Industrial

Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of experimental music, especially but not necessarily electronic music. The term was first used in the mid-1970s to describe the then-unique sound of Industrial Records artists. Since then, an extremely wide variety of labels and artists have since come to be called “Industrial”, however electropop, EBM, industrial rock, etc should not be confused with this term. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Panzer AG

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Fight Like a Girl Tour Emilie Autumn Friday 10 February 2012	Elysium Austin TX, United States 30.267559 -97.73676	2 going Add shout
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Fight Like a Girl Tour Emilie Autumn Saturday 11 February 2012	Warehouse Live Houston, United States 29.752198 -95.354324	Add shout
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Fight Like a Girl Tour Emilie Autumn Monday 13 February 2012	State Theatre St Petersburg, Tampa FL, United States 27.771313 -82.643371	2 going Add shout
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Fight Like a Girl Tour Emilie Autumn Tuesday 14 February 2012	Plaza Theatre Orlando FL, United States 28.548669 -81.351226	1 going Add shout
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Fight Like a Girl Tour Emilie Autumn Wednesday 15 February 2012	The Loft Atlanta GA, United States 33.792085 -84.388225	4 going Add shout
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Fight Like a Girl Tour Emilie Autumn Thursday 16 February 2012	Cat's Cradle Carrboro NC, United States 35.910234 -79.069035	2 going Add shout

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bcyr18 wrote:
9 hours ago

I always thought Industrial was music that employed the sounds of hammers, socket wrenches and heavy steam powered machinery.

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Oralfabeta wrote:
Monday afternoon

This tag makes me sad.

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Bloodwerk wrote:
last week

The description says "electropop, EBM, industrial rock, etc should NOT be confused with this term." And yet half of the top artists are exactly the previously mentioned. Are you people that ignorant or you just can't read? And ShiverTool, there's a difference between "invention" and "popularization". Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, SPK etc. are the inventors. The genre was later popularized by bands like Skinny Puppy, FLA, Front242 and countless others. Nine Inch Nails didn't invent or popularize anything. Come at me NIN fans.

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ShiverTool wrote:
last week

But they didn't make it popular. To create a "style" you must be the first to popularize it. And Nine Inch Nails did that.

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Neroese wrote:
last week

Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire and Einstürzende Neubauten were pioneers of industrial music.

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tohil_thoth wrote:
last month

so, the battle continues. who's winning?

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cyber10 wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/music/Guerreiros+Paulistas

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silverlage wrote:
last month

NIN sold industrial OUT.

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Goldi_lox wrote:
last month

http://dirtypharmeceuticals.bandcamp.com/

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Mercenarion wrote:
last month

NIN invented industrial? Poor ignorant boy. [2] Throbbing Gristle would like to have a word with you.

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outandabout93 wrote:
last month

real industrial

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outandabout93 wrote:
last month

NIN invented industrial? Poor ignorant boy.

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X-evier wrote:
last month

outandabout93, Nine Inch Nails,Marilyn Manson and Rammstein - industrial, this is industriul metal/rock

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ShiverTool wrote:
last month

Nine Inch Nails NOT Industrial??? Umm, what are you smoking? He INVENTED industrial. You, my friend, are an idiot. Manson not so much, but still has a large influence from industrial and especially from Trent Reznor. Idiot.

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outandabout93 wrote:
last month

NIN, Manson, and Rammstein? All shit acts and not industrial. [2]

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Bloodwerk wrote:
last month

FLA NOT ON TOP WTF[2]

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Espadon wrote:
last month

FLA NOT ON TOP WTF

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zomgkris wrote:
last month

LOL @ Marylin Manson & Rammstein in the "Industrial" tag [4] LOL @ people who don't even know how to spell Marilyn

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2393 wrote:
last month

It is, on Further Down the Spiral and Fixed.

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OwenxJenkins wrote:
last month

I'd agree with Manson and Rammstein, but NIN? How the fuck is NIN not industrial music?

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