Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, and so many more gaining heavy rotation in clubs, on MTV, and receiving more airplay than the genre had seen in
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Psychic TV Collection Gets Released After Being Unavailable For 3 Decades
Unavailable for almost three decades, this collection from the Cold Spring archive has been repackaged and remastered with new artwork. A documentation of the soundtrack work created by Psychic TV for the film-maker and artist Derek Jarman, it serves as
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Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas J. McCarthy Dead At 58
Nitzer Ebb has broken the heartbreaking news that one of electronic and industrial rock’s legends, Douglas J. McCarthy, has passed away: It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of
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Dark-Electro Band Rotersand Unleash New Song “Private Pirmament (I Fell For You)”
The German dark electro-pop duo Rotersand have announced a new album entitled ‘Don’t Become The Thing You Hated’. Out on 8th August via Metropolis Records, it will be their first full length studio record since ‘How Do You Feel Today?’,
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Listen to New Song By Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly) Called “New Despotism”
Fêted electronic artist Rhys Fulber takes you further back and forward with his first solo release for Artoffact, Memory Impulse Autonomy. The album harks back to the music that Fulber made in his youth inspired by bands such as Cabaret
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Listen To “Where Angels Go To Die” By Industrial Masters Flesh Field
Flesh Field was founded in Ohio in the mid-90s by composer Ian Ross. Renowned for its widescreen cinematic sound achieved by blending synths, percussion, guitar and sampled choir, the group’s music soon earned plaudits for its aggressive approach and subsequently featured in a
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Industrial Rockers 16 Volt Reissue Debut Album With Bonus Tracks
With roots dating back to the early days of the industrial rock genre, 16Volt have been successfully crossing over into multiple related genres for over three decades and retained a healthy worldwide fan base while doing so. Group founder, songwriter,
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Watch New Ministry Video For “I’ll Do Anything For You”
Al Jourgensen wearing heart-shaped sunglasses, pigtails, and a shirt that says “I’m Adorable”? Yes, that’s what you’ll see in the brand-new, first-time-ever video for Ministry’s oldie but goodie hit, “I’ll Do Anything For You.” Ministry recently released a new album
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Listen To Mari Kattman’s Electronic Banger “Sharp Shooter”
Electronic musician and vocalist Mari Kattman is known for her work as part of the electronic duo Helix as well as a solo artist in her own right. ‘Sharp Shooter’ is the second single to be teased from a new
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Mojave Phone Booth Ft. Ex-Snake River Conspiracy Members Unleash New Single “Ceramic”
‘Ceramic’ is released today (16th May) as a new single by Mojave Phone Booth, the husband and wife duo of Mitchell J Doran and Tobey Torres-Doran who initially began making music together in the late ’90s as members of the cult
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Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly) Releasing New Solo Album Entitled “Memory Impulse Autonomy”
Fêted electronic artist Rhys Fulber takes you further back and forward with his first solo release for Artoffact, Memory Impulse Autonomy. The album harks back to the music that Fulber made in his youth inspired by bands such as Cabaret
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KMFDM Releasing 20th Anniversary Remixed, Remastered Version Of Hau Rock
‘HAU RUCK 2025’ is a 20th anniversary remixed edition of the classic album ‘HAU RUCK’, the fourteenth album by celebrated industrial rock band KMFDM. The original record had been recorded in Seattle and issued via Metropolis Records in September 2005. While touring
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Watch Foreign Air Deliver A Funky 80s Synth Sound In New Video For “Smile”
Alternative duo Foreign Air announced they will release their third studio album, Such That I May Glow, on August 22, 2025. The record is darkly ruminative and imminently danceable, abundant in soaring melodies and atmospheric ’80s synths. Front men Jesse
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Watch I Speak Machine’s “Guts Of Love” Video Ft. Gary Numan
Tara Busch is a Los Angeles-based writer, performer, film composer & producer. In 2013, she co-founded the audio/ visual project I Speak Machine with filmmaker/writer Maf Lewis. In 2022, I Speak Machine released the album WAR, accompanied by an iconic
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Watch The Prodigy Perform Live At Coachella 2025
The Prodigy performed live at the Coachella 2025 Mojave stage. It’s been 6 years since the death of co-vocalist Keith Flint, and the band performed some of their most beloved fan favorites for the crowd. You can check out their
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Dawn Of Ashes Unleash Industrial Madness With “Hypertensive Crisis”
Dawn Of Ashes was founded in Los Angeles by Kristof Bathory at the turn of the millennium, the group moniker he chose suggestive of ‘the beginning of the end’. Emerging from the industrial and aggrotech genres before expanding into the
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Unter Null Returns With New Electronic Banger “Coming Up To Breathe”, Offers Free Download!
