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Picture Credit: Sheebaba   Sheebaba - Violet (SSMMÜTT Remix) Release Date: December 17, 2021 Length: 03:25 Genre: Darkwave / Post Punk / Industrial Origin: Mainz , Germany Sheebaba Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp SoundCloud YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music?  Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave DONATE

Picture Credit: Paraline   Paraline - Apocalypse Now Release Date: September 11, 2021 Length: 04:04 Genre: Alternative Rock / Industrial Origin: Moscow , Russia What would you when the nuclear clock is ticking towards the final big bang? When it's not two minutes to Midnight, but two minutes to doom? When all that we know and love is about to be over forever? Would you pray and repent, would you pack as much joy into the last two minutes as you can, or would do anything to prevent this human-made collapse of all life? Moscow's Paraline describe the latter version in their latest single 'Apocalypse now' - a narrative about humankind trying to change tack last second. The single will be featured on the upcoming album "Sound Weapon". Paraline's sound on 'Apocalypse Now' really is apocalyptic. The atmospheric synth sounds create a cold and tense mood. On top of this Industrial layer, the Russian band adds gloomy and melancholic Alternative Rock themes...

  Picture Credit: Under Delusion   Under Delusion - Pain Release Date: September 03, 2021 Length: 03:50 Genre:  Alternative Rock Origin:  Moscow ,  Russia Earlier this year, Moscow's Under Delusion laded a great hit with their single ' Fairy '. Now, that it is getting colder on the Northern hemisphere, the band might have released the song that has the potential to even outshine 'Fairy'. Here is the darkest and most atmospheric song, the trio from the Russian capital has released so far. Here is 'Pain'. The synthetic sounds which are dominant especially in the early parts of the song give 'Pain' a certain Industrial air. The mood stays cold like stainless steel, but as the guitar riffs kick in, the song becomes a gloomy and sonorous Alternative Rock banger. With vocals so thrilling, goose bumps are guaranteed, Under Delusion have produced an awesome song that tastes like blood-red wine, and feels like a cold but comfortable blanket during a chilly au...

Picture Credit: Golem Dance Cult   Golem Dance Cult - Grotesque Radio Release Date: May 25, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 20:31 Genre: Post Punk / Darkwave / Industrial Origin: England / France Laur  and Charles  are Golem Dance Cult. Years ago, the two musicians have played in a band together. Since then, time has passed, but the two artists have stayed in contact, and have recently released their first EP "Grotesque Radio". On six tracks they create a nihilist soundscape that they themselves describe as "an old Hammer horror movie directed by Dalí and recoloured by Andy Warhol". "Grotesque Radio" is an ideal soundtrack for dungeon parties. With their cold, claustrophobic, hopeless, and dark sounds, the six songs revive late-Cold-War-era rock and electronic music. Golem Dance Cult go back to the heyday of Gothic Rock, Wave, and Industrial, and partially remind of Punish Yourself, Cinema Bizarre, or early Einstürzende Neubauten. T...

Picture Credit: Slow Knife   Slow Knife - Paradoxia Release Date: May 19, 2021 Length: 04:21 Genre: Brutal Jazz / Freakshow Origin: Manchester , England The latest single "Paradoxia" by Manchester's artistic weirdos Slow Knife was inspired by the book " Paradoxia: A Predator's Diary ", written by Lydia Lunch . I cannot tell you anything about this book, but according to the press kit, it is about an infernal journey, full of sinful action and debauchery. The song contains actual vocals samples by author Lydia Lunch , and apparently, her own musical taste was used as a further source of inspiration for the song. Therefore, here is Slow Knife featuring Lydia Lunch , and their song inspired by Lydia Lunch , and also inspired by what Lydia Lunch  likes: Music-wise, "Paradoxia" is a zig-zag rocket-ride alongside the border between genius and insanity. The mixture of Jazz, Noise, Industrial, and madness is a hot recommendation for visitors and fans of t...

