Industrial metal
Stylistic origins	Industrial rock, Thrash metal, Extreme metal ,Hardcore punk, EBM, Noise rock
Cultural origins	Late 1980s, United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Typical instruments	Electric guitar − Bass guitar − Synthesizer − Found objects − Drum machine − Drums − Sequencer − Keyboard − Sampler
Mainstream popularity	Enjoyed moderate commercial success throughout the 90s and early 2000s. Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Extreme metal is an Umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined for a number of related heavy metal subgenres that have developed since the 1980s Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Electronic body music ( EBM, also known as aggropop) is a Music genre that combines elements of Industrial music and Electronic Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A found object, in an artistic sense indicates the use of an object which has not been designed for an artistic purpose but which exists for another purpose already For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage computer-generated music A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. Attention from the mainstream is currently low in the USA, but is moderately sized in Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Derivative forms	Neue Deutsche Härte - Tanz-Metall - Aggro-industrial
Subgenres
Coldwave - Cyber metal
Other topics
Bands − Labels

Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal. The Neue Deutsche Härte ("new German hardness" /nɔʏ̯ə dɔʏ̯tʃə hɛrtə/ also known as Tanzmetall (dance metal a term popularized by The Neue Deutsche Härte ("new German hardness" /nɔʏ̯ə dɔʏ̯tʃə hɛrtə/ also known as Tanzmetall (dance metal a term popularized by Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. This is a list of Electronic music genres sub-genres and styles though for the latter not all possess their own article (in which case see the main genre article Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. This is a list of Industrial metal bands and bands that have played industrial metal at some time in their career A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Industrial metal music is usually centered around repetitive metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer / sequencer lines and distorted vocals^[1]. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage computer-generated music This term is used quite loosely, describing everything from industrial rock bands sampling metal riffs (such as The Young Gods) to heavy metal groups augmented with sequencers and drum machines. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording For the Marvel Comics group see Young Gods (comics. Young Gods is also the name of an album by the rock band Little Angels. Industrial metal encompasses industrial subgenres such as aggro-industrial and coldwave (see List of post-industrial music genres and related fusion genres) and often overlaps some elements of nu metal and post-punk. The term Industrial music was first used in the mid-1970s to describe the then-unique sound of the Industrial Records label artists a wide variety of labels and artists have Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early innovators 1.2 Later developments 2 Examples of industrial metal 3 Record labels 4 External links 5 Notes

History

Early innovators

Though guitars had been used by industrial groups like Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire since the early days of the genre, it wasn't until the late-1980s that industrial and metal began to fuse into a common genre. Throbbing Gristle are a British Avant-garde music and Visual arts group that evolved from the Performance art group COUM Transmissions Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The industrial metal scene was the result of the convergence of a number of different musical trends, although the British band Killing Joke is generally considered a pioneer of industrial rock and was a major influence on many industrial metal bands. Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. Coming out of the late 70's/early 80's, their sound, considered post-punk at the time, combined dark punk / quasi-metallic post-punk with synthesizers and rhythms that alternated between dance (a disco influence), thrash, and tribal. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Big Black can also be considered a great influence on the industrial metal sound. Big Black was a Noise rock band founded in Chicago Illinois, United States that was active between 1982 and 1987. Finally, the band Chrome has been mixing punk with industrial and electronic music since the late 70s, and although they are considered to be very influential by artists within the genre, they are often overlooked by fans. Chrome was a Rock music group founded in San Francisco California in 1976

A number of electronic bands had begun to add elements of metal to their music, with Ministry's The Land of Rape and Honey and Godflesh's self-titled EP at the forefront (both released in 1988). Ministry was an American Industrial metal band founded by Frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981 The Land of Rape and Honey is the third studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1988 through Sire Records. Godflesh were an Industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1988 by Justin K Godflesh is the eponymous first release by the pioneering experimental Industrial metal band Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Previously a guitarless band, Ministry's inclusion of metal guitars on "Stigmata", "The Missing", and "Deity" proved to be a watershed event. Subsequent albums, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste and ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (commonly referred to as simply "Psalm 69"), would establish Ministry as a premier industrial metal act. The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste is the fourth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1989 through Sire / Warner Psalm 69 The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs is the fifth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1992 through Sire Godflesh went their own way, melding Black Sabbath riffs with Swans's crawling pace, topped with Throbbing Gristle-like white noise blasts. Godflesh were an Industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1988 by Justin K Black Sabbath are an Swans was an influential American Post-punk band active from 1982 to 1997 led by singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Throbbing Gristle are a British Avant-garde music and Visual arts group that evolved from the Performance art group COUM Transmissions White noise is a random signal (or process with a flat Power spectral density. Though not a top-seller compared to Ministry, Godflesh became hugely influential, their name regularly dropped by Danzig^[2], Faith No More, Fear Factory^[3], Korn^[4] and Metallica^[5]. Ministry was an American Industrial metal band founded by Frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981 Godflesh were an Industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1988 by Justin K Danzig is an American Heavy metal band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Blues-rock influences Faith No More was an American Alternative metal band that formed in San Francisco, California from 1982 to 1998 Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in.

