''Sonic Seducer'' is a German music magazine that covers
gothic rock,
new wave,
EBM and other kinds of electronic music and culture. The magazine is noted for organizing the annual
M'era Luna Festival. Since its inception in 1994, the ''Sonic Seducer'' has become one of the major publications of the
dark culture in Germany.
Content
The magazine focuses on a variety of musical genres like
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
,
heavy metal,
mittelalter rock,
Neue Deutsche Härte,
electronic rock,
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, ear ...
,
futurepop,
aggrotech,
power noise,
crossover as well as
dark wave, gothic music and
industrial. Each issue contains interviews with bands and stories about bands and projects, reviews of concerts, record releases, books and games but also schedules of upcoming band tours and a news section. Moreover, there are frequent special editions on topics like Mittelalter rock, record labels, films or studio reports.
Since 1999, each issue comes with ''Cold Hands Seduction'', a compilation CD and sometimes a DVD which contains music by artists featured in the print issue. It focuses not only on established bands but it also presents upcoming artists.
Upcoming artists contest
''Sonic Seducer'' organises an annual "Battle of the Bands", a competition for upcoming musical artists. Since year 2000, 30 new bands without a record label deal are featured on the CD of the December issue. Together with the magazine's readership a professional jury elects the best acts that will be rewarded a label contract with
Out of Line.
Festivals
''Sonic Seducer'' presents the
M'era Luna Festival, a festival of the German alternative music scene that attracts some 20,000 attendants annually.
Once a year the board of editors compiles a M'era Luna Festival CD with songs by musical acts that are present at the festival. The subsequent magazine issues feature extensive reports and a DVD documentation.
See also
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References
External links
Official Website
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1994 establishments in Germany
German-language magazines
Music magazines published in Germany
Magazines established in 1994
Goth subculture