Nitzer Ebb - Murderous

Music video by Nitzer Ebb performing Murderous. (C) 1987 Geffen Records

[@onceuponatimeintoronto891]

Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, NIN, PWEI, The Mission, Revco, days of youth and Catch 22 and Lizard Lounge downtown Toronto were the best.

[@Aaron-in7lt]

You have really good taste in music! Let's not forget severed heads and all the wonderful wax t r a x releases. Cheers

[@curiousbo]

I lived at Lizard Lounge, Catch, Limelight. So lucky I got to know that, nothing like it since

[@musikkunstetc.8465]

In all seriousness when I first heard this song in 1986 I thought it was Divine.

[@LostwaveObsession]

@@musikkunstetc.8465 That really made me laugh. I'd never made that comparison before, but now you say it...! Native Love was a classic. As is Murderous!

[@mediamonitor]

I know, right @ObscureMusicObsession and @musikkunstetc.8465 - Divine & Murderous - WOW that's hilarious!!! I too didn't notice the audible parallel back in 86 then but now I can't get the two out of my head (talk about earworm!).

[@mpeg2tom]

It's 2023 and when I need to leave the house with my kids I yell out: "Where is the youth? It's time to go. It's time to live!"

[@staciicats7330]

😂 do they get the reference?

[@mpeg2tom]

@@staciicats7330 No 🤣

[@steveanimatrix3887]

You didn't demand where the gold is?

[@mpeg2tom]

@@steveanimatrix3887 No, but often I say "Now don't be lazy"

[@igotmysaucestraight]

"Don't Be Lazy, With The Pleasure of Sin" that quote hits hard on so many levels

[@catsteinhilb2880]

Just this morning during my pull up training 🖤

[@PumpkinSpicePretzels]

Nitzer Ebb is angry workout music

[@collapsingnewpunkie]

Helpful

[@jandeneys]

We thought of Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb as too soft when we were young 😏 We needed punk DRI was even better than punk 😁

[@user-pi8dz5mn6f]

Yes, I like EBM: E: angry B: workout M: music

[@perryhertler5198]

I’m going to break my elliptical listening to this!

[@HuggyBear2000]

That’s what I’m doing right now 😅

[@danrodrigues3531]

I saw these guys open up for Depeche Mode on the Black Celebration tour and was blown away. I immediately became a fan...

[@kingbee1971]

Book of Love opened for DM in '86 in my hometown. I saw NE open for DM's Violator tour in 1990 however. Mind blowing.

[@maestroh2986]

Me too, I saw them on the same tour in Montreal

[@TaraTheAndroid]

Nitzer Ebb opened for DM in Europe 1988, USA 1990 and Europe 2010

[@LuisA-fc3ox]

Same here 1990 in tinley park Illinois. WOW.

[@MrCrrispy]

Exactly the same here. No internet back in the time, and not really on mainstream radios so I had never heard of them although we were listening to Front 242 and such 😁 I went to see DM, they were opening. The day after, I bought the CD.....

[@princealigorna7468]

While the EDM scene is so much bigger today, I feel like the mid-80's was the real high point of electronic dance music. You had industrial bands like Skinny Puppy and these guys embracing dance beats and heating up floors in the leather clubs and goth clubs. You had Garage in New York and House in Chicago repurposing old RnB and disco into something new and exciting for the gay clubs. You had hip-hoppers repurposing Kraftwerk into Electro, making the breakers hit that b-boy stance. You had the motorik beats and hard steel of Detroit Techno. Across the pond, you had synthpop acts like Depeche Mode and New Order proving that you can weld guitar rock to synths and drum machines and make entire stadiums groove. And while industrial and synthpop were a few years older, it was all still brand new and fresh and no one was really sure what they were doing yet, beyond just getting kids on the floor. Had to be magical.

[@korosuke1788]

It was like that in the 2000s too. It's just that we grow older and get "out of the loop" so we stop being invited to cool bars like that. They must still exist, but as when we were young, anyone over 25 will get stared at.

