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The Retrosic Album Review - NightCrawler (with playlist)

About the band
The Retrosic is a German terror electronic body music (EBM) / industrial group that first started working its way onto European goth / industrial charts in 2001 and 2002. Though many people describe the Retrosic as being similar to Wumpscut, they stand out from many EBM acts by blending their harsh electronics and distorted vocals with rich ambient elements featuring flutes, violins, trumpets, and sometimes more heavenly female vocals.

Album Review by Brutal Resonance: In Terrorem by AktiveHate (with playlist)

10/10
In Terrorem (2010)
AktiveHate
Advoxya Records
Aggrotech, Harsh EBM

Official Website
FaceBook
Myspace



There's a simple formula for Harsh Ebm. Cover your art with blood, make titles that insinuate hatred and suffering, and constantly spell words with K instead of C. This almost never works now, by proxy, but in rare circumstances, it does work.Portuguese act "AktiveHate" is one of these exceptions, and the artist is universally considered to be among the top of the scenes heirachy. Incidentally, ISK has about 12 other projects, ranging from Black Metal to Old school EBM, and almost all of them are extremely good.

Hocico - Cronicas Letales I-IV (2010)


Harsh / Dark Electro

 
There are over 90 songs in this Hocico set! Below you will find the track listing plus the playlist near the end of this post to listen to the music! If you want further information about this media, please click the link to the original post by "Unsafe & Cyber" at the bottom.

Metropolis Records Article: Covenant (with playlist)


Covenant
Official Site
    Myspace

With their beginnings in the mid eighties, Covenant hail from the south of Sweden in a town called Helsingborg. Their music originally was described as big band electronics, but since the early nineties when their membership was pared down to the current trio, their sound has been an accessible blend of electro-pop and industrialism, infinitely danceable, filled with an uplifting and upbeat energy.

Side-Line Music Magazine Article - :Wumpscut: presents 'DJ Dwarf 11'


Out on Beton Kopf Media on Valentine's Day is :Wumpscut:'s "DJ Dwarf 11". This special 12 tracks CD is mostly used by :Wumpscut: for DJ promotion. The DJ Dwarf CDs have always featured mostly exclusive material, not included on the album/box editions. The latest installment also features two tracks :Wumpscut: remixed for other artists: Mortiis and St. Anthony.

Album Review by Brutal Resonance: Synthematika Two compilation

9/10
Artist: Various Artists
Album: Synthematika Two
Release year: 2010
Genre: Other
Homepage:
Label: Synthematik


If ’Synthematika Two’ where to enter a prick waving contest, this Various Artist album would smack down all its opponents with its huge digital wee wee. Usually when it comes to compilations, there’s a 50-50 mix of yay’s and nay’s. But here, Synthematik somehow managed to make a 31 track compilation where almost all the tracks that range from awesome to great.