COVER STORY

Swedish duo RYMDVERKET shoot for the stars

Rymdverket’s “A Moment to Save” and “In Silence” are among the year’s best songs.

LATEST STORIES

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY — July 10, 2026

A SPELL INSIDE

Remixed to Last

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DEKAD

Hidden

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DIGITAL ENERGY

Eternity

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PALE MERIDIANS

Your Only Friend (Alternate Version)

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MIRACLE

The Living Likeness of My Electric Daemon

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JULIA GAETA

“Bleed”

DIGITAL ENERGY

“Eternity”

CRYING VESSEL

“Bound in Mystery”

JUNE 2026

Interview

FRONT 242 lock the target one last time

FRONT 242

Black Out

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“Most EBM music has become a formula. There is less experimentation in sound design or a willingness to take risks. Nevertheless, the genre retains that dark vibe and traces of the energy inherited from punk.”

— Patrick Codenys, FRONT 242

10 best songs of June 2026

Essential Releases

CULTURE KULTÜR – Atomic

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A THOUSAND MAD THINGS – Hate It

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BEYOND OBSESSION – In My Blood

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SOFT VEIN

“All We’ve Known of Heaven”

MAY 2026

Interview

DEAD LIGHTS revel in glam goth sleaze

DEAD LIGHTS

Lash

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“We take a lot of visual inspiration from people like Leigh Bowery, as well as the New York Club Kids scene’s surrealist androgyny I guess you could call it. Drag culture is hugely influential to us.”

— Saul, DEAD LIGHTS

10 best songs of May 2026

Essential Releases

MASSIVE EGO – Symphony of Flies

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THIRD REALM – Escape Sequence

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WITCH OF THE VALE – Lovesongs for the Damned

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OPTIC

“God’s Eye”

APRIL 2026

Interview

Masked duo BLACKBOOK celebrate the weirdos

BLACKBOOK

Different

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“It all comes from personal experience. We’ve been through pretty much everything we sing about. It sucked, but at least it eventually gave us these songs.”

— BLACKBOOK

10 best songs of April 2026

Essential Releases

DEKAD – A Distorted View

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TEMPERS – Delusion

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ELEKTROSTAUB – Humility

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CZARINA

“Holy Water”

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