Nitzer Ebb

The dark lords of EBM and industrial music, Nitzer Ebb have been turning dance floors into throbbing pits of hedonism since the early ‘80s.

The British electronic band was formed by producer/programmer Vaughan “Bon” Harris and vocalist Douglas McCarthy in 1982; they released their first demo, Basic Pain Procedure, the following year and became fast friends with fellow goth-pop trailblazers Depeche Mode.

Nitzer Ebb's novel EBM sound drew from post-punk acts like Siouxsie & The Banshees and Bauhaus, as well as the thumping synth experimentation of Chicago house, which they poured into 1987's convulsive major-label debut That Total Age.