The Montecristos - Born To Rock 'n' Roll

The Montecristos - Born To Rock 'n' Roll
(2015) Easy Action

I Kickstarted this album as soon as I heared about it. A kinda 50's rockabilly & rock'n'roll album by Neal X of Sigue Sigue Sputnik, what could go wrong? Nothing! There's a lot of covers on the album, and that's not really a big surprise. What's more surprising is the fact that they've included two of Sigue Sigue Sputnik's best songs, "Love Missile F1-11" and "Jayne Mansfield", and actually improved them.
Great stuff!

Frozen Plasma ‎- Dekadenz

Frozen Plasma ‎- Dekadenz
(2015) Infacted

I've waited for this album since the autumn of 2013, when the "Herz" single was released. Then, almost a year later, there were another teaser single, "Crazy". I'm sorry to say that I'm a bit disappointed by this new album. But I'm usually sceptical to new Frozen Plasma songs. I'll be waiting for some more remixes to be released and showing the true potential of the songs.

VA - Dependence 2015

VA - Dependence 2015
(2015) Dependent

A new sampler CD from Dependent records is one of my personal highlights each year. It's been two years since the last Dependence CD and three years since Septic X was released. As usual with the Dependence series, there's a lot of unreleased or exclusive tracks from the Dependent roster on this CD. The stand-out tracks for me are the new Encephalon and Edge Of Dawn songs plus, of course, the Pride And Fall Immortal-cover "Norden On Fire". There's not a bad song here. All top notch Dependent quality!

Autodafeh - Digital Citizens

Autodafeh - Digital Citizens
(2015) Scanner

Autodafeh continues to release good old school EBM albums in the vein of Front 242. This time the album even features a cover of one of Front 242's best songs, "No Shuffle". The title track "Digital Citizens" is also released as a digital single. I had a hard time getting this single in flac. I was finally able to use the Hola Unblocker to switch my Digital Citizenship (?) and then buy the single from a retailer, even though they didn't allow purchases from my country. This is why I love Bandcamp. No region blocking, no hassle, all flac!

Godless Procession - Godless Procession

Godless Procession - Godless Procession
(2011/2015) Gothic Music

Godless Procession is a fantastic Goth Rock band from Mexico. The album I've got is actually the second version of their debute LP, a sort of re-vamped release with some bonus tracks. I immediately fell in love with this band, the music's great and the vocals are out of this world! A truly unique sound worth checking out.

The Soft Moon - Total Decay EP

The Soft Moon - Total Decay EP
(2011) Captured Tracks

Another cool band that I was totally unaware of until recently. I don't know if this EP is representative for their over all sound, maybe there's a bit more of singing on their other releases? This EP reminds me of In Death It Ends, just a bit more interesting! Check out this awesome post punk, gothic, alternative rock release.

Chiron - The Best Of

Chiron - The Best Of (2015)
Wave Records

I didn't konow I needed a Chiron compilation CD. And maybe I didn't, because I've got the wrong version. I thought I ordered the 2CD version, with all the hard to get songs on it, but sadly I've got the regular CD. I already have most of the tracks on this CD. The good thing is I was reminded how much I like Chiron. Well, I guess I will have to order another copy... Chiron is former Ikon vocalist Michael Aliani's (or Carrodus) new band, and their records are a pain to get hold of. Very good music, though, so it's definately worth the effort!