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Vancouver, Canada (1986 – present)
Front Line Assembly are Bill Leeb (vocals, synthesizers) and Rhys Fulber (synthesizers and samplers), one of many groups formed by the prolific Vancouver, Canada-based duo. After working in the mid-’80s under the pseudonym Wilhelm Schroeder with Skinny Puppy, the Austrian-born Leeb formed the industrial/ebm-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 was reissued, along with a subsequent mini-album titled Disorder and a number of exclusive bonus tracks, 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 more hard-edged disco direction.
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 more hard-edged disco direction.
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DaniCali4nia wrote:
<3
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SK-Futhark wrote:
Just aren't as good without Rhys :( Tactical Neural Implant - Hard Wired = their peak
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jump29 wrote:
High quality new albums. good!
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Ashei wrote:
delusioned prayers fill the air/ a hopeful soul so hard to see/ human cruelty frozen in time/ a world so hard to feed
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Espadon wrote:
Prophecy -> Masterpiece
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Ashei wrote:
much of the later work is very dnb influenced.
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skinnydrifter wrote:
My favourite songs from them seem to be the drum and bass sounding ones; Backlash, Plasticity, Buried Alive etc.
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revirD88 wrote:
Gashed Senses And Crossfire was the first cd I've ever bought.
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Quense wrote:
Хороши же
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Espadon wrote:
(<333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 x 1000) x 50000
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theseasonisours wrote:
<333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 x 1000
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Zamari wrote:
Remorse >>>
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skalberg242 wrote:
@imaloser7: It's been hard to find FLA merchandise as long as I can remember. I wish they could care more about this. Skinny Puppy is one of the few old bands that are decent at it.
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industriallasso wrote:
Front Line Assembly the best music "Plasticity" this is favorite song ....
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Drolin wrote:
Synthetic Forms - amazing track.
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sublimewreckage wrote:
total terror pt. 2, in 1994, was my first exposure to early minimalist ebm / electro-industrial... went through phases of other music, but its amazing to find my way back to it and appreciate it now with a whole new depth. --- and skalberg242 is right, btw. the early stuff from the 80s and early-early 90s kills.
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imaloser7 wrote:
where can i find merch? Like shits i've seen old shirts for 70 bucks on ebay is there any where else i can look
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Neroese wrote:
Hi! Please check out my free EP ,,Excerpt" (it's on EBM-ishstyle:)) http://www.mediafire.com/?otenzfvc9bo6ha1 Excerpt EP http://soundcloud.com/neroese/neroese-excerpt
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dukon wrote:
try out Caustic Grip
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Bloodwerk wrote:
My jaw dropped when I heard the opening riffs from I.E.D. The reaction was the same for the rest of Improvised Electronic Device. Compared to Tactical Neural Implant which I was listening for 2 days in a row, this is a completely new spectrum of sound. And both are amazing !
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VIII. Amphi Festival 2012
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FLA Announces First North American Tour in 4 Years
1 Apr 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/thefrontlineassembly
Front Line Assembly are proud to announce a 26 show tour
across North America to further support the critically acclaimed
new album Improvised Electronic Device. This is FLA's first North
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