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Cold Waves Festival XI Announces 2023 Lineup Featuring Godflesh, Frontline Assembly, Twin Tribes, Harsh Symmetry, Nuovo Testamento, and More!

Cold Waves Festival XI has officially announced their lineup for 2023, featuring some of the biggest names in industrial and darkwave. The festival is set to take place from September…

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Watch Dark Dreampop Act New Canyons’ Concert Film shot Live at the Metro

For those of you in the Windy City looking for great music: take note! The tenth-anniversary edition of Cold Waves Festival will feature New Canyons on Thursday, September 22, 2022.…

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Festivals

Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, and Drab Majesty to Headline Cold Waves Festival’s 10th Anniversary Lineup

Chicago’s Cold Waves Festival has announced its initial lineup for its 10th anniversary this September. This year, the Industrial themed festival features a jam-packed three-day event spanning multiple genres, including post-punk,…

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Front 242 40th Anniversary “Black To Square One” US Tour Dates Announced for 2021

EBM legends Front 242 have announced their rescheduled Black To Square One US Tour dates in celebration of the band’s 40 years of existence. “Front 242 will hit the road…

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Front Line Assembly will be Touring with the Revolting Cocks for their “Big Sexy Land” tour this November

Front Line Assembly will be Touring with the Revolting Cocks this November. Following their appearance at the Cold Waves festival Los Angeles edition this November, both industrial acts have booked together…

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Classic Bands

KMFDM are touring with ohGr of Skinny Puppy and set to release new EP

After the Cold Waves Festival in Chicago, KMFDM and ohGr of Skinny Puppy (fresh off the Down the Sociopath Tour) are set to embark on KMFDM’s HELL YEAH 2017 tour. The tour…

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