The Dark Clan hails from Milwaukee Wisconsin and just rocked out last weekend in Chicago at the Underground lounge. If you get a chance to see this band live you won't be disappointed. They all dress in white and sing about things that go bump in the night. The name of the album is called " Perspectives " We open with a Gothy tale of being Goth called " Vampires Dance " which rocks hard and is a instant club danse floor track. Lore and mockery about being Goth and being in your corset and your melacholic world, this track screams the " G" world all too well. Goth and vampirism runs deep like the veins that carry the blood they crave for. Next is track two, " New London " which is a track about the memories of London and all it's glory and elegance it hauntingly brought to the table. Moving through this album we come to a unique track called " Lestat in Cuba." This track stuck in my mind and in my heart and called out to me as well as the crowd. Dancing in darkness and rememberance of the nite thats calls so sweetly to us now and then. A Gothic Tango in Cuba, clever and all knowing and making this truely a most unique masterpiece and definately a song not to forget but to cherish. One of the best wits about this is the refrain they sing, "it's time to die." Dark, brooding and to the letter. This band are the vampires that dress in white and can make it make sense and show us all up. Another track that sticks our to us is track 11, " Vampires Sex Funk." The vampire disco song that grooves and draws you in like a vampires beck and call and really got me dancing in my seat and wanting more. All and all this new album has great promise for many of it's tracks to hit the charts. This band does not miss a trick and leaves you with treats. Do you dare to dive in and sink your teeth into it.? ~ 4 stars

The name of the band is called The Dark Clan, hailing from Wisconsin. Consisting of Dan Clark who is main core behind this band and next we have Amanda on vocals, Erin on piano, Nic on drums, Luke on bass and EYG on additional vocals. I just saw this band live at Chicago's Darkroom and they were quite entertaining. The name of the album is called " The Vampire Wore White." This album is showing us that white is the new black. We go to track 2, " Love in the Dark " which is a ode to love, beautifully sung by the lovely songbird Amanda. " Dancing in darkness, she sings to us, a lovely love song to the night. It is a track that I will hold near and dear to my heart. Next is track 3, " Tandy' whcih is an early 80's tribute to what seems to be a lost love that should not be forgotten. It is a tonque and cheek track that speaks for itself. Moving to track 5, " Look into the Night which is a Gothy dark track and a ode to the night beautifully sung by the lovely songbird Amanda who's voice soars high to the sky in perfect harmony. Next is track 6, " Interlude in Two Parts, Invention No. 8 which is a guitar solo rendition of the original J.S. Bach classic which sets it from the rest. Track after track this album has unique surprises behind every turn truly is unique to say the least. We more to track 8, " The Vampire Wore White" which is an ode to the darkness into light and that fashion sometimes doesn't always have to be back in black. This track is truly an anthem for fashion and decadence and will truly not be forgotten for the ages. The Dark Clan is hear to stay will you join them in their dark delight or will you let them pass you by.? ~ 4 stars Michelle Russo

Cruciform Injection is the name of the band hailing from the Chicagoland area. Cruciform Injection consists of Micah Skaritka on vocals, Brendan on Guitars and Programming, Kassi on live Keyboards and Jonathan on live Percussion. The name of the album is called " Aftermath." We begin with track 1 which is a grand introduction to the Apocalpyse in pure danse floor manner. We come to track 3, "Venus Corpse." Micah sings, of system failure and being oxygen deprived backed to hard break beats and tales of woe. This is a sure fire danse floor hit at least in my eyes. Next is track 4, " Raise our Flags " is seems to be a ode to going to war and it's aftermath it brings. Micah sings, " Nothing to see from the missle rays." Gives you this grim take on how war gets us no where and how we waste time on it. Next is track 5, " Dreaming Siren." which takes us to it's electronic world and opens doors to our psyche. Micah sings, " Come and sit on the edge of the floor." Micah is calling us to the danse floor and go crazy to this one. Stomp away and call to your master for instruction. Sill moving on we come to one of the coolest tracks on this cd, " Sugarbomb" , which always gets the crowds moving. Seduction is the key to this track and draws us near and dear to it's promise. Micah sings in unison with his band and the crowd. " Are you ever satisfied all you ever done.?" This is what I call the audience participation game, every time this track is played, all partakes in it. This is the track that this band is known for all over the circuits and it never disappoints. I just saw Cruciform Injection last weekend at the Darkroom and there wasn't one person in the audience not moving and grooving to it. Next is track 9, " Deadline " another danse floor hit and another favorite of mine. Micah sings to us, " tell me what you want from me." Electro danse craze the core and nothing more. This by far could be their staple song and separates from all other tracks. I found myself dancing in my tracks as I typed away. Track by track Cruciform Injection puts it's bang into your buck and never disappoints. This track is extremely amazing live. With that said, we come to track 12, " Embryonic Testaments" which is always a classic for this band and is played through the circuits. Micah sings to us. " take what you want from me." which the crowd sings back to him in great fervor and anguish. This track rocks hard and has been around on other albums due to it's greatness and great strength it brings. Next is track 13, " Black Tides." which is always a crowd favorite and asked for either for an encore or surprise. " Micah sings, " Black Tides " in his deepest dark voice to match the angry dark abyss he is expressing and crawling out of the darkness to shed light onto us all. Cruciform Injection always puts their best foot forward and shines bright. Do you dare to inject them.? ~ 4 stars Michelle Russo

