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Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres , not to be confused with industrial metal . The early fusions of industrial music and rock were practiced by a handful of post - punk groups , including Chrome , Killing Joke , Swans , Foetus , and Big Black . Artists such as Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson propelled the genre to mainstream status . Killing Joke are an English rock band formed in October ___MASK12___ in Notting Hill , London , England . The original line - up included Jaz Coleman ( vocals , keyboards ), " Big " Paul Ferguson ( drums ), Geordie Walker ( guitars ) and Martin " Youth " Glover ( bass ). Microsoft Corporation ( commonly referred to as Microsoft or MS ) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond , Washington , that develops , manufactures , licenses , supports and sells computer software , consumer electronics and personal computers and services . Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems , Microsoft Office office suite , and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers . Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup . As of ___MASK82___ , it was the world ' s largest software maker by revenue , and one of the world ' s most valuable companies . Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . Sony ' s principal business operations include Sony Corporation , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Sony Interactive Entertainment , Sony Music Entertainment , Sony Mobile ( formerly Sony Ericsson ) and Sony Financial . Sony is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of ___MASK41___ , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL . Nine Inch Nails ( abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NI ) is an American industrial rock band founded in ___MASK89___ by Trent Reznor in Cleveland , Ohio . The band released two influential albums during the 1990s  " The Downward Spiral " ( 1994 ) and " The Fragile " ( 1999 ) and has record sales exceeding over 20 million copies worldwide , with 10 million sales certified in the United States alone . The is a home video game console released by Nintendo in Japan on September ___MASK47___ , ___MASK20___ ; in North America on November ___MASK18___ , ___MASK20___ ; in Europe on May 3 , 2002 ; and in Australia on May 17 , 2002 . The sixth - generation console is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and competed with Sony Computer Entertainment ' s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft ' s Xbox . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From ___MASK5___ until 2016 , Nintendo was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners . The PlayStation ___MASK65___ ( abbreviated as PS2 ) is a home video game console that was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to the PlayStation , and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles . It was released on March ___MASK7___ , 2000 in Japan , October 26 , 2000 in North America , November 24 , 2000 in Europe , and November 17 , 2000 in Australia . It competed with Sega ' s Dreamcast , Microsoft ' s Xbox , and Nintendo ' s GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles . The is a home video game console released by Sega on November ___MASK16___ , ___MASK51___ in Japan , September 9 , 1999 in North America , and October 14 , 1999 in Europe . It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles , preceding Sony ' s PlayStation 2 , Nintendo ' s GameCube and Microsoft ' s Xbox . The Dreamcast was Sega ' s final home console , marking the end of the company ' s ___MASK18___ years in the console market . In the history of video games , the sixth - generation era ( sometimes referred to as the 128 - bit era ; see " Bits and system power " below ) refers to the computer and video games , video game consoles , and video game handhelds available at the turn of the 21st century which was from ___MASK51___ to 2008 . Platforms of the sixth generation include the Sega Dreamcast , Sony PlayStation 2 , Nintendo GameCube , and Microsoft Xbox . This era began on November 27 , ___MASK51___ with the Japanese release of the Dreamcast , and it was joined by the PlayStation 2 in March 2000 and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001 . The Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001 , the GameCube in 2007 , Xbox in 2009 and PlayStation 2 in 2013 . Though the seventh generation of consoles started in November 2005 with the launch of the Xbox 360 , the sixth generation did not end until ___MASK83___ , when Sony announced that the PlayStation 2 had been discontinued worldwide . Big Black was an American punk rock band from Evanston , Illinois , active from ___MASK30___ to ___MASK58___ . Founded by singer and guitarist Steve Albini , the band ' s initial lineup also included guitarist Santiago Durango and bassist Jeff Pezzati , both of Naked Raygun . In 1985 Pezzati was replaced by Dave Riley , who played on Big Black ' s two full - length studio albums , " Atomizer " ( 1986 ) and " Songs About Fucking " ( ___MASK58___ ). 16volt is an industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell with other performers added for live shows . The band is featured in the opening scene of the PlayStation ___MASK65___ game Primal , and contributed nine songs to the game ' s soundtrack . The band is currently writing songs for a new record and is set enter the recording studio with producer Marc Jordan in early ___MASK82___ .