Five great podcasts for International Podcast Day 2020

September 30, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music, Other

Over the years, podcasts have been one of the biggest mediums of entertainment. Whether it’s a talk show with a group of friends or a weekly narrative, people can’t get enough of their favorite shows. Founded in 2015, International Podcast Day (September 30) was created to share the love of podcasts. We decided to showcase five great podcasts you should start following today.

Island Life with Alex Denney

Each week Alex Denney meets new talking animals on a deserted island. One day before recording, Denney asks for a suggestion word from listeners, which will be the focal point of the episode. Aliza Pearl (Geek and Sundry), Celeste Pechous (Work In Progress), and Doug Morency (Degrassi: The Next Generation) are among those who've appeared on the improvised podcast.

Exile

Kelly Nugent (TBS's Superpunch, El Rey Nation) delivers a chilling story with Exile. The narrative podcast follows a woman exiled to a world full of terror at every corner. Nugent wrote, produced, mixed, and performed the entire podcast with the help of Analise Nelson composing the music. This podcast is best listened to with great headphones.

500 Greatest Films Podcast

Hector Navarro (Nerdist, El Rey Nation) and Keller Knoblock (Geek and Sundry) have one goal: to watch Empire Magazine’s 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. Each podcast finds the duo tackling a new movie with some special guests, including comic book writer Jody Houser and VENN host Emma Fyffe. Debuting in 2018, the podcast is slated to conclude in 2028.

Communion After Dark

Each week, Communion After Dark brings some of the latest in industrial, EBM, dark electro, and more. Hosting the show are DJ Mark Paradise (The Castle), DJ Maus (Obscura Undead, STRANGELOVE), and DJ Tom Gold (Resident DJ at The Castle). Listeners will also be treated to guest DJ sets from familiar names in the alternative-electronic scene. Recently, Tom Shear (Assemblage 23), Jasyn Bangert (God Module), and Raph Beck (DarkTunes) have appeared on the show.

The Comedy Button

Since 2011, The Comedy Button has been bringing delivering a plethora of laughs to podcast listeners. Hosts Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar try to make sense of the various things going on in this world. Aside from the weekly podcast, The Comedy Button also has bonus episodes, including movie commentaries, in their webstore.

The Comedy Button · TCB: Episode 456

Dark Side Of The Con Online takes over this weekend

April 24, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

While the coronavirus forced Dark Side of the Con to postpone their event, the convention is still bringing some rocking performances and panels to fans this weekend.

Dark Side of the Con Online, which takes place on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26, will feature a slew of artists joining forces for a good time. Saturday will include performances from artists such as Abbey Death, The Gothsicles, and Ghostfeeder. Sunday will have performances from The Amatory Murder, Interface, and Dead Animal Assembly Plant.

Fans can check out the livestream over on VampireFreaks’ Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube pages. The entire schedule can be seen below. All times listed are EST.

Tickets for this year’s Dark Side of the Con, which has been moved to September 18 through September 20, can be purchased here. The event will take place inside the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Dark Side Of The Con schedule

Saturday, April 25th

3:00PM - The Museum of Interesting Things

3:45PM - Electronic Saviors Q&A

4:30PM - Modular Synth Workshop w/ Angelspit

5:15PM - Victor Sierra

6:00PM - Metamorph

6:45PM - Abbey Death

7:30PM - Tragic Impulse

8:15PM - Stoneburner

9:00PM - The Gothsicles

9:45PM - Angelspit

10:30PM - Xentrifuge

11:15PM - Ghostfeeder

Sunday, April 26th

3:00PM - Space Couch w/ Freeze Etch

4:00PM - Live Bats w/ NJ Batman Joseph D'Angeli

5:15PM - nTTx

6:00PM - Dylan Mars Greenberg

6:45PM - Razor of The Mary Lous

7:30PM - Cliff and Ivy

8:15PM - V is For Villains

9:00PM - The Amatory Murder

9:45PM - Interface

10:30PM - Glass Apple Bonzai

11:15PM - Dead Animal Assembly Plant

Youth Code release new track "Puzzle"

April 09, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Los Angeles EBM/industrial duo Youth Code were supposed to conclude a short headlining trek today, but the coronavirus epidemic caused them to cancel the trek. Fortunately, the outfit decided to treat fans with a new song titled “Puzzle.” “Puzzle is a song written with the mindset of what happens when everything is ruined and defeat is the ever racing thought that paces the mind. Given the current climate, artistic individuals being forced to take pause whatsoever can be very difficult and harrowing. Hopefully with continuing creativity and furthering new breath into these tracks, we will have given way to inspiration for all and added just a little more gasoline to our internal burning fires,” the band said in a statement.

Aside from hearing the track, fans can remix the song by downloading the stems through Isolate/Create. People sharing their mixes can use the hashtag #isolatecreate and tag Youth Code on social media. “Puzzle” is their first release since 2018’s”Innocence,” which found them collaborating with noise rock group Health. Their last studio album was 2016’s Commitment to Complications, which was one of our favorite albums of the 2010s.

