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industrial music

music genre
Intangible music_genre Q487965
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Summary

industrial music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,992 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: experimental music[3]
  • Commons category: Industrial music[4]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[5]
  • Inception: January 1, 1975[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Industrial music[7]
  • Different from: Industrial[8]
  • Has list: list of industrial music genres[9]

Why It Matters

industrial music has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

It has been cited as an influence by electronic body music[12], a music genre[13], founded in 1982[14].

FAQs

Who did industrial music influence?

industrial music has been cited as an influence by electronic body music[12].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Inception → +1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → music genre
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