31-401: Zeromancer is a Norwegian industrial rock band formed in 1999 by members of the band Seigmen . The current lineup is Alex Møklebust (vocals), Kim Ljung (bass guitar/backup vocals), Noralf Ronthi (drums), Lorry Kristiansen (programming) and Per-Olav Wiik (lead guitar). They have released seven studio albums; the latest, Orchestra of Knives , was released in 2021. The core of Zeromancer met in
62-829: A revving motorcycle whilst Pitchfork 's Alex Lindhart cited their 1968 follow up God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It as being "bootleg Einstürzende Neubauten at its grimiest atonality ". AllMusic critic Alex Henderson has stated that experimental group Cromagnon 's 1969 record Orgasm foreshadowed the industrial rock sound. Specifically, Pitchfork's Zach Baron noted their song "Caledonia" for its "pre-industrial stomp". Krautrock musicians Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger included industrial noise on their track "Negativland" (from their 1972 debut Neu! ) as well as krautrock band Faust on their track "Meadow Meal" (from their 1971 debut Faust ). AllMusic stated that Suicide's 1977 debut album "provided
93-472: A sampler , also took inspiration from both hardcore and industrial. In 1986, Canadian band Skinny Puppy released the album Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse , with its lead single, " Dig It ", seeing frequent airplay on MTV . The song was a major influence on Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor , who used it as inspiration when writing his first song, " Down in It ". Chicago's Wax Trax! Records became
124-422: A major influence on Joy Division , who formed shortly before its release. Joy Division were signed to the industrially themed label Factory Records which had been founded in 1978; their albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980) heavily influenced the further development of industrial rock. Chrome has also been credited as the "beginning of industrial rock" and their 1978 Half Machine Lip Moves
155-633: A number of other artists ( Satyricon , Undergod) and began to study at a film school in Lillehammer. Seigmen also reunited for some concerts and recorded a live CD and DVD. Zeromancer returned in fall 2006 and began touring again. An early ten-track demo from the oval room was recorded. They released a single titled "Doppelgänger I Love You". It was played in Europe, peaking at number 4 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts [1] . There
186-579: A tour to follow in March. The band released the It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex) EP in October 2009. It contains remixes of tracks from Sinners International and of their Depeche Mode cover "Photographic". Zeromancer released their fifth album, The Death of Romance , on 6 March 2010, releasing the track "Industrypeople" as the first single of the album. A video for the track
217-601: A vanguard for the genre in the 1980s and is credited for introducing it to the United States. Ministry 's 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey , departed from the band's synthesizer-oriented sound for a rock style that drew from hardcore punk and thrash metal , while retaining electronic elements and samples. Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen was also involved in multiple industrial rock side projects that were signed to Wax Trax!, including Revolting Cocks , 1000 Homo DJs and Pailhead . Drawing heavy influences from
248-606: A variety of musical styles. Some post-punk performers developed styles parallel to industrial music's defining attributes. Pere Ubu 's debut, The Modern Dance , was described by Jim Irvin as "industrial", and Chris Connelly said the musical project Foetus was "the instigator when it comes to the marriage of machinery to hardcore punk ." Music journalist Simon Reynolds considered Killing Joke , which saw mainstream success with their 1985 album Night Time , "a post-punk version of heavy metal ." Others followed in their wake. The New York City band Swans were inspired by
279-408: Is the fourth album by Norwegian industrial rock outfit Zeromancer . On this album, Zeromancer returns to a darker, more industrial sound which was absent in its predecessor Zzyzx , sounding almost metal at times. The album spawned 3 singles: "Doppelgänger (I Love You)", for which a music video was made, "I'm Yours to Lose", and "It Sounds like Love (But It Looks like Sex)". On 22 August 2008,
310-641: The 1980s with the success of artists such as Killing Joke , Swans , and partially Skinny Puppy , and later spawned the offshoot genre known as industrial metal . The genre was made more accessible to mainstream audiences in the 1990s with the aid of acts such as Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson , both of which have released platinum-selling records. Richie Unterberger assessed the Red Krayola as "a precursor to industrial rock" with their 1967 record The Parable of Arable Land exhibiting music made by 50 people on anything from industrial power tools to
