New Music from Gabi Delgado and AD:keY

I have been remiss in my duties this past month and not posting about two new albums.  Gabi Delgado vocalist of DAF has released 2.  It has 32 stomping electro anthems.  Please Watch his video for  Elektro Punk Kung Fu Meister

It can be ordered from Isotank: /www.isotank.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14557_14589_17865&products_id=52781&zenid=df6i2p93v21f2t9ado5fv6qps3

AD;keY which features Rene Nowotny of Armageddon Dildos has a brand new album on Emmo.biz entitled Antropozan.  It's got female and male vocals and it is classic ebm with just a touch of NDW.  You can order it from Isotank:
www.isotank.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14557_14558_17272&products_id=52874

New Haujobb single INPUT ERROR

I know that the wait for Blendwerk seems eternal, but to tide us over, Haujobb have posted their new single for free haujobbnorthamerica.bandcamp.com/album/input-error  The artwork for the new single is done by Ant-Zen mastermind S.Alt.   Many thanks to Daniel and Dejan for the new single.  They will be touring the States very soon.

August 21st - SLC – Area 51
Denver t.b.c.
August 24th - Minneapolis – Nether Bar 
August 25th - Chicago – The Abbey
August 26th - Detroit – Smalls Bar
August 29th - Toronto – Aftermath Festival
Ithaca t.b.c.
September 3rd - Boston – Brighton Music Hall
September 4th - NYC – Stimulate
September 5th - DC – Spellbound
September 7th - Jacksonville – Eclipse
September 8th - Tampa – Orpheum
September 10th - New Orleans – Siberia
September 11th - Houston – Numbers
September 12th - Austin – Elysium
September 13th - Dallas – Lizard Lounge
September 15th - Phoenix – Valley Bar
September 16th - LAX – Complex
September 18th - SF – DNA Lounge
September 20th - Portland – Tonic Lounge
September 21st - Seattle – Highline Bar

Die Krupps V Metal Machine Music

Die Krupps are bringing back the crossover metal sound for V Metal Machine Music due to be released in September on SPV in Germany.  No word on this being released in the U.S.  The first single from V...."Battle Extreme//Fly Martyrs Fly" topped the DAC on August 10. To hear snippets of the single:soundcloud.com/die-krupps The band's European tour will begin Sep. 2nd. www.die-krupps.de/dates.html

Skinny Puppy Tour 2015

Skinny Puppy are hitting the road again in 2015 bringing Youth Code along with them.  The tour called Down The Sociopath Tour 2015 will be focusing on places that SP missed on their past two tours.  For more info on the dates which include Baltimore, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Boulder, Touscon and four dates in Texas, click the link www.litany.net/images/u/socio.jpg

Remastered Front 242 No Comment to be Released

Alfa-Matrix and Front 242 released a free download of Lovely Day Re-Mastered.  This is a teaser for the re-mastered version of classic Front 242 album No Comment.  This is the second Re-Mastered Front 242 album to be released through Alfa-Matrix, Geography was re-mastered in 2004.

Fantastic perks on Wax TraxMonumentary Kickstarter

Julia Nash is raising funds for the Monumentary documentary about the Wax Trax label and Retrospectacle via Kickstarter.  While it seems like everyone within our genre will be crowdfunding sooner than later, this one has some amazing perks.   If you happen to be a Front 242, the most serious perk is that for one thousand five hundred dollars you get to have lunch with Richard 23! Or for 200 dollars you can get a Front 242 Take One \Deluxe Box with a re-release of their first single.  Their are plenty of great perks starting at one dollar and going up to five thousand dollar level.  Check it out because you might want a test pressing of Front Line Assembly's never released Toxic EP or a Wax Trax poster.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/559294067/wax-trax-records-monumentary

Acretongue Ghost Nocturne

Although definitely not EBM, brillant South African Electronic band Acretongue are working on their new album Ghost Nocturne.  It seems like the new album will not be released until some time in late 2016.  But Acretongues's 2012 debut Strange Cargo was so wonderful, it's good to hear that their is work on a follow-up. Finalized track titles that have been announced are Abacus, Contra, Haven, Minutia, One Dead Minute, D_rk, Labyrnith, Know and Nightrunner.

Recommended for fans of Seabound, Forma Tadre and Haujobb.

Laibach to play songs from The Sound of Music in North Korea

This August provacteurs Laibach will be playing a concert in Pyongyang, North Korea.  They have stated that their set will partially consist of four songs from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, the other part will consist of classic Korean songs.  If you don't know the plot to the Sound of Music, this might only sound a little bit weird, if you do know the plot, it sounds like Laibach will be arrested.  The Sound of Music is about a young nun who leaves the abbey to become governess to a military family.  The family are all vocally gifted and become a singing sensation. All of which sounds fairly innocent, until you find that the story takes place in Austria right before the Nazi Party.  And that the family decides to flee their homeland due to the Nazis, the family then flees on foot through the Swiss mountains.  Songs selected from the Sound of Music to be played in North Korea are Edelweiss, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Every Mountain and the title song The Sound of Music.  Laibach are previewing these songs at their 35th Anniversary/Farewell show in their hometown of Trbovlje, Slovenia on July 4th.  Here's hoping that Laibach have a safe trip to and from North Korea.

