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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, FiXT, New Music Release

💀 FiXT Drops Machines of Our Disgrace (Single Edits) — Circle of Dust & Celldweller Refined for Maximum Impact

FiXT sharpens the blade with the release of Machines of Our Disgrace (Single Edits), a precision-cut offering that distills the raw power of Circle of Dust and Celldweller into streamlined, high-impact versions built for immediate immersion. These single edits preserve the aggression, atmosphere, and mechanical soul of the originals—now tightened for repeat listens without losing an ounce of weight.

This release bridges eras and aliases, bringing together two pillars of Klayton’s sonic universe under the FiXT banner. Industrial pressure, cinematic tension, and cybernetic rhythm collide in edits designed to hit fast, hit hard, and linger long after the last transient fades.

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, New Music Release, Re:Mission Entertainment

💀 Re:Mission Entertainment Marks the Turning of the Cycle with Its Massive 2025 Label Compilation

Re:Mission Entertainment closes the chapter on 2025 the only way it knows how—by detonating a genre-spanning compilation that captures the pulse of the underground in all its shadow-drenched glory. The 2025 Label Compilation stands as a sonic time capsule, uniting 25 tracks across Industrial, EBM, Darkwave, Witch House, Synthpop, and Experimental realms into one cohesive statement of intent.

This annual release isn’t just a retrospective—it’s a declaration. Singles collide with remixes, collaborations bleed into exclusives, and familiar names share space with boundary-pushers operating at the fringe. Every track is curated to reflect the restless evolution of the scene, offering listeners both reflection and revelation as the calendar resets.

Available digitally via Bandcamp, the compilation also arrives as a strictly limited physical pressing of just 200 CDs, making it a must-have artifact for collectors who still value tangible relics of underground culture. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

For those who live in the margins between genres and thrive in the darker frequencies, this compilation isn’t optional—it’s essential listening.

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, Live Tours

💻⚙️ MASTER BOOT RECORD CONFIRMS MASSIVE 2026 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR

Italy’s boundary-breaking computer metal project Master Boot Record is set to return to North America in Spring 2026, launching a full coast-to-coast headlining tour across the United States and Canada.

Following a hugely successful European run alongside Igorrr with support from Imperial Triumphant, MBR now brings their uncompromising live assault back across the Atlantic. The tour ignites on April 24 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and culminates on May 30 in Brooklyn, New York, marking over a month of relentless execution.

Tickets are on sale now.

🧠 COMPUTER METAL RETURNS — LOUDER, SHARPER, DEADLIER

MASTER BOOT RECORD describes the upcoming run as both a return and an expansion — revisiting familiar strongholds while finally infiltrating long-awaited new cities.

Fans can expect:

  • Brand-new synchronized visual systems
  • A full expanded live set
  • Inclusion of “Tenebre Rosso Sangue” by Keygen Church, as performed during the recent European tour

This is computer metal in its most evolved state — precision-engineered, visually weaponized, and physically overwhelming.

SPREAD THE CODE.

🗓️ MASTER BOOT RECORD — 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

4/24 – Sonia – Cambridge, MA

4/25 – Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC

4/27 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON

4/28 – Sanctuary – Hamtramck, MI

4/29 – The Foundry – Columbus, OH

4/30 – Reggies – Chicago, IL

5/01 – X-Ray Arcade – Milwaukee, WI

5/02 – Zhora Darling – Minneapolis, MN

5/03 – Slowdown – Omaha, NE

5/05 – HQ – Denver, CO

5/07 – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT

5/09 – Rickshaw – Vancouver, BC

5/10 – Star Theater – Portland, OR

5/12 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA

5/14 – Café Colonial – Sacramento, CA

5/15 – DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA

5/16 – Zebulon – Los Angeles, CA

5/17 – Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA

5/19 – The Rosetta Room – Mesa, AZ

5/22 – Empire Control Room – Austin, TX

5/23 – Siberia – New Orleans, LA

5/24 – Garden Club – Atlanta, GA

5/26 – Chapel of Bones – Raleigh, NC

5/27 – Richmond Music Hall – Richmond, VA

5/28 – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD

5/29 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA

5/30 – The Meadows – Brooklyn, NY

🧨 CRITICAL PRAISE

“A relentless stream of instrumental metal fused with retro computer-game bleeps and aesthetics… technically dazzling, packed with tapping, sweeping, and shredding.” — Rock Flesh

“Loaded and ready to execute. Their sound is crushing, industrial, and punishing — the crowd is fully onboard.” — At The Barrier

💽 HARDWAREZ — THE CODE BEHIND THE CHAOS

MASTER BOOT RECORD tours in support of HARDWAREZ, the 2024 full-length released via Metal Blade Records.

