Having dissolved his band Devin Townsend Project in early 2018 and announcing the ERAS vinyl box set series, Devin Townsend will be releasing the live album and concert film Ocean Machine – Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv on July 6 via InsideOut Music. Recorded during a performance of the musician’s 1997 Ocean Machine: Biomech solo studio album celebrating its twentieth anniversary [..]

 
On the verge of completing a U.S. tour co-headlinng with HO99O9, L.A. industrial/metal band 3TEETH has signed with the iconic metal label Century Media Records. “It was a perfect-storm-moment for 3TEETH,” states front man and vocalist Alexis Mincolla, “We have more to say than ever and needed a label home that understood that.” [..]

After 23 years, NIHIL remains one of the most enduring and beloved albums in KMFDM’s discography, now given the vinyl remaster treatment. Käpt’n K speaks now with ReGen about the album’s history and legacy, along with some hints as to what is yet to come from the Ultra Heavy Beat!
 

An InterView with Sascha “Käpt’n K” Konietzko of KMFDM
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Compactor, the experimental industrial/noise project of Dream into Dust’s Derek Rush, is set to release its first full-length CD, Technology Worship, on May 1 via Oppressive Resistance Recordings. The album explores the relationship between humanity and technology, focusing on the echoes of religion in man’s devotion to and trust in tech. The sounds themselves, mastered by J. Stillings (Steel Hook Prostheses), further set the stage for the allegory [..]

 
New Danish industrial project Negant will release its debut album NO! via LÆBEL on May 1. The trio consisting of venerable scene veterans Jens B. Petersen (Neotek, ManMindMachine, Danish Electro), Tommy B-Kuhlmann (In Absentia, Danish Electro), and John R. Mirland (Am Tierpark, Mirland/Larsen, Holm/Mirland, Mirland) builds on a solid foundation of classic electronic elements to create a brutal, intense sound. [..]

 
Helmed by Alex Paterson for 30 years, electronic music collective The Orb has announced a new album due for release on June 22 via Cooking Vinyl, titled No Sounds Are Out of Bounds. Embracing creative freedom and employing a more ensemble approach that hearkens back to The Orb’s debut album, Paterson explains, “I wanted to try something with more musicians and more voices. More contributors essentially – similar to the conditions our first album Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld were recorded in.” He goes on to say “I wanted a change to expand the palate, and to bring in other elements that will keep people guessing and keep them confused.” As such, No Sounds Are Out of Bounds features a myriad of guest contributors joining Paterson and partner Thomas Fehlmann [..]

 
Poptone – the latest musical partnership between Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, and featuring Diva Dompé – has announced the release of a self-titled debut album. Long known for their collective work in Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail, Poptone – named after a P.I.L. track – marks the pair’s fourth musical collaboration. The band grew out of Ash’s desire to perform live again, following a format similar to his 2014 solo album, Stripped, which itself was a collection of reinterpreted material from his past outlets. Poptone then toured throughout 2017 [..]