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Top Industrial albums of all time

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Updated: 9 April
Average Ratings Reviews
Coil - Horse Rotorvator, Cover art
Horse Rotorvator
Coil
3.84 9k 8,611 86 86
1986 Album
Industrial
Darkwave Martial Industrial Post-Industrial
sexual sombre LGBT occult death dark ominous ritualistic
9k Ratings 86 Reviews 3.84 Average
Lingua Ignota - Caligula, Cover art
Caligula
Lingua Ignota
3.79 12k 12,260 107 107
19 July 2019 Album
Neoclassical Darkwave Death Industrial
Black Noise
hateful angry violence disturbing noisy depressive death scary
12k Ratings 107 Reviews 3.79 Average
Lingua Ignota - All Bitches Die, Cover art
All Bitches Die
Lingua Ignota
3.80 8k 7,669 58 58
7 June 2017 Album
Death Industrial Neoclassical Darkwave
Lied
misanthropic noisy ominous disturbing depressive apocalyptic alienation nihilistic
8k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.80 Average
石川忠 [Chu Ishikawa] - Tetsuo, Cover art
Tetsuo
Chu Ishikawa 石川忠
3.83 962 962 7 7
8 October 1992 Album
Film Score Industrial Electro-Industrial
EBM Death Industrial Power Noise
mechanical cold instrumental aggressive futuristic noisy dissonant lonely
962 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.83 Average
Ramleh - Hole in the Heart, Cover art
Hole in the Heart
Ramleh
3.78 5k 5,408 56 56
1987 Album
Death Industrial
Drone Power Electronics
noisy atmospheric depressive cold lonely melancholic dense dark
5k Ratings 56 Reviews 3.78 Average
Einstürzende Neubauten - ½ Mensch, Cover art
½ Mensch
Einstürzende Neubauten
3.75 7k 7,123 57 57
2 September 1985 Album
Industrial
Noise Industrial Rock Experimental Rock
mechanical dark anxious noisy raw rhythmic chaotic scary
7k Ratings 57 Reviews 3.75 Average
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Leichenschrei
SPK
3.76 3k 2,876 29 29
1982 Album
Industrial
Dark Ambient Musique concrète
mechanical sampling scary noisy dark atmospheric surreal cold
3k Ratings 29 Reviews 3.76 Average
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Haus der Luege
Einstuerzende Neubauten
3.74 4k 3,570 25 25
4 September 1989 Album
Industrial Post-Industrial
Experimental Rock
mechanical poetic anxious dark ominous atmospheric avant-garde nocturnal
4k Ratings 25 Reviews 3.74 Average
Sutcliffe Jugend - Relentless, Cover art
Relentless
Sutcliffe Jugend
3.74 333 333 3 3
27 June 2019 Album
Death Industrial Power Electronics
Drone Spoken Word Dark Ambient Harsh Noise Ritual Ambient
dark violence scary disturbing poetic hateful atmospheric vulgar
333 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.74 Average
Uboa - The Origin of My Depression, Cover art
The Origin of My Depression
Uboa
3.70 7k 6,965 58 58
14 February 2019 Album
Dark Ambient Death Industrial
Harsh Noise Musique concrète Singer-Songwriter
LGBT depressive suicide noisy disturbing atmospheric serious scary
7k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.70 Average
Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel - Hole, Cover art
Hole
Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel
3.72 3k 2,921 33 33
September 1984 Album
Industrial Rock Industrial
Post-Punk Experimental Rock Dark Cabaret Psychobilly
manic sarcastic misanthropic death playful energetic humorous mechanical
3k Ratings 33 Reviews 3.72 Average
Einstürzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T., Cover art
Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T.
