Essential listening for all of us who love weird, dark electro with a retro feel and snarling electro-techno absolutely ideal for raving,
"There's a Place For You" is the new EP from Ethan Fawkes, one of the most respected and prolific artists driving Belgium's industrial-electro underground today. His latest release on I-Traxx Red Edition and its title track have already captured world-wide attention by enlisting enthusiastic remix support from none other than Things to Come Records' founder and living legend The Horrorist aka Oliver Chesler (NYC-USA,) Dancefloor Killers/Kobayashi's all-powerful Al Ferox (IT), and VV303 (B) the relentless master forging the iron-clad heart of European post-industrial electro-techno, as well as the blood-brothers duo known as The Plumbers alongside their brother-from-another-mother/label co-founder and partner, the singular Iñaki Kreator.
Ethan Fawkes "There's a Place For You" EP is an I-Traxx Red Edition exclusive; the place, in this case, is Pamplona, and all of us at Müsex Industries are blown away by Ethan Fawkes and all of the incredible artists who contributed to this must-have EP.
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Since the release of the latest album ‘Black Waltz’, Avatar have had massive success all over the world. The singles Smells Like a Freakshow and Let it Burn peaked on #26 on US commercial rock radio charts, where they also stayed for several weeks well ahead of more established bands in the scene. This was followed by extensive and successful US tours.
The band will be on tour in April in Europe as well.
See dates below:
Tour dates:
April 12th - (BE) Maasmechelen, Jan Hertog
April 13th - (NL) Amsterdam, Winston Kingdom
April 15th - (DE) Ravensburg, Studio 104
April 16th - (AT) Vienna, Chelsea
April 17th - (DE) Weinheim, Cafe Central
April 19th - (FR) Macon, Le Sovengard
April 20th - (FR) Éragny, Covent Garden Studios
April 21st - (DE) Cologne, Underground
April 22nd - (DE) Hamburg, Logo
The biggest break through came when Avenged Sevenfold personally picked Avatar as support band on their sold out arena tour in Europe late 2013. Avatar got a reception far beyond expected by the crowds, which resulted in bookings on high profiled festivals such as Download Festival and Rock on the Range in 2014, among own headline dates of which most are soon sold out. More highly profiled tours and festivals are soon to be confirmed.
Now Avatar are up to date for the release of their new album ”Hail The Apocalypse” on May 12th through Gain/Sony in Europe and eOne in USA. The album was recorded in Karma Sound Studios, Bang Saray, Thailand, mixed by Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, Steel Panther) and mastered by Paul Logus (Volbeat, Clutch, Killswitch Engage).
Avatar is by many described as a perfect mix between Rammstein, Alice Cooper and System of a Down – something the band now have developed further with the upcoming video for the title track ”Hail The Apocalypse”. Avatar have gained much attention when it comes to their creativity in videos, always self-produced.
’Hail The Apocalypse’ is certainly an album to look out for, it is a fresh wind in a conservative metal swamp, it stands for something unique, something unexpected and something that’s been missing in the scene for the last decade.
One of the most powerful bands Melbourne has ever produced, presents their dark-yet-somehow-vibrant vision of electronic pop with their debut self-titled album.
Employing the weight of gnarling basslines, shimmering analogue synthesiser, punishing drum machine and the scathing lyrical vision of Jenny Branagan, Nun’s sound flows from sinister drone-orgy and hyperkinetic synth-punk to saturated new wave worship.
An unrelenting aesthetic sense penetrates every aspect of this record, resulting in a remarkably cohesive work of art. Song structures are simple, considered and direct - everything is fine-tuned to ensure maximum sonic devastation. The music is danceable and poppy, it’s sad and incisive, it’s fun, aggressive and heavy as hell. Most impressive of all is its immense force; the effortless delivery belying an overwhelming sense of something very heavy and unpleasant looming just beneath the scintillating pop surface.
Sim Nah will be playing in Antwerp on Friday April 11th together with Anne Clark + herrB
For this occasion we have 5 albums of Simi Nah's "5" to give a way amongst those of you who can answer the question on our contest page before Sunday 6th midnight!
Below is the official video of '100 Visages' taken from the Simi Nah album "5".
Kristy And The Kraks – two-headed love child of eight-legged kraken tag team Kate Kristal & Ana Threat – just released their debut-7inch via Totally Wired Records (Vienna) on March, 28th. A snotty 4-track masterpiece of 2-girl-punk-raunch.
