NEWS

Stripmall Architecture, the current project of Halou's Rebecca and Ryan Coseboom, will release their second album, Feathersongs for Factory Girls, in two parts. The first half of the album will be released April 20 and features their recent single, "Radium Girls." Funded entirely by fans of the project, Feathersongs for Factory Girls will be available in several formats; in addition to the standard CD version, fans can also elect to purchase a limited edition package featuring a T-shirt and two bonus CDs. The first part of the album is available now for pre-order.

Leipzig, Germany's Painbastard will release a new album, Kriegserklärung, April 16 on Accession Records. The album will be available in two versions: a standard edition and a limited edition featuring a bonus CD, Kriegspfade 1998-2001, containing 14 tracks recorded prior to Painbastard's 2003 debut album, Skin on Fire.

Power noise act Noisuf-X will release a new album, Excessive Exposure, April 1 on Dark Dimensions subsidiary label ProNoize. In addition to the standard version, a limited edition boxed set will also be available and will feature a bonus CD, Excessive Extension, featuring exclusive tracks with guest vocals from Peter Spilles of Project Pitchfork and Johan Van Roy of Suicide Commando.

U.S. power noise act Alter der Ruine will release This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things April 1 on ProNoize, a subsidiary of European label group Dark Dimensions. Collecting tracks from the band's three albums, three EPs, which were previously released only in North America, the compilation will also be available in a limited edition featuring a bonus CD with exclusive remixes from Haujobb, Noisuf-X, Assemblage 23 and Aesthetic Perfection.

Power noise act Xotox's album, Die Unruhe, which sold out in pre-orders before its initial release in 2004, will be reissued April 1 on the Dark Dimensions subsidiary label ProNoize. The new version, entitled Die Unruhe 2.0, has been completely remastered by Jan L. of X-Fusion and features two previously unreleased songs, "You Can't Hurt Me" and "The Punisher."

Black Rain Records will release a 10-year retrospective of French industrial rock band Porn on March 26. Entitled A Decade in Glitter and Danger, the collection was previously available only as a French limited edition release.

German electro/rock act Slave Republic will release their debut album, Electric One, March 12 on Accession Records. In addition to 11 original songs, the album features remixes by Haujobb and Olaf Wollschläger, who produced the album and who is best known for his work with such bands as And One and Paradise Lost.

Australian electro/industrial group Empty have released Surfacing, their long-awaited debut album. The 14-track album is available exclusively from Empty's online store, with free shipping worldwide. Follow the links for more details.

Angelspit have confirmed upcoming live dates for the USA and the UK. The band will perform five dates in the USA, beginning March 20 in New York City ending in Richmond, VA April 2. The tour then continues with six UK shows beginning in Manchester on April 13 and ending in Newport on April 18. Angelspit have also been confirmed to appear August 7 at this year's M'era Luna Festival in Germany.

Das Ich's label, Danse Macabre Records, has announced the signing of a new project: Dutch harsh EBM group XMH. The band will release a new album, State of Mind, in May. State of Mind will feature production by Len Lemeire of Implant and will include bonus remixes by Soman, Implant and Jesus on Extasy. Visit the links for more information.