Einstürzende Neubauten
3.69 3k 3,395 29 29
21 November 1983 Album
Industrial
Musique concrète Noise
dark anxious noisy dissonant disturbing scary mechanical chaotic
3k Ratings 29 Reviews 3.69 Average
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VTERVS
Navicon Torture Technologies
3.74 205 205 1 1
2008 Album
Death Industrial Power Electronics
Drone
depressive hateful existential introspective breakup suicide longing sampling
205 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.74 Average
:zoviet*france: - Shouting at the Ground, Cover art
Shouting at the Ground
:zoviet*france:
3.69 777 777 5 5
1988 Album
Ambient Industrial
Drone Musique concrète Tape Music Dark Ambient
surreal mysterious atmospheric tribal calm instrumental dark ominous
777 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.69 Average
Einstürzende Neubauten - Rampen (apm: alien pop music), Cover art
Rampen (apm: alien pop music)
Einstürzende Neubauten
3.71 262 262 3 3
5 April 2024 Album
Post-Industrial Industrial
Experimental Rock Ambient Pop
cryptic repetitive hypnotic playful avant-garde ominous rhythmic chaotic
262 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.71 Average
Navicon Torture Technologies - Pure-Skin, Cover art
Pure-Skin
Navicon Torture Technologies
3.69 292 292 4 4
May 2006 Album
Death Industrial Power Electronics
Ambient
epic passionate ethereal depressive self-hatred sampling introspective dense
292 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.69 Average
Robert Turman - Way Down, Cover art
Way Down
Robert Turman
3.65 1k 1,259 3 3
1987 Album
Industrial Minimal Synth
Sound Collage Coldwave
lo-fi mechanical dark rhythmic cold dense atmospheric noisy
1k Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats, Cover art
20 Jazz Funk Greats
Throbbing Gristle
3.60 10k 9,584 107 107
December 1979 Album
Industrial Minimal Synth
Dark Ambient
mechanical dark deadpan misanthropic sarcastic avant-garde sexual hypnotic
10k Ratings 107 Reviews 3.60 Average
Skinny Puppy - Last Rights, Cover art
Last Rights
Skinny Puppy
3.63 2k 2,189 34 34
28 January 1992 Album
Electro-Industrial Industrial
Sound Collage
apocalyptic dark dense chaotic surreal noisy disturbing avant-garde
2k Ratings 34 Reviews 3.63 Average
Grim - Maha, Cover art
Maha
Grim
3.66 384 384 2 2
June 2015 Album
Industrial Post-Industrial
Dark Ambient Death Industrial Tribal Ambient Electronic Avant-Folk
tribal dark dissonant dense ominous ritualistic noisy eclectic
384 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.66 Average
Nurse With Wound - Spiral Insana, Cover art
Spiral Insana
Nurse With Wound
3.64 1k 1,478 22 22
1986 Album
Industrial Experimental
Sound Collage Noise Dark Ambient Tape Music Musique concrète
surreal atmospheric sampling mysterious avant-garde nocturnal eclectic sombre
1k Ratings 22 Reviews 3.64 Average
Einstürzende Neubauten - Ende Neu, Cover art
Ende Neu
Einstürzende Neubauten
3.63 2k 1,589 22 22
19 August 1996 Album
Industrial Post-Industrial
Industrial Rock Art Pop
minimalistic mechanical repetitive rhythmic eclectic lush suspenseful energetic
2k Ratings 22 Reviews 3.63 Average
Public Image Ltd - The Flowers of Romance, Cover art
The Flowers of Romance
Public Image Ltd
3.61 5k 4,716 91 91
10 April 1981 Album
Experimental Rock Post-Punk Industrial
Industrial Musique concrète Ritual Ambient
avant-garde rhythmic dark dissonant tribal ominous suspenseful disturbing
5k Ratings 91 Reviews 3.61 Average
Sutcliffe Jugend - Shame, Cover art
Shame
Sutcliffe Jugend
3.68 170 170
3 February 2017 Album
Death Industrial
Drone Power Noise
misanthropic pessimistic noisy vulgar violence hateful disturbing avant-garde
170 Ratings 3.68 Average
Einstürzende Neubauten - Tabula Rasa, Cover art