Picture Credit: Blodivostok   Blodivostok - Human Furioso Release Date: May 25, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 34:09 Genre: Rapcore / Electro Punk / Industrial Origin: Helsinki , Finland Some time ago, I had a talk about music with my dear friend Lee . The gist of our coversation was that music genres and their boundaries are basically obsolete. Of course, many artists and bands reinforce elements of certain genres and also create new genres. But there are artists like Hakim Hietikko , Tuomas Rauhala , and   Panu Rauhala , too. The trio from Finland's capital calls themselves Blodivostok, and their debut album "Human Furioso" is an ideal example for music that does not fit into traditional genre categories. Some of you might remember the Bomfunk MCs from Finland - a rap crew that merged Rap, Breakbeat, and some kind of Hardcore-related styles. Click here to refresh your memories. The Bomfunk MCs might be a good angle to start describing the music prese...

Picture Credit: Rae Radick   Rae Radick - Blur the Lines Release Date: May 07, 2021 Length: 03:42 Genre: Alt Country / Industrial Rock Origin:  New York ,  USA The debut EP by New York's Rae Radick is about to be out very soon. In the meantime, the gifted artist keeps providing us with great releases, such as the single on hand. You might have already perceived that "Blur the Lines" is a song that written for the indie film that is set in a futuristic New York City and was directed by Kai Kaldro . For more information about the film click here . Blur the Lines (From "Dissolved Girl" Soundtrack) by Rae Radick If you knew Rae Radick from earlier releases, you will quickly realize that this song is a bit different in style and mood. The combination of Alt Country and Alternative Rock still makes a major part of the soundscapes on "Blur the Lines". Fitting the futuristic theme of the film it was written for, Rae Radick has implemented dominant Industrial...

Picture Credit: Beelzedüb   Beelzedüb - Interplanetary Degradation Release Date: June 01, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 94:53 Genre: Ambient / Trip Hop / Synthwave Origin: Plymouth , England With "Interplanetary Degradation", South England's Beelzedüb has released their first long player. The emphasis here is on long since the album with its twelve tracks contains more than one-and-a-half hours of post-apocalyptic ambience. An interesting fact about this album is its unique sonic appearance. Each of the twelve tracks were recorded during live performances including improvisation and spontaneous interjections. Thus, you can watch Beelzedüb perform several times, and be assured that each gig is a unique events with details that will never be repeated. The music presented by the Plymouth-based act with a love for umlauts covers the whole spectrum of post-apocalypticism. "Interplanetary Degradation" is the soundtrack of a world in rubble and debr...

Picture Credit: NKOS   NKOS - From Dust to Life Release Date: May 21, 2021 Label: Beatbuzz Records Format: Cassette / Digital Length: 43:18 Genre: Post Punk / Darkwave / Industrial What was once "a pan-national studio-based project" (cf. NKOS on Bandcamp ) is now a band.  Put on your dancing shoes and luminiscent outfits for NKOS. Powered by the harmony of global connection and the internet, the band has now released their first album "From Dust to Life" via Beatbuzzrecords. The eight-track album contains the previously released singles " Little Miss Numb ", " BOW (Brave Old  World) ", " Lonely Ghost-Self ", " Can't Wait ", and four new tracks. The soundscapes on "From Dust to Life" are as versatile as life on Earth, and as dark as the dystopian future we are moving towards. And yet, the music is motivating, dynamic, energetic, as if NKOS invited us on an excessive dance - a dance in the dungeons below the ruin...

Picture Credits: ibbi Too Vicious   ibbi Too Vicious - Sybarite Tendencies Release Date: April 05, 2021 Length: 02:15 Genre: Alternative Rock / Post Punk Origin: Cincinnati , Ohio , USA Nevermind the Sex Pistols, here's ibbi Too Vicious. Ibrahim , also known as ibbi Too Vicious, does not only share the birthday with the legendary Sex Pisols bass player, he also is on a similar mission. Punk Rock is fucking alive, and ibbi Too Vicious is an ambassador of the progressive subculture of our days. So, prick up your ears for the new generation of Punk. The massive Industrial riff rolls like a Merkava while  ibbi Too Vicious decorates the powerful soundscape with various forms of contemporary music. Rap music and Emopunk create a raging thunderstorm of moods and emotions on this powerload of modern Punk. "Sybarite Tendencies" is defined by its itense force, unstoppable movement, honest rage, and emotional covibrations. Punk is alive, and ibbi Too Vicious proves it. Content from...

