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Douglas McCarthy

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Douglas McCarthy

Douglas John McCarthy (1 September 1966 – 11 June 2025) was an English singer whose work covers a range of electronic music genres. He was the lead singer of the EBM band Nitzer Ebb from 1982 until 2024. Outside of Nitzer Ebb, he worked with DJ and producer Terence Fixmer as Fixmer/McCarthy, and with musician Cyrusrex as DJM/REX. McCarthy, Cyrusrex, and Nitzer Ebb bandmate Bon Harris formed the music collective Blackline along with such musicians as Paul Barker of Ministry, Mark Walk of Skinny Puppy, and Depeche Mode touring musician Christian Eigner. He released the solo album Kill Your Friends in 2012. McCarthy contributed as a guest singer on tracks by Recoil, as well as recordings by Die Krupps, KLOQ, Client, Adult and Kenneth James Gibson's Reverse Commuter project.

Infobox

Born
(1966-09-01)1 September 1966Barking, London, England
Origin
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Died
11 June 2025(2025-06-11) (aged 58)
Genres
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Occupations
Vocalistsongwriter
Years active
1982–2024
Formerly of
Nitzer Ebb
Website
douglasjmccarthy.com

Tables

· Discography › Other collaborations
Untitled Remix
Untitled Remix
Release
Untitled Remix
Year
2007
Collaborator
Client
Comment
Vocals on "Suicide Sister"
Too Much History. The Electro Years (Vol. 1)
Too Much History. The Electro Years (Vol. 1)
Release
Too Much History. The Electro Years (Vol. 1)
Year
2008
Collaborator
Die Krupps
Comment
Vocals on "Machineries Of Joy"
Move Forward
Move Forward
Release
Move Forward
Year
KLOQ
Collaborator
Co-writer and vocals on "You Never Know", "I Never Said" and "We're Just Physical"
Noise
Noise
Release
Noise
Year
2013
Collaborator
Headman feat. Scott Fraser
Comment
Vocals
Exposure
Exposure
Release
Exposure
Year
2014
Collaborator
Reverse Commuter
Comment
Vocals on "Whisper In"
Detroit House Guests
Detroit House Guests
Release
Detroit House Guests
Year
2017
Collaborator
ADULT.
Comment
Vocals on "We Are A Mirror" and "They're Just Words"
Release
Year
Collaborator
Comment
Untitled Remix
2007
Client
Vocals on "Suicide Sister"
Too Much History. The Electro Years (Vol. 1)
2008
Die Krupps
Vocals on "Machineries Of Joy"
Move Forward
KLOQ
Co-writer and vocals on "You Never Know", "I Never Said" and "We're Just Physical"
Noise
2013
Headman feat. Scott Fraser
Vocals
Exposure
2014
Reverse Commuter
Vocals on "Whisper In"
Detroit House Guests
2017
ADULT.
Vocals on "We Are A Mirror" and "They're Just Words"

References

  1. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/03/the-return-of-pop-perverts-nitzer-ebb-if-people-arent-looking-at-the-stage-it-still-can-be-sexual
  2. AnOther
    https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/2105/douglas-j-mccarthy
  3. The Quietus
    https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/douglas-mccarthy-nitzer-ebb-interview-favourite-music/
  4. Orlando Sentinel
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/277408707
  5. Vice
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/nitzer-ebb-depeche-mode-mute-records-ebm/
  6. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/176153699
  7. Hero
    https://hero-magazine.com/article/13339/introducing-djmrex
  8. Telegram & Gazette
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/268398558/
  9. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/280742561
  10. The New York Times
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/428394042
  11. PopMatters
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/2119866947
  12. The Quietus
    https://thequietus.com/interviews/fixmer-mccarthy-interview-nitzer-ebb-terence-fixmer/
  13. Side-Line magazine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080622071942/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26937_0_2_0_C
  14. XS Rock
    https://xsrock.com/nitzer-ebbs-douglas-mccarthy-on-hiatus-from-band-with-cirrhosis-of-the-liver-lists-alcohol-abuse-as-cause/
  15. The Guardian
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/260297709
  16. Santa Maria Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/446939054
  17. Side-Line magazine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130906064430/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=31470_0_2_0_C
  18. Selected Works 2003-2016 at Discogs
    https://www.discogs.com/release/8984454
  19. "So Many Lies" at Discogs (list of releases)
    https://www.discogs.com/master/1051483
  20. Chemicals at Discogs (list of releases)
    https://www.discogs.com/master/1369619
  21. Let It Begin at Discogs (list of releases)
    https://www.discogs.com/master/2753297
  22. The Quietus
    https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/douglas-j-mccarthy-kill-your-friends-review/
  23. The Quietus
    https://thequietus.com/news/headman-douglas-j-mccarthy/
  24. Detroit Free Press
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/99249646
  25. Vice
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/adult-detroit-house-guest-project-dorit-chrysler-douglas-mccarthy/
  26. All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra
    https://all-andorra.com/nitzer-ebb-we-have-never-felt-confined-by-what-other-people-expected-of-us/
  27. www.djhorn.de
    http://www.djhorn.de/Stories/Fixmer-McCarthy-live-Interview/fixmer-mccarthy-live-2004-interview11-2004.html
  28. Side-Line magazine
    https://www.side-line.com/nitzer-ebb-frontman-hospitalized-no-shows-are-cancelled/
  29. Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy has died at 58 Brooklyn Vegan
    https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nitzer-ebbs-douglas-mccarthy-has-died-at-58/
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