341-786: The 1995 Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , which was certified platinum by the RIAA in January 1996. Marilyn Manson released their album Antichrist Superstar in 1996, which was certified platinum by the RIAA two months after its release date. In the United States, Antichrist Superstar sold at least 1,900,000 units. Marilyn Manson's EP Smells Like Children was certified platinum in May 1998. The band's third album Mechanical Animals went to number 1, dethroning Lauryn Hill 's solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and selling 223,000 copies in its first week in stores. It
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#1732780838732372-582: The New York's no wave scene, Cop Shoot Cop incorporated two bass guitars with no guitars. In the 1990s, industrial rock broke into the mainstream with artists and bands such as Nine Inch Nails , Orgy , Rob Zombie , White Zombie , and Marilyn Manson . In December 1992, Nine Inch Nails' EP Broken was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) . Nine Inch Nails gained further popularity with
403-544: The US reissue of Clone Your Lover , the band toured in the United States with the early 1990s bands Pigface and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult . This tour did much to increase Zeromancer's fanbase in the United States. The tour also let Zeromancer take a break from recording their third studio album, working on it after the tour was over. In autumn 2003, Zeromancer released their third album, Zzyzx . The songs on
434-457: The United States. A large Industrial metal scene also emerged in Europe in the 20th century. The Industrial Metal band that manages to appeal to the largest audiences worldwide is Rammstein . Other names have also proven successful in the European scene, including Pain , Deathstars , Dagoba , Eisbrecher , Gothminister and Godflesh . Sinners International Sinners International
465-403: The album were a lot calmer than the first two albums, which fans had not expected. The name comes from a street sign that the band saw while touring in the United States. In San Bernardino County, California , there is a place named Zzyzx Springs, which was named to ensure that it would be last in the index of all US place names. A music video was created for the song "Erotic Saints". Following
496-509: The award for the best newcomer of 2000 at the German Alternative Music Awards. A music video was created for the song "Clone Your Lover". In 2001, Zeromancer released the album Eurotrash , which featured a cover version of the song "Send Me an Angel" by Australian band Real Life , the original having been a major hit in 1983. A music video was created for the song "Dr Online". In spring 2003, coinciding with
527-504: The blueprints for post-punk , synth pop , and industrial rock ." In 1976, English musician David Bowie collaborated with American musician Iggy Pop on his 1977 solo debut The Idiot . Musically, the album is said to contain elements of industrial rock, notably the closing track, "Mass Production", which contains numerous "proto-industrial noises" created using tape loops , and is described by Hugo Wilcken as "early industrial electronica". The Idiot has been described as having
558-428: The first demos with the band and stood in as their guitar player. A little later, the band was complete, when they joined with Chris Schleyer (guitar), formerly of Kidneythieves and Prick which was released under Trent Reznor 's label Nothing Records . On 13 March 2000, Zeromancer released their first album, Clone Your Lover . The title track was a minor hit at many clubs and venues. The album also won Zeromancer
589-624: The influential Norwegian band Seigmen . During the 1990s, Seigmen dominated the Norwegian rock scene and also made a name for themselves internationally, playing concerts abroad. When Seigmen split in January 2000, Kim Ljung (bass guitar/backup vocals) and Erik Ljunggren (programming) went to Los Angeles and got an idea for a new band called Zeromancer. Two more members of Seigmen joined them in Los Angeles: Alex Møklebust (vocals) and Noralf Ronthi (drums). James Saes recorded
620-530: The local no wave scene, notably Glenn Branca's band Theoretical Girls "You Got Me" as well as punk rock, noise music (particularly Whitehouse ) and the original industrial groups. Steve Albini 's Big Black followed a similar path, while also incorporating American hardcore punk . Big Black has also been closely associated with post-hardcore and noise rock , though their ties to industrial music are extremely apparent. The Swiss trio The Young Gods , who deliberately eschewed electric guitars in favor of
