One of the original forefathers in the industrial boom of the 1980s, Chrome's amalgam of distorted guitars and vocals, samples from TV, and a raw punk aesthetic (inspired by the Stooges) became much more popular in the early '90s than it ever was while the band was around in the '70s and '80s. Although active for only six years, Chrome left... [+] Read More

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From the group's inception in the mid-'70s onward, the New York-based Controlled Bleeding remained one of the most prolific and unpredictable American industrial bands, exploring the extremes of both unchecked sonic fury and free-floating ambient dub.

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4 track experimental project started by paul bayze aka skyjacker who also plays bass for the indie rock band PINHEAD.paul bayze was also in THEY WALK IN LINE who was on ROCKRIDGE RECORDS. other project paul bayze was in include MIJAS MAGNUM,CRAWFISH PROJECT,MANUAL TRANSITIONS and NORTH STAR.

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For all intents and purposes, Frank Tovey was best known as the man behind Fad Gadget, one of the most significant cult acts of the post-punk boom. As Fad Gadget, Tovey and his revolving door of conspirators released several singles and four full-length albums that stretched the boundaries of pop music during the late '70s and early '80s. And... [+] Read More

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One of the founding fathers of synth pop, Gary Numan's influence extends far beyond his lone American hit, "Cars," which still stands as one of the defining new wave singles. That seminal track helped usher in the synth pop era on both sides of the Atlantic, especially his native U.K., where he was a genuine pop star and consistent hitmaker... [+] Read More

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God Experiment was born following an industrial-gothic metal band, of which Michael was founding member guitarist and main songwriter. With the musical influences of The Sisters of Mercy, EBM heroes Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb and acts such as Neurosis, they achieved a strong 'cold' sound, which received positive critical acclaim and stood well... [+] Read More

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C’est en 2000 que le projet iThAK naît de l’imagination de Sébastien Saint-Lézin (alias Seb El Ezin). S’associe bientôt à lui le batteur Erick Borelva ( aka Dr. Fonkaphobia), qu’il rencontre par l’entremise de la chanteuse japonaise Mami Chan. Commence alors la longue quête du saxophoniste baryton prêt à joindre... [+] Read More

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Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 1980s; embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contemporaries, the group's... [+] Read More

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Pere Ubu emerged from the urban wastelands of mid-'70s Cleveland to impact the American underground for generations to follow; led by hulking frontman David Thomas, whose absurdist warble and rapturously demented lyrics remained the band's creative focus throughout their long, convoluted career, Ubu's protean art-punk sound harnessed... [+] Read More

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At the start of their career, Talking Heads were all nervous energy, detached emotion, and subdued minimalism. When they released their last album about 12 years later, the band had recorded everything from art-funk to polyrhythmic worldbeat explorations and simple, melodic guitar pop. Between their first album in 1977 and their last in 1988,... [+] Read More

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Television were one of the most creative bands to emerge from New York's punk scene of the mid-'70s, creating an influential new guitar vocabulary. While guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd liked to jam, they didn't follow the accepted rock structures for improvisation -- they removed the blues while retaining the raw energy of garage... [+] Read More

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What was once the glitchy, fever dream solo project of The **** Sparklies' Eon Fontes-May, is now a duo (with the addition of The Rain Design's Adam Kozak) employing folds of warbling synths, jarring guitars, melodica, accordian and god know what else over a bed of achingly slow, crunchy found-sound beats. With the addition of excruciatingly... [+] Read More

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The Gloom is the sadcore-goth-alternative solo project of Toronto musician Emma-O.

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Self-confident and ambitious, the Raveonettes entered the garage rock race of the new millennium with a stylish, brassy sound not heard since Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation. Sune Rose Wagner (guitar, vocals) and Sharin Foo (bass, vocals) hail from Copenhagen and formed the Raveonettes out of dismay for their homeland's state of music.
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Abrasive, aggressive, and antagonistic, Britain's Throbbing Gristle pioneered industrial music; exploring death, mutilation, fascism, and degradation amid a thunderous cacophony of mechanical noise, tape loops, extremist anti-melodies, and bludgeoning beats, the group's cultural terrorism -- the "wreckers of civilization," one tabloid called... [+] Read More

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Wire emerged out of the British punk explosion but, from the outset, maintained a distance from that scene and resisted easy categorization. While punk rapidly became a caricature of itself, Wire's musical identity -- focused on experimentation and process -- was constantly metamorphosing. Their first three albums alone attest to a startling... [+] Read More

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