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Back From The Brink [The Guardian, 7th February 1997. Words: Caroline Sullivan. Pictures: Anton Corbijn.] Falling-outs, drug problems: the past six years have been hell for Depeche Mode. But, says Caroline Sullivan, it’s getting better. Last year on May 28, Dave Gahan’s heart stopped...

... [The Guardian, 12th March 1993, Words: Adam Sweeting.] This astonishingly powerful album is Depeche Mode’s tenth, and kills any residual notions of them being a “synth-pop” act stone dead. If its forerunner, Violator, suggested growth, Songs Of… is a firebreathing heavyweight. In a...

Pop: Depeche Mode - MEN Arena, Manchester [The Guardian, 3rd April 2006, Words: Dave Simpson. Picture: Uncredited.] When former electro-pop stars Depeche Mode began experimenting with much darker music in the 1980s, their efforts were slightly undermined by frontman David Gahan, possibly...