![]() In the new decade, Depeche Mode released Violator, catapulting them to massive mainstream success. A highlight of this era was the band's concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl where they drew a crowd in excess of 60,000 people. The band's last albums of the 1980s Black Celebration and Music for the Masses established them as a dominant force on the mainstream electronic music scene. Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter) officially joined the band in late-1982, replacing Clarke, while Gore took over lead songwriting duties, establishing a line up that would continue for the next thirteen years. Clarke left the band after the release of the album, leaving the band as a trio to record A Broken Frame, released the following year. Depeche Mode released their debut record in 1981, Speak & Spell, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards), and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980-81). ![]() Depeche Mode / d ɨ ˌ p ɛ ʃ ˈ m oʊ d / are an English electronic band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex.
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