The subsequent album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, and the supporting Devotional Tour exacerbated tensions within the band to the point where Alan Wilder quit in 1995, leading to intense media and fan speculation that the band would split. In the new decade, Depeche Mode released Violator, a mainstream success. A highlight of this era was the band's concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, where they drew a crowd in excess of 60,000 people. The band's last albums of the 1980s, Black Celebration and Music for the Masses, established them as a dominant force on the mainstream electronic music scene. Gore took over lead songwriting duties and, later in 1982, Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter) officially joined the band to fill Clarke's spot, establishing a line up that would continue for the next thirteen years. Clarke left the band after the release of the album, leaving the band as a trio to record A Broken Frame, released the following year.

Depeche Mode released their debut record in 1981, Speak & Spell, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards), and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter from 1980 until 1981). Profile English electronic music band formed March 1980 in Basildon, Essex, and named after a popular French fashion magazine. Real Name Martin Gore, David Gahan, Andrew Fletcher, Vince Clarke, Alan Wilder.

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