Electro-industrial is a musical outgrowth of the ebm and post-industrial scene. It developed in the late 1980s and first half of the 1990s. Whereas EBM is straightforward in structure and clean production, electro-industrial became known for having a deep, layered and complex sound. This can be heard in many albums of this genre, such as Tactical Neural Implant by Front Line Assembly and Music for a Slaughtering Tribe by :wumpscut: After the EBM movement faded in the early 1990s, electro-industrial increasingly attained popularity in the international club scene. In contrast to the straight EBM style, electro-industrial groups use harsher beats and raspy, distorted, or digitized vocals. In contrast to industrial rock, electro-industrial groups use comparatively little guitar music (if any). Lyrical content was often strongly influenced by dystopian subject matter.

Artists belong to the genre

	Suicide Commando	Country: Belgia / Belgium / Date of establishing : 1986
	Tanzwut	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1998
	Tesla Power	Country: Polska / Poland / Date of establishing : 2007
	The Crystalline Effect	Country: Australia / Date of establishing : 2002
	The Pain Machinery	Country: Szwecja / Sweden / Date of establishing : 1992
	X Marks The Pedwalk	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1988