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Skinny Puppy
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For all the talk about Nine Inch Nails and Ministry in the scheme of industrial music's mainstream impact, few, if any, artists have remained as close to that subgenre's template of stuttering samples and heavy metal machine music as Skinny Puppy. Because of this, they're considered godfathers of the scene by many, from Trent Reznor to Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen, who co-produced [i]Rabies[/i] under the name "Alien" Jourgensen. (Skinny Puppy singer Nivek Ogre has also toured with Ministry.) The interesting thing, though, is how far the group's influence reaches beyond the industrial scene. Taken in tandem with proto-industrial pioneers, like Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire and Suicide, it's hard to imagine the nihilistic noise of Wolf Eyes and Merzbow or the synth-addled metal of Marillyn Manson and Filter without the collected works of Skinny Puppy.