Synthetisch Lebensform - Initialization

Synthetisch Lebensform (aka Synthetische Lebensform) is an industrial duo from Murmansk. Despite (or perhaps thanks to) the location they create some very 90s European sounding industrial that should appeal to any old school industrialist.

It's available as a free download from Bandcamp.

Mind Teardown - Cybernetica

I have listen a bit to Mind Teardownearlier, but this album is in my mind the best one I've heard so far. It's hard and dirty and has flavours of old school industrial like Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly.

Get the album for free at Bandcamp.

Chrome Corps - Intimidation Tactics 353

They seem to be a bit undecided about what tyo call themselves as they use both Chrome Corps and Chrome Corpse, but they are a Seattle EBM band. The sound is hard as it should. Almost a bit anhalt EBM with a touch of industrial banging on metal and samples.

The EP is available as a free download from Bandcamp.

Gasoline Invertebrate - Freak Passenger

This is a four track EP with remixes from Gasoline Invertebrate. The tracks are dance friendly industrial and easy to listen to. The different remixes makes sure each track has it's own unique style.

Available as a free download from Bandcamp.

Bella Lune - Within Reach

A free single with Bella Lune's special type of darkwave. As you can expect you get the frail, haunting, etheral voice combined with the clear electronic background music that makes Bella Lune so special.

Get it as a free download at Bandcamp.

Stimmen Der Seele Vol​.​3

Here we have the third compilation from Stimmen der Seele with various dark music.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Hjärnkultur - Crown Ache

From Sweden comes Hjärnkultur (Brain Culture) that offers this EP of four noisy, industrial ambient tracks.

It's a free download from Bandcamp.

Sacris Idolum - Anthology

Heavy industrial beats, dark electronic music and EBM style vocals makes this a very interesting release. It's dark and heavy, but very danceable.

Free download at Bandcamp.

Jeff Clark's - Confused

Here is an interesting post-punk / darkwave EP from the French band Jeff Clark's and they don't appear to be confused as they know what they are doing. Their mix of electronic sounds and traditional instruments should appeal to both old school goths and those who prefer more electronic sounds.

It is a free download from Bandcamp.

Dark Vision Vol​.​3

This is the third compilation from Russian Dak Community and it's a massive one with 39 tracks. It contains both artist I have listen to before as well as artists I've never heard about before.

Free download from Bandcamp.

MAäSK - Eclipse of Man

From California comes the band with the strange name of MAäSK and they deliver aggressive deathrock with a strong leaning towards punk rock. Noisy and very good.

Available as a free download from Bandcamp.

Data Witch - Demonology

Poppy electronic sounds combined with darkness in the background and haunting vocals makes up the content of this EP by the Canadian entity known as Data Witch.

It is a free download from Bandcamp.

Batch ID - Järnrörsdans

A bit of Swedish humorous and political EBM (the title and text is a reference where some MPs from Sverigedemokraterna filmed themselves harassing immigrants and women and later armed themselves with iron bars) from Gothenburg's Batch ID. Musically it's a bit too poppy for my taste it could easily have been harder.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Pulseborg - RE​:​EV

Pulseborg is an anhalt EBM act from Argentina formed in 2011 and apart from two tracks on two compilations this 2012 EP is their only release. A bit sad really because it's actually quite good and they sing in English so there is no problem understanding the lyrics either.

A free download from Bandcamp.

Paranoia Musique Vol. 4

Paranoia Musique from Brazil have published this compilation of gothic tracks. The styles range from more traditional post-punk to heavier electronic tracks.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Dark Electro Polska Vol. 1 (2018)

In an interesting touch this compilation has the release year as part of the title. Unlike the compilations from Russian Dark Community this compilation from Dark Electro Polska is more limited by borders and it only contains artist that are actually from Poland, but there are still many interesting acts to choose from and many of the big names in the Polish dark electronic scene takes part here.

Get it as a free download from Bandcamp.

Industrial Discipline Vol​.​2

This is the second compilation from Russian Dark Community and you get 32 tracks in various genres of dark electronic music.

Get it as a free download from Bandcamp.

Compilation vol​.​1

A rather bland name for this compilation but the content isn't. This is the first compilation out from Russian Dark Community, but the artists are not exclusively from Russia so you get a wide variation both in styles and geographic origin.

Available as a free download from Bandcamp.

Industrial Heatwave

Brutal Resonance keeps pumping out these compilations. As we had a very hot summer this year the theme of the compilation is exactly that. It's not all industrial, there are also some electro, synth pop et.c. on it.

Available as a free download from Bandcamp.

Device Noize - Sexaddiction

If you like hard sounding electro-industrial with a liberal sprinkling of sampled porn movies then this is the release for you.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Hot Goths in Your Area

While the title may sound like some spam e-mail it is a reference to the unusually hot weather and how it requires some real dedication to wear all black in this heat. Far from everything is goth, but it features 20 tracks in several different styles of dark electronic.

Free download from Bandcamp.

She Is the Dark

Another compilation of gothic tracks compiled by Oskar Terramortis. You get 42 tracks of different artists from a wide selection of countries.

Free download from Bandcamp.

