The stage name of Varg Vikernes, Burzum first came to attention in 1991 and was part of the initial push of Black Metal in Norway, the genre originating in Britain with bands such as Venom. This is similarity is particularly clear on the tracks "Wish" by Nine Inch Nails and "NWO" by Ministry.Īnother act strongly associated with Metal is Burzum.
This also helps in terms of playback, synthesizers, particularly in the early days, coming outfitted with sampling, recording and playback capabilities.
This is, of course, partly due to the fact that both bands fall within the "Industrial" sub-genre and there are only so many steel barrels one can hit with hammers. This particularly shows in terms of guitar tone and the noticeable use of synthesizers and samples. Despite technically being a multi-piece band, those pieces have changed at regular intervals, founder Al Jourgensen being the only consistent member (though Paul Barker had been his long-time partner in crime in the late '80's and early '90's).ĭespite both acts being very unique in their own way, there are certain similarities between NIN and and Ministry. For touring, he would hire a cast of backing musicians to play all the parts that he couldn't, having been cursed with having only two hands. Started by Trent Reznor in 1988, the act has long had Reznor at its creative core, often seeing him play all the instruments himself when it comes to recording. The most obvious example of this later case is Nine Inch Nails. That's despite the recent jokes about Death Metal sounding like "Cookie Monster and a one man band falling down the stairs."ĭespite such close-minded flippancy, Metal and industrial have a long, proud history of bands that, if not made up of a single member, have one main person who is in charge of every aspect of the creative process. Not an image that lends itself easily to metal or industrial music. When one hears the term "one-man-band," absurd images of Dick Van Dyke with an awful cockney accent (in the original Mary Poppins) is usually what pops into most people's heads. Varg & Trent & Al Lone Wolves of Industrial/Metal Perfect Sound Forever: One man bands of industry, metal ONE MAN BANDS
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