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In Strict Confidence

Project Pitchfork

The Crüxshadows

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2 articles 04:19 PM

In Strict Confidence KISS Controlled Fusion Ash Code Depeche Mode

Metalorgie, Side-Line

Side-Line 03:24 PM

Sara Noxx announces ‘Ultraviolet’ from upcoming album ‘Onyxx’

Sara Noxx Project Pitchfork Real Life Illuminate

Side-Line 10:00 AM

Project Pitchfork’s ‘Look Up, I’m Down There’ turns 10 on 28 October

Project Pitchfork

Side-Line Yesterday

Wolfsheim’s debut ‘No Happy View’ gets its first-ever vinyl pressing

Magnet Magazine Yesterday

Gary Numan Released “Strange Charm” 40 Years Ago Today

Gary Numan Amy Winehouse Duran Duran

Kerrang! Oct 26

Watch Chelsea Wolfe bring out Courtney LaPlante, Shirley Manson and Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck at Los Angeles show

Chelsea Wolfe Courtney LaPlante Shirley Manson Nine Inch Nails Robin Finck Spiritbox Garbage Tribulation

Radio Metal Oct 26

Carpenter Brut : échos du futur

Carpenter Brut REVNOIR

Side-Line Oct 24

Thief sets fifth album ‘Sermons from the Pit’ for 27 November

Side-Line Oct 24

Vlimmer shares ‘Augendrang’, the final single from ‘Kiemenatmung’

Vlimmer The Bangles

2 articles Oct 24

Drab Majesty Cold Cave Desire A Split‐Second Crash Course in Science Spike Hellis Madeline Goldstein Buzz Kull Kontravoid

Post-Punk.com, Side-Line

Electrozombies Oct 24

Misery Mile – Pierce My Skin

Side-Line Oct 22

Dark Force Fest unveils 2027 lineup, headlined by IAMX, Powerman 5000 and The Crüxshadows

IAMX Powerman 5000 The Crüxshadows Icon of Coil Lost Signal Priest Psyclon Nine Julien-K Gene Loves Jezebel

Post-Punk.com Oct 22

Dark Force Fest 2027 Announces Full Lineup Including IAMX, ACTORS, TRAITRS, Agonal Gasps, and More

IAMX ACTORS TRAITRS The Crüxshadows Powerman 5000 Night Club Gene Loves Jezebel Aux Animaux Dark Chisme

3 articles Oct 21

She Wants Revenge Justin Warfield Adam Bravin The Distillers Chelsea Wolfe A Place to Bury Strangers

Consequence of Sound, Kerrang!, The Spill Magazine

4 articles Oct 21

Martin L. Gore Depeche Mode Johnnie Lee Marta Salogni Regis Pye Corner Audio Andrew Fletcher Vince Clarke Dave Gahan

Post-Punk.com, Rolling Stone France, Side-Line +1

Side-Line Oct 20

In Strict Confidence releases ‘Fever’ single and video

In Strict Confidence Ash Code Controlled Fusion

Tuonela Magazine Oct 20

Chelsea Wolfe & A.A. Williams next month together in Tallinn for “The Dark” tour

Chelsea Wolfe A.A. Williams Kælan Mikla

Metalorgie Oct 20

Carpenter Brut -x- Zeal And Ardor

Side-Line Oct 19

A Split-Second, Dirk Ivens and The Invincible Spirit to headline EBM night in Cologne

A Split‐Second Dirk Ivens The Invincible Spirit Marc Heyndrickx Dive Klinik Absolute Body Control Mildreda Jan Dewulf

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA) Oct 19

Strasbourg. « On veut faire pleurer les gothiques » : à la rencontre de White Ritual, entre metal et electro

2 articles 04:19 PM

In Strict Confidence KISS Controlled Fusion Ash Code Depeche Mode

Metalorgie, Side-Line

Side-Line 10:00 AM

Project Pitchfork’s ‘Look Up, I’m Down There’ turns 10 on 28 October

Project Pitchfork

Magnet Magazine Yesterday

Gary Numan Released “Strange Charm” 40 Years Ago Today

Gary Numan Amy Winehouse Duran Duran

Radio Metal Oct 26

Carpenter Brut : échos du futur

Carpenter Brut REVNOIR

Side-Line Oct 24

Vlimmer shares ‘Augendrang’, the final single from ‘Kiemenatmung’

Vlimmer The Bangles

Electrozombies Oct 24

Misery Mile – Pierce My Skin

Post-Punk.com Oct 22

Dark Force Fest 2027 Announces Full Lineup Including IAMX, ACTORS, TRAITRS, Agonal Gasps, and More

IAMX ACTORS TRAITRS The Crüxshadows Powerman 5000 Night Club Gene Loves Jezebel Aux Animaux Dark Chisme

4 articles Oct 21

Martin L. Gore Depeche Mode Johnnie Lee Marta Salogni Regis Pye Corner Audio Andrew Fletcher Vince Clarke Dave Gahan

Post-Punk.com, Rolling Stone France, Side-Line +1

Tuonela Magazine Oct 20

Chelsea Wolfe & A.A. Williams next month together in Tallinn for “The Dark” tour

Chelsea Wolfe A.A. Williams Kælan Mikla

Side-Line Oct 19

A Split-Second, Dirk Ivens and The Invincible Spirit to headline EBM night in Cologne

A Split‐Second Dirk Ivens The Invincible Spirit Marc Heyndrickx Dive Klinik Absolute Body Control Mildreda Jan Dewulf

Side-Line 03:24 PM

Sara Noxx announces ‘Ultraviolet’ from upcoming album ‘Onyxx’

Sara Noxx Project Pitchfork Real Life Illuminate

Side-Line Yesterday

Wolfsheim’s debut ‘No Happy View’ gets its first-ever vinyl pressing

Kerrang! Oct 26

Watch Chelsea Wolfe bring out Courtney LaPlante, Shirley Manson and Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck at Los Angeles show

Chelsea Wolfe Courtney LaPlante Shirley Manson Nine Inch Nails Robin Finck Spiritbox Garbage Tribulation

Side-Line Oct 24

Thief sets fifth album ‘Sermons from the Pit’ for 27 November

2 articles Oct 24

Drab Majesty Cold Cave Desire A Split‐Second Crash Course in Science Spike Hellis Madeline Goldstein Buzz Kull Kontravoid

Post-Punk.com, Side-Line

Side-Line Oct 22

Dark Force Fest unveils 2027 lineup, headlined by IAMX, Powerman 5000 and The Crüxshadows

IAMX Powerman 5000 The Crüxshadows Icon of Coil Lost Signal Priest Psyclon Nine Julien-K Gene Loves Jezebel

3 articles Oct 21

She Wants Revenge Justin Warfield Adam Bravin The Distillers Chelsea Wolfe A Place to Bury Strangers

Consequence of Sound, Kerrang!, The Spill Magazine

Side-Line Oct 20

In Strict Confidence releases ‘Fever’ single and video

In Strict Confidence Ash Code Controlled Fusion

Metalorgie Oct 20

Carpenter Brut -x- Zeal And Ardor

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA) Oct 19

Strasbourg. « On veut faire pleurer les gothiques » : à la rencontre de White Ritual, entre metal et electro

Overview

The dark wave scene sees a mix of archival releases and new projects, with Wolfsheim's debut album receiving its first vinyl pressing and Gary Numan commemorating the 40th anniversary of 'Strange Charm'. New music emerges from artists like Martin Gore and Cliff Damavandi, while live events such as the Substance Festival and Dark Force Fest 2027 highlight the genre's continued presence in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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