[@guyhamel4017]

That’s why they still play…and always will….80’s dance music. There’s no denying it will always be the coolest.

[@abelmontalvo4052]

You forgot to mention Houston that's where a lot of this kind of music was playing.

[@ess1163]

@@korosuke1788 not true. If you like music all ages are there - especially in Detroit. its your own limitations. Just GO!

[@ess1163]

It was. I was there. A few friends were DJs making/spinning this music at the time. '84 an on....

[@thetranya3589]

Heard a DJ play this in a club back in 86ish. Immediately went and asked him who it was. Next day bought every Nitzer Ebb recording I could find...

[@charbander]

The Tranya me too

[@ravetilldawn]

These guy were bad asses for 80's industrial music, it still puts most of the top 40 garbage to shame today !

[@MrCijuciju]

same here

[@triassicpark947]

Yap, thatd be pretty much how you do it, i'd say - that does sound about right, i reckon

[@KonichiWawa]

You ever get an answer from some of those guys and can never find what your looking for because it's some insane club mix? One thing is for certain...Nitzer Ebb sounds like Nitzer Ebb. Germany was responsible for so much Industrial music.

[@DanniV86]

Can I just say that blasting Nitzer Ebb in my car is one of my favorite things.

[@tante_kringe]

I blew out my cars speakers with ebm and I don’t regret it

[@shhh3185]

SAME!!! never gets old!

[@gezvanian5838]

35 years and still sparks amazing electricity! Thankful for this anthem of my youth

[@dmbassa]

SAME!

[@WAATeacher]

One of my FAV Industrial bands! Doug hung out with us for after the Depeche Mode-Niter Ebb Show in Pittsburgh. We hade quite a blast! He called us up the next morning and asked usif we wanted to do something so we headed to a friends half pipe and skated for a while! He was a really nice guy! Emphasis on the REAL!

[@WAATeacher]

No doubt! Such energy!

[@cobaltsechzig1929]

It´s EBM.... not Industrial. Converter ist Industrial.

[@jev2867]

@@cobaltsechzig1929 It's industrial.

[@jev2867]

Seen the same show here in Chicago.

[@cobaltsechzig1929]

@@jev2867 Or this... kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3iue3ulqtyqh5o

[@zoeyweachaw2445]

Back in the day, this was a very dangerous song in the mosh pits.

[@Offensive_Username]

Don't back away.

[@javierfernandez5275]

i got a sprained rib to prove it

[@dmbassa]

Yup! I remember it well. People went completely batshit! Good times back then! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Gunzee]

What is this? Synth and punk? Electro punk? Bloody great energy, almost makes one want to attack.

[@690_5]

Industrial... That’s the Genre.

[@chiporello5267]

NOBODY WILL STOP ME FROM LISTENING TO THIS EVERY DAY

[@Taebaho123]

IT'S BEEN A WHILE LOL

[@ingovonderluhe2174]

Back in those glory Days when EBM was invented by NITZER EBB/FRONT 242/DIE KRUPPS/OOMPH! and all the other Pioneers of that time.....IM RHYTHMUS BLEIBEN !

[@Witchofthewoods.]

OMG this takes me back literally 30 years.

[@ericrypt]

This was the perfect band at the perfect time, I will love Nitzer Ebb until my dying day

[@Statstistician]

I love this band as much now as I did in high school! Those basslines and rhythms are incredible. Timeless.

[@karlclarke]

still sounds so good in 2020, reminds me of my youth dancing around high as fuck in a squat party/club called wraith in 1989

[@DrAsmodis1]

89, Dorian Gray Frankfurt... :-)

[@Krae75]

Miami " Kitchen Club" " The church" " "Sanctuary " crazy fun 11pm- sun came up

[@reycaribe]

@@Krae75 I was at those clubs in MIA. Saw NE at the China Club. Vanilla Ice opened. LOL.

[@theexpresidents]

@@Krae75 Church in Dallas.

[@abelmontalvo4052]

@@theexpresidents club 6400 Houston

[@ericmiller3708]

I saw this video on 120 Minutes back in the spring of '87 and was blown away. Nitzer Ebb's early work is the best.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Have you heard their first album?

