When Depeche Mode introduced electric guitars into their music on 1987's Music for the Masses, it opened up the English synth-pop pioneers to a whole new realm of possibilities and a more… By Ron Hart ...

The post How Depeche Mode’s Violator Turned a Joke Into a Prophecy appeared first on Consequence of Sound. When Depeche Mode decided to title their sixth album Music for the Masses, it was meant to be ...

The months leading up to Depeche Mode's seventh album were marked by a growing interest from outside the core goth audience that had been loyal to the English synth-pop band since a string of mid-'80s ...

Michael Christopher's upcoming book Depeche Mode: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band digs into the history of Depeche Mode and their rise from New Wave outliers to kings ...

The two Depeche Mode albums leading up to 1990’s ‘Violator’ – ‘Black Celebration’ and ‘Music for the Masses’ – were just oiling the machine. After toying with mainstream success on 1984’s ‘People Are ...

Twenty-four years ago this week, on March 19, 1990, British synth-pop titans Depeche Mode released the most successful and acclaimed album of their career: Violator. Depeche Mode had been scoring Top ...

Marilyn Manson and Susan Boyle have something in common. They couldn’t be at more opposing extremes of the artistic spectrum, but they share a connection to the music of Depeche Mode. By 1990, the ...

Depeche Mode has always been there when I needed them. When I had a lonely and uncomfortable transition to high school, I sought comfort in the song "Policy of Truth." Five years later, I was ...

In the latest episode of The Vinyl Vault, Ozarks First's Parker Padgett and Tony Nguyen discuss Depeche Mode's 1990 album "Violator". The album, which features singles such as "Personal Jesus", ...

My Favorite Album: Ben Kaplan of dark synth-pop band NoNight told us about his love for a bonafide classic from some likeminded souls. The title really says it all for me. This is a record that oozes ...