The industrial goth electro (genre description taken from Metropolis band page) band The Birthday Massacre just announced on their Twitter that they have a new album coming.
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Bill Leeb on the new Delerium and Front Line Assembly
Very recently, Bill Leeb put up an image on Facebook that just had the word ”Monarch” on it. It was apparently cover art for something new, but no more information was given, except that it was Delerium. Thus, I contacted Bill himself to get some clarity.
Phil Western looks back
The prolific Phil Western is a frequent collaborator with Cevin Key in Download and Plateau, but he also has a whole bunch of solo releases under his belt. His brand of inventive, atmospheric techno and ambient is really worth a listen, and conveniently he has now collected some of his tracks onto a compilation album.
Trent Reznor makes soundtrack for Call of Duty game
Trent Reznor is firmly in soundtrack land these days it seems, and now he’s done the theme song for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 game.
Alison Moyet working on electronic album
Alison Moyet mostly left her electronic synthpop days behind when Yazoo called it quits in 1982 (although she toured with Yazoo not so long ago, of course). A very succesful solo career then took her to the charts again, and right now she’s in the studio with Guy Sigsworth who has written for Björk, Madonna …
Recoil ”A Strange Hour” screening in Gothenburg
As you all probably know, the Recoil live recording ”A Strange Hour in Budapest” is here, and now Alan Wilder is screening it in selected places.
Combichrist to make ”DmC Devil May Cry” soundtrack
The industrial juggernaut that is Andy LaPlegua’s Combichrist has been set to score the upcoming video game ”DmC Devil May Cry”. The game is a re-imagination of the origin story of the main protagonist Dante, and is developed by Team Ninja and Capcom.
Seabound plays live this summer
We’re still a ways off from a new Seabound album, but they are reportedly working hard at it. In the meantime, they’re going on the road this summer.
New Dismantled EP on the way
Gary Zon is working diligently on new Dismantled material, and we get to hear some new stuff on September 7, via Dependent. The EP is called ”Whole Wide World” and besides the title track and remixes it will also feature a new song called ”Deal” with guest vocals by Nero Bellum from Psyclon Nine.
New Pet Shop Boys single next week
Suddenly, news arrives that there’s a new Pet Shop Boys single coming next week. The Olympics themed song is called ”Winner” and will be premiered on the The Ken Bruce Show on Radio 2 in the UK, and will be available on iTunes after that.