Streetcleaner is the second release and the debut full length album by British industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released on November 13, 1989, on Earache Records. Streetcleaner received positive reviews, and was hailed as a creative masterpiece. Ned Raggett of Allmusic said, “Streetcleaner doesn’t so much grind as crawl, but it does with an … Read more
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste is the fourth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1989 through Sire/Warner Bros. Records. The music took a more hardcore, aggressively guitar-driven direction. As with most of Ministry’s work, the album’s lyrics deal mainly with political corruption (“Thieves”); cultural violence (“So What”); environmental degradation, … Read more
Pretty Hate Machine is the debut album by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released October 20, 1989, on TVT Records. Pretty Hate Machine is compiled of reworked tracks from the Purest Feeling demo, as well as tracks recorded after its recording. The album spawned three singles, the most successful being “Head Like a … Read more
UAIOE is industrial rock group KMFDM’s fourth album, released in 1989. UAIOE began a KMFDM tradition of using five-letter words as album titles, a tradition that survived until the 2005 release of Hau Ruck.
The Land of Rape and Honey is the third studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1988 on Sire Records. This album is the band’s first attempt at industrial metal, as opposed to their previous albums which were more electronically influenced. The album title comes from the slogan of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, whose motto … Read more
With Sympathy is the debut studio album by American rock band Ministry, released on May 10, 1983 by Arista Records. The group was formed in 1981 by lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Al Jourgensen, with drummer Stephen George being the most notable member of its initial lineup. The album achieved commercial success, peaking at number 94 … Read more