1. Nachtmystium, “No Funeral”
“I remember a lot of people hating on this song when it debuted, but it’s probably my favorite on Addicts, amidst all the blast beats, trem-picking, and post-punk. With synths up front, drums so distorted they might as well be programmed, and monotone barking, this song sounds closer to dance goth like Electric Hellfire Club or even The Faint than USBM. And at the risk of sounding totally un-kvlt, ‘No Funeral’ is also the most memorable song on Addicts, boasting the album’s catchiest riff–played on a synth! Good luck finding a live clip of this one.”

2. Torche, “King Beef”
“Yes, this is one of those lava-slow Torche jams, but it’s the inclusion of what sounds like a 16-bit steel drum from a Dr. Rhythm that really makes Torche’s debt to Godflesh stand out. Instead of ‘doom pop,’ you get some seriously repetitive and unwelcoming shit, with minimalist drum patterns, zero guitar heroics, and a plodding second half that devolves into downtuned sludge. If you like this, check out the noisier, more organic industrial of Pigface, Young Gods, and, of course, Godflesh.”

3. Gojira, “A Sight to Behold”
“A synth, vocoder, and basic rock beat set ‘Sight to Behold’ off from the rest of The Way of All Flesh. It might sound like the least industrial song on this list, but given Gojira’s penchant for precise, tactical, mechanized chops, they have arguably learned the most from industrial. The verse starts with a slinky Sister Machine Gun-style groove before giving way to the guitar hammer-ons, punishing double kicks, and syncopated curveballs that are Gojira’s trademarks.”

4. The Dillinger Escape Plan, “Phone Home”
“After DEP’s EP with Mike Patton, there were signs that new singer Greg Puciato would continue putting spazzy vocals over the band’s spazzy mathcore. Cool. But for fans who were 43% burnt out on mosh jazz, he didn’t just bring Patton’s vocal range. He brought some mainstream tendencies, like good-cop choruses and Nine Inch Nails worship. This started on Miss Machine, especially with ‘Phone Home,’ a glitchy, sinister tune with a trip-hop beat, lurching choruses, and more dynamics than any other track on this list. It also kills live. Later songs like ‘Parasitic Twins’ and ‘Widower’ could’ve come right off The Fragile.”

5. Blut Aus Nord, “Epitome XVII”
“This is a hard band to pin down, literally and musically. Over 10 albums, Blut Aus Nord have mixed black metal, industrial, darkwave, and more into something very ‘other.’ Which is why Cosmosophy took me by surprise, adding shoegaze to their minor chords, programmed drums, and howls. ‘Epitome XVII,’ the fourth song, takes the French band into shimmering, epic territory, sounding something like an uptempo Jesu or Bathory covering Tears for Fears. If this showed up on a Cleopatra Records comp in the early 90s, a lot of black eye makeup would’ve run for the chins.”

Honorable Mention: Harm’s Way, “Becoming”
“They might come from Chicago’s hardcore scene, but the production on Isolation is metal as fuck. ‘Becoming’ takes Harm’s Way to another extreme, adding industrial flourishes to an already slammed mix of kick, snare, dirty bass, and buzzsaw guitars. Now throw some echo on the vocals? Delay on a couple drums? Gain and gates on the others? “Special hi-hat programming”? Is that a synth towards the end? You could put this song on Filth Pig and no one would notice. Sold.”

As a bonus, Defining the Faith will also feature a European tour documentary and backstage footage and interviews with the band, as well as a selection of their music videos. The Set list for the DVD is as follows:

1. “Stick Tight”
2. “Out Of My Face”
3. “One With The Underdogs”
4. “Push it Away”
5. “Never Alone”
6. “Lowest Of The Low”
7. “Betrayer”
8. “Spit My Rage”
9. “Always The Hard Way”
10. “Keep Your Mouth Shut”
11. “Hell And Back”
12. “Life & Death”
13. “You’re Caught”
14. “You’re Enemies Are Mine”
15. “Overcome”
16. “Keepers Of The Faith”

God Damn tour dates, featuring Terror, with the Acacia Strain, Stray from the Path, Harm’s Way

10/04  Garden Grove, CA, The Cabin **headlining off-date**
10/05  Murietta, CA, Galindo’s **headlining off-date**
10/26  Clifton Park, NY, Northern Lights
10/27  Jermyn, PA, Eleanor Rigby’s
10/28  Pittsburgh, PA, Altar Bar
10/29  Columbus, OH, The Outland
10/30  Detroit, MI, Magic Stick
10/31  Indianapolis, IN, Emerson Theatre
11/01  Des Moines, IA, Vaudeville Mews
11/03  Denver, CO, Summit Music Hall
11/04  Salt Lake City, UT, In The Venue
11/05  Boise, ID, The Venue
11/06  Spokane, WA, The A Club
11/07  Seattle, WA, El Corazon
11/08  Portland, OR, Hawthorne Theatre
11/10  Oakland, CA, Oakland Metro
11/11  Anaheim, CA, Chain Reaction
11/12  Anaheim, CA, Chain Reaction
11/13  San Diego, CA, Soma
11/14  Tempe, AZ, The Clubhouse
11/16  Houston, TX, Warehouse Live Studio
11/17  Austin, TX, Emo’s Inside
11/18–San Antonio, TX, White Rabbit
11/19  Dallas, TX, The Door
11/20  Tulsa, OK ,The Marquee
11/21  Sauget, IL, Pop’s
11/22  Joliet, IL, Mojoes
11/23  Covington, KY, The Mad Hatter
11/25  Cleveland, OH, Peabody’s
11/26  Syracuse, NY, Lost Horizon