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Listen to Twice Dark’s Midwest Gothic Compilation

When one says “Southern Gothic,” romantic images of kudzu-covered mansions, sycamore trees, and melodramatic Tennessee Williams scenes immediately come to mind. Not so when it comes to the less-glamourous Rust…

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Asleep by Dawn From The Vault #4 is a Shadowy Journey through Haunting Goth, Darkwave, and More!

In another lifetime, access to original music in the underground goth, industrial, metal, and electronic scenes was severely limited to DIY means: bootleg tapes from cool older siblings, compilation albums,…

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Listen to Portland Post-Punk Outfit Lies We Were Told’s “Dark Days” EP

From the mysterious wooded hills of Portland comes forth the enigmatic post-punk outfit Lies We Were Told, a band cloaked in mystery and intrigue with their old-school sound and ethos.…

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Listen to Experimental Industrial Artist Staytus’ Debut Album “Disease Of The Mind”

Composer and vocalist Staytus explodes on the scene with her debut LP, Disease Of The Mind. With an aggressive industrial metal sound akin to Nine Inch Nails, Odonis Odonis, Black Dresses, Orgy, Static-X…

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Dreamy Darkwave Act Blood Relations Releases a Sombre and Wistful “Eulogy”

Darkwave Act Blood Relations releases brooding new full-length studio album Eulogy. The album is sombre and brooding, invoking the aural tapestries of The Cure circa Faith and Disintegration, but with…

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Dancing Ferret Discs Unveils Darkwave and Goth Drenched Asleep by Dawn “From The Vault” Compilation

In the pre-internet era, access to original music in the underground goth, industrial, metal, and electronic scenes was limited. Asleep By Dawn Magazine fulfilled a mission to introduce new artists…

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Melbourne Synthpop Project Static’s Earnest and Nostalgic “Fading Away” EP

Melbourne synthpop project Static has released an earnest and wistful new three-track EP, Fading Away. The mastermind, Joseph Ling, formed Static as a solo project in late 2019 when his…

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Listen to Liverpool Alt-Rock Veterans Vernons Future’s “Aquaplaning” LP

Once upon a time, in the land of Liverpool, there dwelled a band called The Vernons. The group toured the UK during the 80s, and released their LP Smithdown Road…

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Listen to Ottawa Darkwavers The Seance’s Album “The Last Dance”

Didn’t you know when the devil comes out In the shape of a bottle, calling your name He takes many forms and weighs on your doubt It won’t be my…

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Listen to the Shadowy Post-Punk of The Sweet Kill’s Majestic “Darkness” LP

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Pete Mills takes us on a journey through the proverbial dark night of the soul with his gothic project The Sweet Kill. Divining millenarian angst through cold…

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