OMD

English new wave/synthpop act, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, developed a strong fan base in the 80s, before returning to the fore in 2006, selling over 40 million records worldwide.

Within Temptation

With their symphonic sound, Dutch metal band Within Temptation successfully moved from the gothic underground to become mainstream chart mainstays.

KMFDM

KMFDM are a band hailing from Hamburg, Germany who formed in 1984. Originally conceived as a performance art project by frontman Sascha Konietzko, they have gone to become one of the most succesful and respected industrial rock acts of all time, releasing 19 albums since debuting three decades ago.

IAMX

Chris Corner a.k.a IAMX formerly a member of the band Sneaker Pimps who has been creating his own brand of dark synth-pop since 2004.

Clan of Xymox

Clan of Xymox (also known as Xymox) blend an eclectic and vibrant mix of electronic pop, gothic rock, and acoustic folk. From the Netherlands, Xymox was established in 1985 by frontman Ronny Moorings and then-livein Anke Wolbert. Their first EP, Subsequent Pleasures added Pieter Nooten afterwards on keyboards and left a mark on an emerging Euro-wave market. A chance meeting with Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance led to an invitation to support that band on a UK tour, and then a recording contract with their record label, 4AD. Their first two full length albums, self-titled Clan of Xymox and Medusa, comfortably settled Xymox into their own niche of blooming melodics and smooth grey lyrical originality, with Ronnie's songwriting coming as a fresh and very welcome abstract to the plastic and packaged synthpop of the late 80s. In 1989, Ronnie saw a chance to evolve and left 4AD, releasing Twist of Shadows which proved to be their most complete and mature offering thusfar, and was their most successful yet. With the next two albums, Phoenix and Metamorphosis, fans were left with something of an out of body experience - as Xymox was sounding nothing like themselves. Metamorphosis was truly that however, its failure created a catalyst for Moorings to jump to yet another label, part ways with his bandmates, and pickup Mojca Zugna on bass. Zok records re-released Metamorphosis and a new EP - Headclouds. Moorings took a four year break to introspect and write, and gave fans the wondrous gift that is Hidden Faces, admittedly the logical followup to Medusa. The new millenium ushered in success for Creatures, Notes From the Underground, Farewell , Breaking Point, The BEst Of Clan Of Xymox and the latest DVD release Visible ( 2008) which serve to define what Clan of Xymox has become now - a velvet lined room smelling of roses and clove, the distant chime of crystal engaging crystal, and the slow lilting line of smoke forming nameless shapes as it draws you ever in. Current Lineup: Ronny Moorings - words, guitar, piano, voice Mojca Zugna - bass, voice Yvonne de Ray - keyboards Mario Usai - guitar Discography (sans singles) Subsequent Pleasures LP 1984 Clan of Xymox 1985 Medusa 1986 Twist of Shadows 1989 Phoenix 1991 Metamorphosis 1992 Headclouds 1993 Subsequent Pleasures 1994 Out of the Rain EP 1997 Hidden Faces 1997 Creatures 1999 Live 2000 Notes from the Underground 2001 Remixes from the Underground 2001 Farewell 2003 The Best of Clan of Xymox 2004 Breaking Point 2006 Heroes single 2008 Visible DVD 2008

Combichrist

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Combrichrist are amongst the most well known names in the aggrotech scene, blending industrial metal influences with hardstyle trance and techno.

The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre are a gothic synth-rock band from Ontario, Canada who formed in 1999 whose use of Napster during their career helped boost their exposure and created a unique interaction with their devoted fan base.

The 69 Eyes

Front Assembly Line

Front Line Assembly is one of the best-known of the various electronic music projects undertaken by the prolific Vancouver-based duo of Bill Leeb (vocals, synthesizers) and Rhys Fulber (synthesizers and samplers). After working in the mid-'80s under the pseudonym Wilhelm Schroeder with Skinny Puppy, the Austrian-born Leeb formed the industrial/ebm-based Front Line Assembly in 1986 with Fulber -- who initially joined on as a studio assistant -- and synth player Michael Balch. After a handful of compilation appearances and cassette-only releases, Front Line Assembly issued its first three full-length efforts -- The Initial Command, State of Mind, and Corrosion -- on a monthly basis between December 1987 and February 1988. Later in 1988, Corrosion was reissued, along with a subsequent mini-album titled Disorder and a number of exclusive bonus tracks, as Convergence.

In 1989, the group returned with the album Gashed Senses & Crossfire, which contained the dance-flavored singles "Digital Tension Dementia" and "No Limit." A European tour in support of the record yielded a live album -- titled simply, Live -- that was released and deleted on the same day in a limited edition of 4,000 pressings. After Balch departed Front Line Assembly in 1990, Fulber stepped in as a full partner; the streamlined duo soon released the electro-styled album Caustic Grip, while 1992's Tactical Neural Implant found the group's music moving in a more hard-edged disco direction. By 1994, the sound evolved yet again, with the album Millennium displaying a newfound reliance on guitars; both the title track and "This Faith" scored as club hits. Fulber departed the lineup by 1997, while his replacement Chris Peterson debuted with 1998's Flavour of the Weak. A best-of/remix compilation, Monument, was released the same year, as well as Re-Wind, a re-mix collection of material from Flavour of the Weak. Implode appeared one year later. Sticking with a heavy dose of synth-pop trance and throbbing melodies,Leeb and Peterson issued Epitaph in fall 2001.

Once again re-united as FLA, Bill And Rhys released a killer single 'Maniacal' (2003) as a precursor to the new album 'Civilization' (2004) and the sighs of relief amongst FLA fans were audible across the globe. 'Maniacal' is good old-fashioned FLA bought up to date whilst B-side 'Anti' shows that messers Leeb and Fulber can still produce stark and dark Industrial.

