German electro-industrial/darkwave outfit In Strict Confidence became one of the longest-lived and most celebrated acts in the scene. Their darkly romantic sound sustained them through numerous albums and EPs during a near-30-year career, and their distribution deal with U.S. label Metropolis allowed them to establish an international foothold.
Formed in 1989 under the name Seal of Secrecy, originally as a quartet, they changed their name three years later, by which time they had slimmed down to a duo comprising Dennis Ostermann (the band's frontman and mastermind) and Jörg S...