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" Dave Gahan has claimed that Depeche Mode are &amp;quot;the biggest alternative band out there&amp;quot;. The singer told KROQ presenters Kevin &amp;amp;amp; Bean that the group had evolved from being misunderstood to influencing other acts.  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve been that band that nobody understood, then we&amp;#039;ve been the band that everybody tried to imitate, and suddenly we were the band that everybody says, oh, we were influenced by,&amp;quot; Gahan said. &amp;quot;Anyone that&amp;#039;s got any kind of coolness whatsoever seems to like Depeche Mode. I know I&amp;#039;m blowing our own trumpet, but we&amp;#039;re still kind of like the biggest alternative band out there somehow.&amp;quot; Speaking about the band&amp;#039;s forthcoming album Delta Machine and its lead single &amp;#039;Heaven&amp;#039;, Gahan said: &amp;quot;Being an electronic band, primarily, you can really experiment a lot and the songs take on different arrangements, tempos, feels, before we find something. &amp;quot;The song we found to drive this record was the single &amp;#039;Heaven&amp;#039;. It was like a shot in the arm. I was like, &amp;#039;Ahh, I can&amp;#039;t wait to sing that song&amp;#039;. Delta Machine will be released on March 25 in the UK and March 26 in the US. The album will be followed by a series of European and US live shows. Watch the video for &amp;#039;Heaven&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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