A synth pop group from the early 80's that ended up going in a completely different direction, becoming one of the greatest Industrial metal bands ever by the late 80's and early 90's. Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails would later rip them off when he created the Broken album.

Highly influential Industrial Metal act, with the core members being Al Jourgenson and Paul Barker. During the early 80's, it was just Al, and he was ripping off bands like Depeche Mode. Around 1986, though, he decided to go for a darker synth style. Then Barker joined and the rest as they say is history. Very active during the '80s and early '90s, but then they took a break. Recently Barker has left the band, but Jourgenson backed by a new band, is making music more frequently again. Their lyrics often attack politicians and religious fanatics.

An obscure 80's Synthpop group that became a mainstream 2000's Thrash metal band.

correction: Reznor did not rip off Al Jourgensen's style. In fact, Reznor and Al Jourgensen paired up to cover a Black Sabbath track (Supernaut) in 1994.