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===Mainstream popularity (1990s)=== [[File:Nine Inch Nails - 20.06.2022 - O2 Apollo Manchester.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails]] In the 1990s, industrial rock broke into the mainstream with artists and bands such as [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Orgy (band)|Orgy]], {{nowrap|[[Rob Zombie]],}} [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. In December 1992, Nine Inch Nails' EP ''[[Broken (Nine Inch Nails EP)|Broken]]'' was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)]].{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Broken|artist=Nine Inch Nails|region=United States|type=album}} Nine Inch Nails gained further popularity with the release of their 1994 album ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'', which was certified 4Γ platinum by the RIAA in 1998.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=The Downward Spiral|artist=Nine Inch Nails|type=album|region=United States}} The band's 1999 album ''[[The Fragile (Nine Inch Nails album)|The Fragile]]'' was certified 2Γ platinum in January 2000.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=The Fragile|artist=Nine Inch Nails|type=album|region=United States}} With the success of Nine Inch Nails, the band's debut album ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' was certified 3Γ platinum by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Pretty Hate Machine|artist=Nine Inch Nails|type=album|region=United States}} In the 1990s, four Nine Inch Nails songs went on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/312326/nine-inch-nails/chart |title=Nine Inch Nails β Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> Several industrial rock and industrial metal artists such as [[KMFDM]], [[Fear Factory]], [[Gravity Kills]] and [[Sister Machine Gun]] appeared on the 1995 ''[[Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mortal-kombat-original-soundtrack-mw0000180330 |title=Mortal Kombat [Original Soundtrack] β Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> which was certified platinum by the RIAA in January 1996.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Mortal Kombat|artist=Soundtrack|region=United States|type=album}} [[File:Orgy American band.jpg|thumb|right|Industrial rock band Orgy performing in 2015]] [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] released their album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' in 1996, which was certified platinum by the RIAA two months after its release date.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Antichrist Superstar|artist=Marilyn Manson|type=album|region=United States}} In the United States, ''Antichrist Superstar'' sold at least 1,900,000 units.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951479/marilyn-manson-plots-2011-comeback-with-indie-label |title=Marilyn Manson Plots 2011 Comeback with Indie Label |magazine=Billboard |last=Paine |first=Andre |date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> Marilyn Manson's EP ''[[Smells Like Children]]'' was certified platinum in May 1998.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Smells Like Children|artist=Marilyn Manson|region=United States|type=album}} The band's third album ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' went to number 1, dethroning [[Lauryn Hill]]'s solo debut ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]'' and selling 223,000 copies in its first week in stores.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Boehlert |first=Eric |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/marilyn-manson-shows-hes-dope-19980924 |title=Marilyn Manson Shows He's Dope |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 24, 1998 |access-date=May 2, 2017 |archive-date=November 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101063930/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/marilyn-manson-shows-hes-dope-19980924 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was certified platinum by the RIAA in February 1999{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Mechanical Animals|artist=Marilyn Manson|type=album|region=United States}} and sold at least 1,409,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/68870/chart-watch-extra-swift-joins-an-elite-club |title=Chart Watch Extra: Swift Joins An Elite Club |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=November 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107194009/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/68870/chart-watch-extra-swift-joins-an-elite-club |archive-date=November 7, 2010 |access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> [[Orgy (band)|Orgy]] also experienced mainstream success during the 1990s. The band's 1998 album ''[[Candyass]]'' was certified platinum by the RIAA in July 1999.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Candyass|artist=Orgy|region=United States|type=album}} Orgy's cover of [[New Order (band)|New Order]]'s song "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]" went to number 56 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/316886/orgy/chart |title=Orgy β Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> and number 2 on the [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/316886/orgy/chart?f=359 |title=Orgy β Chart history (Dance Club Songs) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> White Zombie experimented with [[industrial metal]] on its 1995 album ''[[Astro-Creep: 2000]]'',<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000644056|pure_url=yes}}|title=Astro-Creep: 2000 β Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head β White Zombie |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> which was certified 2Γ platinum by the RIAA in March 1996.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Astro-Creep: 2000|artist=White Zombie|type=album|region=United States}} White Zombie's vocalist [[Rob Zombie]] began creating pure industrial metal albums in his solo career. Rob Zombie's 1998 solo debut studio album ''[[Hellbilly Deluxe]]'' was certified 3Γ platinum by the RIAA less than two years after its release date.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Hellbilly Deluxe|artist=Rob Zombie|type=album|region=United States}} In November 1999, [[Powerman 5000]]'s album ''[[Tonight the Stars Revolt!]]'' was certified platinum by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Tonight the Stars Revolt!|artist=Powerman 5000|type=album|region=United States}} The album sold at least 1,316,172 units in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/powerman-5000-is-the-end-near/ |title=Powerman 5000: Is The End Near? |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=November 6, 2003 |access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> A large Industrial metal scene also emerged in Europe in the 20th century. The Industrial Metal band that manages to appeal to the largest audiences worldwide is [[Rammstein]]. Other names have also proven successful in the European scene, including [[Pain (musical project)|Pain]], [[Deathstars]], [[Dagoba (band)|Dagoba]], [[Eisbrecher]], [[Gothminister]] and [[Godflesh]].
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