Alan Wilder shocked Depeche Mode fans around the world tonight, joining the band onstage for the first time since 1994 to accompany Martin Gore on piano during a performance of “Somebody” during a Teenage Cancer Trust charity concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Tweet Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, reissues and/or box sets. ARTIST: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions RELEASE: Rattlesnakes: Deluxe Edition BACKSTORY: […]

Tweet Depeche Mode this week unveiled the fourth video from this year’s Sounds of the Universe, an effects-laden clip for “Fragile Tension,” part of the […]

Tweet Depeche Mode next month will release the third single from this year’s Sounds Of The Universe — a double A-side featuring “Fragile Tension” and […]

Being a Depeche Mode collector can be a serious financial burden, as longtime fans no doubt can attest: Over the years, the synthpop giants have […]

If all press ultimately is good press, then the brouhaha surrounding Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan’s sign-off at the end of the band’s concert in […]

Depeche Mode premiered the video for “Hole to Feed” — the third single off of Sounds Of The Universe — on its MySpace page this […]

Depeche Mode’s global Tour of the Universe officially opens Sunday in Tel Aviv, Israel, but the pioneering electro act offered fans a sneak preview of […]

Almost 20 years after sparking a near-riot when 20,000 fans showed up for an in-store appearance, Depeche Mode once again is venturing out onto the […]

With the release of Sounds of the Universe just three weeks out — although for the curious/impatient, the record did leak last week — Depeche Mode […]

With its 12th album, Sounds of the Universe, due April 21, Depeche Mode continued with its pre-release build-up this week, debuting a seriously creepy video […]

Electro pioneers Depeche Mode this week unfurled the dates and cities — but not the venues — for the North American leg of its grandiosely […]