British industrial band Nitzer Ebb are back and will release their first studio album in 15 years, Industrial Complex, onВ January 22.
The duo have been selling the 12-track “tour edition” of the album on a recent U.S. club tour, though iTunes and Amazon both list its proper release date as March 9. It will be released in Europe much earlier on Jan. 22. It will be Nitzer Ebb’s first studio album since 1995’s Big Hit.
Vaughn “Bob” Harris, who’s one half of the duo that includes Doug McCarthy, recently told Denver’s Westword that Nitzer Ebb reunited when McCarthy emailed him about people who’d been asking whether the band would ever get back together.
Nitzer Ebb ended up doing a few shows to promote a 2006’s Body Of Work, a best-of collection released by former label Mute Records. Three years later, the duo had a new album.
For those who are curious, yes, Industrial Complex does feature “Never Known,” which appeared on this year’s Saw VI soundtrack.
Nitzer Ebb will finish 2009 on the road in North America before spending early 2010 touring Europe with Depeche Mode.
Here are the songs on Industrial Complex:
“Promises”
“Once You Say” (featuring Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore)
“Never Known”
“Going Away”
“Hit You Back”
“Payroll”
“Down On Your Knees”
“I Don’t Know You”
“My Door Is Open”
“I’m Undone”
“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”
“Traveling”