The ranking of the 50 best industrial rock albums of all time according to Consequence

Industrial rock has always been a breeding ground for ambitious, experimental and fascinating work. The online magazine Consequence has relaunched an editorial list of the genre's 50 best albums. "Although some of rock's biggest names have emerged from the industrial scene, the genre has remained largely underground since its emergence in the late Seventies – writes Spencer Kaufman in the introduction – For every breakout success like Nine Inch Nails or Rammstein there are dozens of bands who never made it to the mainstream. Yet within the industrial universe, many of these artists are considered legends. The earliest pioneers, such as Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire, paved the way for the industrial revolution of the Eighties, which included Ministry, Front 242, Nitzer Ebb and others. In the early Nineties, Nine Inch Nails took the genre to a new level, as Trent Reznor's blend of aggression and melody resonated with millions of listeners. Over time, industrial has taken on many forms: from dissonant noise to metal-laden riffs, all the way to dancefloor tracks. The common thread remains the presence of electronic and mechanical elements, able to hold together a single musical category, however hard it may be to define with any precision.

So here is Consequence's ranking of the 50 greatest industrial albums of all time (full feature here)

50. Front Line Assembly – "Gashed Senses & Crossfire"

49. Die Krupps – "Stahlwerksynfonie"

48. 3Teeth – "Metawar"

47. Front 242 – "Official Version"

46. Code Orange – “Underneath”

45. Lingua Ignota – “All Bitches Die”

44. Health – “Death Magic”

43. Youth Code – “Commitment to Complications”

42. Nitzer Ebb – “Showtime”

41. Rammstein – “Sehnsucht”

40. KMFDM – “Angst”

39. Einstürzende Neubauten – “Kollaps”

38. Skinny Puppy – “VIVIsectVI”

37. Lard – “The Last Temptation of Reid”

36. Filter – “Title of Record”

35. D.A.F. – “Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft”

34. Pigface – “Gub”

33. Ministry – “The Land of Rape and Honey”

32. Stabbing Westward – “Darkest Days”

31. Nine Inch Nails – “The Fragile”

30. White Zombie – “Astro Creep: 2000”

29. Pharmakon – “Abandon”

28. Death Grips – “The Money Store”

27. Cabaret Voltaire – “Red Mecca”

26. Strapping Young Lad – "City"

25. Revolting Cocks – "Beers, Steers + Queers"

24. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult – “Sexplosion!”

23. Static-X – "Wisconsin Death Trip"

22. Swans – "Filth"

21. Coil – "Horse Rotorvator"

20. Fear Factory – "Demanufacture"

19. Lords of Acid – “Voodoo-U”

18. KMFDM – "Nihil"

17. Foetus – "Nail"

16. Rammstein – "Mutter"

15. Big Black – “Songs About Fucking”

14. Nitzer Ebb – “That Total Age”

13. Nurse With Wound – “Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella”

12. Front Line Assembly – "Tactical Neural Implant"

11. Godflesh – "Streetcleaner"

10. Ministry – “The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste”

09. Front 242 – "Front By Front"

08. Killing Joke – "Killing Joke"

07. Nine Inch Nails – “The Downward Spiral”

06. Laibach – "Opus Dei"

05. Skinny Puppy – "Too Dark Park"

04. Einstürzende Neubauten – “Halber Mensch”

03. Throbbing Gristle – “20 Jazz Funk Greats”

02. Nine Inch Nails – “Pretty Hate Machine”

01. Ministry – “Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs”

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