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Front Line Assembly is one of 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 and samplers). 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.

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Days_of_Prayer wrote:
4 hours ago

I quite like Nerve War too.

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Clawed6 wrote:
Monday evening

my best is tactical neural implant... it was my first album and made big impact on me

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flintxxx wrote:
Monday afternoon

im partial to hard wired my self

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versionfiv wrote:
Monday morning

screw tni ;p caustic grip all the way baby

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I0000000000000I wrote:
Sunday morning

dinosaur of dark-electro-music. great band!

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Xelias11 wrote:
Saturday evening

I want the new album now!

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Elekrisiti wrote:
Saturday morning

i agree w/you alpha71. tni is one of my favorite albums by them.

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Alpha71 wrote:
14 days ago

I'm surprised "Tactical Neural Implant" isn't in the top 4 albums. >2 I´m also surprised that "Hard Wired" isn´t in the top 3 :(

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Days_of_Prayer wrote:
last month

I'm surprised "Tactical Neural Implant" isn't in the top 4 albums.

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versionfiv wrote:
last month

@meteoro BLACK MARCH!!

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b441berith wrote:
last month

Hello everybody i ve just recorded new industrial track Frozen (Live Rec) Influenced by Front Line Assembly music

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-METEORO- wrote:
last month

Why so few listens to The Initial Command?

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BelcantoInTheSp wrote:
last month

sounds good...

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K_101 wrote:
last month

http://www.lastfm.pl/event/1234667+Electronic+Battle+Night

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ThePsycho wrote:
last month

Nothing is wrong with The Prodigy or Chemical Brothers. Also FLA did sample them a lot. ;)

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djjazzu wrote:
last month

Thi is one of my favourite band on whoole a world ......2 years on Castle Party Bolków in Poland...great GIG..:)

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Aqrab wrote:
September 2009

Whats wrong with Prodigy and CBs? you can face whatever you like i listen to what i like and in my opinion Chemical Bros have made some of the best tunes, i listen to cannibal corpse too.

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WorshipNever wrote:
September 2009

The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers...fecepalm.jpg. How old are you?

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syllannibal wrote:
September 2009

Hi everyone, listen to this song and check out the whole album if you liked it, thanks! http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/187606470/Boring.mp3

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franni666 wrote:
September 2009

Aqrab: i can't agree more... ;)

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