2020 marks the ninth installment of the Chicago charity/festival event ColdWaves, taking place on the weekend of September 18-20. Continuing to champion the cause of suicide prevention and offering a beacon of light and hope to the underground music scene, the event has brought forth some of the best bands, past and present, in the realms of industrial, electronic, and post-punk music. [..]

 
Following successful North American, U.K., and European tours, influential post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs has announced the release of their eighth studio album and first in nearly 30 years, Made of Rain. In conjunction with the announcement, the group has released the first single from the album, “Don’t Believe,” now available for streaming with downloads included with album pre-orders. A special performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 14 featuring exclusive performances from the new album and longtime fan favorites has also been announced [..]

 
With the resurgent popularity of post-punk and early goth/rock, one of the genre’s pioneering acts proves as beloved as ever as Bauhaus has added two new dates to its live schedule. After the triumph of three sold-out shows in Los Angeles in November and December of 2019, the band subsequently announced performances in London, Mexico City, Barcelona, Athens, and New York City; now, Bauhaus has added Dallas and Chicago to the itenerary [..]

 
ReGen Magazine is pleased to present the newest music video from electro/synthwave act Saigon Blue Rain for the track “We Ask For Pain.” Directed by Anaïs Novembre, the video presents vocalist Ophelia Lecomte dressed in a BDSM harness singing about the complacency and indulgence in futile pleasures, aware of the danger, hoping for a better future, but unwilling to take action [..]

 
With a new album on the horizon, Kansas City electronic artist Essenger has unveiled his latest single, titled “Empire of Steel.” Blending ’80s inspired synthwave with an edgy cyberpunk style, the song features a collaboration with fellow FiXT Neon artist Scandroid, the song lyrically exploring dystopian themes of mega-corporations exploiting artificial intelligence for nefarious purposes [..]

 
Following his widely acclaimed 2018 album That Beast, rhythmic industrial artist Jamie Blacker has announced his latest album under the moniker of ESA (Electronic Substance Abuse). Due for release on February 7 via Negative Gain Productions, Burial 10 will be available in digital and CD formats, presented in a luxurious eight-panel digipak, “the album visualized as it was meant to be; one for the collectors.” [..]

 
As the band continues to write material for a new album, industrial/rock group REVillusion will be following up on 2019’s HEART(less) with a new companion album. “The more I listened to the new tracks,” states REVillusion founder Brian E. Carter, “the more I realized that HEART(less) wasn’t quite finished.” Seeking to explore other facets of the album’s overarching themes [..]