The lead vocalist co-founded the band in 1982 and became a significant figure in the "electronic body music" genre Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Douglas McCarthy, the frontman for electronic body music group Nitzer Ebb, has died. He was 58. McCarthy died Wednesday, according to an Instagram post by Nitzer Ebb. No cause of death was revealed.

Earlier this month Douglas McCarthy, vocalist and founding member of the English electronic band Nitzer Ebb, died at 58. The group had some tour dates planned through the rest of the year and into ...

Douglas McCarthy, of British electronic industrial group Nitzer Ebb, performs live onstage during the first night of Short Circuit Presents Mute "A Festival of Electronica" at the Roundhouse on May 13 ...

The music world mourns the loss of Douglas John McCarthy (1966-2025). The singer, born in Barking, England, who was best known as the co-founder and singer of the EBM band Nitzer Ebb, has died. The ...

Douglas McCarthy, the lead singer for and co-founder of the British industrial dance group Nitzer Ebb has died. He was 58. The band confirmed the news in a post on Instgram. It did not give a cause of ...

Douglas McCarthy, the singer of the pioneering U.K. proto-industrial band Nitzer Ebb, has died. He was 58. The band confirmed the news on its social media accounts. It did not list a cause of death.