[@nannert3112]

120 Minutes..... that brought back memories. I used to love that show.

[@AlbanianMan]

I used to love MTV 120 minutes also. That's where I first saw this video I remember staying up late to watch it because it was on Sunday's at midnight and Sunday was a school night.

[@redbug3485]

Eric Miller I remember also and thought Industrial was "Go Kill Music" --I didn't though! Lol

[@timmurphy4381]

Love this band! First heard them in a slam fest in Germany as a soldier.. couldn’t play in barracks, as industrial revolution: punk was considered “skinhead” music; that with my Mohawk, jeans and combat boots leather and spiked accessories, landed me on extra CQDiuty!! F}>**kn peeps don’t understand skinheads are aren’t all racial;but , rather a piunk /rebelderivative off shoot from the industrial era, mixed with origins from indie pop and reggae?? He violence stemmed from European small city slam festivals in towns like K-Town, Saar bticken Mann heim, Neumann Kirsten etc.. that were close to American military bases. I remember ambulances taking some small German dude to hospital after getting gored by a superglued tin foil tipped Mohawk accidentally speared him in the chest, party kept going With some peeps smoking Haag and joints the size of cigars, that with The beer enhanced with American whiskey, left some good memories! Also mentioning black flag and bad religion that performed with ebb. Best time ever! !

[@daemionleyva5]

Nitzer is the metal depece mode

[@SynthMusicWorld]

Alan Wilder produced one of their albums.

[@KRAPYBARA84]

my favorite thing I've read all night lol

[@_a_curious_robot]

And Skinny Puppy is the Black Metal Depeche Mode

[@d3athr0ck3r]

Scott Smith Funny he says that considering the album Alan Wilder produced was the one that incorporated elements of Industrial Rock/Metal. That album being Ebbhead.

[@patriziafallini6123]

Mais vous le faites exprès??????

[@gordongattjnr7123]

A classic 120 minutes was as it always exposed it's viewers to good music and bands like Nitzer Ebb 🤘👍💀😡😈😎💥

[@dguerra956]

I dunno about you...but there are certain songs, bands, etc..... that Amp up your energy. I know that when I would listen to them it would put me in a different mood. Lol! Any one else?? Lol!

[@Agothygoth]

This band has become my new obsession 🙃.

[@Vercingetorix2006]

Wish I had a dollar for every time I danced to this song back in the '80s. I remember being all excited that they were going to come to the U.S. to tour...and then it didn't materialize. Apparently one of them had a police record and couldn't get a visa is the story I heard. But about a year later they made it and I caught their show in Orlando. I was in heaven!

[@gothicangelred]

Skateboard and living as a teen this is the best

[@Chris_WG]

I hear that! Nice!! My life exactly bro! Cheers from California!

[@jdm000]

this song is on a skate video?

[@egregiousqueef7781]

I remember reading an issue of _Thrasher_ that had Tony Hawk interviewing (and skating with!) Nitzer Ebb back in like early 90's

[@timothymadden1193]

The Ebb Almighty! RULING DANCE FLOORS SINCE 1985!!!!

[@tf0220456]

+Timothy Madden The Nitzer Ebb song Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works was released 1984. That means it should be: "RULING EBM DANCE FLOORS SINCE 1984".

[@veromikes]

Saw them with depeche mode in Miami ,1990 ish Amazing.

[@JetEngine787]

I remember

[@JetEngine787]

Connor and Sean are listening now

[@djfan7310]

Cincinnati, same tour, same year. Awesome!

[@club1820]

Same in Chi-Town 90'

[@artcab6434]

Same tour Chicago (Tinley Park) 1990

[@neildunford241]

Saw them play in Rayleigh - one of the loudest gigs I've ever been to. Amazing & relentless.

[@Didi-rg9ub]

casi con treinta años y la musica ochentera y noventerta industrial sigue estando en forma, que modernos que eramos coño

[@PabloDeMode]

This track is amazing, just an arpeggio bass, strong beats and the vocals, what more do you need!

