Front Line Assembly
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 Read Full BioFront 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. 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 Flavour of the Weak. A best-of/remix compilation, Monument, was released the same year, as well as Re-Wind, a re-mix collection of material from Flavour of the Weak. 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.
Once again re-united as FLA, Bill And Rhys released a killer single 'Maniacal' (2003) as a precursor to the new album 'Civilization' (2004) and the sighs of relief amongst FLA fans were audible across the globe. 'Maniacal' is good old-fashioned FLA bought up to date whilst B-side 'Anti' shows that messers Leeb and Fulber can still produce stark and dark Industrial.
For the first time, Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber, and Chris Peterson have joined ranks. The trio, with new members Jeremy Inkel and Adrian White, began work on Artificial Soldier in early 2005, and it was time well spent. Just release in June 2006 the newly re-formed line-up managed to create a release that should live up to the expectations of Front Line Assembly fans. Heavy pounding beats, atmospheric strings, percolating melodies, dynamic synths and Bill Leeb's trademark vocals are the norm here. Two guest vocalists also appear on Artificial Soldier. Eskil Simonsson from Covenant (on “The Storm”) and Jean-Luc De Meyer from Front 242 (on “Future Fail”).
Other projects include: Conjure One, Delerium, Pro-Tech, Synaesthesia, Will, Intermix, Noise Unit, Equinox, Cyberaktif and Mutual Mortuary.
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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. 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 Flavour of the Weak. A best-of/remix compilation, Monument, was released the same year, as well as Re-Wind, a re-mix collection of material from Flavour of the Weak. 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.
Once again re-united as FLA, Bill And Rhys released a killer single 'Maniacal' (2003) as a precursor to the new album 'Civilization' (2004) and the sighs of relief amongst FLA fans were audible across the globe. 'Maniacal' is good old-fashioned FLA bought up to date whilst B-side 'Anti' shows that messers Leeb and Fulber can still produce stark and dark Industrial.
For the first time, Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber, and Chris Peterson have joined ranks. The trio, with new members Jeremy Inkel and Adrian White, began work on Artificial Soldier in early 2005, and it was time well spent. Just release in June 2006 the newly re-formed line-up managed to create a release that should live up to the expectations of Front Line Assembly fans. Heavy pounding beats, atmospheric strings, percolating melodies, dynamic synths and Bill Leeb's trademark vocals are the norm here. Two guest vocalists also appear on Artificial Soldier. Eskil Simonsson from Covenant (on “The Storm”) and Jean-Luc De Meyer from Front 242 (on “Future Fail”).
Other projects include: Conjure One, Delerium, Pro-Tech, Synaesthesia, Will, Intermix, Noise Unit, Equinox, Cyberaktif and Mutual Mortuary.
http://www.mindphaser.com/
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Maniacal
Front Line Assembly Lyrics
We're gonna drop this song
Cause you don't belong
You don't fit the mold
So you've been told
You need to play our game
And just act the same
Cause we won't tolerate
Any other trait
Bang! I am maniacal
Bang! so defiable
Obliverate dominate
Self destruct and activate
Bang! I am political
Bang! so unequivable
The name of the game is to win all the way
Pinned down
To your chemical cross
Of hopeless faith
What a day what a loss
No one left
To tell this tale
Of all of us
Life for sale
The clouds start to rise
There is no surprise
We all start to burn
When will we learn
Who we are to be
Watch the enemy
In you sights you see
When will we be
Bang! I am maniacal
Bang! So defiable
Obliverate dominate self-destruct and activate
Bang! I am political
Bang! So unequivocal
The name of the game is to win all the way
Pinned down
To your chemical cross
Of hopeless faith
What a day what a loss
No one left
To tell this tale
Of all of us
Life for sale
No one left
To tell this tale
Of all of us
Life for sale
Bang! I am maniacal
Bang! So defiable
Obliverate dominate self destruct and activate
Bang! I am political
Bang! So unequivocal
The name of the game is to win all the way
Pinned down
To your chemical cross
Of hopeless faith
What a day what a loss
No one left
To tell this tale
Of all of us
Life for sale
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: NOWELL RHYS FULBER, WILHELM ANTON LEEB
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MagnitudePerson
Skinny Puppy & Front Line Assembly, two of my biggest influences
TheStonedApe
The Kings
Feukka 1
MagnitudePerson both from Canada and Bill Leeb used to be in Skinny Puppy under the alias Wilhelm Shroeder.
Graham Burns
you cant forget the past
Steven Anderson
But there's only one FLA, thats what sx most about music today!
freeriding666
That picture confirms that Barad-Dur is located somewhere in Detroit.
Gracjan Rötke
Killer track! FLA forever!
jmmichu
Merci au magazine Elegy qui m'a fait découvrir ce groupe ainsi qu'Anathema en décembre 2003.
Shin Chan
Can you be in love with a song? Cuz I am!
Oliver Matthews
@Geisbrecher If you like this song you may like: Electric Dreams, Search and Destroy, Bio-Mechanic, Transmitter, Fragmented, Civilization, Downfall, Mortal.