Big Black

Big Black was a rock music band founded in Chicago, Illinois and active between 1982 and 1987. They were headed by singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-songwriter Steve Albini.

Big Black was a rock music band founded in Chicago, Illinois and active between 1982 and 1987. They were headed by singer, lyricist, guitarist, and co-songwriter Steve Albini.

They sought and found little mainstream success, but the group's piledriver drum machines and brutal, slashing electric guitars were widely influential, especially for industrial rock. Albini's snide, malevolent singing and provocative lyrics garnered much attention.