Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb continue their successful ‘Join The Forces’ tour
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Tarjei Krogh, Truls A. Bakken and Jan Ronald Stange) After the...
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New pressing for Front 242’s ‘rewind’ 12″ vinyl in a yellow colour
Alfa Matrix and Front 242 have decided to do a new pressing for the "Rewind" 12" vinyl in a different...
Swedish EBM act ELM lands all new album as a 3CD boxset, ‘Penetrator’
The Swedish EBM act ELM is back with an all new album via Alfa Matrix later in October. "Penetrator" is...
Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb announce ‘Join The Forces Tour 2023’
Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb have announced an upcoming combined Nitzer Ebb/Front 242 tour. In a statement both bands say...
The very first Front 242 biography is a fact
"Front 242 - Catch the men, the biography" is a first Front 242 biography based on 3 years of interviews...
Front 242 announces ‘Rewind’ (Solid Blue) vinyl + Bandcamp exclusive download with 2 bonus tracks
UPDATE: Alfa Matrix is already sold out, merely hours after announcing it. Fresh news from the Front 242 camp. Originally...
EBM act ELM back with all new EP ‘Steel Hope’ (incl. mix by Front 242’s Patrick Codenys)
The Franco-Swedish EBM act ELM is back with an all new EP, ”Steel Hope”. In addition to the title track,...
Front 242 postpones and cancels concerts – Jean-Luc De Meyer is recovering
(Photo by Mothmeister) In a Facebook update Front 242 announces that “Jean-Luc is now recovering from his medical condition” and...
Front 242 cancels concerts in Belgium as singer is hospitalized
In a message on Facebook Front 242 announces that they have canceled the 2 concerts in Kortrijk at De Kreun...
Front 242 announces rescheduled tourdates
(Photo by Mothmeister) Front 242 have announced the rescheduled dates for their current tour. If you see the list below...
Aesthetische are back with an all new album – For fans of Front 242, Delerium and FLA
Exactly one year ago Asthetische released the - very well-received - “Overflow” EP (available here on Bandcamp). Our main reviewer...
Front 242 – USA 91 / Live In The USA (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, 2 Vinyls. Background/Info: The “Tyranny For <You>”-tour from 1991 moved from Europe to the USA. This...
Front 242 – 91 / Live In EU (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, 2 Vinyls. Background/Info: Front 242 this year celebrates their 40th anniversary and it all seems that...
Front 242 announces updated USA tour schedule for 2021
(Photo by Mothmeister) The Belgian EBM cult act Front 242 has announced an update on their forthcoming USA tour dates...
Front 242 – Ancienne Belgique 89 / Front By Front (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Back in 1988 Front 242 released their fourth full length album –and probably their most...
Front 242 – Hamburg 87 / Official Version (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The title of this album doesn’t need that much details to know what it’s all...
Out today: Two Front 242 ’91 live releases (live in the EU and USA) + new Daniel B. album
Good news from the Front 242 headquarters since a few weeks as the band is releasing lots of live material....
New Front 242 live recordings officially become available from the 1987 and 1989 tours
Alfa Matrix continues to release cult live recordings from Front 242. Available now for immediate download are recordings made in...
Front 242 announces rescheduled US tour dates for Fall 2021
(Photo by Mothmeister) For many bands and promoters the corona pandemic has caused a lot of headaches as far as...
Daniel B. joins Acronym powered project to launch the Sky Any Colour exhibition together with over 50 other artists and designers
The last few months Daniel Bressanutti aka Daniel B. (Front 242, Morf, Prothèse) has joined the Acronym project. The project...
OUT NOW: Front 242’s Daniel B. Celebrates 66th anniversary with ‘Six+Six’ revisiting Front 242, Male Or Female, …
Daniel Bressanutti aka Daniel B. from Front 242 fame Will soon celebrate his 66th anniversary. For the occasion he recorded...
Alfa Matrix distributing 20 Euro vouchers via Facebook Messenger to celebrate EBM Day
It's EBM day tomorrow (24/2) and as usual the Belgian electro label Alfa Matrix is having a special campaign. But...
Front 242 announces ‘Black To Square One’ US Tour 2020 – tickets available now
(Picture by Mothmeister) We hinted at it a few days ago, but it's official, the Belgian EBM cult act Front...
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT: The Story Of Wax Trax! Records (DVD – Wax Trax! Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, industrial-rock, EBM Background/Info: The famous Wax Trax! Records label was originally much into new wave and punk music...
Front 242 announces extra EU tour dates
Front 242 has announced a string of EU dates starting in Belgium on March 7 in the city of Namur...
Front 242 announce tour agenda for 2020
The Belgian cult electro act Front 242 have announced a string of new concert dates for 2020. You can view...
C-Tec sees ‘Darker & Cut’ re-released as a 2CD set with bonus
Following on from Armalyte’s "Brutalism" retrospective of Cubanate’s early works, "Darker + Cut" sees the original two C-Tec albums (1997...
Front 242 member Daniel B. launches 2 new albums under the Daniel B. Prothèse umbrella
Front 242 member Daniel B. is back under the Daniel B. Prothèse umbrella for two new albums to be released...
New Nothing But Noise double CD out: ‘Formations Magnétiques et Phénomènes D’incertitude’ – available for ordering
In 2012 Daniel B., Dirk Bergen and Erwin Jadot (who left after the "Muted Tv" 10" ) decided to give...
Lederman / De Meyer returns with brand new single feat. Mesh, Radical G, Rotersand in the remix cockpit: ‘Atoms in Fury’
Lederman / De Meyer, the artistic fusion of two strong-minded icons from the cult Belgian electronic music scene, launch a...
10 tips and composing advice from Jean-Marc Lederman (Lederman / De Meyer, The Weathermen, Fad Gadget, …)
The recently released “Eleven Grinding Songs”, the debut album by Lederman / De Meyer (a new project between 2 electronic...
Front 242 concert at M’era Luna 2018 now available for stream – here’s the link
Front 242's August 12 concert at M'era Luna is being streamed on the website of the German broadcast Norddeutscher Rundfunk...
‘The synthesisers in the early days of EBM’ – Back in time with Lederman / De Meyer
The recently released “Eleven Grinding Songs”, the debut album by Lederman / De Meyer is one of the best EBM...
