Douglas J. McCarthy

Douglas John McCarthy 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.