The Young Gods are an industrial band, formed in Switzerland in 1985. Its current and past members include vocalist
Franz Treichler, keyboard/sampler players Alain Monod (a.k.a
Al Comet) and Cesare Pizzi and drummers Frank Bagnoud, Use Hiestand and Bernard Trontin. Treichler is the sole consistent member and the main songwriter of the band. They are considered as influential in the development of
industrial rock genre during the 1980s, with their employment of samplers instead of traditional rock guitars. Their later releases have incorporated elements of
electronica and
ambient.
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