Death pop act Corlyx dropped new single and video ‘The Letdown’ last week via Out of Line Music! Don’t miss out on catching this amazing dark and gothy trio live at Hellsinki Industrial Festival next month!

The summer festival season is over, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of exciting fests happening over the next couple of months this autumn/winter in Finland, starting with Cult of Darkness today, Helsinki Techfest, and HKI SKEPU FEST VI this month still, Pakanafesterit in October, Hellsinki Industrial Festival and Melancholy Mass Festivals in November, and John Smith Rock Frozen in December! And for the beer and music lovers, several Masis Beer & Metal events spread over the next couple of months all over Finland! Go get your tickets now!

Kat Von D released her latest single and music video ‘Truth in Reverse’ a while ago, another fantastic track of her upcoming new album ‘My Side of the Mountain’, set for release on September 20!

Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!

Italian neoclassical and darkwave veterans Ataraxia pay homage to Mexico and Latin America with their new music video for the single ‘Viriditas’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Centaurea’, set for release in May via The Circle Music!

Italian neoclassical and darkwave veterans Ataraxia unveiled the new song and video ‘Galen’, a track from their upcoming 29th studio album ‘Centaurea’, set for release in May via The Circle Music!

Darkwave/post-punk duo Yama Uba released their debut full-length ‘Silhouettes’ via Psychic Eye and Ratskin Records last Wednesday!

Portuguese outfit Ponte Del Diavolo dance with the devil on ‘Covenant’, another spellbinding single and video from their upcoming self-titled album set for release next month via Season of Mist!

Mark took it easy in 2023 and offers a selection of pictures of the handful of shows that he covered with his photography, mostly in the realm of new wave, old school electronic music, experimental and pop music with Self Esteem, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Martyn Ware and friends, and Utopia Strong!

Our resident extreme metal reviewer Mazen has a selection of stellar (mostly) black and death metal releases as his favorite of the year with Sulphur Aeon, Varathron, Moonlight Sorcery, Cruciamentum, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Asphodelus, Marduk, …And Oceans, and Cirith Ungol!