At the same time, KMFDM was bringing metal influences to its guitars in singles like 1989's Virus and 1990s Godlike. KMFDM are a German Industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Virus is a KMFDM single preceding the Album Naïve. It features the title track "Virus" as well as "More The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 " Godlike " is a KMFDM single off of the Album Naïve. In 1990, Killing Joke released the explosive Extremities, Dirt And Various Repressed Emotions, which built the band's earlier dark, brooding sound and electronic experiments into an industrial metal sound. A final element was added by a number of technologically advanced bands within the metal scene, spearheaded by Canadians, Voivod. Voivod are a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Quebec, Canada.

Some crust punk bands such as Nausea and Doom experimented with mixing early industrial into their sound. Crust punk (sometimes simply crust) is one of the evolutions of Anarcho-punk and Hardcore punk, mixed with distorted Extreme metal guitar Nausea was an American Anarchist Crust punk band from New York City 's C-Squat in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan active from 1985-1992 Doom were a band which were pivotal in the rise of Crust punk and originated from Birmingham, England.

Later developments

Industrial metal blossomed in the early 1990s, particularly in North America where it outstripped pure industrial in popularity. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The original strain of industrial metal became known as aggro-industrial, while a new form featuring punk- and hardcore-influenced guitars and more pronounced synthesizer accompaniment became known as coldwave. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Nine Inch Nails, an industrial rock band formed by Trent Reznor, brought the genre to a much more mainstream audience by releasing primary industrial albums such as Broken & The Downward Spiral accompanied by their groundbreaking performance at the 1994 Woodstock. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Broken (also known as Halo 5) is the second major studio release from American Industrial rock act Nine The Downward Spiral (also known as Halo 8) is the third major release by American Industrial rock act Nine Inch Prominent coldwave bands included Chemlab, 16 Volt, and Acumen (later Acumen Nation), though more recently, Acumen Nation has nearly dropped all electronics in favor of a more metal sound. Chemlab is an Industrial rock band formed in Washington DC, USA in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More Joe Frank (not the Radio personality) and Jared Louche Acumen Nation is an Alternative metal / Industrial rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. In Europe, some groups such as Young Gods and Swamp Terrorists would create industrial metal without live guitars, relying wholly on samplers. For the Marvel Comics group see Young Gods (comics. Young Gods is also the name of an album by the rock band Little Angels. The Swamp Terrorists are a Swiss electro - industrial music group that was started in the late 1980s by synthesizer programmer STR (of Band Berne Crematoire Several established groups adopted industrial-metal techniques around this period, either temporarily or permanently, including Skinny Puppy (on the Jourgensen-produced Rabies), Front Line Assembly, and Die Krupps. Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Rabies is a 1989 album by Skinny Puppy. It was released on CD, cassette, and LP by Nettwerk Records in Canada Front Line Assembly (sometimes written as Frontline Assembly, also known by the Acronym FLA) is a Canadian Electro-industrial bandformed Die Krupps ˈkʀʊps}} is a German Industrial rock / EBM band formed in 1980 by Jürgen Engler and Bernward Malaka

More recently, groups like Rammstein and Oomph! have taken inspiration from electronic music as well as industrial and metal to create a new genre called Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) or what Rammstein describe as "Tanz-Metall" or "dance metal". Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals OOMPH! is a German Neue Deutsche Härte group Albums and style OOMPH! incorporates many styles of music such as metal industrial alternative Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across The Neue Deutsche Härte ("new German hardness" /nɔʏ̯ə dɔʏ̯tʃə hɛrtə/ also known as Tanzmetall (dance metal a term popularized by

The influence of industrial metal has permeated throughout the heavy metal genre, with a number of bands accenting their live instrumentation with industrial programming and sampling. Fear Factory is one of the most notable, incorporating electronic elements from a very early stage and often being produced by Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly. Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian Electronic musician and producer. Devin Townsend's metal band, Strapping Young Lad, also features pronounced industrial-metal aspects. Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian Extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1995 Many contemporary metal/nu metal groups, drawing influences from industrial, hip hop, and electronic music, have incorporated samplers and sequencers. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production As a result, acts like Rob Zombie, Static-X, Powerman 5000, Monster Voodoo Machine and Dope are often, though inconsistently, included in industrial metal. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Static-X is an Industrial metal band Formed in 1994 they are signed to Warner Bros Powerman 5000 (aka PM5K) is a Boston -based Industrial metal band formed in 1991. Monster Voodoo Machine a Canadian Industrial metal band originally active from 1991 to 1998 has recently begun working on a new album Dope is an American Nu metal band formed in 1997 in New York City, New York.

Examples of industrial metal

Some better known industrial metal bands include:

• Alex Grim
• Celldweller (but only on their album "Celldweller")
• Die Krupps
• Eisbrecher
• Fear Factory
• Gothminister
• Hanzel und Gretyl
• KMFDM
• Knorkator
• Megaherz
• Ministry
• Oomph!
• Orgy
• Prong
• Rammstein
• Rob Zombie
• Ruoska
• Samael (from the Rebellion EP onwards)
• Skinny Puppy
• Stahlhammer
• Turmion Kätilöt

See also: List of industrial metal bands

Record labels

• Dancing Ferret
• Dynamica
• Invisible Records
• Metropolis Records
• Wax Trax! Records
• Nothing Records
• Earache Records
• Koldfinger

External links

• Fabryka Industrial Rock webzine

See also: Cybergrind

Notes

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