[@benzedrinjoe]

My favorite EBM album for 28 years when I heard it for the first time!

[@karinamauritia9466]

Can we cut out the 17 seconds of silence? Freaking love Nitzer.

[@marcmarti5273]

nitzer ebb = angry music love it...

[@seandoyle1064]

Nitzer Ebb, tonight in Houston I can't wait.

[@latxmusic]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG

[@carlosrd68]

December 2, 2021 playing at Trees. Dallas, Texas. Cant wait. For those that missed them in 80s, here is your chance to redeem yourself.

[@captaindaring]

Put Nitzer Ebb on before you go out at night and you will definitely be looking to crack some heads. This is better than a pair of paddles and an EMT for restarting a stopped heart. This is adrenaline times 10.

[@loupascal3413]

The energy is and always has been so pure ! As a youngster playing rugby this song got us into the right frame of mind , 35 years on still feel that energy amazing

[@sirprince9734]

80s industrial nights were pretty epic our friends were DJs at CPA

[@beckybecky125]

just caught this song on MTV Classic's 120 Minutes show and immediately thought "wtf is this I like it"

[@mariemarquez2480]

looking for my combat boots! I gotta fkn dance! holy crap man! 80s metro in Chicago danced all night!

[@stephanieblevins8352]

Marie Marquez me too

[@andrewsorensen657]

Medusa's....

[@slavicvolk]

Marie Marquez my boots are on commie throats

[@aaronflood457]

fukkin A man! Im from St. Louis and we would take weekend trips up there just to party (early 90s) and Metro was THE SPOT! incredible memories )))

[@macmann1956]

I will see you in the pit - at The Exit. Ah - I miss that place!

[@Jimmydale7]

I have all of their albums and have never been disappointed yet! They're in a league all by themselves, no one can touch them! There's clone bands but this one is the original! NE you rule forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@luchiorusso7557]

Where is the youth...it's time to live...what is the goal

[@muchbetter296]

The greatest music ever! Lovin' it!

[@Ulimaroan]

timeless ... and a masterpiece

[@LearnToSkateboard]

I remember when this song first came out and blasting it at ear-splitting volume as we skateboarded in deserted industrial parkways. Good times.

[@dmbassa]

This album from Nitzer Ebb is incredible Work Out Music!

[@kendavid891]

Had that total age album in 87!!packed my friends in car headed to jersey shore my buddies went surfing,good times

[@aaronflood457]

saw them in St. Louis (Mississippi Nights) in 1992 and i was only 19. what a show! I can't remember if they opened for Front 242 or if it was a separate show but I'm pretty sure they did. I've still got the 242 concert stub but the inks worn off....well the memories DIDNT. those were the days )))

[@thecocktailian2091]

Im pretty sure I saw that tour in San Francisco. 242 was disappointing.

[@lostinnevermore5354]

One of my favourite bands of the time.

[@judithhandojo6010]

knew the boys back in the day - many gigs spent next to speakers - its why i have tinnitus now! Thanks boys!!

[@victorrodriguez5765]

My favorite Nizer Ebb song ............... greetings of Perú ..

[@nacob25]

Consumed a lot of Boon's Farm and Sampoerna clove cigarettes listening to That Total Age back in the day! Hearing this played at the club on alternative night with everyone shouting the lyrics felt like "home." In the 80s it was much harder to find your tribe(s) than it is today. But when you did it felt magical. Love to my fellow GenXers!

[@AORCrazy]

This is what techno and similar stuff should sound on parties instead of dull only kick drum all night.

[@FilK79]

But he is right. The nowadays techno lost its rebel soul that this song has. It is truth that nowadays techno is not all bad, but the criticism AORCrazy made is correct.

[@michapolanski5096]

You clearly don't get techno if you it is "dull only kick drum all night" for you.

[@saklartbra]

Then you're clearly visiting the wrong parties... This is the pure essence and roots of EBM!

