Douglas McCarthy, frontman of the commercial group Nitzer Ebb, has died on the age of 58.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we remorse to tell that Douglas McCarthy handed away this morning of June eleventh, 2025,” the band wrote in an announcement posted to social media. “We ask everybody to please be respectful of Douglas, his spouse, and household on this troublesome time. We recognize your understanding and can share extra data quickly.” A explanation for demise was not instantly shared; nevertheless McCarthy had been coping with well being points lately because of the results of cirrhosis.
McCarthy co-founded Nitzer Ebb in 1982 with college associates Vaughan “Bon” Harris and David Gooday. Fusing the post-punk sounds of bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke, and Bauhaus with the rising digital and industrial genres, the band signed to Mute Information and launched their debut album, That Complete Age, in 1987. Unsurprisingly, a key function of EBM (digital physique music) is the way it impacts one’s BPM. That very same 12 months, Nitzer Ebb supported Depeche Mode on their “Music For The Plenty Tour.”
Gooday left Nitzer Ebb in 1987, with McCarthy and Harris persevering with as a duo whereas additionally recurrently collaborating with producer Flood and Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode. Their albums included 1989’s Perception, 1990’s Showtime, 1991’s Ebbhead, and 1995’s Huge Hit.
Nitzer Ebb disbanded in 1995, with McCarthy persevering with to work with Wilder in his Recoil mission. He additionally launched a solo album in 2012, and collaborated with DJ and producer Terence Fixmer as Fixmer/McCarthy.
In 2007, McCarthy and Harris reunited Nitzer Ebb for a collection of reveals and launched a brand new album, Industrial Complicated, in 2010. In 2019, the band welcomed Gooday again for a North American reunion tour.
In 2024, McCarthy introduced he can be stepping again from touring with Nitzer Ebb attributable to well being considerations.
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