Depeche Mode

The group currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar and chief songwriting), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards). Depeche Mode took the underground electronic club sounds of the early '80s and expanded them to stadium-sized levels. One of the first acts to establish a musical identity based completely around the use of synthesizers. By the late '90s, the trio experienced a popular resurgence and renewed drive with the chart-topping electro-rock Playing the Angel.

Depeche Mode made their debut in 1980 with 'Photographic,' a track on the Some Bizzare Album label compilation. Their third effort, 'Just Can't Get Enough,' became a Top Ten U.K. hit. Their 1981 debut LP, Speak and Spell, was also a success, but songwriter Clarke left for Yazoo in 1982. Their fourth album, 'Dreaming of Me,' was their only major commercial success, released in early 1981. Depeche Mode ushered in the 2010s with their 13th studio effort, Delta Machine. Delta Machine debuted at number two in the U.K. and peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. The band returned in early 2017 with their 14th studio efforts, Spirit and MODE. They released a commemorative documentary film, the Corbijn-helmed Spirits in the Forest, in November 2019. They will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 with Nine Inch Nails, T. Rex, and others.