After 20 years since her explosive debut “The Failure Epiphany” and over a decade of silence, Erica Dunham resurrects UNTER NULL with a brand-new song: “Coming Up to Breathe”. More than just a track – it’s a statement. A bold
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Frontline Assembly, Nitzer Ebb, Clock DVA And More Announced For 2025 Cold Waves Festival
Cold Waves XIII Festival has announced their headlining lineup for this year’s INDUSTRIAL NATION 2025: Sept. 11 – Oct. 5 Tour, presented by Cold Waves, and bands include Frontline Assembly, Clock DVA, Lead Into Gold, Nitzer Ebb, and Mentallo &
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Listen To Frontline Assembly’s Duo Of Bill Leeb And Rhys Fulber on Neuromotive (Stacks Mix)
Bill Leeb is the Canadian musician and mastermind behind electro-industrial scene mainstays Front Line Assembly and ambient-pop duo Delerium, as well as a key member of recording projects that include Noise Unit, Intermix and Cyberaktif. Neuromotive (Stacks Mix by Rhys
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Watch “Deafness” Video By Dark Electro Band SYNAPSYCHE
Dark-electro powerhouse SYNAPSYCHE unleashes “Deafness,” the first chapter of their new conceptual trilogy, “The Miscommunication.” It is a raw and provocative exploration of the modern world’s broken dialogue. Some people never listen. They talk, they impose, they drown others in
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Industrial Rockers LINX Launch “Dead” Video
Today, Canadian industrial rock duo Linx reveal “Dead,” the first single from the upcoming debut album Annihilation, set for international release on August 15th via Metalville Records. “Dead” is a rock-alternative song with a heavy edge and fun energy. It’s
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Ministry Releases Music Video For Classic Hit “Everyday Is Halloween”
For the first time ever, Ministry has an official music video for the eternal hit, “Everyday is Halloween.” Originally released in 1984, Al Jourgensen’s rally cry for the goth community and misunderstood creatures of the night has remained a cult
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KMFDM’s Lucia Cifarelli Joins Lords Of Acid Tour As Opener
Industrial music icon Lucia Cifarelli, best known as the fierce front woman for the world famous Ultra Heavy Beat sensation KMFDM, is officially joining the Lords Of Acid “Praise The Lords” Tour on select dates as a featured opening artist. She will hit the road along
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The Birthday Massacre Release New Song “Sleep Tonight”
Canadian dark pop act The Birthday Massacre have today released a new single entitled ‘Sleep Tonight’, the first to be issued from their upcoming album ‘Pathways’, which is set for release on 11th April via Metropolis Records. “’Sleep Tonight’ is
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Listen To New Song “Echo Language” By Electronic Artist CYRNAI
California-based electronic musician and sound designer CYRNAI (aka Carolyn Fok) has released a new single entitled ‘Echo Language’ today. A hypnotising combination of pulsating sequencer rhythms and other sound effects underpinned with a relentless ultra-heavy beat, the track is guaranteed to
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Lords Of Acid Adds New Singer Carla Harvey And Announces 2025 Tour Dates
Prepare for night after night of electrifying performances, stimulating beats, and raw, unbridled sensory fuel as two of the most provocative and bold acts in the music industry unite for the must-see “PRAISE THE LORDS” Tour 2025! LORDS OF ACID
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Watch Psyclon Nine’s New Video For “Devil’s Work”
With the US cult act Psyclon Nine currently midway through a North American tour, ‘Devil’s Work’ is the second boundary breaking single to be lifted from their forthcoming new album. Possessing a similar brooding, menacing quality to its recent predecessor, ‘I
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KMFDM Announce They Are Leaving Facebook
KMFDM’s Sascha Konietzko has announced the following regarding the band’s involvement with Meta and X: I understand that some of you feel left out since I am leaving the Zuck Fuck world. But perhaps a little calming down will do
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Ministry To Tour With Nitzer Ebb And Thrill Kill Kult And Feature “With Sympathy” And “Twitch” Songs
Ministry Announces The Squirrely Years Revisited Out March 28 Via Cleopatra Records Celebrating The Early Synth Pop Years With New Studio Takes On Hits Including “Everyday Is Halloween,” “Work For Love” & “I’ll Do Anything For You” The Squirrely Years
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Ex-Nine Inch Nails Members Join Deadly Apples For New Song “Volatile”
