industrial rock

2007
Nine Inch Nails Year Zero

Nine Inch Nails’ fifth studio album, Year Zero , was released on April 17, 2007, only two years after With Teeth , a marked change in the slow pace from the release of previous albums. With lyrics written from the perspective of multiple fictitious characters, Year Zero is a concept…
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Faster Pussycat interview with an Italian publication

In a March 2007 interview with an Italian publication, Muscat stated:

Nine Inch Nails The Beside You in Time tour documentary was released

The Beside You in Time tour documentary was released in February 2007 via three formats: DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

Faster Pussycat issued this statement on Myspace blog

In February 2007, Brent issued this statement on his Myspace blog:

Serj Tankian The official tour for Elect the Dead commenced on October 12, 2007

The official tour for Elect the Dead commenced on October 12, 2007, with a show at Chicago’s Vic Theatre . Roughly one thousand people attended the first concert. Although Tankian had stated he would not be performing any material by System of a Down, he performed “Charades” and “Blue”, songs…
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Nine Inch Nails impending dystopian future

In response to the increasing oppression of the government, several corporate, government, and subversive websites were transported back in time to the present by a group of scientists working clandestinely against the authorities. The websites-from-the-future were sent to the year 2007 to warn American people of the impending dystopian future…
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VAST Crosby also released a span of solo albums entitled Generica with him

Crosby also released a span of solo albums entitled Generica with him and an acoustic guitar throughout 2007 and 2008, culminating in a collection in 2009. The music would later find its way onto VAST albums being reworked into a full-band setting on future release Me and You .

KMFDM released in 2007

Konietzko took a new approach for Tohuvabohu , released in 2007.

Faster Pussycat toured Europe in Spring 2007

Brent’s version of Faster Pussycat toured Europe in Spring 2007 with Frohlich replacing Downe on vocals along with Kerns on guitar.

Black Light Burns Borland was offered the touring guitarist spot in Nine Inch Nails

Borland was offered the touring guitarist spot in Nine Inch Nails , and frontman Trent Reznor offered his opinions on the material as it was at the time. He encouraged Borland to “not sing like someone was asleep in the next room” and make it a heavier affair, which had…
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