Los Angeles Gothic Festival arrives at The Stardust Club this Valentine's Day weekend

February 12, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Klub Terminal are bringing some of the best in dark music to the Stardust Club for the Los Angeles Gothic Festival, which takes place from February 14 through February 16.

Headlining day one (February 14) are God Module, who will be supporting their latest studio album The Unsound. Joining them as direct support are C-lekktor, who unveiled their remix album Out Of Our Way last year. Absynthe Of Faith, Infected Sound System, and Visions in Black will also perform.

Day two (February 15) will have a headlining set from Angels and Agony, whose last studio album was 2015’s Monument. Bella Morte, whose last release was 2017’s Year of the Ghost, will be direct support. For their set, they’ll be joined by 45 Grave drummer Tom Coyne. Circuito Cerrado and Pyroclastic will kick things off.

Day three (February 16) will include a headlining performance from Radio Scarlet, who released Too Goth for Punk, Too Punk for Goth in 2017. The Dirty Horror, Former Humans, and Ravens Moreland will also perform.

Tickets for day one and day two of the festival are on sale right now. Entry for day three will be free until 9:30 p.m. Doors open each night at 8 p.m. This is a 21+ event. You can check out a playlist featuring some of the performing acts below. The Stardust Club is located on 7643 Firestone Blvd in Downey.

Front 242 announce 2020 fall U.S. tour

February 11, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

EBM pioneers Front 242 have announced a U.S. tour surrounding their performance at Chicago’s Cold Waves Festival.

Revealed yesterday, the trek kicks off on September 16 inside Philadelphia’s Underground Arts, and it’ll feature stops in major cities such as Brooklyn, Denver, Phoenix, and Dallas before concluding inside The Orpheum in Tampa on October 4. Tickets for most of these shows will go on sale this Friday (February 14) at 10 a.m. local time.

While Front 242’s last studio album was 2003’s Pulse, members of the group have been busy with side projects. Last year, programmer Daniel B. released the albums One to One and Xaosonix. Vocalist Jean-Luc De Meyer collaborated with Jean-Marc Lederman for the A Tribe of My Own EP and their debut album Eleven Grinding Songs in 2018.

Front 242 tour dates

September 16 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts (w/ Ash Code) (on sale now)

September 17 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere (w/ The Young Gods, Ash Code)

September 19 Chicago, IL Metro (Cold Waves Festival) (on sale now)

September 20 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line (w/ Cyanatic)

September 23 Denver, CO Oriental Theater (w/The Young Gods, Blackcell)

September 24 Los Angeles, CA The Mayan (w/ My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult) (on sale now)

September 26 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater (on sale now)

September 27 San Francisco, CA Public Works

September 29 Phoenix, AZ The Red Room (on sale May 21)

September 30 San Antonio, TX Sam’s (w/Curse Mackey, IIOIOIOII) (on sale now)

October 2 Dallas, TX Canton Hall (on sale now)

October 3 Houston, TX Numbers (w/C.C.C.P., Microchip League, Psyche, Robotiko Rejekto) (on sale now)

October 4 Tampa, FL The Orpheum

Daily lineups for Cold Waves Festival 2020 announced

February 06, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Days after announcing the lineup for this year’s Cold Waves Festival, organizers have unveiled the daily lineup today.

Friday, September 18 will include a headlining performance from Stabbing Westward with support from The Young Gods, Ash Code, All Your Sisters, and Chris Connelly. The Smart Bar will include sets from Void Vision, Zoltar, and DJ Veganinblack.

Saturday, September 19 will have Front 242 headlining things with support from The KVB, Paul Barker, Cyanotic, and Kollaps. Broken Note, Hermes Pan, and DJ :EYG: will take over The Smart Bar.

Sunday, September 20 will have My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult closing things with special guests She Past Away, Actors, The Bellwether Syndicate, and Fee Lion. DJ Mutilato will rock GMan Tavern.

Single day and VIP tickets go on sale tomorrow (February 7) at 10 a.m. CST. Three-day tickets are on sale right now.

Front 242, Stabbing Westward, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult to perform at Cold Waves Festival 2020 in Chicago

February 04, 2020 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Front 242, Stabbing Westward, and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult are among those announced for the 2020 installment of Cold Waves Festival. Revealed today, the lineup for the festival also includes performances from The Young Gods, She Past Away, Chris Connelly, and Actors. You can check out the revealed lineup below.

Three-day passes for Cold Waves Festival are on sale right now. Single day tickets and VIP tickets will go on sale this Friday (February 7) at 10 a.m. CST. VIP tickets include balcony access, a meet and greet before doors open, a VIP laminate, a poster, and a CWIX compilation album. Single day lineups will be unveiled later this week.

