industrial metal industrial metal musical genre draws industrial dance music metal hardcore punk repeating metal guitar riffs sampling synthesizer lines distorted vocals founding industrial metal acts include ministry industrial metal developed late 1980s industrial heavy metal began fuse common genre early years 21st century groups black metal scene began incorporate elements industrial music industrial metal early 1990s particularly north_america success groups inch nails industrial metal movement began fade half 1990s history early electric guitars industrial artists early days genre industrial groups displayed strong anti rock stance british post punk band pioneered crossing styles influence major industrial metal bands ministry inch nails pioneer industrial rock group impacted later groups late 1980s industrial heavy metal began fuse common genre self titled ministry land rape honey forefront founded guitarist drawing wide array influences power electronics noise rock band ambient music creator fellow birmingham hard sound described pornography era cure seller nonetheless influential act mentioned faith ministry emerged scene surrounding chicago label dedicated industrial music ministry initial foray guitar rock happened recording session land rape london band frontman cuban born explained transition particularly fond metal release land recruited guitarist texas occasion told press favorite band expressed desire produce album interest dance oriented electronic music entirely fade formed project electronic body music collaboration richard german band seminal industrial metal group metal fan leader metal stemmed experiments late told guitar world swiss trio young gods brushed style second album prior release singer declared formed including ministry drummer emerged industrial metal collective sorts participating figures noise rock industrial worlds inch nails man band formed trent brought genre mainstream audiences albums grammy winning broken best selling downward spiral accompanied groundbreaking performance developed time called encompassed electro industrial groups adopted industrial metal techniques period including produced british band formed brothers jon started industrial metal band band later included elements drum bass frontman mentions industrial death metal industrial metal popularity led number successful metal groups including request remixes industrial artists musicians emerging death metal scene began experiment industrial fear factory los_angeles initially influenced roster german band debut album sperm started play industrial metal combined elements death metal groove metal album singer collaboration practiced combination extreme metal industrial production techniques lesser known example industrial death metal members florida death metal group obituary industrial music fan obituary guitarist suggested drum machines obituary successful album band members refusal led form industrial black metal early years 21st century groups black metal scene began incorporate elements industrial music formed groups norway french black metal group acclaimed incorporation industrial elements industrial black metal musicians include oceans addition emerged norwegian black metal scene later chose experiment industrial music commercial rise industrial metal early 1990s particularly north_america eventually sell close million units commercial force inch nails broken ministry went platinum america took years reach status groups nominated grammy awards inch nails winning years later inch nails released downward spiral debuted eventually quadruple platinum record considered allmusic multi platinum albums overall popular heavy rock music changed robbed industrial hardcore movement hopes establishing new identity style dead dying elements style continue new musical settings professor following inch nails success led protégé came prominence group live performance appeal commented music industrial metal reached commercial half 1990s according riaa selling artists sold million units combined records major industrial metal artists routinely debuted spots billboard chart obsolete inch nails fragile number industrial metal albums performed billboard chart filter short bus static trip era trent chosen time influential americans popularity established glam metal groups including roses began style figures hip hop scene began seek collaborations remixes industrial metal musicians industrial metal climbed charts late 1990s sudden popularity met negative reactions early industrial music told wire longer felt industrial scene prominent early industrial musician declared ministry doesn interest time rock roll shit frontman dismissed inch nails rock things performed stage industrial metal suffered critical backlash turn millennium april review dismissed inch nails new music generic brand industrial accused ministry repeating act old fragile reached spot billboard went earn double platinum status considered flop nonetheless time veteran industrial metal artists ministry began industrial label sales remained high million records sold time frame groups began influence hip hop electronic music addition industrial metal result acts like described industrial metal metal film video industrial metal groups produced eye catching videos include collaboration graphics work visual work received output later collaborated live accompaniment trent produced soundtracks films natural born killers lost highway served musical consultant man fire directed films process directing films included prominent contributions industrial metal artists include crow spawn matrix controversy emphasis themes industrial metal groups vulnerable attack american social conservatives example head republican_party sharply criticized meeting head tucker bennett demanded read lyrics big man gun year later bennett tucker launched similar campaign distribution music concerts cancelled authorities addition cited ministry video fix featured footage early example heroin initial reports claimed shooters fans fact preferred school shooter fan journalist published detailed response controversy following article published rolling_stone concluded reported sick appalled issuing statement following day saying stated lyrical content political beliefs possibly influenced behavior controversial use nazi imagery including footage shot video stripped german digital hardcore musician declared successful wrong reasons think fascist band think germany lot misunderstanding sell records think dangerous response controversy stated nazis kind nazi racism type discrimination
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