Deadly Apples Premiere Music Video for “Volatile” Single Features Richard Patrick (Filter) and Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) Montreal-based rock/metal powerhouse Deadly Apples have premiered the new music video for their highly anticipated single, “Volatile,” now streaming on all major
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PIG To Release Remastered “Wrecked” Album
Industrial glam kingpin Raymond Watts aka PIG will reissue a remastered and expanded version of his 1996 album ‘Wrecked’ via Metropolis Records on 7th March. His fifth full-length record, the remastering has been made by Tom Hall at Abbey Road, while its
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Nine Inch Nails To Tour in 2025
Nine Inch Nails who haven’t performed on a world tour since 2018 have announced that they will indeed be touring in 2025. While some of the dates have already been leaked on the internet, the band issued the following statement
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Lords Of Acid Announce New Singer
Lords Of Acid announce that former Butcher Babies singer Carla Harvey is the band’s NEW Acid Queen. Lords Of Acid’smanager Marc Jordan has confirmed that “Carla is set to begin recording vocals for the new Lords Of Acid album this winter and will be joining the band on a 27 date US tour in
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AESTHETIC PERFECTION Drops “S E X” – Live at Wembley Video
“Performing at Wembley has been a dream of mine ever since I became a musician. In 2023, I finally got to fulfill this dream. The experience was captured by our good friend Max Wichmann.” – Daniel Graves Vocals – Daniel
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Lords Of Acid Voodoo U Singer Passes Away
Lords of Acid mastermind Praga Khan has announced the following: RIP, Ruth McArdle (aka Lady Galore/ Cherrie Blue), the iconic vocalist of Voodoo U from Lords of Acid . Her talent and influence will always be remembered She was the
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Implant Releases “Chaos Machines Part 3-Judging Sinners”
Welcome to the final descent into the dark abyss of IMPLANT’s “Chaos Machines” trilogy. “Judging Sinners” thrusts us into a dystopian limbo where sinners, haters, and responsible clowns await their final judgment. In this malevolent antechamber of hell, redemption comes
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THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “SO LONELY IN HEAVEN”
new album2xLP | CD | digitalout 17th January 2025(Metropolis Records) “Way way back in the early days I used to say a lot about ‘The Terminal Kaleidoscope’, a concept comparing the fragile planet we live on to a drowning human
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Watch Video For “Everything Is Wunderbar” By Eisbrecher
Hip, hip, hurray, everything is great, everything is wonderful? Eisbrecher, one of the most original, important and successful German rock bands of recent decades is back, as loud, proud and opinionated as ever!The monumental new single by the band, ‘Everything
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Lords Of Acid Set To Unveil New Well-Known American Female Vocalist
The iconic industrial dance pioneers LORDS OF ACID (LOA) are turning up the intrigue as they disclose the upcoming introduction of a fierce new female vocalist—whose identity remains deliberately under wraps for now. The boundary-pushing pioneers of industrial techno and acid house
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Watch “Spiritchaser” By The Ultimate Dreamers For Retro Vibes Like The Cure And New Order
Following the dark, haunting vibes of their latest single ‘Digging’, Belgian quartet The Ultimate Dreamers present ‘Spiritchaser’, the second single from their highly anticipated album Paradoxical Sleep, due for release on 7 February 2025. This energetic single, based on melodic
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Over 100 Industrial Bands That You Should Hear
Industrial music is a unique genre that contains many subgenres. In the beginning, the term industrial was used to describe the sounds made by non-conventional instruments including drills, hammering on metal plates, and electronically distorted sounds and voices. Throbbing Gristle
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Ministry To Release Deluxe Vinyl Editions Of Seminal Albums: “Twitch” & “The Land Of Rape And Honey”
Two of Ministry’s seminal albums are set for re-releases next month as part of Rhino’s annual Rocktober campaign offering limited-edition vinyl by iconic Warner Music artists. On October 4, deluxe editions of 1986’s Twitch and 1988’sThe Land of Rape and Honey will
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Only 12 USA Concerts Left To See The Godfathers Of EBM Front 242 Live!
