Industrial rock is a genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Early fusions of industrial music and rock were practiced by a handful of post-punk groups, including Chrome, Killing Joke, and Big Black. Industrial rock artists generally employ the basic rock instrumentation of electric guitars, drums and bass and pair it with electronic music gear (synthesizers, sequencers, samplers & drum machines). Guitars are commonly heavily distorted or otherwise affected. Bass guitars and drums may be played live, or be replaced by electronic musical instruments or computers in general. Industrial rock frequently incorporates the sounds of machinery and industry.
