For its 14th release Electro Aggression Records (EAR) has presented yet another ambitious package to its loyal listeners, this time a compilation/retrospective for the Hannover-based Trial. Trial had built a loyal following in its early years, starting with the EP Blut Und Eisen and then building on that momentum with their first full-length Zero Feeling,…
Akalotz started in 2007 but they are just now releasing their sophomore album Confront in late June 2017. The project is based in Kaiserslautern in southwest Germany. The sound of this album can be best be described as “retro EBM”. I’m not sure if that’s a recognized genre, but that’s really what the band…
For those of you unfamiliar with Electro Aggression Records (EAR), the indie label has made a name for itself by focusing on two narrowly defined and traditional subgenres of dark electronic music, dark electro and old school EBM. For most EAR releases the bands in question fit neatly into one category or the other, but Brazilian…
Hailing from Örebro, Sweden, Astma has just released their debut album, 600 Pounds of Body on Toronto-based Electro Aggression Records. Astma was initially a side-project of the band Stroma, which began in 2001. In that sense, it’s entirely accurate to say that this debut album is about 15 years in the making, give or take. The deluxe…