Front 242 is currently on its final tour dates, The Black Out: The Final Shows, brought to you by https://www.cracknation.com/ . Front 242 comments about the tour: It is with mixed emotions that we announce our last concerts. We sadly
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Industrial Metal Band Rorschach Test Return With A Vengeance, Hear “Fallen” Now!
Rorschach Test is back, with a fresh lineup, renewed energy, and an important message amidst their darkly-toned native language of Gothic Industrial Metal. The root formula of Rorschach Test upholds its same original concept: a cybernetic organism with an overlay
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Front 242 Gets Vinyl Releases Of Early Material
“Two In One” compiles FRONT 242’s two very first 2-track singles, originally released in 1981 and 1982. It also features founding members Dirk Bergen next to Daniel B. and which announced the band’s classic debut album “Geography”. Two classic singles
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Keith LeBlanc, Former Drummer For Ministry, Nine Inch Nails And TackHead Dies
Keith’s record label On-U Sound has posted the following regarding his death: All of us at On-U Sound are heartbroken to share the news that the great Keith LeBlanc has passed away. Keith LeBlanc started out as a session drummer
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Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas McCarthy On Hiatus From Band With Cirrhosis Of The Liver…Lists Alcohol Abuse As Cause
Electro-industrial legends Nitzer Ebb have released the following message regarding Douglas McCarthy’s health issues and the band’s future:
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PIG vs KMFDM ‘Sin, Sex & Salvation’ Gets Deluxe Release With Bonus Tracks
This classic clash between Industrial Titans PIG and KMFDM finally gets the deluxe re-release upgrade that it deserves. Not only have the original tracks been restored from the original DATs but PIG has also re-recorded the title track featuring appearances
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Listen To Laibach’s Version Of Rammstein’s “Amerika”
Iconic avant-garde Slovenian band Laibach are hitting fans with a one-two punch this summer as they unveil their riveting rendition of Rammstein’s international, chart-topping, satirical song “Amerika” for the much-anticipated A Tribute To Rammstein album (Cleopatra Records August 25). This
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Nitzer Ebb Fans Can Discover More Great Music By Exploring The Band Member’s Side Projects
Electronic Industrial artists Nitzer Ebb have actually only released 8 full albums since their inception in 1983. While they have been generous with a few extra EPs and Remix Albums, 8 albums in 40 years is not much for the
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Interview With Groovie Mann From My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Just a few hours before their show, I sat down with Frankie Nardiello, A.K.A. Groovie Mann, vocalist for My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. It was almost 30 years since I had last seen the band perform. I caught
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Bon Harris Says Nitzer Ebb Have No Plans For A New Studio Album Anytime In The Near Future
As one of the founding members of the iconic EBM band Nitzer Ebb, Bon Harris is practically a legend to fans of the genre. Nitzer Ebb has a combined output of fourteen albums and EP’s since 1983. If you ask
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