We're back with more dark alternative / Industrial music news. Apologies for the long hiatus as I'm gearing up to have things on track for 2013. Expect more news more often as things are back in gear.
Note that this column, while not completely comprehensive, covers select news that the columnist feels you shouldn't miss!
ALTER DER RUINE
playing at the UK's Resistanz Music Festival 2013!
AYRIA
New single "Hunger" from new upcoming album, more details available soon!
COLLIDE
Collide's kaRIN doing guest vocals on a Tweaker track "Grounded" from the upcoming new album CALL THE TIME ETERNITY- release date Oct 23.
Tweaker- aka Chris Vrenna- is also one of the remixers on Collide's upcoming CD BENT AND BROKEN. More on Chris Vrenna's official page: at chrisvrenna.com
EPICA
Epica is on a world tour now for their latest album "Requiem for the Indifferent". Check their official website for the dates!
GOD MODULE
GM's long out of print, new remastered version of EMPATH is available to pre-order from Metropolis Records NOW!! It also includes a all new version of the God Mod classic Evolve(D). There will be an Empath 2.0 Tour in the U.S. beginning in January.
IVARDENSPHERE
In iVS related news, VOSTER is a collaboration that takes iVardensphere, Iszoloscope and ESA and smashes them into one musical outlet. Voster's very first show will be happening at next year's Resistanz Festival in England! http://vampirefreaks.com/ivardensphere
KMFDM
New album KUNST to be released February 26!
LEGEND
Legend is an Icelandic electronic-industrial project that draws comparisons to Depeche Mode, NIN, and Project Pitchfork. Release out on Artoffact December 11th. A video of this track featuring The Weird Girls Project will be released December 11.
MESH
The British duo is back with "Born To Lie", the first single from their new studio album "Automation Baby" due out next February. The single is to be released January 18 via Dependent in Europe and was produced once again by Olaf Wollschläger, in whose studio the band put the finishing touches on. It includes remixes from Rotersand and Blitzmaschine and an exclusive track "Black Dog" http://vampirefreaks.com/MeshOfficial
PROJECT PITCHFORK
Project Pitchfork is to return with new album "Black" in January!
SPEKTRALIZED
New album "In Between The Opposite" has been pushed back for a February 2013 release. More details soon! The current "My Needs" EP is still available!
Events
Like before, we always like to give respects to some of the events that continue to make waves & garner much acclaim & notice beyond their region and around the globe. Much of these updates are from *Industrial Club Music*
VampireFreaks - End Of The World Party
Don't miss the End of the World Internet Party from VF on Dec 21! http://vampirefreaks.com/event/8836
