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Also known as electro industrial

Electro-industrial is a subgenre of post-industrial music that emerged in the early 1980s. It was originally pioneered by acts such as Front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, Front Line Assembly, Klinik, Numb, as well as groups from Canada, United States and the Benelux.

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Music genre.name
Electro-industrial
Music genre.cultural_origins
Early 1980s; Belgium, Canada, United States, France, and Germany

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1985-01-01
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Contents
  • Characteristics
  • Conceptual elements
  • Derivatives
  • Dark electro<!--'Dark electro' redirects here-->
  • Aggrotech<!--'Aggrotech' and 'Hellektro' redirect here-->
  • See also
  • References

Electro-industrial is a subgenre of post-industrial music that emerged in the early 1980s. It was originally pioneered by acts such as Front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, Front Line Assembly, Klinik, Numb, as well as groups from Canada, United States and the Benelux.

Other influential acts included Canadian band Skinny Puppy, who signed to label Nettwerk, which served as a central hub that helped proliferate the style. By the early 1990s, electro-industrial spawned the dark electro genre, and later the aggrotech offshoot. The fan base for the style is linked to the rivethead subculture.

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