Dais Records has announced the release of Honest Labour, the sophomore full-length album from Manchester duo Space Afrika. Creating from what the band refers to as “overlapping moments” derived from sounds and dialogues “half-heard through a bus window on a rainy night,” the album alludes to a patriarchal figure from Joshua Inyang’s Nigerian family tree and the nature of resilience and loyalty to one’s own labors of love [..]

 
U.K. electro/punk act Strange Bones has unveiled the second single from the band’s new album, an anthem for the apocalypse titled “Deathwish.” Drawing inspiration from the “dystopian Disneyland seaside town that time forgot” that is the band’s home of Blackpool, front man Bobby Bentham exaplains “Deathwish” to be about “feeling trapped by your surroundings [..]

 
Following the release of the band’s self-titled debut in November, dark rock act GHØSTKID has unveiled the music video for the INHUMAN remix of “FØØL,” its computer generated visuals created by SHVR. and evoking a dystopian and cybernetic atmosphere. GHØSTKID founder Sebastian “Sushi” Biesler refers to the remix as “a great symbiosis between our two worlds,” having communicated with INHUMAN initially via Instagram [..]

 
Less than a week after the band made its debut with the “Artificial” single, California art rock act HU3M3N has unveiled the corresponding music video. Edited by Sebastien Paquet, the video blends evocative CGI with a disparate sci-fi narrative of a “cyborg girl” played by Nikki Gray, desperate to become human at the cost of another’s life [..]

 
Following the release of the industrial/alt. rock band’s Rituals EP, Warm Gadget has unveiled a music video for “If Only I Could.” Directed and produced by vocalist/lyricist Tim Vester, the video showcases disparate yet vibrant imagery that matches the band’s melting pot style, full of searing electronics and hook-laden guitar-driven hard rock. [..]

 
As live concerts and festivals are reorganizing and rescheduling, the excitement shared by artists and audience is perhaps higher than it’s ever been, with guitarist extraordinaire John 5 stating that his excitement is “amplified by a million.” Long celebrated for his musical versatility on top of his masterful playing style, he has now announced a tour of North America [..]

 
After cutting his teeth in numerous bands spanning several different genres over the the last 20 years, Sébastien Bernard has unveiled the first two singles from his dark electro and synthwave project Halo’s Eve. Drawing on themes of philosophy and the occult, both singles will be appearing on his forthcoming debut EP, Pitch Black Heaven [..]