Nitzer Ebb Back With New Album, Touring With Depeche Mode

12/01/09 3:34pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

British industrial band Nitzer Ebb are back and will release their first studio album in 15 years, Industrial Complex, on March 9.

The duo have been selling the 12-track "tour edition" of the album on a recent U.S. club tour, though iTunes and Amazon both list its proper release date as March 9. It will be released in Europe much earlier on Jan. 22. It will be Nitzer Ebb's first studio album since 1995's Big Hit.

Vaughn "Bob" Harris, who's one half of the duo that includes Doug McCarthy, recently told Denver's Westword that Nitzer Ebb reunited when McCarthy emailed him about people who'd been asking whether the band would ever get back together.

"Because Douglas had been doing some live shows in Europe [with FixmerMcCarthy], people were asking about the Ebb and if there was any chance of the Ebb ever doing shows again. Douglas said he doubted it because he and I hadn't spoken for seven years at that point. But he called me and it just so happened that I had been doing a lot of studio projects and was looking for a change of pace.

"So he caught me at the right time and I said, 'Let's meet up and talk about it."

Nitzer Ebb ended up doing a few shows to promote a 2006's Body Of Work, a best-of collection released by former label Mute Records. Three years later, the duo had a new album.

For those who are curious, yes, Industrial Complex does feature "Never Known," which appeared on this year's Saw VI soundtrack.

Nitzer Ebb will finish 2009 on the road in North America before spending early 2010 touring Europe with Depeche Mode. You can see Nitzer Ebb here:

Dec. 1 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
Dec. 2 Montreal, Q @ Les Foufounes Electriques
Dec. 3 Boston, MA @ The Paradise Rock Club And Lounge
Dec. 4 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Dec. 5 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
Dec. 6 Fairfax, VA @ Jaxx Concert Hall And Night Club
Dec. 8 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
Dec. 9 Orlando, FL @ Club at Firestone Live
Dec. 10 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Dec. 11 New Orleans, LA @ The Hanger
Dec. 12 Houston, TX @ Meridian
Dec. 15 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Dec. 16 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Dec. 17 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
Dec. 18 Ventura, CA @ The Majestic Ventura Theater
Dec. 19 Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Concert Theatre
Jan. 3 Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkapp w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 8 Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 9 Berlin, Germany @ O2 World w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 11 Budapest, Hungary @ Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 14 Prague, Czech Republic @ O2 Arena w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 15 Dresden, Germany @ Kulturzentrum Strasse E Dresden w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 17 Lievin, France @ Stade Couvert Regional De Lievin w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 19-20 Paris, France @ Palais Omnisport De Paris Bercy w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 23 Antwerp, Belgium @ Antwerps Sportspaleis w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 25 Malmo, Sweden @ Malmo Arena w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 26 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Scandinavium w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 29 Bergen, Norway @ Stilfelsen Vestlandshallen w/ Depeche Mode
Jan. 31 Stockholm, Sweden @ Ericsson Globe w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 2 Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwall Arena w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 4 St. Petersburg, Russia @ SKK Arena w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 6 Moscow, Russia @ Olympiski w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 8 Kiev, Ukraine @ Palace Of Sports w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 10-11 Lodz, Poland @ Atlas Arena w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 14 Zagreb, Croatia @ Arena Zagreb w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 20 London, England @ The O2 w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 22-23 Horsens, Denmark @ Forum Horsens w/ Depeche Mode
Feb. 26-27 Dusseldorf, Germany @ LTU Arena w/ Depeche Mode
Aug. 7-8 Hildesheim, Germany @ Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt (M'era Luna Festival)

Here are the songs on Industrial Complex:

"Promises"
"Once You Say" (featuring Depeche Mode's Martin Gore)
"Never Known"
"Going Away"
"Hit You Back"
"Payroll"
"Down On Your Knees"
"I Don't Know You"
"My Door Is Open"
"I'm Undone"
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
"Traveling"