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 βThe Stormβ) and Jean-Luc De Meyer from Front 242 (on βFuture Failβ).
Other projects include: Conjure One, Delerium, Pro-Tech, Synaesthesia, Will, Intermix, Noise Unit, Equinox, Cyberaktif and Mutual Mortuary.
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Circuitry
Front Line Assembly Lyrics
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They shift
Below they hide
Corporate killers
Side by side
Process this signal
Final post
No hope for most
Inform of liquid
Sliding through air
Tracking this existence
Killer hardware
As the sun burns out your eyes
A new world will now arise
Out of the ashes new life appears
A final conquest without any tears
Massive violence
The slaughter begins
Furture Collides
Nightmare begins
Lying faces
Bastards are cold
Self-annihilation
Growing old
This burning sensation
Won't last long
Eternal peace you must be strong
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
A metaphor will never trust
The lyrics to Front Line Assembly's song Circuitry allude to a dystopian future where power-hungry corporations rule the land, perpetuating global defiance and self-annihilation. The first verse describes the "waves" and "below" where "corporate killers" lurk in the shadows, side by side. As the song progresses, there are hints of surveillance and tracking as "killer hardware" is referenced, and the "burning sensation" alludes to a final destruction that "won't last long." The chorus offers a glimmer of hope, with the idea that a new world might arise "out of the ashes," but it is a conquest that will be "without any tears."
Overall, the song seems to be a commentary on the dangers of unchecked corporate greed and the potential devastation it could wreak on the world. The lyrics paint a picture of a society that is oppressed, violent, and ultimately doomed, with only the faintest glimmer of hope for something better in the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Through waves
Amidst the signals of digital information traveling through the ether
They shift
The data signals move and transform
Below they hide
Hidden beneath the surface of the electronic landscape
Corporate killers
The dominant companies that control this digital world are murderers in a figurative sense
Side by side
These companies stand next to each other, sharing in their power and destruction
Process this signal
Capture and analyze this data
Final post
The last message before the end
Global Defiance
Against the established order, the people of the world have risen up
No hope for most
The majority of people cannot escape the crushing grip of this technological tyranny
Inform of liquid
Tell me about the unseen fluid digital streams that flow through the air
Sliding through air
Hovering unseen, the data pulses through the atmosphere
Tracking this existence
Collecting and recording every aspect of our lives
Killer hardware
The tools and machinery of this system are not just deadly, but lethal and merciless
As the sun burns out your eyes
In the midst of chaos and destruction, everything you thought you knew fades into obscurity
A new world will now arise
A fresh beginning will emerge from the ashes of the old
Out of the ashes new life appears
From destruction, a new beginning and growth
A final conquest without any tears
The victory was hard fought but there is no sorrow or remorse
Massive violence
The destructive forces are overwhelming
The slaughter begins
The violent attack has commenced
Furture Collides
A collision between the present and an unknown and changing future
Nightmare begins
The beginning of a terrible, unfathomable nightmare
Lying faces
Deception and falsehoods from those in charge
Bastards are cold
The morally corrupt are without empathy, sympathy, or warmth
Self-annihilation
The destruction that comes from within and by one's own doing
Growing old
Becoming old and obsolete while the world changes rapidly around us
This burning sensation
The overwhelming feeling of being consumed, destroyed, or defeated
Won't last long
The destruction is brief yet intense
Eternal peace you must be strong
Examining and understanding the destruction equips and strengthens one to move forward into peace
Ashes to ashes
All things return to dust
Dust to dust
From dust we came and to dust we shall return
A metaphor will never trust
A metaphorical explanation or expression will never fully suffice or provide answers
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILL LEEB, NOWELL RHYS FULBER
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Sepulphagist
Btw Heavy Devy played the guitars on this album. The man, the myth, the legend, Devin Townsend.
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OH MY GOD thank you for this information!
DerbsMcBergs
Still my fav song by them. Hell this whole fucking album is gold.
corvus corvac
le meilleur des dance floor de Front Line Assembly!
James Prescott
This is not Gothic... This is EBM!
rbl3d
This one has samples from Robocop.
Zeit field unitΓ©
5 years at Middlesex Polytechnic London all that circuitry. KJ just like the Advert ' what would you do for love' ?
J.M.A.
This is the shit!!!
Andy Howard
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ChAosproduction Limited
As pointed out - Frontline Assembly is an elektro Industrial band! - So where does the "goth" come in???
Is it the black clothes? - The understandable words? A sudden riff on a guitar? - Geeez.....
IΒ΄we known these guys since 1982 - Goth! NOPE... Dark - YES!