Editing Nitzer Ebb (section)

==History==

=== Initial releases (1983–1987) ===
The group released their demo ''Basic Pain Procedure'' in 1983,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nitzer-ebb.de/ebbdotcom/diskografie_demo_basicpainprocedure.html |title=Discography Demo Basic Pain Procedure |website=Nitzer-ebb.de|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> but it was two years until they met [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|PWL]] producer [[Phil Harding (producer)|Phil Harding]], who produced their 1985 debut single "Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works?" and helped them set up their own label, Power Of Voice Communications. The band at the time was inspired by the [[post-punk]] scene and specifically acts like "[[Siouxsie and the Banshees]], [[Killing Joke]] and [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] who were having a big influence on us, in some ways stylistically but also in the energy that they gave".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://429harrowroad.wordpress.com/2018/09/23/complex-industrialist-douglas-j-mccarthy-interview-2012/
|title=Douglas McCarthy Interview |website=Documentaryevidence.co.uk |year=2012 |access-date=9 December 2013}}<br />{{cite web|author=Rollmann, Hans|url=https://www.popmatters.com/nitzer-ebb-three-decades-beats-2610382336.html?rebelltitem=8#rebelltitem8|title=Nitzer Ebb: Three Decades of Pounding Beats and Smashing Stereotypes|website=Popmatters.com|date=8 October 2018|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref>

They released three more singles on their own label, "Warsaw Ghetto" (1985), "Warsaw Ghetto Remixes" (1986) and "Let Your Body Learn" (1986), before signing to Mute Records in 1986. The singles "Murderous" (1986) and "Let Your Body Learn" (1987) followed, building their reputation in the [[Industrial Rock]] and [[Electronic Body Music|EBM]] scenes,<ref name="biog">{{cite web |url=http://www.nitzer-ebb.de/ebbdotcom/biografie_eng.html |title=Biography |website=Nitzer-ebb.de|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> as well as making inroads into the developing [[Chicago house|Chicago House]] scene.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1917 |title=Medusa's: Chicago's missing link |last=Arnold |first=Jacob  |date=4 September 2013 |website=Resident Advisor  |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>

"Join In The Chant" (1987) became part of the [[Balearic beat]] scene that influenced the UK [[acid house]] scene.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Balearic-Beats-Vol-1-The-Album/release/5870 |title= Various – Balearic Beats - Vol. 1 - The Album  |website=Discogs.com |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2009/06/03/interview-nitzer-ebb/2/ |title=Interview: Nitzer Ebb |date=3 June 2009 |website=Factmag.com|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>

===International success, disbandment (1987–1995)===
Their debut album ''[[That Total Age]]'' was released in 1987. [[Depeche Mode]], longtime friends and label mates of the band, invited them to open for the European leg of their successful [[Music for the Masses|Music For The Masses]] Tour in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/nitzer-ebb-depeche-mode-mute-records-ebm/ |title=The Ebb and Flow of Nitzer Ebb |last=Paoletti  |first=Ariana  |date=24 September 2013 |website=Thump.vice.com |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> 

David Gooday left after the tour and they completed their next album ''[[Belief (Nitzer Ebb album)|Belief]]'' (1989) as a duo. Mark '[[Flood (producer)|Flood]]' Ellis became their new producer. They recruited Julian Beeston to assist them on their own world tour, and he soon became a regular contributor both on and off stage.<ref name="biog" />

In 1989, they teamed with German EBM pioneers [[Die Krupps]] to rerecord their 1981 single "Wahre Arbeit - Wahrer Lohn" as "The Machineries of Joy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nitzer-ebb.de/ebbdotcom/diskografie_mute_machineries.html |title= Discography Mute Records Machineries Of Joy |website=Nitzer-ebb.de |access-date=5 November 2017}}
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The third Nitzer Ebb album ''[[Showtime (Nitzer Ebb album)|Showtime]]'', released in 1990, revealed a less confrontational sound. The single "Fun to Be Had" (1990) featured a remix by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Nitzer-Ebb-Fun-To-Be-Had-George-Clinton-Remix/release/103951 |title=Nitzer Ebb – Fun To Be Had (George Clinton Remix) |website=Discogs.com |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> and was a hit on the US dance chart. 