651-427: The new album will sound differently than all three before. It will be like a combination of all CDs. Take the deeper meaning, put in all the things we liked and blend everything to something new. So, we hope to exceed the best. Lorry Kristiansen replaced Erik on keyboards and programming. A post on their official website, zeromancer.com, announced the release date for Sinners International as 13 February 2009, with
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#1732780838732682-593: The release of their 1994 album The Downward Spiral , which was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA in 1998. The band's 1999 album The Fragile was certified 2× platinum in January 2000. With the success of Nine Inch Nails, the band's debut album Pretty Hate Machine was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA. In the 1990s, four Nine Inch Nails songs went on the Billboard Hot 100 . Several industrial rock and industrial metal artists such as KMFDM , Fear Factory , Gravity Kills and Sister Machine Gun appeared on
713-491: The release, Chris Schleyer left the band and joined A Perfect Circle as a rehearsal guitarist. In 2007, he created his new band Affected and worked with Nine Inch Nails on their tour. The band went on hiatus for three years. During this time, Kim Ljung created his solo project, Ljungblut , and recorded a double-CD with Dan Heide. Alex Møklebust did some producing for a few Norwegian bands (such as Gåte and Don Juan Dracula) and Erik Ljunggren has lent his programming skills to
744-431: The titles of the novels Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis and Neuromancer by William Gibson . Industrial rock Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music . It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle , Einstürzende Neubauten and Chrome . Industrial rock became more prominent in
775-443: Was also a music video created for the song. It has since been leaked to the internet. The song is from an upcoming Zeromancer album called Sinners International . On 22 October 2007, Zeromancer released their second single, titled "I'm Yours to Lose", from their upcoming album; it was released on a CD single which includes a remix of "Doppelgänger I Love You". In an interview with heavy-metal.de with Kim Ljung on 22 August 2007, Kim
806-459: Was asked about the new album: Your last CD "ZZYZX" was softer than your preceding two albums. What can we expect from the new album "Sinners International"? All albums of Zeromancer are different, because we are writing and recording the songs at different times. Our guiding principle is that we're never making over a song. There are many bands who do the same over and over again. We are always trying to change us, not at least to feel alive. I think
837-513: Was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA in March 1996. White Zombie's vocalist Rob Zombie began creating pure industrial metal albums in his solo career. Rob Zombie's 1998 solo debut studio album Hellbilly Deluxe was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA less than two years after its release date. In November 1999, Powerman 5000 's album Tonight the Stars Revolt! was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album sold at least 1,316,172 units in
868-733: Was certified platinum by the RIAA in February 1999 and sold at least 1,409,000 copies in the United States. Orgy also experienced mainstream success during the 1990s. The band's 1998 album Candyass was certified platinum by the RIAA in July 1999. Orgy's cover of New Order 's song " Blue Monday " went to number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Dance Club Songs chart. White Zombie experimented with industrial metal on its 1995 album Astro-Creep: 2000 , which
899-553: Was listed on Wire 's "100 Records That Set The World On Fire (When No One Was Listening)". Industrial rock was created in the mid- to late 1970s, amidst the punk rock revolution and disco fever. Prominent early industrial musicians include Throbbing Gristle , Cabaret Voltaire , NON , SPK and Z'EV . Many other artists have been cited as influences such as Kraftwerk , Gary Numan , and Tubeway Army as well as Einstürzende Neubauten and Fad Gadget . Many other musical performers were incorporating industrial music elements into
930-462: Was made though it was not released until 2012. They also released several videos for "Zeromancer TV" with touring updates. After "The Death of Romance Tour" was done, Zeromancer almost immediately got back into the studio to work on their sixth album. On 25 January 2013, the band released Bye-Bye Borderline . A new single, "Underground", was released on their best-of album Something for the Pain , which
961-426: Was released 1 November 2013. Their seventh studio album, Orchestra of Knives , was released 24 September 2021. Zeromancer's music is largely industrial rock , similar to Celldweller , KMFDM , Die Krupps , Stabbing Westward , Oomph! , Orgy , Pitchshifter , and Rammstein . Elements of synthpop are in some of their work, with similarities to that of Depeche Mode . Zeromancer derived their name by combining