After an absence of more than a decade, New York industrial/rock act Hazmat returns with a new album, titled Storming the Unreality Studio. Featuring 11 new tracks and two remixes, Storming the Unreality Studio finds founder Matt Collins continuing down the path laid down by past releases like 2008’s Dystopia Now EP and 2006’s 4 Point Perspective [..]

 
Negative Gain Productions has announced the signing of Ukrainian/American synthpop artist/producer CULTTASTIC, with a debut full-length album to be released in a subscription format. With this format, fans who pre-order the album will receive a new song every two weeks, including artwork, leading up to the physical edition’s worldwide release on October 4; the first single, “Accel World” was released on May 17 [..]

 
Slovenian electro/synthpop act Torul has announced a new single, “The Sooner the Better,” the fourth to precede the band’s upcoming sixth full-length album, Hikikomori. With the track, the band pursues themes of remembrance and regret set to a melancholic and bittersweet electro-pop vibe, with the music video to feature a performance by dance artist Željko Božić. [..]

 
Psyclon Nine front man Nero Bellum has announced the release of his debut solo album, titled NFRNº, with a release date of May 24 via Metropolis Records. In contrast to the heavier, metal-laden industrial tones of his main band, NFRNº sees Bellum pursuing a more exploratory route with modular synthesizers [..]

 
With her band participating in this year’s Terminus and ColdWaves festival events, Alizza Barrett – founder/front woman for darkwave/electro act Vore Aurora – is calling on the underground music community to participate in a various artists compilation to protest the wave of abortion bans taking place across the U.S., with proceeds to benefit the ACLU. First expressing the need for action via social media, Barrett had asked followers “What companies can we donate to that will do the most good?” Among the responses were the ACLU, The Yellowhammer Fund, and Planned Parenthood (for which Barrett had previously released a benefit single). Now, in this special address via ReGen Magazine, Barrett issued this statement [..]

 
A mainstay of the death/rock scene, Altar De Fey has announced the release of Original Sin: An Anthology of the Early Years via Other Voices Records on August 25. The 11 track album includes demos, live tracks, and rehearsals dating from 1984 to 1986. Formed in San Francisco during the early ’80s, Altar De Fey was part of the burgeoning post-punk movement [..]

Dissonance
Category: Electro / Industrial / Darkwave
Album: Ascent EP
Blurb: An amalgam of all that has come before and a hint of what is yet to come, the latest EP from Dissonance is a long-awaited jewel of modern melodic electro/industrial.

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