Heimataerde - Aerdenbrand

2016-09-21 (News)

"Aerdenbrand" (= "Earthburn") is fusing modern club sounds with medieval romanticism and Neue Deutsche Härte. Yet again, the brotherhood of undead knights templar is facing a dark menace. A fallen angel has plunged from the sky to push the weak and the innocent over the brink. The world and the established order are threatened to be swallowed by the remorseless pit of darkness. With a skillful symbiosis of the old and the new, Ashlar von Megalon and his companions are attempting to win the battle against the ever-growing brutalization and infamousness in this world and to overcome impending doom: forward-driving electronic beats meet epic choral chants while electronic bagpipes and hard guitar riffs are relentlessly cutting their way through darkness. Fortunately, the templars are not entirely alone in their quest, receiving vocal backup from guesting knight Joachim Witt.

Syntec - The Beginning

2016-09-20 (News)

With their limited single "Catch my fall" Syntec recently started their massive comeback some 21 years after their last album "Upper World". The former Machinery Records recording artists produce warm but dark electronic pop in the vein of artists such as De/Vision, Camouflage or even Depeche Mode. The new album "The Beginning" is their third full-length to date and presents 11 new electronic hit songs. Syntec sound like they have never been away simultaneously fresh, modern and full of catchy sounds and melodies. The opening song "The Beginning" as well as "Catch my Fall", "Devil in Heaven" or "Send me an Angel" are all potential single outtakes for the clubs out there, followed by melancholic listening tunes such as "When I call your name", "She’s gone" or "January". 11 true masterpieces without any filling material make "The Beginning".
The album was mixed and mastered by Jan Loamfield of Noisuf-X/X-Fusion Music Production.

Torul - Reset

2016-09-19 (News)

Torul are back with a brand new album entitled "Reset", a short and straightforward title, welcoming a big event: Torul were joined by a new frontman Maj Valerij, a talented and charismatic vocalist who fits in right away.The album opens with "Saviour of Love" – the first single with an outstanding video – and consists of 11 new songs of which quite a few have the kind of a groove that makes you want to move. All the lush beats and bass are still there! Torul never seem to be afraid to really open the vocals, but not only in the studio, at their gigs as well — the rule: if it's powerful on record, it must be powerful live! "Reset" seems to be a further exploration of music for Torul — there are many influences of many genres Torulsson shamelessly involves and explores — therefore the album is also a bit playful while keeping the distinct melancholic vibe and an ID of Torul, in spite of a different singer.

Ennio Morricone - Paura Vol.2 A collection of Scary & Thrilling Soundtracks

2016-09-18 (News)

For almost 60 years Ennio Morricone has been composing some of the most beautiful film scores of all time.
This "Second Collection" shows the darker experimental side of Ennio with pieces that have accompanied such films as: "Revolver", "900", "Barbablu"’, "Una Pura formalita"’, "Un tranquillo posto in campagna" and many more. Frightening orchestrations, dark jazz tapestries and unsettling piano movements are brought to life.
This release attempts to shine a light on the compositional magic of an undisputed musical genius with a collection of songs appearing for the first time ever on vinyl.

Snakeskin - Tunes for my Santimea

2016-09-17 (News)

Here comes the all new album from Tilo Wolff [Lacrimosa] Industrial / electro sideproject, the first new sign of life of Snakeskin exactly 10 years after the releasse of the previous album ‘Canta'tronic'.
‘Tunes for my Santiméa' features vocals by Tilo Wolff with female singers Kerstin Doelle (who was already present on ‘Canta'tronic') and the new entry Carina Boehmer! 10 new songs of uncompromising electro, melting with classical arrangements, a flavour of pop and a tremendous amount of anger and emotions! Although this release is closer to the style of Lacrimosa, than the two previous albums, also this third album is very industrial influenced and faithful to project's unique style. With three singers the range of the project's sound is wider than ever before!
Tilo is currently putting the final touches on a high quality video clip, produced in Los Angeles with crewmembers of Steven Soderbergh.

Diary of Dreams - reLive

2016-09-16 (News)

Raw, unpolished, with rough edges. Keeping the vibrancy and authenticity of the concert sound without brandishing or producing it to death. It is just what it is, and it is what it was: live. The recordings were not tampered with overdubs, cuts or new elements but kept the way they were. Which is why you feel the power unfolding and capturing your senses. Face to face with the energy and magic of a real concert experience – this is probably the best description of how this album turned out, recorded at Diary of Dreams' Grau im Licht tour in Hamburg, Leipzig and Berlin in November 2015.reLive is also ideal for (re)discovering the live energy of one of the stalwarts of the dark music scene. On stage, the melancholic bombast excesses come alive as new and sometimes completely different experiences. If you haven't seen Diary of Dreams live yet, this is the best way to enjoy them.