:Music Review: Dead Musician – Martyrilty

Dead Musician – Martyrilty
Release Date: November 30, 2012 (digital) / February 26, 2013 (physical)
Label: Deathwatch Asia / Vendetta Music
Website: vendetta-music.com
Review by: Nick Munford

DeadMusician-Martyrilty  Dead Musician is a collaboration between Anthony Black as the songwriter/vocalist and Sebastian Komor (of Icon of Coil fame) providing his musical/production talents. Black previously did some vocals for Komor’s Melt project and provided a remix for Komor Kommando. This album, Martyrilty, is a follow up to their self-released demo and “Lulled Good Buy on the Death Bed” albums. Sebastian Komor seems on track to become a modern-era Al Jourgensen, based on his work in Icon of Coil, Moonitor, Zombie Girl, and several other projects. (more…)

:Podcast: Altered Beats Radio – Episode 49

Altered Beats Radio #49 kicks off with Sadiztik:Injektion, ends with Women Should Not Drink Alcohol, and is filled with Velvet Acid Christ, Nitronoise and other goodies inbetween.

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:Music News: Icon of Coil Announces North American Tour

Via their official Facebook page, Norwegian Electro Industrial band Icon of Coil have announced a North American Tour for September 2012.  The group consisting of Andy LaPlegua, Sebastian Komor and Christian Lund have over the past year slowly returning to the scene and recently played the Resistanz International Industrial Festival.  (more…)

:Music News: Icon of Coil Photos but the real news is…

Yesterday Seb posted an album of photos on Facebook of a bunch of Icon of Coil related stuff in anticipation of the upcoming European tour. Check it out, there is some groovy stuff in there. Yes you read that right the real news is a European tour in June. Check out the poster for tour dates. (more…)

:CD Review: MELT – Emissions Of Hypocrisy

MELT – Emissions Of Hypocrisy
Release date: September 27, 2011
Label: Metropolis Records
Website: reverbnation.com/meltofficial

Review by Eva Brem

Sebastian Komor is undoubtedly quite a mastermind when it comes to music. Born in Poland, he emigrated to Norway with his family at the age of five. He lived and worked in Friedrikstad and is likely to have been affected by the vibrant EBM scene of the city consisting of bands such as Apoptygma Berzerk. In 1997 Komor and Andy LaPlegua formed one of the most acclaimed EBM bands – Icon of Coil. After a few great releases such as The Soul Is In The Software (2002) and Machines Are Us (2004) the band was well-established worldwide. Soon afterwards he moved to Canada. In 2005 he and his wife Renee Cooper launched a new project – Zombie Girl. Similarly to Icon of Coil, Zombie Girl promptly conquered dance floors around the world. Aside his music projects, Sebastian works at his own production studio under the trade name of Xenomorph Productions. He has cooperated with Ayria and mastered the Depeche Mode tribute album Alfa Matrix Re:Covered. (more…)

:Download: October 2011 Calendar


Remember all that awesome coverage we had of “Until Death…” Festival? Well we thought we’d give you another of the great photos we captured for the October calendar. This month’s calendar features Sebastian Komor and was shot while he was playing with Icon of Coil.
This photo was shot on August 13th at Casslemans in Denver, CO by j. ward.

:News: Deathwatch Asia Announces New Terrorkode

Designed and built in the clubs of Bogotá.
Assembled with industrial precision in Germany.
Tested to the highest quality control standards in Japan.
The next-generation of Latin American dark electronics.
The strongest stimulant from Colombia legally available for sale.
“Corrosive Audio”…

Anticipation for the release of “Corrosive Audio” has been running high among  TERRORKODE  fans since the first 2 fully-functional demos “Whore” and “Motherfuckers” were made available for play on January 1.
Check out the official trailer of “Sew My Eyes”, featuring TERROLOKAUST  frontman Javi Ssagittar, here.

:Concert Review: Until Death… Pre-Festival Party @ Deathwish

Deathwish, the Until Death… Festival pre-party
August 12, 2011
Denver, Colorodo, United States @ Trax
Review by: Dawne Flanagan

I didn’t even pack until 5 in the morning. My flight was scheduled to leave at 9 am out of Sky Harbor. My ass was dragging. I was saying, “Man, why did I agree to this?” but I chinned up and pressed on. The flight had been bought, Zoe (my Pomeranian) was at the vet being boarded for the weekend, and I had all of J’s audio and visual stuff because I was to be meeting up with Jason Hollis of Endif that first night. J was still in the great outdoors with Mrs. J, and so would be flying into Denver on the first day of the actual festival. The event that I was flying in for was a club night called “Deathwish” at a venue called Tracks. This event was being treated as a “Pre-Festival” party with guest DJ’s and live performances by some fabulous noise acts.

So, without caffeination, I got in my car and headed to the airport. The flight to Denver was uneventful, and relatively short, so even though I was in the middle seat between a couple who felt the need to talk across me, it wasn’t too painful to endure. Denver’s airport, as J puts it, is deceptively far away from the city. I’m inclined to agree. However, it was nice to see grass-covered rolling hillsides as I left the airport and headed towards the city. The plan was to find lunch (my flight got in around noon), kill some time, then find the venue. Things pretty much went according to plan, with some stops at shoe stores (I am on a mission to find a new pair of boots), and dinner at a Brazilian steakhouse which consisted of a glass of wine, a plate of meat and some chimichurri sauce. No. Really. A plate of meat. That’s it. No vegetables. I got a meat-induced headache after that. (more…)

:Feature: Jennifer Parkin of Ayria – Part 2 of 2

All That Glitters in Dark Electro is Awesome (yeah really it’s awesome)

By: William Dashiell Hammett

This is Part Two of the All That Glitters in Dark Electro is Awesome (yeah really it’s awesome) feature article on Jennifer Parkin of Ayria.  You can find Part One here.

One track on Hearts for Bullets also contains a deeply personal meaning for Jennifer.  The song “1000 Transmissions” was written shortly after her father passed away.  From both the song’s lyrics and comments on her blog, you can tell she and her dad were very close. The music, especially the aggressive synths, and the words both project a definite expression of anger along with an undercurrent of loss.  The bridge specifically contains nautical references in honour of her father’s love of boats and fishing and the song’s title a direct reference to his passion for HAM radio.  As once could image, the entire album was dedicated in his memory and this writer is sure the album is that much more passionate because of it. (more…)

:Feature: Jennifer Parkin of Ayria – Part 1 of 2

All That Glitters in Dark Electro is Awesome (yeah really it’s awesome)

By: William Dashiell Hammett

One of the best things about the electronic music scene and its various sub-genres is its diversity.  Unlike past musical movements like the 60’s British Invasion which was dominated by white Western Europeans or the Hair-band movement of the early 80s that was dominated by white Americans, the Electro-Industrial scene is made up of so many different people from so many different nations, ethnicities, sexual orientations and every other classification you can imagine.  However, one demographic is woefully underrepresented, especially in the darker side of the Electro-Industrial scene, and that is women.  Vas Kallas of Hanzel und Gretyl, Erica Dunham of Unter Null and the various backup singers/dancers that accompany the Thrill Kill Kult and KMFDM or Cruxshadows are the easiest to recall; but one hot pink obsessed Canadian has been working steadily for more then seven years to change that. (more…)