Created by multi-instrumentalist and mastermind Vittorio D’Amore (aka Victor Love), HARDWAREZ explores the duality of technology — power versus dependence, precision versus chaos. The album follows Personal Computer (2022) and Floppy Disk Overdrive (2020), further expanding MBR’s cybernetic mythology.

True to form, HARDWAREZ was composed live via desktop streaming, entirely programmed through MIDI, then reinforced by real guitars, updated drum systems, and a heavier, punchier mix approach developed through intensive touring.

The results spoke immediately:

  • #3 on Billboard’s Current Electronic Albums
  • #11 on Current Hard Music Albums
  • #17 on Top New Artists Albums

🌐 Deep Dive into the Universe of Master Boot Record

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, Dependant Records, New Music Release

DIE KRUPPS Return to Form With “Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course”

Industrial discipline meets unrelenting force as one of the genre’s architects strikes again.

⚙️ A New Release Forged in Steel

Dependent has officially released “Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course” by DIE KRUPPS, delivering a dual-track statement rooted in precision, power, and confrontation. This release reinforces the band’s legacy of merging mechanical rhythm with militant intent—no excess, no retreat.

🔥 Collision Is Inevitable

From the defiant German-language command of “Will nicht – MUSS!” to the forward-driving pressure of “On Collision Course,” DIE KRUPPS sound focused, hardened, and unapologetic. These tracks feel engineered for impact—march-ready electronics, rigid structure, and an undercurrent of resistance that refuses to yield.

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Artoffact Records, Cutting Edge Culture Updates, New Music Release

Antigen Shift Unleashes Superheavy Particle via Artoffact Records

Canadian industrial/electronic duo Antigen Shift return with their brand-new release Superheavy Particle, unleashed today through Artoffact Records.

Led by Nick Thériault and Jairus Khan, Antigen Shift carve out their signature sound—an electrifying hybrid of industrial noise, dark EBM, and cinematic textures. Superheavy Particle is one of their most ambitious works to date, fusing tense atmospheres, glitch-laced rhythms, and distorted electronics into a sonic force that is both visceral and immersive.

A recent teaser offers a glimpse of the album’s soundscape, showcasing Antigen Shift’s ability to balance chaos and control with masterful precision.

Formed in the early 2000s, Antigen Shift began as Thériault’s solo project before Khan joined, transforming the act into a formidable duo. Over two decades, they’ve released material on labels like Ad Noiseam, Frozen Empire Media, and Spectre, steadily building a reputation for fearless experimentation.

In 2024, Antigen Shift signed with Artoffact Records, bringing their back catalog under the label’s wing. Since then, they’ve reissued classic albums like Brotherhood and dropped powerful new singles including “Because I Want,” further cementing their place in the global industrial/electronic underground.

Known for their thunderous live sets, Antigen Shift has performed at international festivals such as Machinenfest, Kinetik, and Convergence, where they translate studio complexity into ferocious, floor-shaking energy.

Together, Thériault and Khan embody a relentless drive to push the boundaries of electronic music—merging aggression, emotion, and innovation into every release.

🌐 Deep Dive into the Universe of Antigen Shift

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, Metropolis, New Music Release

⚡ SINE DROPS SULTRY NEW SINGLE “SUCCUMB TO ME” ON METROPOLIS RECORDS

US drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic alchemist Rona Rougeheart returns with her project SINE, unveiling the brand-new single “Succumb To Me” via Metropolis Records on September 26, 2025.

🎶 Industrial Meets Dirty Disco

Co-produced alongside Curse Mackey (Pigface) and mastered by Mark Pistel (Consolidated, Meat Beat Manifesto), “Succumb To Me” blends industrial grit, dirty disco grooves, and seismic sub-bass into what Rougeheart defines as her signature style: electronic boom.

Rougeheart explains:
“While working on my next album, I decided to start something fresh just for fun. I anchored the track around two deep synth bass hits that pan left and right for a surround sound feel—especially in headphones. The lyrics practically wrote themselves, cheeky and a little sinister, with a dash of sex appeal. It’s one of my favorite SINE tracks to date.”