Tabula Rasa
Einstürzende Neubauten
3.62 2k 1,886 13 13
1 February 1993 Album
Industrial Experimental Post-Industrial
Spoken Word Art Pop Industrial Rock
rhythmic mechanical dark suspenseful sensual sarcastic anxious ominous
2k Ratings 13 Reviews 3.62 Average
Einstürzende Neubauten - Fünf auf der nach oben offenen Richterskala, Cover art
Fünf auf der nach oben offenen Richterskala
Einstürzende Neubauten
3.61 1k 1,484 16 16
22 June 1987 Album
Industrial Experimental Rock
raw mechanical scary ominous atmospheric sparse rhythmic avant-garde
1k Ratings 16 Reviews 3.61 Average
Throbbing Gristle - D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle, Cover art
D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
3.59 4k 3,861 49 49
4 December 1978 Album
Industrial
Noise Tape Music Sound Collage
dark mechanical ominous noisy disturbing repetitive scary death
4k Ratings 49 Reviews 3.59 Average
Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls, Cover art
Frozen Niagara Falls
Prurient
3.59 4k 3,656 28 28
12 May 2015 Album
Noise Industrial Post-Industrial
Death Industrial Dark Ambient Power Noise Electroacoustic
cold noisy winter depressive death dark atmospheric sad
4k Ratings 28 Reviews 3.59 Average
Machismo - Severe Disconnect, Cover art
Severe Disconnect
Machismo
3.64 170 170 1 1
2013 Album
Power Electronics Harsh Noise
vulgar dark hateful aggressive noisy sexual nihilistic misanthropic
170 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.64 Average
Nurse With Wound - Thunder Perfect Mind, Cover art
Thunder Perfect Mind
Nurse With Wound
3.59 1k 1,026 18 18
1992 Album
Industrial Sound Collage
Dark Ambient Noise
mechanical repetitive surreal hypnotic dark cold nocturnal psychedelic
1k Ratings 18 Reviews 3.59 Average
Propergol - Renegade, Cover art
Renegade
Propergol
3.61 471 471 2 2
July 2001 Album
Power Electronics
Death Industrial Field Recordings Spoken Word Drone Power Noise
violence noisy mechanical sampling scary nocturnal rhythmic dark
471 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.61 Average
Caroline K - Now Wait for Last Year, Cover art
Now Wait for Last Year
Caroline K
3.59 1k 1,265 8 8
1987 Album
Dark Ambient Industrial Drone
Minimal Synth Drone Progressive Electronic
atmospheric nocturnal melancholic cold dark instrumental sombre lo-fi
1k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.59 Average
:zoviet*france: - Just an Illusion, Cover art
Just an Illusion
:zoviet*france:
3.59 551 551 5 5
1990 Album
Industrial
Drone Musique concrète Tribal Ambient Ritual Ambient Tape Music
tribal repetitive atmospheric sampling instrumental mysterious surreal hypnotic
551 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.59 Average
Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps, Cover art
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
3.56 4k 4,026 46 46
5 October 1981 Album
Industrial
Noise Post-Punk
noisy mechanical raw ominous anxious nihilistic atonal abstract
4k Ratings 46 Reviews 3.56 Average
Throbbing Gristle - The Second Annual Report, Cover art
The Second Annual Report
Throbbing Gristle
3.55 4k 4,045 58 58
4 November 1977 Album
Industrial Free Improvisation
Sound Collage Dark Ambient
ominous lo-fi raw violence avant-garde misanthropic scary cold
4k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.55 Average
System Planning Korporation - Information Overload Unit, Cover art
Information Overload Unit
System Planning Korporation
3.58 893 893 7 7
March 1981 Album
Industrial Noise
Power Electronics Minimal Synth
mechanical noisy misanthropic rhythmic raw dark disturbing repetitive
893 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.58 Average
Total - Beyond the Rim, Cover art
Beyond the Rim
