Joy Division-"Closer" (1980)

Joy Division was an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 and originally called Warsaw, the band consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and sometimes guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass and guitar). backing vocals) and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion).
Joy Division evolved from his early punk rock influences, to later develop a sound and a style of his own which he pioneered the so-called post-punk together with bands such as Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Cure, from Dark Wave and Gothic Rock because not only did they have a sinister sound, but their lyrics were obsessed with despair and death, products of the epilepsy suffered by their vocalist Ian Curtis.
His debut EP, "An Ideal for Living", attracted the attention of Tony Wilson, a Manchester television personality. Joy Division's debut album, "Unknown Pleasures", was released on Wilson's record label, Factory Records, and drew much acclaim from British critics and became a cult work. Despite the band's growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was plagued by depression and personal problems, including the dissolution of his marriage and severe seizures. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform live, and he often had seizures during his shows.
In May 1980, on the eve of the band's first US tour, Ian Curtis, overwhelmed with depression, committed suicide by hanging himself in his kitchen. Joy Division posthumously released his second album, "Closer" (1980), and the single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" became his most successful release on the charts. After Curtis' death, the remaining members of the band formed New Order.