▁members ▁of ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Ministry , ▁St abb ing ▁West ward , ▁P ig face , ▁Revol ting ▁C ock s , ▁Mach ines ▁of ▁L oving ▁Grace , ▁Mar il yn ▁M anson , ▁De pe che ▁Mode , ▁Gra vity ▁K ills , ▁N ine ▁In ch ▁N ails , ▁K M F DM , ▁Sk aten igs , ▁My ▁Life ▁With ▁the ▁Th r ill ▁Kill ▁Kult , ▁Blue ▁October , ▁N itzer ▁E bb , ▁Die ▁Kru pp s , ▁White ▁Z omb ie , ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁The ▁band ’ s ▁sound ▁is ▁anch ored ▁in ▁industrial ▁rock , ▁but ▁they ▁frequently ▁incorpor ate ▁elements ▁of ▁hard ▁rock , ▁alternative , ▁and ▁punk ▁into ▁their ▁music . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Joy ▁Th ieves ▁began ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁when ▁Chicago ▁drum mer / mus ician ▁Dan ▁Mill igan ▁began ▁assemb ling ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mus icians ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁industrial ▁rock ▁recording ▁project . ▁Word ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁“ super group ” ▁began ▁spread ing ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁as ▁notable ▁mus icians ▁Chris ▁Con nel ly , ▁David ▁Su yc ott , ▁How ie ▁Ben o , ▁Matt ▁Nov es key , ▁Andy ▁Ger old , ▁and ▁Louis ▁Sv ite k ▁became ▁involved . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁The ▁Joy ▁Th ieves ▁signed ▁a ▁record ▁deal ▁with ▁London ’ s ▁Ar mal y te ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁On ▁May