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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 /-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.
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  • RaZ777

    Goths are the worst, "It's not the same as the last album ;_; ;_; ;_; ;_; worse then hitler" Get bent shitlords.

    15 May 5:09pm Reply

  • LAHardwave

    Their ebm stuff is better than their other stuff IMO. If you like harder industrial rock, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwUGvZsGKfw

    12 May 5:59pm Reply

  • Magnum_Silvered

    Instead of being different approach (not quite different), I do not see the problem with AirMech being under the Front Line Assembly moniker. For me it is future-like, it sounds "intelligent", it sounds great.

    1 May 12:26am Reply

  • Cimersies

    One word .......................... SUPERB

    24 Apr 11:09pm Reply

  • Mortum_est

    cool

    12 Apr 8:36pm Reply

  • Bloodwerk

    According to mindphaser.com the new album will be called "Echo Genetic" and is to be released July / August.

    2 Apr 8:27pm Reply

  • versionfiv

    yeah ultimatecooller, you.

    19 Mar 5:51pm Reply

  • Andi242GER

    ... found it!

    12 Mar 8:57pm Reply

  • Bloodwerk

    Yep. I agree. Totally overrated. I mean come on guys.

    7 Mar 6:54pm Reply

  • Justd1e

    Well that's like, totally your opinion man.

    4 Mar 9:55pm Reply

  • Jureiko

    What a cosmically overrated band. They have like 20 good songs scattered about a sea of boredom and bullshit that is their discography. Caustic Grip is the only album by them I don't consider a complete waste of time.

    4 Mar 1:48pm Reply

  • dangerouscat7

    Q3 Deathmatch!

    16 Feb 4:54pm Reply

  • Justd1e

    Probably Tactical Neural Implant or Hard Wired.

    14 Feb 6:22am Reply

  • alin1

    What is usually considered the best FLA album?

    13 Feb 4:31pm Reply

  • dlouhebidlo

    google it yourself

    9 Feb 6:57pm Reply

  • Andi242GER

    Does anyone know where to find the lyrics of "Lethal Compound"?

    4 Feb 5:46pm Reply

  • freepr0n

    Airmech is good. :)

    4 Feb 4:57am Reply

  • joaotsantos

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    2 Feb 4:53pm Reply

  • DrFloccin

    eh, we see a trend in change of artists. one might argue that their side project should have been given a new name instead of adding female vocals like on Silence. but that's what happens. the unexpected. the new album/soundtrack works, something to get us by until the next full length. just as long as Al isn't on any tracks of Fla's in the future.

    20 Jan 6:17pm Reply

  • MadCowDzz

    I quite like AirMech, I just wish they didn't release it as an FLA album. It probably deserved a new moniker

    18 Dec 2012 Reply
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