Nitzer Ebb are one of the very few UK based bands that was a part of the 80’s and 90’s front guard Industrial/EBM efflorescence (if you will), which I find a bit surprising. Nearly all Industrial bands were from North America or were from Northern or Eastern Europe (Belgium, Germany) and otherwise skipped the UK entirely. It seems that all of the components were there but maybe they were too busy latching on to the burgeoning Manchester acid psychedelic of Happy Mondays and Stone Roses to have space for anything else. I am sure this is a gross generalization, but I might not be missing the mark by much. Outside of Nitzer Ebb, who, I might note, took on a German sounding albeit made-up name, I can’t conjure up a single UK Industrial/EBM band from the UK. Maybe I am missing something obvious, and please correct me if I am, I think this is a pretty interesting observations since I can’t think of any other genre (even grunge) with so little UK input. Discuss.

Nitzer Ebb have released their first album since the mid-90s with the 2009 release of "Industrial Complex”. Along with the album came a tour which I caught on its NYC stop. This is Promise recorded live on Nitzer Ebb’s 2009 tour.

Download: Nitzer Ebb – Promises (Live)