Metal Fan Craving Industrial

[Guest J0bber]

Hey guys,

 

I consider myself a pretty big fan of heavy metal, but I'm getting kinda tired of the current scene with generic metalcore bands. I need something new to listen to. Seeing as I'm a fan of a lot of metal bands with industrial influences, such as Static-X, Ministry, Fear Factory, etc. I was wondering if you could direct me to some good industrial. No industrial metal bands please.

 

EDIT: Also, I would prefer industrial bands with darker sounds.

[nl5xsk1 0]

I can't help with anything current, but either Big Black or Pigface.

[The Man in Blak 0]

There's always Skinny Puppy.

[The Czech Republic 0]

LFO

 

 

 

I can give more off-base recommendations than Corey Lazarus

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Coil

[Guest J0bber]

Thanks for the recommedations. I'll have to check some of these groups out on eMusic.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Cabaret Voltaireb& Throbbing Gristle (Pay respects to your elders. Plus, Coil was already mentioned)

Nitzer Ebb

Die Warzau (At least the album "Engine")

[snuffbox 0]

Revolting Cocks.

[Nighthawk 0]

Throbbing Gristle are the gods of industrial, while Foetus is the Christ.

 

I actually recommend Foetus over TG, they just get to be gods because they came first.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Right now is when still seeing my buddy Wes would be great, since he's the biggest rivethead I know.

 

Ummm...VNV Nation? Wumpscut? Not a big industrial fan, so hey.

[snuffbox 0]

Bile

Rorsache(sp?) Test

Sister Machine Gun

KMFDM, unless that was already obvious

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0]

If you're looking for a more synthesized/computerized style of music, I think you might also benefit from higher caliber Ambient/Dark works out there. They share much of Metal's ability for emotional bonding and spiritual examination, following a parallel path in arriving there.

 

First recommendations would be

 

Dead Can Dance - Aion, Serpent's Egg

 

Tangerine Dream - Phaedra, Rubycon

 

You asked that there be no industrial metal recommendations given, but you have to listen to Godflesh Streetcleaner anyway. You might also get something of worth out of listening to the earlier works of Neurosis. Through Silver In Blood uses some metal styles as accents, and it's kinda like listening to pure gravity if you hear it at high volume.

 

Not sure what exactly you're looking for when you drop those band names, then ask for no Industrial Metal.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

For fun you should check out Atari Teenage Riot. "Digital hardcore."

[Red Baron 0]

Go check out Front Line Assembly, Einsturzende Neubauten, Meat Beat Manifesto. If you have KMFDM, I also recommmend MDFMK.

[Steviekick 0]

For fun you should check out Atari Teenage Riot. "Digital hardcore."

 

ATR kicks all kinds of ass. One of the women from ATR, Nic Endo, put out an amazing industrial/ambient album called Cold Metal Perfection.

 

Also, check out any of the later releases from the Kovenant.

[swan 0]

Pig

Revolting Cocks

Godflesh

Foetus

KMFDM

Young Gods

Scorn

Front 242

Meat Beat Manifesto

My Life w/ The Thrill Kill Kult

Nitzer Ebb

Electric Hellfire Club

Pigface

Die Krupps

Lard

Sleep Chamber

 

To a lesser extent:

 

Lords of Acid

Stabbing Westward

Machines of Loving Grace

Pitchshifter

Gravity Kills

 

Oh and Al Jourgensen has a bunch of side projects worth checking out, besides the RevCo you have: Acid Horse, Lard, and 1000 Homo DJ's among others. Not sure if that stuff is still in print as it was on Wax Trax, so maybe check the TVT Records catalog.

[Steviekick 0]

I enjoy Pitchshifter, but some of their early stuff is really bizarre to the point that it's unlistenable.

[Slayer 0]

Jesu (new band by the guy from Godflesh)

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

A lot of you are getting away from industrial, but, not being well-versed in the genre myself, I've little room to argue.

 

Since Thumbtack mentioned it, I wanted to say—I think I've said this before—that the title track to Through Silver in Blood is one of the rare moments where music managed to scare the shit out of me. Keep in my I was playing it rather loudly and late at night, laying in bed with the (foolish) idea of going to sleep afterwards.

[swan 0]

I enjoy Pitchshifter, but some of their early stuff is really bizarre to the point that it's unlistenable.

 

The death metal vocals I'm guessing?

[snuffbox 0]

By the way...Ministry and Revolting Cocks are touring together this summer. All the Chris Connelly a person can take.

[Steviekick 0]

I enjoy Pitchshifter, but some of their early stuff is really bizarre to the point that it's unlistenable.

 

The death metal vocals I'm guessing?

 

Yeah. I got into them in more of their industrock sound of the last few albums. My friend gave me their stuff from when they were on Earache and I couldn't believe they were the same project.

[Guest J0bber]

I decided to start off easy with some early Ministry and Rabies era Skinny Puppy, which was produced by Uncle Al himself. Early Ministry stuff kind of sounds like '80s pop, but a bit darker. I like it though, dark, yet danceable.

 

Skinny Puppy was hard to get into at first, but now I find myself head banging to it, especially "Fascist Jock Itch". Who can't dig a track with that name?

 

I'm probably going to rip some Front 242 stuff soon. There is also this cool industrial band called Klank that I want to check out. Godflesh looks cool too. I don't mind if the bands you name have some metal influences, but as long as they are more industrial than metal. I know its kind of hard naming industrial bands without metal influences since they are genres that blend well together.

 

Thanks for all the recommendations guys!

[Special K 0]

Swan got every band I was going to mention. Good show!

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

A lot of you are getting away from industrial, but, not being well-versed in the genre myself, I've little room to argue.

 

Since Thumbtack mentioned it, I wanted to say—I think I've said this before—that the title track to Through Silver in Blood is one of the rare moments where music managed to scare the shit out of me. Keep in my I was playing it rather loudly and late at night, laying in bed with the (foolish) idea of going to sleep afterwards.

 

Have you tried Souls at Zero yet? Sometimes I don't even want to listen to it; sometimes it's my favorite album ever.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

My recommendations are almost identical to Milky's, though I like Throbbing Gristle better, for no other reason than that they can be so disgustingly creepy to the point of being troublesome. Slugbait. Oh my god.

[NoCalMike 0]

Are we talking Death Rock-core Industrial?

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

...here's where I'm not sure if NoCal is being serious or making a bad joke...

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

A lot of you are getting away from industrial, but, not being well-versed in the genre myself, I've little room to argue.

 

Since Thumbtack mentioned it, I wanted to say—I think I've said this before—that the title track to Through Silver in Blood is one of the rare moments where music managed to scare the shit out of me. Keep in my I was playing it rather loudly and late at night, laying in bed with the (foolish) idea of going to sleep afterwards.

 

Have you tried Souls at Zero yet? Sometimes I don't even want to listen to it; sometimes it's my favorite album ever.

No! I should get on that.

[Special K 0]

Only song I've ever listened to that has been a little bit scary is Sonic Youth's 'Shaking Hell'. Even with my well-known SY-boner, that song is just straight jugg-fuckled.

 

Though The Wall movie scared the living shit out of me when I was 8. Fucking dad.

 

Atari Teenage Riot is quite awesome. If I was to ever be executed, I would like them to play 'By any means necessary' or the Breeders' Cannonball.

 

As an aside, I determined a couple years ago that 'Cannonball' is my favorite song ever, simply because I will never tire of it. Terrific song.

 

Boom Doo-doom, doo-doo. Boom Doo-doom, doo-doo. Dooooo-doodoodoo--oom doodoodoo-oom. Good song.