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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Front 242 visited Sweden for 2 successful shows in Malmö and Stockholm in mid December. Release web developer and photographer Jonas Carlson Almqvist went to the Stockholm concert and here is his gallery with 21 pictures. [more...]

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...]

Fredrik “Schlatta” Wik took a few photographs at Adolphson & Falk’s concert at Storan in Gothenburg. Browse the gallery 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...]