The Young Gods

The Young Gods are an industrial band, formed in Switzerland in 1985. Its current and past members include vocalist Franz Treichler, keyboard/sampler players Alain Monod (a.k.a Al Comet) and Cesare Pizzi and drummers Frank Bagnoud, Use Hiestand and Bernard Trontin. Treichler is the sole consistent member and the main songwriter of the band. They are considered as influential in the development of industrial rock genre during the 1980s, with their employment of samplers instead of traditional rock guitars. Their later releases have incorporated elements of electronica and ambient. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Mike Patton and David Bowie have cited them as major influences. Discography : Albums The Young Gods -1987 L'Eau Rouge - 1989 Play Kurt Weill - 1991 TV Sky - 1992 Live Sky Tour - 1993 Only Heaven - 1995 Heaven Deconstruction - 1996 Second Nature - 2000 Live at Noumatrouff - 2001 Six Dew Points - 2002 Music For Artificial Clouds - 2004 Truce Diaries - 2005 Super Ready Fragmenté - 2007 Knock on Wood - 2008 Everybody Knows - 2010 Data Mirage Tangram - 2019 Play Terry Riley In C - 2022 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.