X-Marks the Pedwalk

Founded by Sevren Ni-Arb and Regan Eracs, the German industrial band X Marks the Pedwalk expanded upon the Euro-synth pop of the '80s with harsher electronic rhythms and alternative themes. Ni-Arb had played keyboards with several '80s synth bands, but founded the group Scarecrow with Eracs in 1987. The duo released the Black Door EP, but in 1989 changed their name to X Marks the Pedwalk -- taken from a short story by Fritz Leiber -- for the release of the "Arbitrary Execution" single on the prolific Zoth Ommog label. Two more singles followed in the next year ("Danger" and "D...