Douglas John McCarthy (born 1 September 1966)[1][additional citation(s) needed] is an English vocalist whose work covers a range of electronic music genres.

McCarthy contributed as a guest vocalist on multiple tracks by Recoil, as well as recordings by Die Krupps, KLOQ, Client, Adult and Kenneth James Gibson's Reverse Commuter project.

Born in Barking, East London, McCarthy grew up in the county of Essex, the son of a sheet metal worker.

"[9] In a review of a 1992 Nitzer Ebb performance, New York Times journalist Jon Pareles wrote: "[Nitzer Ebb's] songs rant about hopelessness or explore dark impulses, with chants that are just barely melodic above dank grids of electronic sound," and added, "when Mr. McCarthy sings a melodic line, he dips into a baritone register that echoes Jim Morrison.

But more than most of Morrison's descendants, he seems immune to pretensions of Romantic poetry; he stares at brutal, murderous impulses without the buffer of flowery metaphor.

"[10] In a 2018 PopMatters article, Hans Rollman wrote: "To watch one of Nitzer Ebb's early videos -- "Murderous", say, or "Join in the Chant" -- is to be left breathless at the angry passion and sheer physicality of the energy expressed on the camera.

[22] In a review of the album, Luke Turner of The Quietus said: "McCarthy and his producer, DJ Mark Bell, have taken his voice – estuarine, sneering, threatening, seductive – to interesting new places.

[26] He returned to the stage in 2023, but in 2024, the band announced that he was taking a break from performing due to the effects of cirrhosis "after years of alcohol abuse.

"[14][26] McCarthy wrote: "I will not be performing any live shows as Nitzer Ebb, Fixmer/McCarthy, or any other vehicle until such time I can do so safely and stress free for myself and the amazing people I have around me who continue to stand by my side in full support of getting me better.