Stabbing Westward release cover of The Cure's "Burn"

Stabbing Westward have unveiled their cover of The Cure’s “Burn” today.

The cover, which you can hear below, is part of the Cold Waves Festival 2020 benefit compilation, which also features Chemlab, Severed Heads, and Bile. Money raised from the compilation will go towards the staff of Metro Chicago and the suicide prevention and awareness charity Darkest Before Dawn.

Starting tomorrow (September 18), Cold Waves Festival will hold a virtual festival on their Twitch channel. This event will feature new and previously unreleased performances from Meat Beat Manifesto, Front Line Assembly, and Ash Code. More information on this event can be found here.

Chiasm releases "Are You Okay?" remix album featuring Stabbing Westward and Jean-Marc Lederman

Industrial-electronic act Chiasm have unveiled a new remix album for their latest single “Are You Okay?”

Released yesterday, the album features remixes from Christopher Hall of Stabbing Westward, Jean-Marc Lederman, Third Realm, Glass Apple Bonzai, Unitcode:Machine, and Shawn Brice of Loveless Love. The release also features a remix of “Knocking” from Acclimate. You can stream and purchase the release below.

“Are You Okay” and “Knocking” stem from Chiasm’s forthcoming studio album Missed The Noise, which will be released later this year on COP International.

Daily lineups for Cold Waves Festival 2020 announced

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

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

Stabbing Westward release music video for "Cold"

Yesterday, industrial rock outfit Stabbing Westward released the music video for the song “Cold.” The video, which you can check out below, was directed by vocalist Christopher Hall with the help of their Google Pixel 3 and an Instagram Halloween filter. The song stems from Stabbing Westward’s new EP Dead and Gone, which was released earlier this month. This is their first release since their 2001 self-titled album.

On May 1, the band will perform at the Dracula’s Ball inside Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall. The band will be joined by special guests The Birthday Massacre. Tickets for this event are on sale right now.