Industrial Metal

[Nyodene D]

Recent bands like Sektor 304 are definitely crossing the intersection between rhythmic industrial and metal / noise rock and it seems that Godflesh / Jesu / Head Of David is well enjoyed by people in HN/PE/Industrial.

Mental Destruction almost seems to walk this line (especially on Straw)

Good list of bands to discuss / check out:

INSWARM
Nailbomb
Abigor
Christdriver
Depressor

[SKY BURIAL]

I recommend Axis of Perdition for those interested in the less "jack hammer" style of industrial metal. They blend black metal with and old-school industrial/dark ambient sound. http://theaxisofperdition.com/


Pitchshifter's first album "Industrial" is akin to the projects mentioned in the first post.

The Young Gods would fall loosely into this genre and remain one of my favorite bands.

Meathook Seed's (members of Napalm Death and Obituary) first album "Embedded" was a great album of "industrial death metal".

[Nyodene D]

cool, interested to check them out.  Where do you recommend starting?

[SKY BURIAL]

For Axis of Perdition, "Deleted Scenes from the Transition Hospital" is my favorite. Have yet to hear the newer recordings.

[GEWALTMONOPOL]

I think NEUROSIS - Through Silver in Blood album should count as industrial metal. I know it doesn't but listen to it and those are the two elements it's made up of.

[Nyodene D]

for what it's worth, the whole drum machines thing is great but isn't necessary for something to feel "industrial" i guess...

For instance, yes, Neurosis's stuff or the presentation and overall sound of that band BATILLUS.

[Nyodene D]

i almost wish there was more doom / black metal stuff that approached "industrial" like how we mean it and less like how Godflesh did.  By no means am I slagging on the sound Godflesh has inspired (I quite enjoy it actually), but I'd love to hear metal that blends influences of bands, say, like Megaptera or others with metal.  I almost wish that was the trend of more "black noise" stuff instead of the stuff (besides GTT / Aderlating) that falls under it.

For instance, I really like the way ambient / death industrial was treated by CMI and Loki Foundation stuff, but would love to hear something that blended that aesthetic without it being "interludes" or the one long dark ambient track surrounded by 5-8 min metal songs. 

I guess the closest thing to what I mean is probably Mz.412 and newer Sewer Goddess (the split with Diseased Oblivion and the full length come to mind). 

[Zeno Marx]

Dissecting Table - Groping in the Dark 2002

10 tracks.  Songs proper.  No stretch to consider this "industrial metal".   Not my thing, but I have a lot of respect, and interest, in Dissecting Table.  Executed well...as well as the Meathook Seed album, which is one of the few albums from this niche that I think to revisit.

[SKY BURIAL]

For those who haven't searched them out, here's some Axis of Perdition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27LFm9zHhp8

Doesn't get much much more "industrial metal" than Morbid Angel mixed by Laibach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygBFPq2zaJ8

[P-K]

the Japanese Mothra

the rather Skinny Puppy-esque Malformed Earthborn

the very-Godflesh-like Deathless

early Scorn

doom/deathmetalband diSEMBOWELMENT, creating looong slow doomscapes without resulting into "doomdrone"

early Swans !

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Iugula-Thor "the wheel of process" 12" is one of my all time favorite "industrial-metal" recordings.
If you have only heard the bands PE works (Bloodlust, Jinx, many compialtions), or noise works (GROSS, OEC,..) give still try to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSewVsIVeJY
Unfortunately just the a-side. It combines the atmosphere of religious spiritual music, "CMI" era dark ambient, with sepultura sampling (hah!) industrial metal assaults. It's more industrial than it is metal, but with vocal style and heavy metal guitars in mix, perfect in my opinion.  "industrial metal" is much more audible in the b-side hits "Propeller Sodom Lucifer" and "Pigskull Loudspeaker"!
One quite similar track can be found on nearly perfect Tesco release "Assholes", which seems always to be available for cheap (Finnish can check out 2nd hand bin on Sarvilevyt!), but I rate it high!

I think Iugula-Thor would require topic of its own. Band with pretty long history, with plenty of diversity in their discography, and majority of it - unique!

[ARKHE]

HAVOHEJ, they've been mentioned in the bm/noise-thread, but his approach is at least to me worthy of a mention where industrial & metal is discussed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znmi7spN_gg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyd-33hACg&feature=related
The b-side of the Hornbook Seytan 10" is only a thunderous murmur that could just as well have been by some industrial act. Not on youtube though.

[fin de siècle]

Popular Industrial-Metal from early 90s is:

Pitch Shifter - Industrial CD
Pitch Shifter - Death Industrial 7" EP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WspG4Lgu8yg&feature=related
Pitch Shifter - Submit 12" EP
MeathookSeed - Embedded CD
Malformed Earthborn - 1st CD
Sonic Violence - Transfixion CD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3vb71s9oM

Other Death Metal related Industrial-Metal projects I would also mention here:

Catatonic Existence 7" (must have!) http://www.myspace.com/catatonicexistence
Catatonic Existence/Meat Shits Split 7" (must have!)
Dissecting Table - 1st 4 CD albums incl. Dead Zone

[Nyodene D]

HAVOHEJ, they've been mentioned in the bm/noise-thread, but his approach is at least to me worthy of a mention where industrial & metal is discussed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znmi7spN_gg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyd-33hACg&feature=related
The b-side of the Hornbook Seytan 10" is only a thunderous murmur that could just as well have been by some industrial act. Not on youtube though.

Forgot about them, the "Kembatin Premaster" 10" is fantastic. heard it for the first time on tour and sought it out as soon as I got home...

[Nyodene D]

I finally got around to checking out Dead World (John Canady from Deathpile, Angel of Decay).  If you're into the Godflesh-esque industrial style, this stuff is absolutely essential to hear.  Less "shoegazy" and more straight-up noise interludes. I actually like this more than both Deathpile and AoD (except for G.R. anyway, but that one sets the bar pretty damn high...)

Thanatos Descends is available from Bloodlust! webstore, and I saw a used copy of The Machine on vinyl a few weeks ago for ten bucks at a local shop.