Depeche Mode - ViolaterThe first Depeche album to sell over a million copies in the United States, Violator is often regarded as Depeche Mode's finest work. Not only containing the world hits "Personal Jesus" (later beautifully reinterpreted by Johnny Cash) and "Enjoy The Silence" (with its epic video), each and every song on Violator is worthy of mentioning: for instance the beautiful and haunting album closer "Clean", and two further hit singles "Policy Of Truth" and

with Case’s guitar chiming like warning bells

the Norwegian pioneers responsible for invigorating a global scene alongside originators such as Venom

oscillating between ambient and psychedelic

- Limited 300 pressing

Devo and other performative freaks enjoying themselves

exposing the world and expunging it from total darkness

coloured (1 orange/1 grey)

spending 14 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100

Mixing the personal with romanticised ideals in ways that are simultaneously heart-wrenching

For Seek Shelter

that music speaks louder than words

as a woman