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Freaky Mind - Where The Dead Go To Die

Freaky Mind - Where The Dead Go To Die
With "Where The Dead Go To Die", FREAKY MIND delivers a chilling anthem drenched in darkness and despair. The track’s crushing beats and unrelenting atmosphere pull you into a world where lost souls wander and redemption is a distant dream.

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Catherine Elms - Medusa

Catherine Elms - Medusa
Catherine Elms has released a new single titled "Medusa," drawing inspiration from the ancient Greek myth of a snake-haired being who could turn observers to stone. The new song, which offers the Welsh dark alt. artist’s first preview of her ...

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Unter Null - Coming Up To Breathe

Unter Null - Coming Up To Breathe
After 20 years since her explosive debut "The Failure Epiphany" and over a decade of silence, Erica Dunham resurrects UNTER NULL with a brand-new song: "Coming Up to Breathe". More than just a track - it’s a statement. A bold ...

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Mortaja - discography

Mortaja - discography
In preparation for this year’s WGT EBM Warm-Up, I delved deep into the sonic catalogue of Mortaja - a project that has, over time, evolved from introspective dark ambient into something far more textured and alive. What Mortaja offers is not simply music and storytelling, but architecture and atmosphere that surrounds, coats, and infiltrates. There’s a striking consistency to Mortaja’s work - a careful balance between control and emotion, hypnosis ...

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HEALTH x CHELSEA WOLFE - MEAN

HEALTH x CHELSEA WOLFE - MEAN


Two of my most cherished sonic forces have just collided — HEALTH and Chelsea Wolfe — in a collaboration that feels like an eclipse: rare, celestial, devastatingly beautiful. HEALTH, a band I’ve loved with uncompromising devotion, has built their name on the sound of collapse. They don’t write songs as much as they engineer impact zones — massive, metallic, volatile. Their latest offerings on "Rat Wars" proved once again that ...

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Tomas Mutina Serenades

Tomas Mutina Serenades
In Serenades, Tomas Mutina offers not so much an album as a luminous sketchbook of sonic meditations - each track a fleeting thought captured mid-bloom, a breath held between emotion and synthesis. Born from a year-long dialogue with modular machinery, these compositions do not unfold—they unveil. They whisper rather than declare. Here, the modular synthesizer is not an instrument but a sentient partner, responding in pulse and texture to Mutina’s ...

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NOUVELLE VAGUE to perform in Wrocław!

NOUVELLE VAGUE to perform in Wrocław!
NOUVELLE VAGUE to perform in Wrocław! 20 years after releasing their debut album, which has since become a classic, NOUVELLE VAGUE is back! The French masters of musical reinterpretation will perform on April 13th at the Gothic Hall of the ...

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14th E-Only Festival – Leipzig’s Must-Attend Event

14th E-Only Festival – Leipzig’s Must-Attend Event
Mark your calendars for March 14th and 15th, 2025, as the iconic E-Only Festival returns for its 14th edition! Taking place at the stunning Altes Stadtbad in Leipzig, this festival promises an unforgettable weekend of top-notch electronic music, unique performances, ...

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DIARY OF DREAMS LIVE 2025

DIARY OF DREAMS LIVE 2025
DIARY OF DREAMS LIVE 2025 2025 is set to be an unforgettable year for Diary of Dreams fans! The band, with a 35-year legacy of crafting their unique musical journey, is back with a new album and a tour across Germany. Since their ...

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