Los Angeles based band Fear Factory who bridged the gap between industrial and trash metal back in the 90:s with their albums ”Demanufacture” (produced by Rhys Fulber from Front Line Assembly), ”Remanufacture” and the EP ”Fear Is the Mindkiller” (remixed by Front Line Assembly). Now they’ve signed to Nuclear Blast Entertainment and are working on a new Rhys Fulber co-produced album. Fortsätt läsa ”Fear Factory back in the studio with Rhys Fulber from FLA”
DAF – Industrinatt – Jönköping – Sweden – September 27 2014 – gallery
Release’s Fredrik Wik has published a gallery with photos from the DAF concert during the Industrinatt event in the old Munksjö factory in Jönköping on September 27. Fortsätt läsa ”DAF – Industrinatt – Jönköping – Sweden – September 27 2014 – gallery”
Amphi festival – interview about the scene, the past, present and future
The gigantic black celebration that is Amphi Festival in Cologne is one of the most impressive and popular festivals for our music scene – and I am still excited after this year’s Amphi. Here is a long interview with the organizers about many interesting matters, for instance the state of the scene, the audience, why Amphi moves to a new festival ground, the lack of newcomers and what happened at this year’s fest. Fortsätt läsa ”Amphi festival – interview about the scene, the past, present and future”
Preview of the new Trent Reznor ”Gone Girl” soundtrack
Industrial music superstar Trent Reznor has once again scored a major movie together with Atticus Ross: David Fincher’s ”Gone Girl”. Four songs are previewed after the jump. Fortsätt läsa ”Preview of the new Trent Reznor ”Gone Girl” soundtrack”
New Tricky video stars Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead
Watch the latest video from Tricky below. ”Sun Down”, taken from the new album ”Adrian Thaws”, features guest vocals from Tirzah and actors Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Mizuo Peck (Night at the Museum).
Fortsätt läsa ”New Tricky video stars Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead”
Daniel Myer reveals collaboration with Agent Side Grinder
Daniel Myer (Haujobb, Architect, ex-Covenant) has revealed that he is collaborating with Swedish industrial band Agent Side Grinder. We have previously written about their collaboration with The Klinik vocalist “Go (Bring It) Back”.
Celebrating 30 years of Alphaville
The German DJ duo Blank & Jones have been curating collections with different 80:s bands for many years in their ”So80s” series, and now the time has come to release ”So80s presents Alphaville” to coincide with them celebrating 30 years since their debut album. Fortsätt läsa ”Celebrating 30 years of Alphaville”
Synthpop act Vogon Poetry: EP, record deal and movie soundtrack
Vogon Poetry (synthpop band from Sweden) has just released the EP ”More Things to Do in Zero Gravity”, including tracks from the album ”Don’t Panic” and 2 new pieces. They have also signed with Russian label ScentAir Records.
Fortsätt läsa ”Synthpop act Vogon Poetry: EP, record deal and movie soundtrack”
Fixmer/McCarthy and Ekobrottsmyndigheten – Musikens Hus – Gothenburg – September 11 2014 – gallery
A gallery by Fredrik Wik from the concerts with EBM and electronica duo Fixmer/McCarthy and local EBM act Ekobrottsmyndigheten at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg on September 11 2014. Fortsätt läsa ”Fixmer/McCarthy and Ekobrottsmyndigheten – Musikens Hus – Gothenburg – September 11 2014 – gallery”
Electronic Summer – Brewhouse – Gothenburg – August 28-30 2014 – gallery
The 2014 edition of the annual Electronic Summer festival in Gothenburg was sold-out and a success, with a Depeche Mode mini-convention and bands like Aesthetic Perfection (injuries and severe pain did not stop them), Covenant, Assemblage 23, Legend, Client and Pouppée Fabrikk on stage. Take a look at the many festival pics (and read the comments) from Fredrik Wik and Jan-Erik Saarinen in our gallery below. Fortsätt läsa ”Electronic Summer – Brewhouse – Gothenburg – August 28-30 2014 – gallery”