Industrial music is a genre of
experimental/
electronic music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of
Industrial Records by Genesis P-Orridge of
Throbbing Gristle and
Monte Cazazza; on Throbbing Gristle's debut album
The Second Annual Report, they coined the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the style is harsh and challenging.
AllMusic defines industrial as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music"; "initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments (tape music,
musique concrète, white noise, synthesizers, sequencers, etc.) and
punk provocation".