dark electro

One-man Industrial Electro project 800 Throats has signed a deal with Epictronic for his new EP “Day of the Woman”, due for release on January 28th, 2022.

800 Throats signing statement:
“Signing to Epictronic has been an exciting step on the journey for 800 Throats, expanding their audience globally, and being given the incredible opportunity to showcase the best of South African metal on an international scale”.

Watch this space. It is only the beginning…

Prolific shapeshifters Hail Spirit Noir, of Greek origin, discard their progressive robes to celebrate their 10th anniversary with a one-off, emotional, horror-like and disco-driven album, “Mannequins”. The record is slated for a September 10th, 2021, release on Agonia Records.

Gost, the “dark synthwave frontrunner” (Kerrang!), has set an August 13th, 2021, release date for his new album, “Rites of Love and Reverence”, via Century Media Records.

“I have recently been fixated on the subject of witchcraft and its effect on women throughout history”, explains Gost. “I myself practice rituals to help clear my mind and focus on my day to day endeavors. This curiosity into witchcraft’s history and my own traditions combined to inspire the new album”.

Perturbator, aka James Kent, returns with his highly-anticipated new full-length album, “Lustful Sacraments” (Blood Music) on May 28th, 2021.

Watch the video for the new single “Death of the Soul” below. Kent said of the song: “The track takes inspiration from old school EBM a la DAF or Front 242, Valnoir (Metastazis) has managed to perfectly pair visuals that reflect the nihilistic tone of it”.

Worcester, Massachusetts-based avant electronics project The Oracle will release its debut full-length debut “Hypogeum” this August, via Repose Records.
 
Inspired at once by the grandiosity of film scores and classical music, the bleakness of black metal, and minimalist ambient music, “Hypogeum” is dark and at times ritualistic with its themes and complimentary visuals touching upon the rise and fall of messiah-like figures and cult leaders.
 

Snares Of Sixes is a collective of ever-evolving artists and musicians led by Jason Walton. Best known as the bassist for Agalloch, Walton has also been a part of several other bands over the years, including Sculptured, Dolven, Celestiial, and Sleepchains, among others.

In recent years, the multi-instrumentalist has returned to composing experimental and ambient music under his own name, as well as through the Snares Of Sixes conduit where he is joined by a cast of collaborators.
 

New York City-area hostile solo outfit/collaborator cult Gridfailure presents its harrowing new opus, “Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery II”. The second album in the five-title concept series will see its initial release on June 5th, 2020, via Nefarious Industries
 

Seattle’s dark electronic duo Hallows has announced they will release their debut “Subtle” EP in early April 2020. Ahead of that, they present the title track, along with an enticing teaser.

From Dead can dance-like tribal atmospheres to futuristic sci-fi soundscapes, from lush and cinematic passages to a harsh distortion and massive futuristic soundscapes, the founding member and guitarist of Swedish metal masters Dark Tranquillity, Niklas Sundin, has not feared any musical borders with his first public foray into his solo-project, Mitochondrial Sun.

Magic Sword, a trio of Immortals who lead the charge against evil in the ongoing Magic Sword multiverse (graphic novel, soundtracks and live performances), release “Endless”, the soundtrack companion to the Magic Sword, Chapter 3, Volume 2 graphic novel, via Joyful Noise Recordings on March 27th, 2020.

Hear the 11-song album’s lead track, “Depths of Power” below.