Depeche Mode

United Kingdom, 1980–now

Basildon's synthesizer band that grew from bubblegum electro-pop into stadium-scale darkness — Violator (1990) made electronic music arena rock.

Influenced by

• Kraftwerk

Influenced

• Linkin Park
• Rammstein
• The Cranberries
• Tears for Fears
• Nine Inch Nails
• The Killers
• Metric
• The Bravery
• The Postal Service
• The Knife
• Röyksopp