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===''Delta Machine'' (2012–2014)===
{{See also|Delta Machine|Live in Berlin (Depeche Mode album and video)}}
[[File:Wetten dass 20130323 6662.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Depeche Mode in 2013, performing at ''[[Wetten, dass..?]]'']]
In October 2012 during a press conference in Paris, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher announced plans for a new album and a 2013 worldwide tour starting from [[Tel Aviv]] and continuing in Europe and North America.<ref>{{cite news|title= Depeche Mode plans 2013 album and tour |date= 24 October 2012 |publisher= [[CBC News]] |url= http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/depeche-mode-plans-2013-album-and-tour-1.1195800}}</ref> Martin Gore revealed that [[Flood (music producer)|Flood]] mixed the album, marking the producer's first studio collaboration with the band since 1993's ''[[Songs of Faith and Devotion]]''.

In December 2012, the band officially announced signing a worldwide deal with [[Columbia Records]] and releasing a new album in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|first= Alex |last= Young |title= Depeche Mode to release new album in March |website= [[Consequence of Sound]] |date= 11 December 2012 |access-date= 12 December 2012 |url= https://consequence.net/2012/12/depeche-mode-to-release-new-album-in-march/}}</ref> On 24 January 2013, it was confirmed that the album was titled ''[[Delta Machine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first= Carrie |last= Battan |title= Depeche Mode Detail New Album Delta Machine |website= [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date= 24 January 2013 |access-date= 24 January 2013 |url= https://pitchfork.com/news/49193-depeche-mode-detail-new-album-delta-machine/}}</ref> "[[Heaven (Depeche Mode song)|Heaven]]", the debut single from ''Delta Machine'' was released commercially on Friday 1 February 2013 (although not in the UK). The release date in the UK was pushed back to 18 March 2013 (17 March 2013 on iTunes). The physical release still bore the Mute Records logo, even though the band have now severed ties with their long-standing label. Fletcher mentioned in an interview this was due to their "devotion" to the label and with the band's insistence.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}''Delta Machine'' spawned two further singles, "[[Soothe My Soul]]" on 6 May and "[[Should Be Higher]]" on 11 October. Though neither performed well in the UK charts they did perform moderately in other European charts.

In March, the band announced North American dates to their [[The Delta Machine Tour|Delta Machine Tour]], starting 22 August from [[Detroit]] and ending 8 October in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode announces North American dates for 'Delta Machine' summer tour |website= [[Slicing Up Eyeballs]] |date= 11 March 2013 |access-date= 11 March 2013 |url= http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/03/11/depeche-mode-us-tour-dates/}}</ref> In June, other European dates<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode Hallentour 2013 / 2014 – Tickets Vorverkauf |website= Vorverkaufstarts.de |url= http://www.vorverkaufstarts.de/depeche-mode-hallentour-2013-2014 |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160306040408/http://www.vorverkaufstarts.de/depeche-mode-hallentour-2013-2014 |language= de}}</ref> were confirmed for early 2014. The final gig of the tour took place in Moscow, Russia on 7 March 2014, at Olimpiski venue.

That month, Depeche Mode won the award for "Best International Group – Rock / Pop" at the [[Echo Music Prize|Echo Awards]] in Germany. Also, they were nominated at the category "Album des Jahres (national oder international)" for ''Delta Machine'' but lost against [[Helene Fischer]]'s ''Farbenspiel''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Die Gewinner 2014 |website= Echopop.de |url= http://www.echopop.de/pop-gewinner/ |archive-date= 16 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150216195255/http://www.echopop.de/pop-gewinner/ |language= de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Echo 2014: Helene Fischer räumt ab |website= Laut.de |date= 27 March 2014 |access-date= 28 March 2014 |url= http://www.laut.de/News/Echo-2014-Helene-Fischer-raeumt-ab-27-03-2014-10286/Seite-1 |language= de}}</ref>

On 8 October 2014, the band announced ''[[Live in Berlin (Depeche Mode album and video)|Live in Berlin]]'', the new video and audio release filmed and recorded at the [[Uber Arena|O2 World]] in Berlin, Germany in November 2013 during the Delta Machine Tour. It was released on 17 November 2014 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode Live in Berlin – Coming November 17th on Columbia Records |website= DepecheMode.com |date= 8 October 2014 |url= http://www.depechemode.com/depeche-mode-live-in-berlin-coming-november-17th-on-columbia-records |archive-date= 11 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141011090759/http://www.depechemode.com/depeche-mode-live-in-berlin-coming-november-17th-on-columbia-records}}</ref>