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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Douglas McCarthy, Nitzer Ebb Vocalist, Dies Aged 58
Douglas McCarthy, the co-founding vocalist of English industrial dance outfit Nitzer Ebb, has passed away at the age of 58. McCarthy's death was confirmed by Nitzer Ebb's official social media account on Tuesday (June 11). 'It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025,' a post read. More from Billboard Woman Arrested for Attempted Break-In at BTS Jung Kook's Residence on the Day of His Military Discharge Carín León Is Ready to Prove He's The 'Missing Link' Between Regional Mexican and Country Music The Grammys Add New Country Category for 2026 'We ask everyone to please be respectful of Douglas, his wife, and family in this difficult time,' it added. 'We appreciate your understanding and will share more information soon.' McCarthy co-founded Nitzer Ebb in 1982 alongside school friends Vaughan 'Bon' Harris and David Gooday, with the group taking inspiration from the post-punk genre for their early single releases. That sound soon evolved with more industrial and electronic influences, with the band quickly becoming regarded as noted figures within the 'electronic body music' scene – a genre that combined elements of industrial and punk with dance music. The group's debut album, That Total Age, would be issued in May 1987, and though avoiding chart success, the single 'Join the Chant' would reach No. 9 on the Dance Club Songs charts. Nitzer Ebb would remain a fixture of the chart in the coming years, with singles such as 'Control I'm Here,' 'Lightning Man,' and 'Fun to Be Had' all appearing therein, with the latter giving the band their highest peak when it reached No. 5 in 1990. They would also impact the Alternative Airplay charts, with 1991's 'Family Man' giving them a career high when it reached No. 21. While 1991's Ebbhead would be their only record to reach the Billboard 200 (peaking at No. 146), their follow-up, 1995's Big Hit, would be the band's last for 15 years, with Nitzer Ebb splitting soon after its release. McCarthy would contribute to Recol, the solo project of Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder throughout the '90s, and later collaborate with French producer Terence Fixmer as one half of Fixmer/McCarthy. Nitzer Ebb would reform in 2006 and release their final album, Industrial Complex, in 2010. In 2013, McCarthy would release his only solo album, Kill Your Friends. In recent years, McCarthy had suffered from noted ill health, with Harris taking over vocals for a series of 2021 performances after McCarthy collapsed before a show due to a 'pre-existing' medical condition. In early 2024, McCarthy announced he would no longer be performing live after being diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Douglas McCarthy, singer for electronic group Nitzer Ebb, dead at 58
Douglas McCarthy, the singer of the pioneering U.K. proto-industrial band Nitzer Ebb, has died. He was 58. The band confirmed the news on its social media accounts. It did not list a cause of death. 'It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025,' Nitzer Ebb wrote. 'We ask everyone to please be respectful of Douglas, his wife, and family in this difficult time. We appreciate your understanding and will share more information soon.' McCarthy founded the group Nitzer Ebb in Essex, with David Gooday and Bon Harris. The band released its first single, 'Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works,' in 1985, on its own independent Power of Voice Communications label. The band drew aesthetics from the experiments of post-punk and the nascent goth movement of the time, with admiration for sinister yet seductive acts like the Birthday Party, Bauhaus and Malaria. McCarthy and his bandmates paired that sensibility with the new potential of electronic music, crafting a harsh and antagonistic style that moved like club music but hit like punk. The style came to be known as EBM (electronic body music), and their 1987 Geffen debut LP, 'That Total Age,' played a formative role in the industrial wave to come, anticipating the rise of acts like Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein and, later, Cold Cave and Gesaffelstein. With howled, deadpan lyrics like on 'Join in the Chant,' McCarthy set a template for how punk's urgency could lock into dance music's meticulousness. Other cuts, like 'Let Your Body Learn,' became fixtures in acid house and techno DJ sets. The band followed it up with 1989's 'Belief,' with famed producer Flood, and released three more LP's before dissolving in 1995. McCarthy worked with former tour mate Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder on the side project Recoil, and collaborated with techno producer Terence Fixmer. McCarthy revived Nitzer Ebb in 2007 and released the return-to-form LP 'Industrial Complex' in 2010. McCarthy also released 'Kill Your Friends,' a solo album, in 2012. While Nitzer Ebb toured regularly into the present day, McCarthy faced health issues late in life, dropping off a 2024 European tour citing liver cirrhosis. 'After years of alcohol abuse, I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver,' McCarthy said on Instagram last year. 'For more than two years I haven't been drinking, but recovery is a long process that can at times be extremely hard to predict.'
Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Nitzer Ebb frontman Douglas McCarthy dies age 58 after serious health diagnosis
Douglas McCarthy, best known as the co-founder and frontman for Nizter Ebb, has died at age 58. He had previously stepped away from performing after being diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, a serious and incurable scarring of the liver. The influential 90s dance band announced his death on Instagram with a statement asking for privacy at this time. 'It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025,' it read. 'We ask everyone to please be respectful of Douglas, his wife, and family in this difficult time. 'We appreciate your understanding and will share more information soon.' No cause of death was given but in March 2024, McCarthy stepped down from touring after his diagnosis. In a statement at the time he said he had been sober for two years but 'following years of alcohol abuse' was suffering from liver cirrhosis. McCarthy added that 'recovery is a long process' and did not rejoin the band on tour. Nitzer Ebb formed in 1982, consisting of McCarthy and his school friends Vaughan 'Bon' Harris and David Gooday. Gooday and McCarthy met when they were just 10 years old, forming the band in their teen years and bonding over a love of sneaking into discos and nightclubs. After experimenting with post-punk sounds, the band evolved into a more industrial and electronic genre — becoming one of the biggest names in the electronic body scene. McCarthy has cited artists like Roxy Music, Slade, Talking Heads, and even Showaddywaddy as influences on their music. In 1987, the group released debut album, That Total Age, and secured a number nine spot on the Billboard Club chart with Join the Chant. More Trending They toured with Depeche Mode and continued to rise in prominence with various tracks charting such as Control I'm Here, Lightning Man and Fun to be Had. In 1995, Nitzer Ebb split with McCarthy moving to Los Angeles and Detroit before reloacting home to the UK and studying design and film at Cambridge. After a decade-long break, Nitzer Ebb reunited in 2007 and three years later released one final LP called Industrial Complex. While they continued to tour, McCarthy dropped his own solo album, Kill Your Friends, as well as Recoil with Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: 'Underrated' 90s thriller compared to Criminal Minds is finally coming to Netflix MORE: Scarface and Ghostbusters star Harris Yulin dies age 88 MORE: The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson's daughter 'at a loss for words' after his death
