Imperative Reaction
Ted Phelps founded Imperative Reaction with David Andrecht in 1996. After g… Read Full Bio ↴Ted Phelps founded Imperative Reaction with David Andrecht in 1996. After gaining momentum in the Los Angeles Industrial scene, in 1999, the band released their first album entitled, Eulogy For The Sick Child. The debut was met with critical praise and a growing fan base. Songs like “Scorpio” and “The Longing” quickly found their way onto DJ playlists world-wide.

2002 saw the departure of Andrecht and the release of the sophomore album Ruined. The aggressive album led Phelps to recruit Sam P. and Jason DM of Los Angeles based Pulse Legion to complete the live line-up. Shortly thereafter, the growing band completed its first North American tour.

In 2004 Imperative Reaction unleashed Redemption. This album combined the rock feel of Ruined with a more club friendly sound which helped propel the first single “Giving In To The Change” to become a dance floor staple. Jason DM was replaced on keys by Clint Carney (System Syn, God Module) and the band set out on its second North American tour. The Redemption tour led to an invitation to join VNV Nation as direct support for their 2005 Formation Tour. Over the course of 36 shows Imperative Reaction transformed itself into a celebrated live act in front of over 25,000 fans.

As We Fall , released in 2006, was met with universal acclaim. Imperative Reaction joined EBM legends Covenant on their successful Skyshaper US tour. Shortly thereafter, IR was asked to join VNV Nation on their European Judgment Tour. Upon returning to the US, the band was picked to open for Combichrist on their 2007 North American tour. Further solidifying themselves as one of the premier electronic live acts, IR returned home to Los Angeles just in time to head out with psychobilly giants, Tiger Army on their US Razor’s Kiss Tour. The desire to expand and strengthen the live show led Phelps to hire Trevor Friedrich (Combichrist, Eighteen Visions, Suffer Well) to drum for the band.

In 2008, Imperative Reaction released Minus All and embarked on its most ambitious headlining tour to date. Shortly after the completion of the tour the band added guitarist/keyboardist Adam Vex (Seraphim Shock) and the live chemistry was solidified once and for all.

In 2009, the band took time off from writing to hit the road with fellow Metropolis Records artist, Psyclon Nine. The co-headlining tour, named "The Ruina Tour", saw the bands playing to capacity crowds across the US.

2010 was spent holed up in the studio creating the band’s most ambitious album to date. Imperative Reaction is an electronic rock masterpiece that showcases a band in its prime; ready to blow any preconceived notions out of the water. There is no escape.
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Imperative Reaction Lyrics


Alone I'll never understand The way these feelings disappear Only …
Arrogance Damaged and forgotten Thanks to you You fucking liar It's dr…
As We Fall I'm trying to hold on But I'm losing ground Drifting towards…
Closed In I used to care It used to matter But the meaning lost…
Closure I wish I was the one To stop your misery I wish…
Collapse Just let it go It doesn't matter It's all sustainable Jus…
Defect The system doesn't break The engines never fail The dronin…
Diminish Me He's not alright Looking at you now My screams dig inward t…
Disoriented Why do you refuse to see That you are everything to…
Dissolve I wish you could know I wish you could see I wish…
Divide Just tell yourself you don't need it And hope it's enough …
Drown Your words disguise what you're feeling now But I've seen th…
Faded Into One You know the way it is Everything is the same I'm losing…



Fallout I am the lost hope I tried to never be I am…
Fault I am dying inside and there is nothing I can…
Flatline A line representing all the hope we have swallowed It looks…
Forced detached assemblage looming under pressure in rotting condit…
Functional We are functional, we are efficient We are prepared and sel…
Further To Fall So mediocrity isn't enough But your hypocrisy Is sucking i…
Giving In To The Change My friend I've let you down I'm writing to the sound Of…
Giving Up I tried to find Find what was left Hiding on the inside I…
Guilt You never cared You never tried To see the one you took…
Half of One I fade into the glass And the light consumes it all There&#x…
Head Up Too High Always ends up this way You bleed your alibis The words yo…
Hype I don't think you see Something's changed When was the las…
In Decline Nothing works the way it should anymore Yet I keep trying …
Judas The light is fading out so slowly It's hard to even…
Life In The Walls Now it's so easy to see Fold in life we disguise Shall…
Malady She tries to deny what's on the inside She lies to…
Minus All What is it worth What does it matter If all we…
Never Ending It was a moment of clarity, We lost in the cold. In…
Never Tomorrow So much I'll never know So much I can never…
Only in My Mind You know it's true And though I tried to hide it It…
Overcast Say goodbye to the time that cannot move on The pictures…
Panic Cycle The room is spinning upside down No air to make a…
Permanent We found our way out of it Every time before But something…
Predicate These are the events this is your despair Who are your…
Product You keep on sucking Sucking off the machine You keep on ho…
Redemption My eyes grow tired Of trying to focus On lines that always…
Rift Here I stand all alone Drowning in regret I have myself to…
Ruined Somewhere along the line You decided you deserved this You…
Ruiner You had all of them on your side Didn't you, didn't…
Salvation Stitching threads of truth into the emptiest deception To bl…
Scorpio In a trance of mystery The enigma of your poison is…
Severed You will give up, you always do And time won't let…
Side Effect It's just a side effect, nothing is wrong Relax, it's only…
Siphon Paralyzed in the shade You used to cover inaction You foug…
Something I Left Behind Don't look inside I'm far too empty To reciprocate your dr…
Song Of The Martyr It's time now Time for the show to begin And we can…
Split Which one is real? Who's the reflection? It's easy…
Surface So I gave up on trying to find a way To…
Syntax Derailing losses ticking away A clock striking dead the hou…
The Sick Child I am a whisper That no one will hear A cinder of…
The Signal Let's pretend this isn't happening I know it's easy for you…
This Distance I'm struggling for a reason An answer to all that made…
Time Doesn't Care Pushed into the center All sides closing in Caught without…
Torn Down Maybe it's too much For you to feel it Maybe it's too…
Torture You know you're sinking And the harder you try to move The…
What Is Left To Say It's not as easy as it seems To change the role…
Without How can I make you see How do I make you…
You Remain It's still impossible to really believe you're gone And eve…
Your Truth So shallow You'll never find the answers But you'll search…


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