NEWS

Ambassador 21 side project Suicide Inside is currently at work on its third album, Dead Red, which is scheduled for a fall 2008 release on German label Pflichtkauf. Dead Red will include the track "Lick the Silence," which was featured on the recent Underground. Invasion and Friends 2k8 compilation, released by Ambassador 21's label, Invasion Wreck Chords. Visit the links for more information.

Electro-pop act Brand New Day, a side project of EuroVision member Joe Ramey, has announced the release of its new single, Style, on the band's own BND Productions. The single features vocals by Aidan Casserly (Empire State Human, The Garland Cult), as well as remixes by such groups as Machine Made Pleasure, Daybehavior and Nevarakka. For more information, visit the following links.

Prior to the release of its upcoming fourth album, Combichrist will release a new EP, Frost EP: Sent to Destroy, July 8 on Metropolis Records. The EP features three new tracks, as well six remixes by artists such as Rotersand, Caustic, Suicide Commando and Northborne, among others. Please follow the links for more information.

California power noise act To Mega Therion is offering its debut release, The Blood Rituals, as a free download, complete with artwork. The Blood Rituals, which features six original tracks as well as remixes by such acts as Ah Cama-Sotz, Endif and Alter der Ruine, was originally planned for a late 2007 release on Sistinas Music, but due to that label's hiatus, the band has decided to release it digitally instead. Visit the links for further information about To Mega Therion and to download the album.

Cyanotic will join 16volt and Bella Morte for the Midwest, East Coast and Canadian dates of the "Denial Highway" tour, starting with a June 20 show in Minneapolis, MN and finishing July 1 in New York City. To coincide with the tour, Cyanotic will release a new compilation, Cyanotic Presents: Gears Gone Wild, which will feature tracks from 16volt, Acumen Nation, DJ? Acucrack, mindFluxFuneral, Rabbit Junk and Prude, a new project featuring members of Chemlab, Caustic and Cyanotic. Visit the links for more information and a complete tour itinerary.

Angelspit will team up with Japanese cyberpunk band Baal for an Australian tour this summer, kicking off June 20 at The Globe in Brisbane. Other dates include June 21 at Sin Club in Perth, June 27 at Inflation in Melbourne and June 28 at The Gaelic Club in New South Wales. Angelspit will release its new album, Blood Death Ivory, June 11 on Dancing Ferret Discs. Please follow the links for more information.

To celebrate his project Manufactura's 10th anniversary, as well as his birthday, Karloz M. will play a special show June 14 at Roberto's Club in Los Angeles, CA. The first 30 people to arrive will receive a free autographed CD. Drum 'n' bass artist Rekahoe will also perform at the show. Please follow the links for more information.

Available now from the Tympanik Audio label is a new remix collection, Cloned: Other Side of Evolution, from Slovakian electro/industrial duo Disharmony. This collection compiles Disharmony's remixes for such artists as Sara Noxx, Flint Glass, Grandchaos, Empty and Deadjump, plus three exclusive tracks. Visit the links for more information.

St. Mark's Church in New York City will host a special benefit show May 18, with performances by Little Annie, Backworld and David Grubbs, plus a DJ set by J.G. Thirlwell of Foetus. Proceeds will go toward medical costs for Myat Moondog Haggart, a two-year-old child who is suffering from an undiagnosed brain disease. Haggart is the son of musician Scott Haggart, who will be performing alongside former Swans member Larry Seven as Diskono 17, and Kara Bohenstiel, who will be performing with former Psychic TV and Coil member Drew McDowall as Captain Sons and Daughters. In addition to musical performances, the event will include a silent auction for such items as Coil rarities and art pieces by Little Annie, Vito Acconci, Michel Gondry and others. For more information about this event or to purchase tickets, visit the links.

Belgian EBM act Nebula-H has announced that its third album, rH, will be released May 23 on Alfa Matrix. Nebula-H has welcomed a third member, Noa (Propulsion), for this release. The new album completes Nebula-H's "H" trilogy, which began with the band's debut, H, in 2002, followed by 2004's H20. rH will also be available as a two-disc boxed set, featuring additional tracks and collaborations with bands such as Trimetrick, Psy'Aviah and Ex.Es. For more information, visit the following links.