Of all the rock sub-genres that had their moment in the sun in the 1990s (and there were plenty of them), perhaps the most misunderstood was industrial rock. Combining the savagery of heavy metal with the surgical precision of electronic and dance music, industrial rock graduated from some basements in the midwest to the mainstream for a few minutes during the last decade of the 20th century. Its legacy is small, mostly consisting of a few good Ministry albums, a handful of Sister Machine Gun songs, Kmfdm's Nihil and the entirety of the Nine Inch Nails catalog.
On this day in 1994, Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor released his masterpiece. The Downward Spiral was unlike anything the mainstream had heard, melding together huge arena rock guitars, dance beats, tape experiments, bits of hardcore, samples and — perhaps most importantly — Reznor's haunting voice, which could whisper, growl, shout and croon his unending supply of self-destructive pathos.
On this day in 1994, Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor released his masterpiece. The Downward Spiral was unlike anything the mainstream had heard, melding together huge arena rock guitars, dance beats, tape experiments, bits of hardcore, samples and — perhaps most importantly — Reznor's haunting voice, which could whisper, growl, shout and croon his unending supply of self-destructive pathos.
- 3/8/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
When people ask me to ramble off the names of my favorite bands, there’s a few that I always mention. Faith No More. Helmet. Clutch. And Prong.
Prong first hit my radar in the early 1990’s. I was in high school, and MTV still played music. A weekend staple was always Headbangers Ball, and it was through that show that Prong first hit my ears during the era of their 1991 Epic Records release Prove You Wrong.
The music was powerful, heavy, yet uncluttered. The bass groove was infectious, the drums precise, and the guitar and vocals of front man Tommy Victor was the icing on the cake. Being a sophomore in High School at the time, I had my dad take me down to the local “CD Exchange” in search of the band’s earliest works.
After months of searching, I’d been able to go back to the beginning.
Prong first hit my radar in the early 1990’s. I was in high school, and MTV still played music. A weekend staple was always Headbangers Ball, and it was through that show that Prong first hit my ears during the era of their 1991 Epic Records release Prove You Wrong.
The music was powerful, heavy, yet uncluttered. The bass groove was infectious, the drums precise, and the guitar and vocals of front man Tommy Victor was the icing on the cake. Being a sophomore in High School at the time, I had my dad take me down to the local “CD Exchange” in search of the band’s earliest works.
After months of searching, I’d been able to go back to the beginning.
- 4/4/2009
- Fangoria
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