Chicago based WTII Records has announced the release of a free digital compilation, highlighting the label’s releases for 2011 and 2012. [..]

Washington, DC, The 9:30 Club 11/16/2011

The opening act of the evening, a young, darker edged rock band that showed promise, introduced a song called “Children of the Underground” by calling it “a song about us.” The “children of the underground” were out in full force for the late show with a founding father of goth and the latest wave of dark synth/rock.

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Ministry
Category: Industrial / Metal
Album: Relapse
Stars: 4
Blurb: Consistent yet diverse, the champions of industrial/metal return with an album that is among the most aggressively satisfying in the history of Ministry.

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Cyanotic
Category: Industrial / Ambient
Album: MedPack Vol. 1
Stars: 4
Blurb: Stepping back from brutality to explore a more soundtrack oriented, darkly atmospheric sound, the champions of modern coldwave spread their wings with this teaser EP.

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Mindless Faith
Category: Electro / EBM / Rock
Album: Just Defy
Stars: 4
Blurb: At once contemporary and expansive, the latest album from Mindless Faith is perhaps the band’s most straightforward effort yet.

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Aesthetic Perfection
Category: Industrial / EBM
Album: All Beauty Destroyed
Stars: 3.5
Blurb: Aesthetic Perfection breaks away from the terror EBM pack with a more refined sound with solid results.

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System Syn
Category: Industrial / Goth
Album: All Seasons Pass
Stars: 3
Blurb: System Syn continues to languish in the role of Imperative Reaction’s overly sensitive and mopey little brother.

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