industrial music artists
18 published industrial music artists, led by Depeche Mode, 6lack and Nine Inch Nails.
At a glance
18 published industrial music artists; 144 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists2 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 15 tier 3
- 18
- Release groups
- 1,236
- Studio albums
- 150
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 144
- Timeline events
- 276
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 33.7M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 25.9 years
- Full biographies
- 18
- Biography words
- 41,641
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (6 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2010s | 6 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most industrial music artists. United States leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with industrial music. The most shared is rock music, with 4 artists in both.
Covers from industrial music
144 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Memento Mori
Depeche Mode · 2023
Spirit
Depeche Mode · 2017
Delta Machine
Depeche Mode · 2013
Sounds of the Universe
Depeche Mode · 2009
Playing the Angel
Depeche Mode · 2005
Exciter
Depeche Mode · 2001
Ultra
Depeche Mode · 1997
Songs of Faith and Devotion
Depeche Mode · 1993
Violator
Depeche Mode · 1990
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode · 1987
Black Celebration
Depeche Mode · 1986
Some Great Reward
Depeche Mode · 1984
Leaders
Depeche Mode has the most release groups (400); Joachim Witt the longest career (52 years); Nine Inch Nails the most awards (6).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Depeche Mode | 400 |
| Nine Inch Nails | 300 |
| Joachim Witt | 135 |
| Poppy | 104 |
| 6lack | 68 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Joachim Witt | 52 |
| Depeche Mode | 45 |
| Joakim Thåström | 37 |
| Nine Inch Nails | 37 |
| Das Ich | 34 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Nine Inch Nails | 6 |
| Depeche Mode | 2 |
| Joakim Thåström | 2 |
Most famous industrial music artists
Depeche Mode
United Kingdom · Group · 1980–present
alternative rock, synth-pop, new wave, electronic rock, electronica, dark wave, industrial music
21.1M listeners · 82 wikis
6lack
United States · Person · born 1992
contemporary R&B, soul, trap music, hip-hop soul, cloud rap, alternative R&B, industrial music
12.6M listeners · 22 wikis
Nine Inch Nails
United States · Group · 1988–present
alternative rock, electronic rock, ambient music, industrial metal, industrial rock, industrial music, dark ambient
72 wikis
Poppy
United States · Person · born 1995
rock music, pop music, traditional heavy metal, electropop, industrial music, metalcore, pop metal
34 wikis
Death Grips
United States · Group · 2010–present
hardcore hip-hop, rap rock, punk rap, industrial music, experimental hip-hop, abstract hip-hop, industrial hip-hop, synth-punk, digital hardcore, glitch hop, post-industrial music
33 wikis
Earl Sweatshirt
United States · Person · born 1994
jazz, horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, West Coast hip-hop, jazz rap, psychedelic rap, psychedelic hip-hop, industrial music, experimental hip-hop, abstract hip-hop, industrial hip-hop
28 wikis
Saul Williams
United States · Person · born 1972
hip-hop, rapping, alternative hip-hop, electronica, industrial music
28 wikis
Alessandro Cortini
Italy · Person · born 1976
rock music, electronic music, alternative rock, industrial music
14 wikis
Das Ich
Germany · Group · 1989–present
dark wave, industrial music, Neue Deutsche Todeskunst
16 wikis
Joachim Witt
Germany · Person · born 1949
Neue Deutsche Härte, gothic rock, industrial rock, dark wave, industrial music, Neue Deutsche Welle
14 wikis
Joakim Thåström
Sweden · Person · born 1957
rock music, Q3071, industrial music
9 wikis
David Tibet
United Kingdom · Person · born 1960
industrial music, neofolk
8 wikis
More industrial music artists
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Bill Leeb
Canada · Person · born 1966
pop music, industrial music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Adil Omar
Pakistan · Person · born 1991
pop music, psychedelic rock, hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, world music, alternative hip-hop, G-funk, electronica, psychedelic music, industrial music, synthwave
5 wikis · Tier 3
Koil
Indonesia · Group · 1993–present
rock music, industrial rock, industrial music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Zlatko Hukic
United States · Person
hip-hop, industrial music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Chakk
United Kingdom · Group · 1981–present
industrial music
1 wikis · Tier 3
David Virgin
Ireland · Person · born 1962
industrial music
1 wikis · Tier 3