And now for the first time ever Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber, and Chris Peterson have joined ranks to create arguably the best Front Line Assembly release that the electronic industrial community has seen in over a decade. The trio, with new members Jeremy Inkel and Adrian White, began work on Artificial Soldier in early 2005, and it was time well spent. Just release in June 2006 the newly re-formed line-up managed to create a release that not only lives up to the expectations of Front Line Assembly fans, but surpasses them. Heavy pounding beats, atmospheric strings, percolating melodies, dynamic synths and Bill Leeb's trademark vocals couldn't be fused together any tighter if you tried to do it at an atomic level. As if all of those factors weren't enough, two guest vocalists appear on Artificial Soldier – Eskil Simonsson from Covenant (on “The Storm”) and Jean-Luc De Meyer from Front 242 (on “Future Fail”)!

Side projects include: Conjure One, Delerium, Pro-Tech, Synaesthesia, Will, Intermix, Noise Unit, Equinox, Cyberaktif and Mutual Mortuary.

Xandria

The Official Facebook Page

In Extremo

In Extremo ist eine deutsche Band, die dem Mittelalter-Rock zugeordnet wird.

Saltatio Mortis

On the road for over 23 years, SALTATIO MORTIS impress their fans with their hits and spectacular live shows in sold-out

halls. Their curiosity also leads them off the familiar paths again and again into cross-genre and successful features with

artists such as Electric Callboy or FiNCH, among others. As avid gamers, the brilliant musicians conquered the gaming

world of Bethesda and their world-famous game “The Elder Scrolls“ with their cover of the megahit “The Dragonborn

Comes“ with the well-known Let‘s Player Lara Loft. Following this success, lead singer Alea recorded the in-game songs for

“The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle“ and the band released the song “Pray to the Hunter“ together with the game publisher.

The epic, visually stunning music videos shot for the song reached and inspired people all over the world.

Lacrimosa

Aesthetic Perfection

100% independent industrial pop from Los Angeles.

Hocico

Megaherz

Floor Jansen

SKYND

#truecrimemusic

Nachtmahr

Thomas Rainer is one of the most uncompromising protagonists of todays’ dark electronic music. Almost 20 years ago, he established NACHTMAHR, a project that combines brutal club sounds with powerful, profound lyrics. Over the years, this has made his project one of the major trendsetters of the unrelenting industrial culture – and it has now grown into a full-fledged band. He already crossed the Rubicon with his very first sign of life, the thunderous dark techno of the EP “Kunst ist Krieg” (Art is War) back in 2007. Since then, he has unleashed eleven devastating studio albums, nine EPs, and played countless scorching live shows.

Then Comes Silence

The group is originally based in Stockholm, Sweden and was formed in 2012. At first, the sound was wild and noisy with a distinct influence of deep psych-rock and dark shoegaze. With the third album 'Nyctophilian' (2015), Then Comes Silence gained a reputation for their live performances. It began to spread among Gothic, Darkwave and post punk communities all over the world. The group signed for Nuclear Blast in 2016 and recorded 'Blood' which came out in 2017. During 2017 and 2019 the band toured frequently around Europe, opening for bands like Fields of the Nephilim and The Chameleons, and have performed at M'era Luna, Wave Gotik Treffen, W-Fest, Roskilde Festival and A Murder Of Crows Festival. Then Comes Silence have recently signed a dual deal with Metropolis Records for North America and Nexilis/Schubert Music for the rest of the world. In August 2022 the band did their first US tour opening up for The Bellwether Syndicate playing in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Boise, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Chicago and New York City among others. The new album 'Hunger' was launched on July 1, 2022.

Neuroticfish

L'Âme Immortelle

Melodies for eternity from the Austrian cult Darkwave/Gothic duo

Stahlmann

Diorama

es geht hier um diorama.

Agonoize

OFFICIAL BAND PAGE

THE FOUNDER OF HELLEKTRO

GERMANY'S MOST EXTREME ELECTRO ACT

Eisenfunk

official Facebook Page

Principe Valiente

"In This Light" - The new album out now

Unzucht

Unzucht is one of the most beloved and successful dark rock bands from Germany. Upon their inception nearly ten years ago, they where pretty much immediately declared „Newcomer of the year 2010“ by the audience of Europe’s biggest dark scene festival M’era Luna. Unzucht has already released six studio albums, with each of them following their debut „Todsünde 8“ in 2012 entering the official German Album Charts – like „Neuntöter“ at #16 and „Akephalos“ at #15. The most recent one, „Jenseits der Welt“, even charted at #9. Unzucht has played hundreds of shows all over Germany as well as dipping into Russia, France, England, Scotland, Austria, Switzerland, Finland and the Netherlands. They toured with Eisbrecher, Puddle Of Mudd and Oomph!, among others, and played some of Europe’s biggest festivals including Wacken, M’era Luna, Summer Breeze, Rockharz, Greenfield, Masters Of Rock, Amphi Festival and more. The current studio album from Unzucht, „Jenseits der Welt“, is out now via Out Of Line Music. The was recorded by Flo Nowak at Dailyhero Recordings (Emil Bulls, Jennifer Rostock, Itchy) in Berlin and is wrapped in all new artwork by longtime collaborator Heilemania (Kreator, Lindemann, Pain). „Jenseits der Welt“ features a duet with Andy Doerner (Caliban), was accompanied by two new singles and videos and will be promoted by a headlining tour and festival appearances thoughout 2021.