Industrial Metal: A Marriage Made In...
To me, it all started in the late 1980's/early 1990's with Nine Inch Nails (Pretty Hate Machine, Broken) and Ministry (The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Psalm 69). Those two bands, along with these landmark and formative albums, paved the way for a commercially-viable synthesis of metal and industrial. For many years, this was one of (if not) my favorite subgenres of metal. The list that follows is my favorite 25 Industrial Metal bands to date, as well as the album that I find to be their strongest expression. As always, please feel free to throw out some recs...always like to hear bands I have not heard before. |
| 25 |  | Prick
Prick
This album has Trent Reznor all over it. |
| 24 |  | Godhead
2000 Years of Human Error |
| 23 |  | Black Light Burns
Cruel Melody |
| 22 |  | Ultraspank
Ultraspank |
| 21 |  | Deadsy
Phantasmagore
Commencement is a close second. |
| 20 |  | Kidneythieves
Zerospace |
| 19 |  | Klank
Numb |
| 18 |  | The Birthday Massacre
Hide and Seek |
| 17 |  | Machines of Loving Grace
Gilt |
| 16 |  | Device
Device
I truly believe that this album is underrated and under-appreciated. |
| 15 |  | Static-X
Wisconsin Death Trip
Cult of Static is a close second. |
| 14 |  | Prong
Power Of The Damn MiXXXer
I prefer the remix album to Power of the Damager, but both are great. Rude Awakening is a close second. |
| 13 |  | Orgy
Vapor Transmission |
| 12 |  | Marilyn Manson
Antichrist Superstar
This album, along with Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood are also one hell of a trifecta. |
| 11 |  | Stabbing Westward
Darkest Days |
| 10 |  | Filter
The Trouble With Angels
The Amalgamut is a close second. |
| 9 |  | KMFDM
Nihil |
| 8 |  | Rammstein
Mutter |
| 7 |  | Celldweller
Celldweller
Wish Upon a Blackstar is nearly equally as good. |
| 6 |  | Gary Numan
Jagged
His albums from Sacrifice/Dawn to Dead Son Rising are incredible. |
| 5 |  | God Lives Underwater
Empty |
| 4 |  | Circle of Dust
Disengage
Brainchild and their self-titled album are also excellent. |
| 3 |  | Ministry
Rio Grande Blood
Houses of the Mole, Rio Grande Blood, and The Last Sucker are one hell of a trifecta. |
| 2 |  | Fear Factory
Digimortal
There are so many great Fear Factory albums that I could include here, but I have always found Digimortal to be one my favorite, followed by Remanufacture and Archetype. |
| 1 |  | Nine Inch Nails
The Downward Spiral
Close seconds are The Fragile and Year Zero |
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