King Father Baboon and Ecco Tenebris Reviewed
King Father Baboon – Surface What a life! There are people whose houses are usually situated…
King Father Baboon – Surface What a life! There are people whose houses are usually situated…
Marilyn Manson’s greatest trick was convincing all listeners that he was their enemy. That level of controversy had not been utilised properly by a rockstar for a long time. It turned “The Beautiful People” into one of the biggest rock songs of the 1990s, and, in my estimation, one of the best.
Dark Phantom – Nation of Dogs Yes, yes, successful heavy metal bands, very often, get by…
Marilyn Manson was designed to be shocking, controversial and to deliver poppy industrial-rock singles. It succeeded on all counts, and nearly had his career cancelled along the way a few times. But there’s no escaping the fact that Manson is one of the most successful artists in alternative rock.
Nine Inch Nails was, initially, Trent Reznor’s attempt at hijacking rock music. It then turned into something of a bizarre cult. Later, it became a sophisticated industrial-rock experiment.
“The Downward Spiral” by Nine Inch Nails is supposed to be an album under whose dark spell it’s easy to fall under. It’s an album rumoured to drive the listener mad. All of this may be true, at least in part. However, the fact that it is also one of the most influential alternative-rock/industrial albums is as factual as the songs’ beauty and enduring appeal.
Industrial metal added a new layer of heaviness to the rock formats of the 1980s. The best industrial metal albums often feature harsh guitar tones, robotic rhythms, and post-apocalyptic doom & gloom feel about them. Boy, they’re great!