Total
3.60 271 271 2 2
1993 Album
Death Industrial
Dark Ambient Space Ambient Drone Neo-Psychedelia
space atmospheric instrumental noisy psychedelic melancholic dark repetitive
271 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.60 Average
Controlled Bleeding - Knees and Bones, Cover art
Knees and Bones
Controlled Bleeding
3.57 1k 1,187 11 11
February 1985 Album
Power Electronics
Harsh Noise
chaotic noisy raw dense ominous mechanical dissonant aggressive
1k Ratings 11 Reviews 3.57 Average
Cabaret Voltaire - 2x45, Cover art
2x45
Cabaret Voltaire
3.57 1k 1,253 19 19
June 1982 Album
Industrial Post-Punk
Dance-Punk Minimal Wave Mutant Disco Funk Krautrock
rhythmic sampling cryptic anxious futuristic noisy dissonant mechanical
1k Ratings 19 Reviews 3.57 Average
:zoviet*france: - Mohnomishe, Cover art
Mohnomishe
:zoviet*france:
3.57 904 904 2 2
November 1983 Album
Industrial Dark Ambient
Tape Music Ritual Ambient Drone
atmospheric dark mechanical ominous apocalyptic repetitive rhythmic instrumental
904 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.57 Average
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  • Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill, Cover art
    Silent Hill
    1999 Album
    3k Ratings 28 Reviews 3.91 Average
    3.91 3k 2,700 28 28
  • Andreas Rönnberg - Cry of Fear (Official Soundtrack), Cover art
    Cry of Fear (Official Soundtrack)
    2012 Album
    176 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.89 Average
    3.89 176 176 2 2
  • Hildur Guðnadóttir - Chernobyl, Cover art
    Chernobyl
    2019 Album
    1k Ratings 5 Reviews 3.64 Average
    3.64 1k 1,430 5 5
  • Nine Inch Nails - Quake, Cover art
    Quake
    2020 Album
    1k Ratings 9 Reviews 3.61 Average
    3.61 1k 1,376 9 9
  • 1000 Eyes & Cicada Sirens - Signalis, Cover art
    Signalis
    2022 Album
    115 Ratings 2 Reviews 4.07 Average
    4.07 115 115 2 2
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  • Throbbing Gristle - At the Factory, Manchester, Cover art
    At the Factory, Manchester
    1979 Album
    381 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.88 Average
    3.88 381 381 2 2
  • Throbbing Gristle - Heathen Earth, Cover art
    Heathen Earth
    1980 Album
    1k Ratings 20 Reviews 3.74 Average
    3.74 1k 1,301 20 20
  • Coil - Live Two, Cover art
    Live Two
    2003 Album
    332 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.73 Average
    3.73 332 332 1 1
  • God - Loco, Cover art
    Loco
    1991 Album
    187 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.67 Average
    3.67 187 187 1 1
  • Throbbing Gristle - Mission of Dead Souls: The Last Live Performance of TG, Cover art
    Mission of Dead Souls: The Last Live Performance of TG
    1981 Album
    490 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.61 Average
    3.61 490 490 8 8
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  • SAT Stoicizmo - Mah 2, Cover art
    Mah 2
    1997 Album
    211 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.70 Average
    3.70 211 211 1 1
  • Tunnel Canary - Jihad / Live at the ECCA 1980, Cover art
    Jihad / Live at the ECCA 1980
    2008 Album
    216 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.58 Average
    3.58 216 216 3 3
  • Faust - Return of a Legend: Munic and Elsewhere, Cover art
    Return of a Legend: Munic and Elsewhere
    1986 Album
    232 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.52 Average
    3.52 232 232 3 3
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    虐殺機関
    2003 Album
    374 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.43 Average
    3.43 374 374 2 2
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