Picture Credit: Atlas of Elysian Atlas of Elysian - Through the Threads of Reality Release Date: April 21, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 21:19 Genre: Nu Core Origin: Cardiff , Wales “Through the Threads of Reality” is the sophomore release by Welsh quartet Atlas of Elysian. The seven-track EP is a powerful demonstration of brachial, modern, and yet emotional music. The style the band calls Nu Core can be described as a mix of Metalcore, Post Hardcore, Rapcore, and Industrial. Pitch-black post-industrial soundscapes create an atmosphere of dystopian darkness on which harsh and brachial breaks go down like hammers to an anvil. The songs are defined by exciting and energetic structures which increase tension over time. This energy sometimes discharges in a brutal thunderstorm of Metalcore, but other times it stays – like the forceful track ‘Fire’ which leads into the spoken word section of the title song. Here, it becomes obvious that Atlas of Elysian have not just put s...

Picture Credit: Pedigree Pedigree - Funeral Child Release Date: December 13, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 49:33 Genre: Post Metal / Industrial Origin: Estonia Estonian band Pedigree has been around for quite some time. Since at least the year 2000 the quartet has constantly provided us with musicked darkness and extravagant compositions. The reason, this band has not caught my attention yet, might be because music from Estonia does not have a great lobby in Central and Western Europe. I hope that will change. On their newest work, Pedigree create claustrophobic, metallic and dark soundscapes that can predominantly defined as a mix of Post Metal, Alternative Metal and Industrial. Synthetic layers of noise create whole atmospheric patterns of cold and desparation. Around these layers, halting Post Metal and dark Alternative Metal produce an air of gloomy reflections. The lyrics are shouted, sung in choirs, whispered, and almost support the claustrophobia of the s...

Picture Credit: Johnny Craven Johnny Craven -  BLEƎD (Maxi Single) Release Date: November 01, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 43:40 Genre: Alternative Rock / Industrial Origin: New York (New York) , USA May I introduce you to New York’s Johnny Craven ? The artist has recently published a Maxi Single of his song ‘Bleed’. And the prefix “Maxi” could not fit the release any better. These are forty-three minutes of pure dark energy. The title track ‘Bleed’ opens the Maxi Single. Furthermore, there are seven other versions of the song featured here. And to radius it all, there are two bonus tracks: the interlude ‘Again’ and the big finale of the Maxi Single ‘Bang Bang’. The sound Johnny Craven provides us with comes from the deepest cellars and dungeons of our post modern world. The melancholy of 90s Grunge and Alternative Rock creates a dark and gloomy soundscape. This space is filled up with the raging energy and dynamic movement of harsh Industrial Metal. For those ...

Castration Anxiety is the title of the first full-lenght album by the American duo HIDE. Chicago based Industrial band HIDE were founded in 2014 ,and consist of percussionist Seth Her and visual artist Heather Gabel. What the duo put on vinyl this year might be the darkest, gloomiest and most intense disc I ever had lying on my record player. Seth Her is creating controlled confusion in the greatest fashion of Industrial music with his modules which instantly invite the listener to getting lost in its sounds. The music of HIDE is defined by diversified drum patterns who activatingly move forward between deep, aggressive, swirling bass and sub bass on the one hand, and masterfully disharmonic melodies on the other hand. Furthermore, rhythm and melody install beautiful structures in every track which build up slowly towards activating beats and always end up in a slick climax. This mixture of gloom and industrial charm is presented in high quality. Also it is extremely beautiful ...

Castration Anxiety ist der Name der ersten Langspielplatte des amerikanischen Duos HIDE. Der Perkussionist Seth Her und die Künstlerin Heather Gabel sind seit der Gründung in Chicago 2014 als HIDE aktiv. Das was sie dieses Jahr auf Vinyl gepresst haben, ist mitunter eine der düstersten, dunkelsten und intensivsten Scheiben, die bisher auf meinem Plattenteller lag. Seth Her schafft es mit seinen Modulen, kontrollierte Verwirrungen in wunderschönster Industrial Manier zu erzeugen, in denen man sich beim Hören schnell verlieren kann. Der Sound baut auf abwechslungsreichen Drum Patterns auf, die zwischen waberndem und aggressiven Bass und Sub-Bass sowie gekonnt unharmonischen Melodien vorantreiben. Dabei erzeugen Rhythmus und Klänge in jedem Stück für sich sehr schöne Strukturen, die sich langsam aufbauen, zu vorantreibenden Beats werden und immer wieder in einer gekonnten Klimax enden. Musikalisch ist hier viel Düsternis und industrieller Charme geboten, der auf Hochglanz präsen...