Reviews
In Conversation: Covenant, “Leaving Babylon”
The senior staff, both longtime Covenant fans, discuss the merits of the Swedish act’s latest opus.
Youth Code, Self-Titled
The debut LP from the Los Angeles EBM duo blasts past expectations in a flurry of righteous anger.
UK Decay, “New Hope For The Dead”
Proto-goth/punk legends UK Decay regroup three decades on with a record that manages to make a classic sound feel utterly current.
Taphephobia, “Escape From The Mundane Self”
Norway’s Taphephobia skip over much of the traditional dark ambient toolkit, and delivers a stronger (yet more vulnerable) album for it.
Null Device, “Perihelion”
The Wisconsin based synthpop trio show the range of their wit and experience on their fifth album.
Lycia, “Quiet Moments”
Lycia’s full-length return stays true to the ethereal/darkwave band’s bleak tone, but makes some provocative and current tune-ups in sound.
End to End: Aesthetic Perfection, “The Dark Half”
We check out the tracks from the new single from Aesthetic Perfection single one by one.
Loomec, “Personal Drugstore”
Stefan Poiss (mind.in.a.box, THYX) unveils yet another side project, one with an odd mix of rock guitar and debonair sophistication.
Replicas: iVardensphere, “Scatterface v3”
In this edition of Replicas, we revisit the comparatively recent debut album from Edmonton’s monsters of modular, iVardensphere.
The Unquiet Grave: Goth Box
The Unquiet Grave traipses through classic videos from Alien Sex Fiend, The Wake, Christian Death, Usherhouse, and more!
Blutengel, “Monument”
Alex dives into the latest by the German vampires, and questions their exact role within the borders of Our Thing.
End To End: Apoptygma Berzerk, “Major Tom”
We run through El-Grotho’s latest single: a cover so suited to Apop’s aesthetic we can’t believe it didn’t happen ’til now.
