Industrial experimentalist Johan Van Roy created his brash goth rock in 1986 when forming Suicide Commando an eclectic spin-off of influences such as Cabaret Voltaire Skinny Puppy and Frontline Assembly Self-promotion throughout the 80s and early 90s…

The electronic project VNV Victory Not Vengeance Nation was conceived in London in 1990 by Ronan Harris debuting in May of that year with the 12-inch Body Pulse Strength of Youth followed a few months later and at the end of the year Harris relocated…

Another in the line of 90s goths who forsook guitars for the sampler and synthesizer Rudy Ratzingers wumpscut project was born in 1991 when Ratzinger released his first cassette-only albums Defcon and Small Chambermusicians Vuz Records signed the Ger…

Talented musician Andy LaPlegua is no stranger to the music circuit for hes a veteran of the Detroit hip-hop band LAW the industrial band Devils Into Crime and the punk-metal outfits My Right Choice and Lash Out LaPlegua who is a native of Norway has…

An electronic-body-music duo with updated electronics and a more aggressive style Funker Vogt was formed by vocalist Jens Kastel and programmer Gerrit Thomas they took the name Funker Vogt from a radio-operator friend The duo appeared on several comp…

Assemblage 23 is the brainchild of Seattle-based Tom Shear who spent a decade on various electronic projects before finding success as a respected EBM act For live performances he is accompanied by Paul Seegers on keyboards and Kevin Choby on electro…

The harsh electronic dance sounds of the 1980s industrial outfit Front 242 owed a lot to Throbbing Gristle's cutting-edge arty abrasion and the structured experimentalism of Cabaret Voltaire. Embraced in the mid-1980s by the nascent Chicago dance und…

Despite helping to create the industrial rock genre and being cited as an important influence by many, when similarly styled units began infiltrating the mainstream during the early 90s, for reasons unknown, Front Line Assembly never truly managed to…

Gary Zon the man who is Dismantled in total didnt care at all for electronic music until he heard Front Line Assembly and their unique brand of aggressive synthetics In his native Russia Zon was classically trained on piano from an early age A move t…

With their origins rooting back all the way to their high school electronics class Velvet Acid Christ got their start in 1990 under the original Cyberchrist but changed it in dedication to an alleged acid trip gone bad Comprising two core members Bry…

Da5id Din and Matthew Crofoot two Boston studio owners decided to become Informatik in 1993 after recognizing common musical tastes The duo who had previously worked separately as Acme Disco Machine and Struktur began recording and released their deb…

Germanys Project Pitchfork is an industrial band featuring vocalist Peter Spilles and keyboardistprogrammer Dirk Scheuber their sound often recalls a less aggressive undistorted Front Line Assembly They debuted in 1991 with Dhyani which was followed …

This electronic-based UK band was formed by Douglas McCarthy (b. 1 September 1967, Chelmsford, Essex, England; vocals, guitar) and Bon Harris (b. Vaughan David Harris, 12 August 1965, Chelmsford, Essex, England; percussion, vocals, guitar). Frustrate…

The German industrial dance act KMFDM were one of the first bands to recognize the link between the mechanical ferocity of industrial music and the unrelenting rhythms of the dance floor. Although they formed in Germany in 1984, they soon made a name…