Reviews
Prometheus Burning, “Kill It With Fire”
The seventh album from the Pittsburgh based dark electro duo benefits from a no-frills, stripped approach to song and albumcraft.
Spectres, “Nothing To Nowhere”
Vancouver post-punks’ sophomore record expands upon their sound and contains plenty of instant classics.
Panic Lift, “Is This Goodbye?”
The Metropolis debut for the New Jersey EBM project shoots for a hooky, melody driven vibe, falling short of what they’re clearly capable of.
Funerary Call, “Nightside Emanations”
Long-running dark ambient project’s latest impresses with richly developed soundscapes while slowly seeping into deeper parts of the listener’s mind.
Raven Adore, “Let’s Watch Flowers Bloom”
Ex-Solemn Novena members reconvene under a new name and build upon that band’s classic second wave goth rock sound.
In Conversation: Rome, “Hell Money”
The senior staff has back and forth regarding the extremely personal new album from Jerome Reuter.
How To Destroy Angels, “An Omen”
The new EP from Reznor and associates continues to mine the rich vein of exacting and meticulous studiocraft.
End to End: ∆AIMON “Flatliner” Remixes
Nine great remixes don’t just highlight the strength of ∆AIMON’s stellar EP, but also the versatility of the creative nexus it’s come to represent this year.
Worms of the Earth, “Anāgāmi”
Washington DC’s Worms of the Earth step their tribal-industrial game up on their debut for Tympanik.
Displacer, “Foundation”
The first Hymen release for the Toronto IDM project immerses the listener in warm, attentively composed sound.
100blumen, “Distrust Authority”
100blumen offer a warm and emotionally varied record which fuses industrial and rock without being “industrial rock”.
Aesthetische, “Powerswitch”
Fab Viscardi and Gui Pires of Aghast View and Biopsy return with an album of electro-industrial tinged EBM available as a one, two or three disc set.