A style of music which started in the mid to late 70s, which could be described as synth-based metal. Killing Joke are said to be one of the pioneer bands in the genre. Ministry and Nine Inch Nails are often labelled 'Industrial' as well. Popular in goth culture.
by Susan Blu January 5, 2004
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Get the industrial mug.a fashion or style that involves wearing grey, white, orange, yellow or black clothes with many accessories such as excess belts, zippers and chains. the result of this can often lead to looking like a video game character, where one would just be labled RPG
<dude that outfit is friggin industrial...how\'d u come up with it?>
< eh, got the cool hooded polo from Ecko, the grey and orange cargo shorts from Wearfirst , the belts from hot topic and the jacket from Ecko as well..>
i dono, stfu its hard to explain.
< eh, got the cool hooded polo from Ecko, the grey and orange cargo shorts from Wearfirst , the belts from hot topic and the jacket from Ecko as well..>
i dono, stfu its hard to explain.
by romano April 26, 2005
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Get the Industrial mug.A hybrid genre created by combining - wait for it - Industrial and Heavy Metal. The genre is characterized by electronics-heavy production, including looped, distorted guitar riffs, distorted vocals, drum machines, and relatively heavy use of keyboards and sampling. The genre was pioneered in the late 1980s by Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM, and rose to prominence in the 1990s with massive successes like Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, White Zombie, and Marilyn Manson. Essentially died after that, with most modern bands in the genre (having no interest in electronic music) attempting to imitate the "death metal" sound found in Godflesh's Streetcleaner and Fear Factory's Demanufacture without understanding what makes those albums great, and failing spectacularly. One is extremely hard-pressed to name any good industrial metal bands formed after the '90s.
Industrial metal is often the source of endless online arguments about the definitions of "industrial" and "metal", usually instigated by people who only listen to one (or neither) of those genres but want to appear more knowledgeable about music than they actually are.
Not to be confused with Industrial Rock.
Industrial metal is often the source of endless online arguments about the definitions of "industrial" and "metal", usually instigated by people who only listen to one (or neither) of those genres but want to appear more knowledgeable about music than they actually are.
Not to be confused with Industrial Rock.
KMFDM, Ministry, Rob Zombie, Handzul und Gretel, Fear Factory, and Rammstein are industrial metal bands.
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1. a very large douche bag (bag of douche), hence "industrial"
2. Someone who is an idiot, or really lame.
3. Used as a diss
1. a very large douche bag (bag of douche), hence "industrial"
2. Someone who is an idiot, or really lame.
3. Used as a diss
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Get the industrial sized bag of douche mug.A genre of music created by Mindless Self Indulgence. It's considered a parody of many other bands making overly specific genres and/or trying to be innovative with their genres.
guy1:"What's you're favorite genre"?
guy2:"Melodic death metal, groove metal, happy hardcore...y'know. You?"
guy1:"Industrial jungle pussy punk"
guy2:"I've never heard of that, what bands play that?"
guy1"MSI
guy2:"huh?"
guy1:"Mindless Self Indulgence, jeez"
guy2:"Melodic death metal, groove metal, happy hardcore...y'know. You?"
guy1:"Industrial jungle pussy punk"
guy2:"I've never heard of that, what bands play that?"
guy1"MSI
guy2:"huh?"
guy1:"Mindless Self Indulgence, jeez"
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