Dawn Of Ashes is a Los Angeles-based group whose very name brings to mind ‘the beginning of the end’. Formed in 2001, DOA has broken ground across multiple genres, from aggrotech/terror EBM to industrial/extreme metal, producing a unique hybrid of dark electro and metal styles. This fusion of terrifying soundscapes with …
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Like A Hammer’ is the second single to be issued from ‘Trickery’, the stunning new album by Swedish post-punk/goth icons Then Comes Silence that is out on 5th April. It follows the well-received ‘Ride Or Die’, the video for which has received close to 150K views in under three weeks.“There is a …
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Bedless Bones is Kadri Sammel, a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and interdisciplinary artist from Tallinn, Estonia. As Bedless Bones, Sammel presents what she describes as ‘incantations of nocturnal rapture’, building bridges and bending borders in her experiments with electro-noir sub-genres such as darkwave and EBM and marrying them with techno beats, industrial …
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Everyone’s favourite disco-punk act Electric Six returns to the UK/RoI in November and December to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their chart-busting debut album, ‘Fire’, which was home to the hit singles ‘Danger! High Voltage’, ‘Gay Bar’ and ‘Dance Commander’. The set will see the entire record performed in its …
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BEDLESS BONESSUBLIME MALAISE(EXTENDED)album reissueout 11.08.23 [CD]out 30.06.23 [digital](Metropolis Records)digital services includesWHERE IS MY VOICEvideo+LIMBS ENTWINEDvideo BEDLESS BONES | Kadri SammelKadri Sammel is a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and interdisciplinary artist from Tallinn, Estonia. As Bedless Bones, she experiments with electro-noir, building bridges and bending the borders between darkwave, EBM, techno beats, industrial sounds …
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What does worldwide quarantine do to our favourite porcine libertine? Raymond Watts holed up in his sty and created ‘The Merciless Light’, the new album by PIG. Ably aided and abetted by long time accomplices En Esch and Steve White, Watts also welcomes a new swine to the trough as …
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What does worldwide quarantine do to our favourite porcine libertine? Raymond Watts holed up in his sty and created ‘The Merciless Light’, the new album by PIG. Ably aided and abetted by long-time accomplices En Esch and Steve White, Watts also welcomes a new swine to the trough as Jim …
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Metropolis Records is thrilled to welcome the legendary post-punk act The Chameleons (UK) to the roster. Chameleons (UK) has long been cited as a hugely influential act, having inspired the likes of Moby, The Verve, The Flaming Lips, Interpol, The Killers, Editors and Oasis. The Chameleons (UK) was formed in …
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Swedish dark-pop act Principe Valiente recently announced their return with ‘Porcelain’, a broodingly intense gothic ballad available now as a single and video. The song is taken from their forthcoming new album, ‘Barricades’, which is set for release on 18th March via Metropolis Records and is the follow-up to their …
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A Canadian darkwave ensemble who incorporate elements of electronica, goth and new wave into their lush and atmospheric dark-pop sound, The Birthday Massacre have enjoyed success over the last decade with albums such as ‘Hide And Seek’ (2012) and ‘Under Your Spell’ (2017), both of which charted at home and …
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A Canadian darkwave ensemble who incorporate elements of electronica, goth and new wave into their lush and atmospheric dark pop sound, The Birthday Massacre have enjoyed success over the last decade with albums such as ‘Hide And Seek’ (2012) and ‘Under Your Spell’ (2017), both of which charted at home …
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Unique in the modern industrial-electro scene, iVardensphere began as the ambition of Canadian musician Scott Fox to fuse heavy electronics with his love of percussion from all over the world. Since releasing his debut album in 2009, his group has at times been a solo endeavour and at others a …
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PIG – Pain Is God: new album out 20.11.20 (Metropolis Records) Raymond Watts, Sacred Saint of All Seven Sins, has delivered a new divine declaration – and so PIG sayeth unto the masses – Pain is God. Fourteen tracks of pure swine and swagger. Pain is God is an Exegesis …
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PIG: ‘Rock N Roll Refugee’ – the new single by industrial rock legend and Lord of Lard OUT NOW / from the album ‘Pain Is God’ OUT 20.11.20 PIG ROCK N ROLL REFUGEE new single by industrial rock legend and Lord of Lard out now from the album PAIN IS …
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PIG – ANNOUNCE HELL TO PAY TOUR WITH 3TEETH FEBRUARY 2020 The young bucks take on the boar as PIG head out on their Hell To Pay UK tour with American industrial metal act 3Teeth in early February 2020. The titanic two-headed tour truly is a wet dream for those …
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A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION: ‘Close Your Eyes’ – video for the song from the current album by dark industrial rock trio A Primitive Evolution (A.P.E.) is an alternative rock band based in Toronto, Canada. Formed in 2007, they have developed at their own pace, creating a constantly evolving soundtrack utilising …
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HOW DARE YOU album out now [Metropolis Records] “It’s all quite marvellous, teaming with flash, trash, hidden treasure and secret pleasure. Flippant and macho – a devastating combination.” CLASSIC ROCK album song THE LOVELIEST MAN IN TOWN https://soundcloud.com/metropolisrecords/the-lovliest-man-in-town The US sextet Electric Six are best known for their Top 5 hits …
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It became quite fashionable for industrial/EBM bands to go more and more aggressive – more metal. Hanzel Und Gretyl is no exception. They started their metal approach some time earlier and when 2014 knocked on the door they were already working on the new album. This new Dark and heavy …
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If you ever feel little down, there is this American crazy rocker team, you could turn to. Just add Electric Six to your playlist . This band formed in 1996 and reached mainstream success with the “Danger! High Voltage” and “Gay Bar” singles in 2003. Ten years have passed since then …
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COMBICHRIST will release their forthcoming album, ‘We Love You’, on March 21 in Europe and March 24 in the UK via Out Of Line Music and on March 25 via Metropolis Records in the US. The album can be streamed in its entirety here For COMBICHRIST to name …
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