Cold Waves Festival takes place at Chicago’s Metro from September 18 through September 20.

Cold Waves Festival 2020 lineup

Front 242

Stabbing Westward

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

The Young Gods

She Past Away

The KVB

Broken Note

Actors

Ash Code

Fee Lion

Paul Barker

Chris Connelly

Cyanotic

All Your Sisters

The Bellwether Syndicate

Void Vision

Kollaps

Zoltar

Hermes Pan

DJ Mutilato

DJ :EYG:

DJ Vegininblack

Assemblage 23 & Helix to perform at QXT's 28th anniversary celebration tonight

September 14, 2019 by Terrance Pryor in Music

New Jersey alternative club QXT’s will be celebrating their 28th anniversary tonight, and everyone’s invited to come!

Headlining the festivities are Seattle EBM outfit Assemblage 23. Founded by Tom Shear in 1988, the act have toured around the world and found heavy rotation in goth clubs everywhere. Their last studio album was 2016’s Endure.

Before Assemblage 23 goes on, Shear will perform in his synthpop side project Helix, which features vocalist Mari Kattman. The act unveiled their debut studio album Twin last year on Metropolis Records.

Doors for this 21+ event will open at 9 p.m. Tickets can still be purchased online until noon today. Tickets will be sold at the door for $30. The first 100 people arriving to the event will get a free QXT’s T-shirt.

More information on QXT’s can be found here. The nightclub is located on 248 Mulberry Street in Newark, New Jersey (two blocks from the Prudential Center).

EBM outfit God Module release new song "Unsound"

June 21, 2019 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Weeks before the release of their eighth studio album The Unsound, EBM act God Module have unveiled the title track today. The single includes remixes from ESA (Electronic Substance Abuse) and Finite Automata. The title track follows the album’s previous two singles “Cross My Heart” and “Unconscious.” You can check it out below.

The Unsound is slated to be released on July 12 via Metropolis Records. Pre-orders for the album are available here.

Starting tomorrow, God Module will begin their North American tour in support of the album. From August 13 through September 6, they’ll be joined by Finite Automata and Absynthe Of Faith. Their upcoming tour dates can be seen below.

God Module tour dates

June 22 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater

June 30 - Calgary, AB - Dickens Pub

July 26 - Seattle, WA - The Highline

July 28 - Portland, OR - Star Theater

July 30 - Oakland, CA - Elbo Room

August 1 - Sacramento, CA - Momo

August 2 - Ventura, CA - Golden China/DJ Set

August 3 - Los Angeles, CA - Catch One

August 4 - San Diego, CA - Tower Bar

August 5 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge

August 6 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse

August 10 - Austin, TX - Elysium

August 11 - Dallas, TX - The Church

August 13 - New Orleans, LA - The Goat

August 14 - Tallahassee, FL - 926 Bar

August 15 - Ybor City, FL - Crow Bar

August 16 - W Palm Beach, FL - Respectable Street

August 17 - Jacksonville, FL - Eclipse Riverside

August 19 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade

August 20 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone Club

August 21 - Richmond, VA - Fallout

August 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Voltage Lounge

August 24 - New York, NY - Drom

August 25 - Providence, RI - Dusk

August 29 - Cincinatti, OH - Darkotica at Mixwells

August 30 - Cleveland, OH - The Foundry

August 31 - Detroit, MI - Defiled at Smalls

September 1 - Chicago, IL - Burbon On Devision

September 2 - Madison, WI - Crucible

September 3 - Minneapolis, MN - Red Sea

September 4 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room

September 6 - Denver, CO - 3 Kings Tavern

Russian Dark Community unveil 'Fatal Infection' compilation

June 16, 2019 by Terrance Pryor in Music

Russian Dark Community bring together some of the finest acts in the darkest side of electronic music with their frequent compilations. Fortunately, fans of industrial, EBM, and the like can get excited for their new one titled Fatal Infection, which was unveiled yesterday.

This 25 track compilation includes some exclusive jams from London Sadness, Binaural Silence, and Ultimate Soldier. There’s even a We Are Temporary cover from atomwave group 0Kontrol.

You can check it out below. If you’re looking to pick it up, the first 200 downloads will be free/pay your own price. After those downloads are gone, this can be bought for at least $1.

Fatal Infection tracklisting

1. Binaural Silence - Several Years (2019 Preview Mix)

2. Ultimate Soldier - Ultimate Soldier (Nova State Machine Remix)

3. N-616 - Electric

4. Subliminal Code - Another Day (Album Version)

5. Chris Keya & Terror Band - Drangsturm

6. Zwaremachine - Pulse

7. Ironic Sweden - Dansmusik

8. Pro Patria - Into the Deep (mix with an Yperite twist)

9. Sangre - Sangre es la Vida

10. 0Kontrol - You must have known (We Are Temporary cover)

11. Celotrox - Die Gruftis