After the Eagles of Death Metal’s first album Peace Love Death Metal was crowned the “greatest boogie record of all time” by rockers worldwide, no one knew just how the hell they could top it. But what were they thinking? The… (Read More)
Gothic Theatre
Artists
Along with Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, Germany’s Einstürzende Neubauten (“collapsing new buildings”) helped pioneer industrial music with an avant-garde mix of white-noise guitar drones, vocals verging on unlistenable at times, and a clanging, rhythmic din produced by a percussion section… (Read More)
Heavy and dark, eROTic does the live show your mother warned you about. email us for information about the new album, “A Million Empty Lives” and how you can get the limited edition EP with songs from it. (Read More)
common mistake made when classifying Fiction 8 is to assume that their music is some brand of electro-industrial-goth crossover. Some might drop them in with Girls Under Glass or A Split Second while others might consider them to be a more… (Read More)
Each of Filth Industry’s four members brings a unique perspective to the entire song-writing process, which makes for an amazing sound. Described by the band itself, the music has elements ranging from hard-core, spooky metal, and industrial. With influences that range… (Read More)
Front Line Assembly is the primary focus of Vancouver-based musician Bill Leeb. A founding member of Skinny Puppy, Leeb moved on to form FLA in 1986 with Michael Balch, releasing some cassettes (since released as Total Terror I & II) which… (Read More)
The goal of Gestalt is to create an environment that combines the talents of artists who work with dark, industrial, or experimental themes with traditional and non-traditional business resources to create a self-sustaining vehicle for the furtherance of these artists’ careers… (Read More)
Since the release of 2000 Years of Human Error on Posthuman Records in January 2001, Godhead has been steadily building their fan base and emerging as an international rock act. With the July 15, 2003 release of the long awaited follow-up… (Read More)
With their beginning firmly and proudly rooted in the middle of America, Indianapolis natives Gwen Stacy began practicing together in the winter of 2004. “Growing up in Indiana was awesome,” exclaims bassist and founding member Brent Schindler alongside drummer TJ Sego… (Read More)
Forming in Finland in the midst of 1995, H.I.M. (His Infernal Majesty) portrays a true quest for the reinvention of goth rock. Setting as their main artistic ambition the creation of songs in the similar path of bands such as Sisters… (Read More)
Exploration of the future gave birth to Hanzel und Gretyl in 1993 as Loopy and Vas Kallas fixated on a machine approach to music that has since popularized the infamous HUG quote “Machines Good People Bad.” As the human element of… (Read More)
Formed in the early 90’s by bandleader Seibold, Hate Dept. is equal parts repetitive industrial dance rock and hostile punk rock. A multi-instrumentalist, Seibold plays keyboards, guitar, percussion, and supplies Hate Dept.‘s distorted vocals. The band’s first release, meat.your.maker, was released… (Read More)
Haujobb are part of the newest wave of electronic dance acts to come storming out of Europe. Along with such other notables as wumpscut and VNV Nation, Haujobb are bringing, if possible, an even newer surge of adrenaline to a genre… (Read More)
The words dark, macabre and beautiful only begin to describe the unique music of I Am Ghost. By seamlessly integrating the raw energy of post-hardcore with contemporary punk rock and elements of classical strings and piano, I Am Ghost have developed… (Read More)
Formed in 1996 by David Andrecht and Ted Phelps, Imperative Reaction began as the remnants of the Los Angeles based D.N.A. An early demo tape entitled Debris was released in the summer of 1996 only to be recalled and destroyed after… (Read More)
Orginally formed out of the Goa vibe of the early 90’s. Juno Reactor continues to improve music with impressive beats and trancey sonic vibes. At the time the band consisted of Ben Watkins and Stefan Holwick (Total Eclipse) who collaborated to… (Read More)
Heavy and slow, Killing Joke (at least early in their career) was a quasi-metal band dancing to a tune of doom and gloom. They eventually became less heavy and more arty (the latter seems almost impossible) — more danceable even -… (Read More)
Spawned in Germany during 1984, KMFDM pioneered the crossover between techno/dance and heavy metal with their signature industrial sound. Moving to Chicago in the mid-80s KMFDM was the pride of Wax Trax Records during the label’s peak. Rapidly evolving year by… (Read More)
In just four years Seattle’s Karloz.M has made quite a name for himself as Manufactura, taking the power-noise scene by storm with his critically acclaimed debut album Regression and his aggressive live performances. Ranging from rhythmic noise, drill n’ bass, trance… (Read More)
“Rantology” 25th Anniversary Collection Out on 9/27/05! Go to the Discography to purchase. MINISTRY: RIO GRANDE BLOOD Artist Bio "… voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you… (Read More)
MOORE are the Kings of Metal” and “These guys come to kill shit” are the words Tripp Eisen (of The Murder Dolls//Static X and Dope) uses to describe the metal powerhouse from Denver. “MOORE totally ROCKS” and “(MOORE) are a… (Read More)
MORTIIS BIOGRAPHY Mortiis as an artistic creation has evolved over time – a time that has seen Mortiis the individual transform into Mortiis the band. The concept of Mortiis is one that is never stagnant, a concept consisting equally of music… (Read More)
At the turn of the year we find the MOTOR duo of Mr. No and Bryan Black both firmly in the driving seat of their metallic, rust-coated rocket car. Not content with laying waste to clubland last year with the… (Read More)
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
In the fall of 1987, artist/performer Groovie Mann and musician Buzz McCoy met one night in a seedy Chicago neighborhood bar. Discovering they shared a common love for tabloid tales of sex and Satan, kitschy horror flicks, and trashy exploitation… (Read More)
Nitzer Ebb All Original Members
With an unusual name, Teutonic beats and aggressive sound, it is often assumed that Nitzer Ebb originated within the German techno scene, but the truth of the matter is that this trio hailed from the UK, Chelmsford in Essex to… (Read More)
Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Nocturne exploded onto the industrial music scene in 1999 with the release of “Twilight”, their debut album (released by Triple X Records—the L.A. based label most famous for releasing Jane’s Addition’s debut album). Nocturne is made up… (Read More)