The Gothsicles - The Mechanismus Festival EP

Here is a free download EP from The Gothsicles and if you know about the band you'll know what to expect. It's a mix of dance friendly industrial sounds mixed with chiptune sounds.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Electro Brain Disaster II

Only seven tracks on this release, but it manages to cover some very different styles. The odds that you will like everything is slim, but I think you may find at least some of the track to your liking.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Caustic - Dead Meat Vol 1

This is a remix album where various artists remixes tracks from Caustric's American Carrion album. It does a good job of doing it in different styles so it don't get boring or monotonous.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Swedish Electro, Volume 5

A new compilation of Swedish electro has hit the net. This compilation contains 49 tracks of electronic music from Sweden. As you may suspect it covers quite a bit of different genres ranging from mellow to aggressive.

Free download from Bandcamp.

CIA Volume 7

The CIA in this compilation stands for Creative & Individual Arts and if that didn't give enough hint it also bears the warning "This is art - not mainstream". So don't say you wasn't warned.What you get is 48 tracks in many different styles, some more experimental than other.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Sacris Idolum - Riot Angel

While Sacris Idolum describes themselves as electro-industrial I find that this has more in common with EBM.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Deader - Deadest

Here is some industrial from down under. Deader is an electro-industrial duo from Melbourne.They seem to draw inspiration from many different sources. There are dark pads, harsh vocals and pounding bass lines.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Prometheus Burning - Influenza

Aggressive noise landscapes from this Pittsburgh duo.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Switched On Rack Vol. 1

This is a compilation to show of the abilities of VCV Rack, a VST that emulates a modular synthesizer. As such it is a bit of a failure as most tracks are ambient. It would have been more interesting if it would have covered other genres as well, but it's a free download from Bandcamp.

Provoked: The Provocateur Remixes

This is a remix album where different artists makes remixes of the tracks from the Provocateur album. The cover makes it look a lot harder than it is. It's not that it's bad, they are not. But most are rather bland and almost mainstream. It would be nice to have a bit more variety and some tracks with more dirt and attitude.

Free download from Bandcamp.

NAR​​-​​Goth'N'Tronic​​-​​Metal'N'Rock Sommer​​-​​Sampler Vol​​.​9

Another on in the series of compilations with the tricky name from the German label Workers Welt. The title promises goth and electronic, metal and rock and it manages quite well with delivering it too. A bit more electronic than the others, but still quite good width.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Parasite of God - Outcast

This single from Parasite of God features some heavy, dark beats combined with aggressive singing and trancey melody.

Free download from Bandcamp.

There's a Lot of Industrial on This Compilation

The title of this compilation from Brutal Resonance don't lie. There is a lot of industrial on this massive 75 track release. Not all of it is industrial. You also get synthpop, witch house, ambient et.c. but there is a lot of industrial. There are also several tracks that are industrial metal/rock and that's a nice touch.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Fractal Age - Fractal Age

Fractal Age from Germany combines EBM and industrial sounds with pads and synthpop style singing it actually works.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Double Echo - Period Rooms

A ten track album with reverb drenched gothic goodness.It has a very old school sound that I like. Well worth a download if you like the more traditional goth sound.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Tankard Haus - Stalkers

Tankard Haus is a group from Birmingham that defines themselves as dark electro, but it's a bit heavier than your standard dark electro. The music draws from many different genres such as industrial, synthpop and even some chiptune and the vocals are impressing with a bit of goth touch.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Black Summer 2017

The summer of 2017 have come and passed, but the music lives on. This compilation from Unknown Pleasures Records contains mostly goth in various forms, but also some synthpop and even indie rock.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Watcher's Woods - Decay

Some dark and reverbed goth from Nort Carolina. Very traditional style, but that's the way I like it.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Secret Shame - Secret Shame

Here is some really nice goth coming from North Carolina. It has a real old school vibe like if Siouxsie Sioux would sing in Sisters of Mercy and that is just the way I like my goth.

It's a free download from Bandcamp.

Vandal Moon - Synesthesia

This is a release with dark and atmospheric tracks. Sort of darkwave bordering on ambient.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Standard Issue Citizen - Your Opinion Is Forfeit

Standard Issue Citizen is an industrial band from the steel town of Pittsburgh. I don't know how much that affects the music, but it's an interesting blend of machines and humans.

Free download from Bandcamp.

Paranoia Musique Vol. 3

Paranoia Musique have published it's third compilation of dark and gothic tracks. If you like the more moody side of darkness it's well worth a download.

Free download from Bandcamp.

American Head Charge - Sugars of Someday

It's more metal than industrial, but it is really good even if it's perhaps a bit too mainstream for this blog.

Available as a free download from Bandcamp.

EndZeit Effekt - Freedom

Heavy beats, harsh sounds and dark atmospheric pads makes this release a very good fit for this blog.

Free download from Internet Archive.

Kælan Mikla - Demos

Kælan Mikla describes themselves as a synth-punk trio from Iceland. I may have a different definition of the genre so I would instead describe them as something like post-punk and darkwave, but it's not easy to pigeon-hole them. The music is dark and full of atmosphere with a punching beat and vocals that gives me goosebumps.


Free download from Bandcamp.

Larry Birth - The Hole Where I Saw God

Here is an interesting release if you want something out of the ordinary. Larry Birth draws from several different genres and lets them crash into a noisy, in your face blend.

Free download from Internet Archive and Bandcamp.

Luck of the Industrial

Another monthly compilation from Brutal Resonance. This time it's ten tracks, but the total running length is still high due to many of the tracks being very long. Two of the tracks are over ten minutes long and five are over six minutes. In my opinion this is the weakest release in the series, but then I'm not a big fan of noise (as a genre).

Free download from Bandcamp.

Patient Zero - The _Novox Cut

24 tracks of instrumental electronic music from Patient Zero in the UK.

Free download from Bandcamp.