History Music / ThrobbingGristle

* NobodyLikesTheBassist: In the later years of the band, this was the rest of the group's opinion. In the liner notes of X-TG's ''Desertshore[=/=]The Final Report,'' wherein Chris and Cosey related the good times they and Sleazy had together, Genesis isn't even mentioned.

* BizarreInstrument: Or as they called it, the Gristleizer.

* MindRape: "Persuasion"
* MindScrew
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: They stay at the 10-11 ranges of the scale. Yes, their music is downright brutal even to this day.

Widely recognized as the {{ur example}} of the genre, Throbbing Gristle was an avant-garde {{industrial}} band from England, originally active from [[TheSeventies 1975]] to [[TheEighties 1981]]. They reunited in 2004, only to disband again in 2010 after the death of Peter Christopherson. Though they are oft overlooked these days, the group was notorious in the [[TheSeventies 70s]] for their transgressive, gruesome live shows and extremely dark lyrical content, which covered (among other things) {{serial killer}}s, cynical political/social commentary, and feelings of angry helplessness that followed the [[TheSixties 1960s]]; this effectively set the tone for future industrial bands, whose subject matter rarely strayed far from these themes. They also founded Industrial Records, the label which gave the {{industrial}} genre its name, and published many of its earlier exponents.

Widely recognized as the {{ur example}} of the genre, '''Throbbing Gristle''' was an avant-garde {{industrial}} band from England, originally active from [[TheSeventies 1975]] to [[TheEighties 1981]]. They reunited in 2004, only to disband again in 2010 after the death of Peter Christopherson. Though they are oft overlooked these days, the group was notorious in the [[TheSeventies 70s]] for their transgressive, gruesome live shows and extremely dark lyrical content, which covered (among other things) {{serial killer}}s, cynical political/social commentary, and feelings of angry helplessness that followed the [[TheSixties 1960s]]; this effectively set the tone for future industrial bands, whose subject matter rarely strayed far from these themes. They also founded Industrial Records, the label which gave the {{industrial}} genre its name, and published many of its earlier exponents.

Widely recognized as the {{ur example}} of the genre, Throbbing Gristle was an avant-garde {{industrial}} band from England, originally active from [[TheSeventies 1975]] to [[TheEighties 1981]]. They reunited in 2004, only to disband again in 2010 after the death of Peter Christopherson. Though they are oft overlooked these days, the group was notorious in the [[TheSeventies 70s]] for their transgressive, gruesome live shows and extremely dark lyrical content, which covered (among other things) {{serial killer}}s, cynical political/social commentary, and feelings of angry helplessness that followed the [[TheSixties 1960s]]; this effectively set the tone for future industrial bands, whose subject matter rarely strayed far from these themes. They also founded Industrial Records, the label which gave the {{industrial}} genre its name, and published many of its earlier exponents.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: X-TG. Genesis pretty much left the band in 2010, and he refused to let the remaining members use the name. They folded soon after the death of Christopherson, but continued releasing works up to the end of 2012.

* NeoClassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: They touched on a ''very'' wide variety of different genres ({{Ambient}}, PunkRock, Lounge Music / Exotica, SynthPop, proto-{{Techno}} / HouseMusic, Spoken Word and more-or-less pure noise, among others), though it generally all counts as {{Industrial}} due to its noisiness and overall menacing feel.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: All of the band members come off as extremely affable in interviews, standing in stark contrast to the brutality of their music.

* BlackComedy: "We Hate You (Little Girls)"

* ArtistDisillusionment: Genesis P-Orridge as the band gained critical recognition.
* AuthorExistenceFailure: Peter Christopherson died in his sleep on November 24, 2010, pretty much putting an end to the band for good.

* DoingItForTheArt

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Much of TG's earliest cassette material is almost impossible to find. For a while, the [=CDs=] of their early vinyls were also difficult to locate.

Widely recognized as the {{UR example}} of the genre, {{Throbbing Gristle}} was an avant-garde {{industrial}} band from England, originally active from [[TheSeventies 1975]] to [[TheEighties 1981]]. They reunited in 2004, only to disband again in 2010 after the death of Peter Christopherson. Though they are oft overlooked these days, the group was notorious in the [[TheSeventies 70s]] for their transgressive, gruesome live shows and extremely dark lyrical content, which covered (among other things) {{serial killer}}s, cynical political/social commentary, and feelings of angry helplessness that followed the [[TheSixties 1960s]]; this effectively set the tone for future industrial bands, whose subject matter rarely strayed far from these themes. They also founded Industrial Records, the label which gave the {{industrial}} genre its name, and published many of its earlier exponents.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: X-TG. Genesis left the band in 2010, and he refused to let the remaining members use the name. They folded soon after the death of Christopherson, but continued releasing works up to the end of 2012.

* BlackComedy: "We Hate You (Little Girls)", anyone?

Widely recognized as the {{UR example}} of the genre, {{Throbbing Gristle}} was an avant-garde {{industrial}} band from England, originally active from [[TheSeventies 1975]] to [[TheEighties 1981]]. They reunited in 2004, only to disband again in 2010 after the death of Peter Christopherson. Though they are oft overlooked these days, the group was notorious in the [[TheSeventies 70s]] for their transgressive, gruesome live shows and extremely dark lyrical content, which covered (among other things) [[SerialKiller serial killers]], cynical political/social commentary, and feelings of angry helplessness that followed the [[TheSixties 1960s]]; this effectively set the tone for future industrial bands, whose subject matter rarely strayed far from these themes. They also founded Industrial Records, the label which gave the {{industrial}} genre its name, and published many of its earlier exponents.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: X-TG, after P-Orride left in 2010. They themselves folded not long after the death of Christopherson.

* RefugeInAudacity: Well...

* TheBandMinusTheFace: X-TG. They themselves folded not long after the death of Christopherson.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: "Something Came Over Me", "Five Knuckle Shuffle"

* BlackComedy / DeadBabyComedy: "We Hate You (Little Girls)", anyone?

* IndecipherableLyrics: The vocals on "Hamburger Lady" are heavily processed to the point of unintelligible. Not that you'd actually want to hear what they have to say.