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Throbbing Gristle

Active

1970s - 2010s

Formed

September, 1975 in London, England

Disbanded

2010

Genre

Pop/Rock Avant-Garde Electronic

Styles

Alternative/Indie Rock Experimental Experimental Rock Industrial

Group Members

Chris Carter Cosey Fanni Tutti Genesis P-Orridge Peter Christopherson
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Throbbing Gristle

Biography by Jason Ankeny

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Equal parts performance art and pure noise, they helped invent industrial music in the 1970s and spawned several important acts of the '80s.
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Album Highlights

  • 20 Jazz Funk Greats
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  • D.o.A.: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
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  • The First Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle
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  • Heathen Earth: The Live Sound of Throbbing Gristle
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    Heathen Earth: The Live …
  • The Second Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle
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  • Throbbing Gristle's Greatest Hits
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