VampireFreaks has been responsible for some of the goth/industrial scene’s most exciting festival events, and now continues in that tradition with the announcement of Dark Force Fest. Taking place over three days in 2023, from March 31 to April 2, the festival will be featuring a diverse lineup of over 30 bands [..]

 
Less than a week since the release of his debut as The Witness, Jack O’Hara Harris has revealed the latest effort from yet another of his musical endeavors, Street Preacher. No less experimental in its approach, Time to Kill follows Harris’ more rock-based predilections [..]

 
Dave McAnally has been exploring themes of media and governmental manipulation throughout his varied musical career, with 2021’s Charlatans Inc. proving one of his potent efforts yet. Now, the artist has joined forces with fellow luminaries of the Chicago music scene to address possible solutions for mental and emotional plight; working with producer Sean Payne [..]

 
More than a year after the release of his debut EP, Serbian doomwave artist Nedogled has announced the October 28 release of his sophomore effort, titled Eye of the Wild. The artist explains the new EP to be a grittier and more disconcerting extrapolation of his blend of dark synthwave and doom metal, drawing inspiration from his surroundings [..]

 
Friday, October 14 saw the release of “Crimson Sun,” the latest music video from Finnish goth/rock act Hateful Chains. Released in November of 2021 as the first single from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, “Crimson Sun” follows last year’s “Witnesses” and the early 2022 release of “Y​ö​lento,” with the video depicting the clashing elements of water and fire [..]

 
Currently in the midst of a North American tour with Artoffact label mate KANGA, the Icelandic post-punk and darkwave trio known as Kælan Mikla has announced dates for a tour to kick off 2023, this time as the support act for Ville Valo. Beginning with three consecutive January dates in the prominent goth/rocker’s hometown of Helsinki, Finland, the Neon Noir Tour [..]

 
As the two band sgear up for another round of European tour dates, ACTORS, Leathers, and Bootblacks have joined forces for a special music video honoring the transgressive and adventurous spirit of the late David Bowie. With its lyrics dealing with issues of gender identity, “Boys Keep Swinging” remains one of the artist’s most potently relevant songs 43 years after its original release [..]