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"Dreaming Muzak" is the first full-length material od TROUM duo originally released on tape in 1998 and later re-released on a limited CDR (100 copies only) in 2005. This edition is the first one on a regular CD. The material ...

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Front Line Assembly - Echoes

Vancouver-based industrial pioneers Front Line Assembly recently announced that their upcoming remix album,Echoes, will be released on limited edition vinyl thru Toronto's Artoffact Records. The remix album follows 2013's successful Echogenetic and will feature tracks from that album remixed by the likes of Youth Code, tweaker, ...

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Nitro/Noise - No Cure For Apocalypse

There is no cure for Apocalypse, no reason for redemption – the end is incoming and we should embrace it as a consummation devoutly to be wished. Coming from the band that brought us "Total Nihilism" in 2012, the philosophical ...

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Twiztid - Get Twiztid EP (News)
Gitane Demone - The reflecting Shadow (News)
RIOT 87 - Blackout Station Vol. 01 (News)
The Stompcrash - Love from Hell (News)
Materia - Air single (News)

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Fields of the Nephilim in Warsaw

On the first February of year 2014, supersaturated with the cold air Warsaw, under the quickly falling dusk could be a perfect symbol of the reasons, why at least some of the multitude of fans of emotional music in its more grim variation with excitement, light steps, despite the snowy and icy sidewalks, were moving in the direction where it was supposed to be the today’s Elizium for them. It ...

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Machineries: Architect + C.H. District + Clicks

Tell me where did you spend the opening calendar spring weekend anno domini 2014, and I will tell you whether it was a good choice, and if you went well if you had chosen the DOM? I will say right away - by far the best! Especially if it was the DOM in Łódź, at Piotrkowska 138/140. Because of area of the former Ramisch factory, which is currently vibrant with ...

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Planet Myer Day 12

January is the month of New Year's resolutions, beginnings, new challenges and anticipations: one is surely looking forward to the upcoming summer festival season. Planet Myer Day, which takes place in Leipzig, is a perefect oportunity to make the countdown to musical festivities more pleasurable. If someone had not pruchase the ticket earlier, might have been in for an unpleasurable surprise, for the event was sold out. S'Apex The ...

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ГРАЙ - O Земле Родной (About native land) (Music reviews)
Einheit, Esch & Mur - Terre Haute (Music reviews)
Suicide Commando and H.exe on Mord=X=Fabrik (Live reports)
Lydia Lunch & Philippe Petit – Taste Our Vodoo (Music reviews)
Blakopz – As Nations Decay (Music reviews)

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Wisconsin Death Trip 15th Anniversary Tour

Industrial metal legend Wayne Static of Static-X has announced the dates of the Wisconsin Death Trip 15th Anniversary Tour. We Are The Riot and Corvus offer support on the tour which kicks off on April 5th in Tempe, Arizona.

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Deathstars Claws Through Europe Tour 2014

The industrial Swedes from Deathstars are preparing to conquer Europe this year! They are getting ready for quite a long tour, whose first concert takes place 20th September in St. Petersburg in Russia. They will give the last performance within ...

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Kinetik Festival canceled!

Kinetik Festival 7.0 is now officially canceled. Information about closing down Kinetik Productions was published on the festival webpage. Because of the confidential nature of the case, it’s impossible to go into details. The organizers ensure that this action is a last ...

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M'era Luna NEWCOMER competition has been launched! (Events)
Asymmetry Festival 2014 cancelled! (Events)
Blackfield Festival 2014! (Events)
Defibrylator vol.3 i Temple Of Silence vol.7 this weekend! (Events)
Rob Zombie concert canceled! (Events)

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Recent publishing

2014-06-10

Grendel
Soilbleed Redux V2
(EP)
2014-05-13

Front Line Assembly
Echoes
(CD)
2014-05-06

Portion Control
Unrest in the Grime
(Vinyl + CD)
2014-04-29

Plastic Noise Experience
Therapy
(2CD Boxset)
2014-04-22

Inkubus Sukkubus
Love Poltergeist
(CD)
2014-04-22

Wumpscut
Bulwark Bazooka
(CD)
2014-04-01

Leaether Strip
Aescapism
(2CD)
2014-04-01

In Strict Confidence
Lifelines Volume 1 (1991-1998): The Extended Versions
(CD)
2014-03-28

Angelspit
The Product
(CD)
2014-03-25

Combichrist
We Love You Limited
(2CD)
2014-03-25

Combichrist
We Love You
(CD)
2014-03-18

Tying Tiffany
Drop
(CD)
2014-03-14

Diary Of Dreams
Elegies in Darkness
(CD)
2014-03-11

KMFDM
Help Us Save Us Take Us Away
(Limited 12" Vinyl)

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