[@MauofMiami]

Michał Polański 2017 4/4 beat 5 note bassline and filters. Psst.... I do understand techno but not the 4 djs on the dj set up that sound with can be manipulated by one halfass dj

[@rivetsquid8887]

FilK79 I guess, but on the upside, industrial is enjoying a weird sort of little revival right now. The confusing thing is none of the new bands say they're ebm or industrial, just that they draw all their influences from them xD If you're looking for something with a Nitzer Ebb vibe, give High Functioning Flesh a try.

[@FelipeHernandezCoRE]

Reading William Gibson and listening to these guys among others in the mid 80's....fear and excitement for what the world was becoming.

[@carrigarrett3277]

Love Nitzer Ebb first heard them at Shiva Loca Albuquerque, NM and im still in love

♪♫ Where is the youth Youth youth It's time to know it's time to live it's time to know it's time to live Shout golden shouts shout golden shouts lift up your hearts shout golden shouts Now don't be lazy with the pleasure of sin don't be lazy with the pleasure of sin Shout golden shouts shout golden shouts lift up your hearts lift up your hearts Where is the youth where is the gold where is the youth where is the gold Shout golden shouts shout golden shouts don't back away don't back away It's there, it's there for you it's there, it's there for you Don't back away don't back away shout golden shouts shout golden shouts Shout golden shouts shout golden shouts shout golden shouts shout golden shouts Lift up your hearts lift up your hearts ♪♫ Hear, hear what we say said hear, hear what we say Let passion spend let passion spend let your passion spend let your passion spend (youth) shout golden shouts shout golden shouts lift up your hearts shout golden shouts Better now, stronger now better now, stronger now Where is the youth where is the gold Where is the youth where is the gold Now hear, hear what we say said hear, hear what we say Let passion spend let your passion spend Let passion spend let your passion spend Now don't be lazy with the pleasure of sin don't be lazy with the pleasure of sin Shout golden shouts shout golden shouts lift up your hearts lift up your hearts Shout golden shouts shout golden shouts shout golden shouts shout golden shouts

[@giacallahan8210]

I can still dance to this without dying! LOL Soo fun!!

[@Mukniali]

Never gets old!!!

[@user-xr7hj4eo5n]

Ihr seid die besten Engländer auf dieser ganzen Welt auf jeden Fall Depeche Mode und Erasure auch Yazoo auch ihr seid die besten Engländer dieser Welt auf jeden Fall ich wünsche euch noch viel Erfolg Douglas ich finde alle Songs von euch richtig hammer geil und cool ihr macht richtig gute Musik ihr seid die besten die Elite absolut number one

[@stuartdhhumphries]

one of the best songs ever. let passion spin

[@user-sk9ps7ji5b]

Desde Sudamérica un fan de nitzer en desde mi adolecencia

[@jinhill4780]

My favorite workout music! ❤❤❤

[@Chris_WG]

Still feels good now as it did back then... I love that!

[@ccantu32film]

They play this at an 80s club in Houston, I swear I always thought this was a remix. This song sounds like it was a bit ahead of its time :)

[@ICTS22]

Numbers is still here on 300 Westheimer Rd. There were bunch of bad ass clubs in Houston from the 80's that closed down that were way better than Numbers.

[@hurdygurdyman3134]

#’s #’s #’s

[@robin9876]

@@ICTS22 OMG I lived @ Numbers. And a few others. Houston was ahead of their time. I moved to L.A & realized that.

[@robin9876]

@@hurdygurdyman3134 YES! #'S, #'S, #'S FOREVER IN MY HEART!

[@valeskaa.corteslicuime4367]

absolutely! the best music!!!

[@ebbhead20]

My fave band since 1988:-)

[@markbuchner7783]

Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy and Front 242. The good days.

[@muscleboypa]

When talking Industrial/Machine music .... don't forget one of my favorites, Front 242. Love all these groups!

[@captainmotorcycle9744]

Still moshing to this 25ish years later. heavier than most metal bands!

