The Prodigy’s new album is complete and will be released in early 2015. The Prodigy will tour Australia and play Rock am Ring, Rock im Park and The Isle of Wight Festival 2015.

On December 13, the annual Malmö mini festival electriXmas is back after last year’s cancellation. We talked to one of the organisers, Andy Goodwin, about what happened last year, what made them come back, this year’s somewhat risky festival, future plans and much more.

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German EBM band Funker Vogt’s label Out of Line writes they have no interest in a collaboration with the new Funker Vogt vocalist, Sacha Korn aka Sick Man. And the 3 Funker Vogt members have just published one statement each, following an intial statement including the words “no politics just music”. [more...]

Nivek Ogre (Skinny Puppy) and Bill Leeb (Front Line Assembly) performed “Assimilate” together in Vancouver last night, as the encore. Leeb was a member of Vancouver band Skinny Puppy when “Assimilate” was recorded. [more...]

Now (December 20) it’s time for the annual Gothenburg festival Electronic Winter (where Release is a media partner). Combichrist (Norway/USA), William Control (USA, pic), Twice a Man (Sweden), Digidroid (Sweden, Thermostatic side project) and Telemark (Sweden, Aesthetic Perfection side project with Elliot Berlin) are the main acts at the Brewhouse venue. [more...]

Electronic Summer (Gothenburg, August 27-30, 2015) revealed the first 3 live acts at last night’s Electronic Winter festival: VNV Nation, Psyche and Me the Tiger. VNV Nation will play 2 nights, with different set lists – one alternative and one with hits.

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With the new review of Iamamiwhoami’s “Blue”, we have published 200 reviews in our 2,5 year old WordPress system. We also have 1675 reviews of albums, singles, compilation albums, DVD:s, books etc in our old system, which can still be accessed. So, 1875 in total on the web – and a couple of 100 in the printed Release Magazines from the 80:s and 90:s.

With the final chapter “Shadowshow”, Iamamiwhoami’s “Blue” album video series is now complete. Read Peter Marchione’s album review and watch “Shadowshow” below. [more...]

It’s time for Release Magazine’s annual Best of-lists. We publish them one by one and first out is Johan Carlsson. [more...]

Last Saturday, The Klinik performed their very last show, and we hear it was a great concert with good sound. [more...]