🌑 Momentum Rising

SINE officially joined the Metropolis Records roster in 2024 with the single “Trauma Bondage.” Since then, Rougeheart has been steadily building momentum—touring North America with Void Palace and Clan of Xymox, and recently performing at Cold Waves XIII in her hometown of Austin on September 19, 2025. Work is already underway on a full-length album expected in 2026.

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🧬 Rona Rougeheart: The Force Behind SINE

Born in New York and now based in Austin, Rougeheart grew up surrounded by music, guided by her father who taught her guitar and keyboards before she gravitated to drums. She’s endorsed by Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Hardware, and Roland.

Her impressive collaborations span the underground and avant-garde, including work with Bauhaus’ David J, Curse Mackey, Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Adrian Sherwood, Meat Beat Manifesto, Clan of Xymox, Chris Connelly (Pigface, Revolting Cocks), Andee Blacksugar (KMFDM, Blondie), Xiu Xiu, and the late Mark Stewart (The Pop Group).

🌐 Deep Dive into the Universe of SINE

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, DSBP Records, New Music Release

☣️ TOXIKK DECEPTION Unleashes Corrupt via DSBP Records

Industrial chaos reigns—stream the full album now and preorder the CD

DSBP Records just dropped the brand-new album Corrupt by hard-hitting industrial act TOXIKK DECEPTION—and it’s available today, April 13th, 2025!

💿 Stream the entire album and preorder the CD, which will begin shipping in 2 weeks.

Corrupt delivers a relentless barrage of electro-industrial fury—mechanized rhythms, razor-sharp synths, and raw vocals that tear through digital dystopia. It’s a brutal soundtrack for a fractured world, and TOXIKK DECEPTION doesn’t hold back.

🛒 Hear it now + preorder the CD via DSBP Bandcamp

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, Live Tours, LIVE TOURS AND EVENTS, Metropolis, New Music Release

🕳 PSYCLON NINE Descends Into Darkness with Eighth Studio Album “And Then Oblivion” 💀

Twenty-five years into their reign, PSYCLON NINE have returned to the abyss with a vengeance. Their latest full-length offering, And Then Oblivion, out March 21, 2025 via Metropolis Records, is a genre-defying sonic invocation—a twisted ritual that fuses blackened industrial, deathcore, ambient, trap, and metal into something altogether untamed and unclean.

Helmed by longtime visionary Nero Bellum, the album shatters expectation with tracks like “CRWLNG FRM CNT T CSKT” and “I Choose Violence,” merging visceral textures with apocalyptic production and spine-splintering vocals. Bellum explains,

“I specifically set out to break as many genre limitations as possible, while staying true to the concepts and imagery Psyclon Nine evokes.”

Critics across the globe are already losing their minds over it:

🩸 “Doesn’t just cross boundaries – it tears them down…” – Sonic Seducer (DE)
🩸 “Black metal vocals matched with trap and glitch… blastbeats and atmospherics to die for.” – Metal Digest (UK)
🩸 “Creepy and awesome… nursery rhymes forged in hell.” – Jace Media (UK)
🩸 “Suspenseful, sinister, genre-bending.” – Tempelores (NL)

⚙️ Tracklisting – “And Then Oblivion”

  1. DEVIL’S WORK
  2. I CHOOSE VIOLENCE
  3. SHOOT TO KILL
  4. CRWLNG FRM CNT T CSKT
  5. LOCUST OF EVERYTHING
  6. SPEAK EVIL
  7. SAY YOUR PRAYERS
  8. APRÈS TOI LE DELUGE
  9. TAXIDERMY
  10. [Hidden Track]

The visual world of And Then Oblivion is just as intense. The official music video for “CRWLNG FRM CNT T CSKT” arrives 24 hours after the album’s global release, promising a brutal, cinematic descent into the core of PSYCLON NINE’s blackened psyche.

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🌍 European Tour Dates – Devil’s Work Tour 2025

  • 1 July – Edinburgh, GB – Bannermans
  • 4 July – London, GB – Camden Club
  • 5 July – Leiria, PT – Stereogun
  • 6 July – Madrid, ES – Sala Ya’Sta
  • 9 July – Helsinki, FI – On The Rocks
  • 12 July – Bolków, PL – Castle Party Festival
  • 13 July – Leipzig, DE – Hellraiser Club
  • 16 July – Munich, DE – Backstage Club
  • 17 July – Berlin, DE – Badehaus
  • 18 July – Hamburg, DE – Logo
  • 20 July – Köln, DE – Amphi Festival

🩸 Note: Portugal date has moved to Leiria (5 July)

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