[@tweakradje]

Impossible to sit still. Straight to the muscles. DAF^2

[@djuwehacker]

Sehr sehr geil. Diesen Track habe ich 1989 zum ersten mal gespielt und alle dachten, jetzt flippt er aus. Und das tat ich auch. Nach dreitagen war alle Vinyl-Schallplatten von Nitzer verkaufft. Zum Glück habe ich mir in der Schweiz (Phantera Records bei Rolf) gleich alle 15 Exempare gekaut und niemand andrer konnte die Platte spiehen. 🤣😇🙈🙉🙊❤

[@auschlagen7336]

loved the ebb and this was the best music to hear before getting on a rugby field or later in the evening with mates whilst drinking. The moshpit always provided the perfect spot to combine both activities....back in the day .Though I agree still sounds fresh even listening to it as 48 year old man !

[@danielamariahodapp5735]

TECHNO - OLD SCHOOL - great and fine for ears they know old school music without MP3

[@lucya7223]

Oh my god. This is so country. Okay it's pretty New Wave as well

[@morrissonkong]

Woow excelente años buscando esta rola!!!

[@enriquegonzalez8186]

I love this song.

[@enrageant]

Born in the EBM.Great.

[@subslug]

We just sang this in church this week, I was shocked our preacher even knew these guys.

[@luisalfredovalladarestorre5956]

WHTA THE FUCK

[@feukka1703]

subslug dude...lol

[@SuperSquishface]

Lol, a song about drinking piss in churcg

[@justynjonn]

Wha wha what?!!

[@karlklouzer1366]

It's 'Shout Golden Shouts'... ...someone must be thirsty.

[@1087cameron]

This singer scares the crap out of me. Yet, he seems passionate...about scaring the crap out of people.

[@techboysf]

+1087cameron Welcome to industrial!

[@MsRadar23]

I love his voice sm

[@dj-um7el]

Same

[@yesta7375]

It sounds like a British spongebob who did meth and I love it too

[@8jen18]

can't believe they are playing with NIN and Ministry and i was too late for tickets!!!

[@LaurentJames]

Where is the youth ? Where is the gold ?

[@heartdisciple]

Gotta understand where they're coming from

[@Numantino312]

where is the JUICE ? ....

[@stephanhenry1222]

PURE ENERGIE !!! FANTASTISCHER TRACK !!!

[@avadarkness666]

This is currently and will forever be in my cardio playlist. As a goth, I legally can't not dance to this. I fucking LOVE this song.

[@franktall7705]

Yeah, I’m going to add this to my workout playlist.

[@te9591]

Good choice.

[@luismaturano4774]

As a goth 🤓

[@jev2867]

I was slam dancing to this in the 80's.

[@winterhear]

i was born in wrong age man ... this was the shit :D Batcave lover ! Those actions were pure motherfucking jumping jacks !

[@Hot80s]

if only they could harness the energy of this song

[@macjam9090]

I bought this first time around . It still sounds tremendous. Was it really that long ago.

[@isabelleveilleux3562]

Their sound is amazing.

[@K-StateScottFL]

way ahead of their time

[@vasp99]

I love Nitzer Ebb and I'm 82 years old, and I just shat myself .

[@NWforager]

this track needs to be put in the Water Supply

[@michaelcastle6674]

Beautiful- saw free show at Camden Palace. 1987, I think. I was that guy up front letting my body move to the sounds. Wore my wax trax tshirt for Camaraderie.

[@bigguys45s29]

A very intense but very awesome track overall. Really like this one.

[@juliangamboa771]

1996 Chicago Mosh Pitt at the Orbit

[@whitenoise546]

Love NE's harder vibe including songs like Murderous. Love it.

[@maribernad7100]

Madre mia que fuerte si me volvia loca recuerdos a todos aquellos de altamira de elche del88

[@jeffrichey3623]

Better now! Stronger now!

[@nenaromonova9479]

Love the beat

[@perineumsunningguru1442]

1991, Nitzer Ebb. Will never forget. Holy sh@t!

[@Hot80s]

The music that lit the Alt-Club dance floors ablaze.