Electro-industrial

Electro-industrial
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsEarly 1980s; Belgium, Canada, France, and Germany
Derivative forms
Other topics

Electro-industrial is a music genre that emerged from industrial music in the early 1980s. While EBM (electronic body music) has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial tends to have a grittier, complex and layered sound with a more experimental[1] approach. The style was pioneered by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Numb, and other groups, either from Canada or the Benelux. In the early 1990s, the style spawned the dark electro genre, and in the mid-/late-1990s, the aggrotech offshoot.[2] The fan base for the style is linked to the rivethead[2] subculture.

  1. ^ Explore Music: Pop/Rock » Alternative/Indie Rock » Electro-Industrial @ AllMusic. RhythmOne Group. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Interview with Axel Machens, Vendetta Music, 23 April 2007. [1] Access date: 23 December 2008.