Suicide Commando and Jean-Luc DeMeyer "The Pain That You Like"

What if the two biggest EBM bands in Belgium teamed up?  Well, this is the probably the closest we will get. Suicide Commando's new single "The Pain That You Like" features Jean-Luc DeMeyer (Front 242, Modern Cubism, 32 Crash, Cobalt 60,C-Tec) on vocals.  This is the second one off single that DeMeyer has done in two years, last year he was the featured vocalist on Haujobb's "We Must Wait". Out of Line will be releasing an EP of The Pain That You Like in late July.  You can order the deluxe version with T-shirt and vinyl bag from Out of Line direct.
http://www.outoflineshop.de/the-pain-that-you-like-15.html
Or if you are Stateside and just want the CDEP, try our friends Isotank who are offering 10% off on the Pre- Sale  http://www.isotank.com

Leaether Strip's new synth pop project with John Mirland

Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip) and John Mirland (Holm/Mirland) have become a synth-pop duo entitled Am Tierpark.  Their debut album will be released in November via Distortion Productions (Jim Semonik, Chase Dudley).  To learn more about the duo, check the Distortion Productions page
http://www.distortionprod.com/news/ or Am Tierpark Soundcloud soundcloud.com/mirland/am-tierpark-tension

And One Music Videos

In 2014 And One released Trilogie I a three album set.  The albums were dedicated to different facets of the band's sound.  Magnet for synthie-pop, Propeller for EBM and Achtung 80 as an eighties album, the reality is that And One's sound has never been that easily segregated.  So why bring up a 2014 album in 2015?  Because And One has released three videos this year from Trilogie I.  Two from Magnet and one from Propeller, you can watch these videos at AndOneofficial.  https://www.youtube.com/user/ANDONEofficial Their latest video U-Boot-Krieg in Ost-Berlin is directed by Honey from Welle:Erdball.  Honey is also featured in the video.

Haujobb Blendwerk Mid-August 2015

An update to Haujobb's Facebook page is posting Mid-August for Blendwerk. The Negative Gain Productions site is still listing Early 2015.  I'm hoping for Mid-August.  Perfection and We Must Wait are awesome.   https://soundcloud.com/basic-unit-productions

Former Funker Vogt Vocalist Forms New Band with Members of E-Craft

While Funker Vogt was grabbing all the headlines with their choice of new vocalist, former Funker Vogt vocalist Jens Kastel has formed a new band with Guido Henning and Jan Abraham.  The name of the project is The Firm Incorporated and their first EP contains two original compositions "Abgebrannt" (Burnt Down) and "Feuer" (Fire). The EP also contains remixes from Grendel, ES23, Noisex and Ivardensphere.  It is available from Infacted Recordings.

to purchase in North America: http://www.stormingthebase.com/the-firm-incorporated-abgebrannt-cd/   

to purchase in Germany: http://www.poponaut.de/firm-incorporated-abgebrannt-p-13853.html?language=en

Severed Heads to Play Cold Waves IV

That is not a misprint.  Severed Heads will be playing Chicago this September at Cold Waves IV at the Metro. More information about tickets and bands will be released on Wednesday April 15th.  http://www.coldwaves.net/   http://metrochicago.com/    Other bands that have been annonunced are Lead Into Gold, Lustmord, Pop Will Eat Itself, and headliners Frontline Assembly and Godflesh. The event will be held Friday September 25th and Saturday September 26th.  This definitely beats the appearance of the Pope in Philadelphia.

"House of Rain" Now Available from X-Marks The Pedwalk

After only a short two week delay the physical copies of the new X-Marks The Pedwalk are available.  Infacted is running a special with both the Facer and Seventeen CD singles, more info:https://www.facebook.com/infactedworld   Infacted will also link you to the review of the new album from I Die You Die   http://www.idieyoudie.com/2015/04/x-marks-the-pedwalk-the-house-of-rain/

X-Marks The Pedwalk House of Rain CD's delayed

It seems that the physical copies of  the new X-Marks The Pedwalk album House of Rain have had some production problems and will be delayed.  How long?  Not sure.  But here is the post from X-Marks The Pedwalks' Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/xmarksthepedwalk

The digital is now available on Amazon.com: amazon.com/House-Rain-X-Marks-Pedwalk/dp/B00U0ADB1A/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1427555371&sr=8-16&keywords=x-marks+the+pedwalk

Spring Tours from Covenant, Seabound and Architect

Seabound and Architect are looking for promoters to fill up their March/April 2015 Tour in support of their latest release Speaking In Storms.

Covenant is also looking for clubs in North America for April 2015.  Those interested in booking Covenant for their club should contact Mike Wimer at Musicwerks@Musicwerks.org

Here is hoping that these tours happen.

FLA AirMech 2

Front Line Assembly announced that they have begun work on the follow up to their 2012 Air Mech.  No date or release info on AirMech 2 but I will post it when I get it.