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Clan Of Xymox - Spider On The Wall

For more than three decades, Clan Of Xymox has been revered for its signature blend of melancholic rock. Following the beautiful singles "She" & "Lovers", 2020 sees the release of the new album "Spider On The Wall". The album is ...

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Statiqbloom - Beneath The Whelm

Statiqbloom combine hard beats and haunting electronics with disorienting vocals to create pulsing raw Post-Industrial. The new album, 'Beneath The Whelm', sees a sharpened progression for Statiqbloom. It combines hallucinogenic synths, seething rhythms and grim atmospherics into a thunderous set ...

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Ambient project Rødhåd launches free download album ‘Mood – WSNWGBTZ001’

Out now and soon vinyl too on July 10th is the album "Mood – WSNWGBTZ001" by Rødhåd aka producer Mike Bierbach. 'WSNWGBTZ001’ stands for ‘WSNWG – Back to zero’ in case you wondered, WSNWG being the label this album was ...

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The Birthday Massacre - Diamonds (News)
Pouppee Fabrikk - Armén (News)
Neuroactive - Minor Side-Effects (News)
La Scaltra - Cabaret (News)
Rotersand - How Do You Feel Today (News)

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A sign of our time - Gothicat Festival#1 live stream

Our world, the one we know so well, has undergone an amazing transformation. A terrifying transformation. SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has wrecked the world of concerts and club events. However.. when will be born problems. We will find solutions and so: Gothicat Festival #1 is an online charity event make to fight the Covid-19 virus, 2 hours of unreleased and never seen before live video clips from the best darkwave/goth acts from ...

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Coma Alliance

The magic of concerts in small clubs... I like festivals, but they are much less personal than the events organized in cozy, atmospheric places, especially if the stars of the evening play without any supporting bands and there is no limit on the amount of time they can spend with their audience. It is then certain that we all meet only to enjoy each artist's music, without the time limits ...

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XIV Prague Gothic Treffen

On August 23-24, the 14th edition of Prague Gothic Treffen took place. The line-up was very interesting, so the audience was pretty huge and there was a crowd at the concerts both on Friday and Saturday. The event was organized in three locations, but close enough that moving between them was not a problem. On Friday we had a chance to see Das Funus, Lakha Muza and, ...

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Christian Death - Behind the Veil Tour (Live reports)
Interview with Traumadoll (Interviews)
Die Form - Rayon X (Music reviews)
Coma Alliance Tour 2019 (Live reports)
Castle Party 2018 (Live reports)

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Amphi Festival 2019

On 20-21st of July in Cologne, Tanzbrunnen there will be the 15th edition of Amphi Festival. The event has a long and rich history and is renowned for fantastic atmosphere, perfect organization and beautifully located venue. The festival takes place ...

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Christian Death announces forthcoming European Tour!

Gothic/Death Rock legends CHRISTIAN DEATH are very pleased to announce their very first LIVE VIDEO CHAT and premiere of their new video, "FORGIVEN."

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Kalisz Ambient Festiwal

Kalisz Ambient Festiwal is an event held in Poland for all ambient, electronic and experimental music fans. 7-th edition will be in third time at Arts and Culture Center in Kalisz, Poland. Line up: Kriistal Ann [GR] Paradox ...

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Roni Size in Poznań! (Events)
Algiers in Poznań! (Events)
AnimeCon Halloween in Poznań! (Events)
Algiers (Events)
Dotan Solo Tour (Events)

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Recent publishing

2020-09-11

Assemblage 23
Mourn
(2CD)
2020-08-31

Ad:Key
Resonanz
(CD)
2020-08-31

Armageddon Dildos
Dystopia
(CD)
2020-08-21

KMFDM
IN DUB
(CD)
2020-08-07

God Module
The Unsound Remixes
(CD)
2020-07-31

Ost+Front
Dein Helfer In Der Not
(2CD)
2020-07-24

Clan of Xymox
Spider On The Wall
(CD)
2020-07-10

Statiqbloom
Beneath The Whelm
(CD)
2020-06-26

Solar Fake
Who Cares, It's Live
(2CD+DVD)
2020-04-24

Clan of Xymox
Lovers
(MCD)
2020-03-27

Pouppée Fabrikk
Armén
(CD)
2020-03-27

The Birthday Massacre
Diamonds
(CD)
2020-03-20

Neuroactive
Minor Side-Effects
(CD)
2020-03-13

Rotersand
How Do You Feel Today
(CD)

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