Their fourth album, ''[[Ebbhead]]'' (1991), showcased a more traditional songwriting style with an emphasis on melodic choruses was produced by [[Alan Wilder]] from Depeche Mode and Flood. They promoted the album with a global tour that took them from the southern U.S. to northern Siberia (in the Siberian city of [[Barnaul]]).<ref name="biog" />

Their fifth album, ''[[Big Hit (album)|Big Hit]]'' (1995), featured a greater use of 'real' instruments, especially guitars and drums. McCarthy and Harris recruited Jason Payne (percussion), to their main line-up and brought in John Napier (guitar, percussion) to assist with live performances.<ref name="biog" />

''Big Hit'' was the final release by the band for almost 15 years. McCarthy was a regular collaborator with [[Alan Wilder]]'s [[Recoil (band)|Recoil]] project, and he records with French electronic producer Terence Fixmer as Fixmer/McCarthy. Bon Harris moved to Los Angeles, where he became a successful producer and recorded as 13mg and as a member of Maven.

===Reunion (2006–present)===
[[File:Nitzer Ebb.JPG|alt=Nitzer Ebb Live in 2011|thumb|Nitzer Ebb Live in 2011]]
Nitzer Ebb began work on new material in Los Angeles in early 2007, with a retrospective documentary still in the pipeline. During 2007, Nitzer Ebb continued its trend of replacing drummers as [[Kourtney Klein]] left the band to be replaced by Jason Payne. A first track, "Once You Say", with Depeche Mode songwriter Martin L. Gore on backing vocals, was played in June 2007 by Dave Clarke in his White Noise show on VPRO's 3 Voor 12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26937_0_2_0_C|title=Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) delivers backing vocals on new Nitzer Ebb track 'Once You Say|website=Side-line.com|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> This track, along with "Payroll", were debuted live as Nitzer Ebb played a handful of shows and festivals during 2007. These tracks were then featured on Nitzer Ebb's album, ''[[Industrial Complex (album)|Industrial Complex]]''.

McCarthy and Harris reunited up with Jason Payne and producer Flood<ref name="side-line.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=31470_0_2_0_C|title=Flood joins Nitzer Ebb to complete first album in a decade|website=Side-line.com|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> to finish up the first new Nitzer Ebb record in over a decade. In the meantime, ''[[Fixmer/McCarthy]]'' released its second album in June 2008, ''Into the Night''.

The band announced a US tour for fall–winter 2009 and were selected as the opening act of the January and February European and Russian dates of Depeche Mode's [[Tour of the Universe (tour)|Tour of the Universe]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depechemode.com/past_tours/tour_of_the_universe/index.html |title=depeche mode dot com |publisher=Depechemode.com |access-date=2012-03-29}}</ref>

In 2019, the band announced a North American tour that included the original band members David Gooday and Simon Granger.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-31|title=Nitzer Ebb announce North American tour, including Boston date|url=https://vanyaland.com/2019/01/31/nitzer-ebb-announce-north-american-tour-including-boston-date/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Vanyaland|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, the band continued more tour dates including in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NITZEREBBPRODUKT|url=http://www.nitzer-ebb-produkt.com/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=www.nitzer-ebb-produkt.com}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Harris and McCarthy got together to work on a side project called D-R-A-G.<ref name=PasadenaWeekly>{{Cite web |last=Fuoco-Karasinski |first=Christina |title=Nitzer Ebb wants fans to join in the chant |work=[[Pasadena Weekly]] |url=https://pasadenaweekly.com/nitzer-ebb-wants-fans-to-join-in-the-chant/ |date=2021-11-23 |access-date=2021-12-08}}</ref>

In November 2021, McCarthy collapsed before a show in Palm Beach, Florida and had to go to the hospital. The band emphasized it was due to complications from a pre-existing illness and it had nothing to do with COVID-19. The band went on to perform with Harris on lead vocals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nitzer Ebb: Frontmann Douglas McCarthy im Krankenhaus, Tour wird fortgesetzt|url=https://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/de/9174-nitzer-ebb-frontmann-douglas-mccarthy-im-krankenhaus.html|access-date=2021-11-25|website=www.sonic-seducer.de}}</ref>

In March 2024, McCarthy announced he was forced to withdraw from Nitzer Ebb’s foreseeable shows due to health concerns, regarding his diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver. He stated: "I won’t be performing any live shows as Nitzer Ebb, Fixmer/McCarthy or any other vehicle, until I can do so safely and stress-free for myself and the amazing people I have around me who continue to stand by my side in full support of getting me better." Nitzer Ebb has continued to tour with Harris taking over fully on vocals, for the foreseeable future.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas McCarthy Withdraws From Tour Due To Health Concerns |url=https://thequietus.com/news/nitzer-ebb-s-douglas-mccarthy-withdraws-from-tour-due-to-health-concerns/|access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.thequietus.com}}</ref>