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Industrial rock is a fusion of industrial and rock music that emerged in the 1970s, influenced by experimental pioneers like Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten, and Chrome. The genre gained prominence in the 1980s with acts such as Killing Joke, Swans, and Skinny Puppy, eventually giving rise to industrial metal. In the 1990s, industrial rock reached a wider audience through the mainstream success of Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, both of whom released platinum-selling records that helped define the genre’s commercial peak.
On the strength of a three-song demo Nine Inch Nails got signed by TVT Records. “Industrial Nation,” released in ’88, was a powerful debut. However, the TVT label boss didn’t think much of it and couldn’t sell it. But two years of non-stop touring could only push it to #75 on the Album Charts. “Pretty…
Jehnny Beth – To Love Is to Live Jehnny Beth’s To Love Is to Live is a fearless and evocative solo debut, released in 2020, that pushes boundaries both musically and thematically. Known for her work with Savages, Beth explores deeply personal themes of vulnerability, power, and identity, crafting an album that is as unsettling…
Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor is a loud, lurid joyride through grindhouse chaos—part horror show, part rock spectacle. With snarling riffs, sleazy synths, and a twisted sense of fun, it’s all guts, no shame, and weirdly catchy.
The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails is a beautifully decayed artifact of pain, rage, and self-destruction. It doesn’t ask for your attention so much as it drags you under, locking you inside a mind that’s fraying at the edges.