When synth-pop trailblazers Depeche Mode put out their darkly hued seventh album, Violator, a quarter of a century ago, it was an event. The Beatles may have had Beatlemania, but the group had their own bloodthirsty zombie horde willing to crush anything standing between them and their favorite…

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/25-artists-who-have-never-won-a-grammy-20140123/depeche-mode-0761829#ixzz2rjcn1T67 Times nominated: 5 As far as Eighties rock bands go, Depeche Mode are just one small rung of success below the U2s and Bon Jovis of the world. Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and…

"For years, I was stuck behind a keyboard rig," Depeche Mode's Martin Gore says with a laugh, calling long-distance from backstage in Poland, just minutes before showtime at Warsaw's National Stadium. "When I started playing guitar onstage, it was a bit of a release – not to be stuck in one spot…