[soundbitten1]

Any recommendations ? All I have is some Ministry and Skinny Puppy which I listen to occasionally . I realize some of it is pretty harsh but there's much to like also .

I've heard of Einstürzende Neubauten but not their music . Are they listenable ?

[sts9fan]

I used to rock the KMFDM quite a bit. 

[Crimson]

Er...............uh.................Nine Inch Nails?



Broken
The Fragile
The Slip
Year Zero
With Teeth

All excellent albums if you like the genre.

[2gumby2]

Nitzer Ebb - That total age
Of skin and saliva - Sahul
The Revolting Cocks - Big Sexy Land
The Revolting Cocks - Beers, Steers, and Queers
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
1,000 Homo DJs - Supernaut
Psychopomps - Pro death ravers
Wumpscut - Dried blood of gomorra
Big Catholic guilt - Judgement
Front 242 - Front by front
Leaether strip - Fit for flogging
X Marks the pedwalk - Human desolation

[gitarretyp]

Apoptygma Berzerk, Sheep on Drugs, VNV Nation, Front Line Assembly, and Orgy

[kgturner]

some pretty good suggestions already. if you like skinny puppy, you might wanna look into ohGr and download as well (side projects from members of sp). front line assembly is good (especiallay caustic grip, flavour of the weak, and millennium). kmfdm is a good place to start. try their albums angst, nihil, symbols, and adios. obviously nine inch nails is a sure thing. i can't speak to einsturzende neubauten as i'm not terribly familiar with their work.

kevin t

[face]

Long time Ministry, KMFDM, and NIN fan here. 

[mcgsxr]

+1 on the Ministry, that is quality hard stuff.

[gongos]

Einstürzende Neubauten is amazing. A step above the bands mentioned previously.

[gongos]

Also take a look at:

Coil
Cabaret Voltaire
Chrome
Psychic TV
Nurse w/ Wound
Prick
Zoviet*France
Scorn
Throbbing Gristle
Wolf Eyes
Z'ev
Download
Killing Joke
Snog
Suicide--not sure the qualify, but were influencial.

[Folsom]

Which ones sound as good (audiophile wise) as the music is?

I know Nine Inch Nails is amazing quality but, who else is?

[Hicks]

Er...............uh.................Nine Inch Nails?



Broken
The Fragile
The Slip
Year Zero
With Teeth

All excellent albums if you like the genre.

No mention of Downward Spiral?!!!!  That's his best album IMO, Broken is amazing too but it's just an EP. 

Others I would recommend:

Front 242 (Especially the Up Evil and the Remix comp "Mixage Mutage")
Meat Beat Manifesto, a little more on the electronica tip, but great stuff, especially the Subliminal Sandwich album.
Fad Gadget, not the best quality but if you want to hear who a lot of these guys ripped off this is the original.

Another band I was into in the 90s that nobody knows about is Grotus.  The singer might not be the best but their Slow Motion Apocalypse album has some amazing stuff on it, lots of Middle Eastern/Indian music samples, pretty unique.
 

[Charivari]

To add another and one with female vocals for a bit of variety, Android Lust is worth looking into though a bit more accessible than some of the truer Industrial groups already mentioned. The last two albums (The Dividing and Devour, Rise and Take Flight) also have better than average sound quality.

[soundbitten1]

Another band I was into in the 90s that nobody knows about is Grotus.  The singer might not be the best but their Slow Motion Apocalypse album has some amazing stuff on it, lots of Middle Eastern/Indian music samples, pretty unique.
 

I like Indian music especially sitars and tablas .

[BrianP]

I'd second the Coil recommendation, and not just for their industrial stuff. They had incredible range and versatility, from the hard techno of "Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil" to the pure shimmering ambience of "Moon's Milk in Four Stages." All in all, some of the most subtle and intricate electronica ever made--AND extremely well recorded.

[sts9fan]

I like Indian music especially sitars and tablas .

So you got Karsh Kale right?  Not industrial but...

[binarylinguist]

Imperative Reaction
Wumpscut
In Strict Confidence
16 Volt
Assemblage 23
Combichrist
Covenant
Haloblack
Neuroactive
Sheep On Drugs
Suicide Commando
Dyoxide
X Marks the Pedwalk


To name a few....