Hailing from Chicago is a one man project fronted by Xero who is the brains behind this operation and Residue 3. Xero does it all, vocals, synths, sequencers and also dj's in Chicago and helps run Electrohell a once a blue moon special night of indeadstrial, power noise in Chicago. We open with Track one, " Crisis Perverted " which is an all out nuclear assault and all instrumental that violently jumps in your face to get off your arse to danse to the beat of it's own destruction. We move to track 2, " The Guilty dance with the Devil ", which is terror/ebm at it's best. Xero sounding very Agonoisesque and loud as ever. This track has hit the Chicago Circuit hard sending it blasting through our dansefloors in unision with hard breakbeats and lots of stomping. Xero sings, " the guilty dance with the devil, the guilty spit in the face of god." No remorse, no release as he sings his tale of the old ones and what they wish to possess only to find empty promises from our human race. Still mover forward, we come to track 4, Apocalypse which is exactly what the title states. Samples galore bringing us back to the old Skinny Puppy days. Oil drums, machinery all about and total annilation of the planet all summed up in one track and leading us to the stomping fields. A total danse floor war waiting to be had by the indeadstrial nation to fill the void and sending grand recognition and raising their fists and joining in the mayhem this track brings. Next is track 5, " Ctrl, Alt, Decieve a play on words and clever than ever. Xero sings, " Death in the name of prophecy, torture is your God's policy." This by far is one of my favorites and I got up and danced by arse off to its promises. Definitely a track to remember and forever burn in our brains for it's unforgettable lyrics of truths to be told. Still moving further ahead, we come to track 7, " Digital Antichrist", which is another danse floor hit that took us all by storm. " Samples underlying from movies about no believe in god stopping the show to get it's cryptic message across then letting go so the danse chaos can begin. Truly a brilliant track from start to finish with the end result of a full danse floor. Track by track this album offers little surprises behind each corner we turn in this non stop electric train that it seems we can't get off due to it's hypnotic showdown it brings to us, it calls to us and won't let go. They say when you use Control/ Alt/ Delete you are supposed to get out well when you enter your Critical System Error you may never want to leave. A pure genius album to experience. ~ 4 stars Michelle Russo

House Made of Dawn is a band that hails from Los Angeles California. It is a Indeadstrial Gothic Metal band that has a unique sound. We open to track 1, " Burn the House Down" which is a heavy indeadstrial horror track with beautiful words of wisdom that practically speaks in tongues, for example, " Inert I'll float in stagnant pools like Old King Log."They sing to us, " Come, tear it down! " This track is sure to burn the danse floors right through. We move to track 3, " Blacksburg " which is a cool song that throws punches and has some bite. Next is track 4, " Vice Principal " which is hard and witty in it's own right. They sing, " Safe in the shadows I can wield a power, unforseen and safe in the shadows, I will walk away and disappear." Haunting, melodic and driven. We move onto track 6, " Lost", which is a cool beautiful backing female vocals complimenting the darkness it sings and brings. They sing, " it's after midnight, I think I've seen you before, I feel a burn in my veins in unison complimenting the driven force and giving it life. Next is track 7. " Posesses this" which is another sure hit danse floor hit that would be perfect for a background track to a big event or perhaps magic trick. They sing to us a tale of childhood haunts and taunts. " You would possess this innocense." A tale of deceptions, lies and delusions. The rest of the album is full of good fun creepiness and will lead you to the element of surprise. Good plain scariness wrapped up in a pretty skeletal bow just waiting to be unwrapped and challenged. ~ 4 stars Michelle Russo