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Front Line Assembly

Band formed in 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Cana

Front Line Assembly's Genre:

Industrial, Industrial Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, Electro-Industrial, Electronic, Alternative Dance, Club/Dance

Biography

Front Line Assembly was the best known of the various electronic music projects undertaken by the prolific Vancouver-based duo of Bill Leeb (vocals, synthesizers) and Rhys Fulber (synthesizers, samplers). After working in the mid-'80s under the pseudonym Wilhelm Schroeder with Skinny Puppy, the Austrian-born Leeb formed the industrial/techno-based Front Line Assembly in 1986 with Fulber -- who initially joined on as a studio assistant -- and synth player Michael Balch. After a handful of compilation appearances and cassette-only releases, Front Line Assembly issued its first three full-length efforts -- The Initial Command, State of Mind, and Corrosion -- on a monthly basis between December 1987 and February 1988. Later in 1988, Corrosion, a subsequent mini-album titled Disorder, and a number of exclusive bonus tracks were compiled and released as Convergence.

In 1989, the group returned with the album Gashed Senses & Crossfire, which contained the dance-flavored singles "Digital Tension Dementia" and "No Limit." A European tour in support of the record yielded a live album -- titled simply Live -- that was released and deleted on the same day in a limited edition of 4,000 pressings. After Balch departed Front Line Assembly in 1990, Fulber stepped in as a full partner; the streamlined duo soon released the electro-styled album Caustic Grip, while 1992's Tactical Neural Implant found the group's music moving in a harder-edged disco direction. By 1994, the sound evolved yet again, with the album Millennium displaying a newfound reliance on guitars; both the title track and "This Faith" scored as club hits. Fulber departed the lineup by 1997, while his replacement Chris Peterson debuted with 1998's Monument. Implode appeared one year later. Sticking with a heavy dose of synth pop trance and throbbing melodies, Leeb and Peterson issued Epitaph in fall 2001. Rhys Fulber returned for the 2001 album Civilization and remained for the 2006 release Artificial Soldier, which found guitarist/keyboardist Jeremy Inkel joining the band. The remix album Fallout followed in 2007. ~ Jason Ankeny

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This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like Front 242, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, Nitzer Ebb, Ministry, :wumpscut:, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, VNV Nation, Funker Vogt, MDFMK and more.

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Front Line Assembly's Selected Discography (43)

AirMech

Improvised. Electronic. Device.

2010 Metropolis Records201010 Songs

Fallout

2007 Metropolis Records200712 Songs

Artificial Soldier

2006 Metropolis Records200611 Songs

Complete Total Terror

2004 Cleopatra Records200427 Songs

Civilization

2004 Metropolis Records200410 Songs

Epitaph

2001 Metropolis Records200110 Songs

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