Knee deep in the bizarre, the Thrill Kill Kult’s “Sex on Wheelz” verges on acid funk with its relentless grooves and innocuous absurdity. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult - “Sex on Wheelz” It’s the latter that immediately lumps the band in with industrial metal - in 1989, hip-hop drum machines were highly uncommon in heavy metal - but the synthetic percussion adds a level of cold dissonance that drives home Godflesh’s conceptual intent. Not only does it establish the band’s nihilistic perspective on society, but it also introduced the Godflesh sound: sludge metal riffs over drum machines. Kicking off Godflesh’s 1989 masterpiece Streetcleaner, “Like Rats” is a statement of intent.
Mixes well into the sets of a daring disco or helps set the mood in the BDSM dungeon of your choice. An aggro club jam where every element - from Douglas McCarthy’s raspy chant to each vicious synth lick - is treated like a percussion instrument. The sound of a factory coming slowly to life and settling into its steady groove, or a sentient death dealing robot soldier running a diagnostic check before beginning its daily assault. The “pew pew” sound of bombs dropping during the chorus brings it all together, perfectly punctuating the military themes.
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Add shouted, politically charged, sarcastic, self-aggrandizing lyrics, plus disturbing samples of the evening news and war, and you have the epitome of this band distilled into 3 minutes and 35 seconds. One of KMFDM’s most iconic songs, “A Drug Against War” pairs a pulsating electro-industrial beat with heavily Slayer-influenced speed metal guitar riffage. See our picks for the 50 Best Industrial Songs of All Time below, and view our other Industrial Week features here. Consider the following list an exploration of industrial music in its myriad forms, from the early days and the earliest usage of the genre tag itself, up to the present, in a time when industrial’s post-modern proclivities ring as poignant as ever. These forerunners paved the way for acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry - the former’s “Head Like a Hole” and the latter’s “Stigmata” launching industrial music to mainstream prominence while spawning sub-genres such as industrial rock and industrial metal, where the likes of Rammstein and Rob Zombie would soon emerge. Meanwhile, iconoclastic act Einstürzende Neubauten sought to create a twisted form of dance music using whatever sounds available - power tools, machinery, oil drums, etc. “Hamburger Lady,” “Hot on the Heels of Love”) used post-punk and musique concrète as a launching point for more extreme sonic destinations. To go a step further: What makes an industrial song truly great? When compiling our ranking of the Top 50 industrial tracks of all-time, we not only looked for the aforementioned sonic descriptors, but also took into account exterior factors, namely the song’s influence and legacy in the grand scheme of the genre.ĭuring industrial’s formative years, a song like Caberet Voltaire’s “Nag Nag Nag” and the work of Throbbing Gristle (i.e. Harsh and liberal use of distortion the implementation of electronics and synths alongside rock instrumentation a generally subversive and bleak world outlook… all viable identifiers for what we would consider industrial music. What makes a song “industrial?” It’s a question we’ve often pondered this past week at Consequence throughout our ongoing celebration of the genre. Keep up with all of our Industrial Week content, including our Best Industrial Albums of All Time list, and check back for more lists, artist-curated features, essays, and more. Keep checking back throughout the week for more lists, artist-driven content, premieres, essays, and more. Consequence’s Industrial Week rolls on with our staff list of the genre’s Top 50 songs.
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