Front Line Assembly is composed of Bill Leeb (vocals, synthesizers) and Rhy… Read Full Bio ↴Front Line Assembly is composed of 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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Hydrogen
Front Line Assembly Lyrics

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A darkened eclipse

A form of a cloud now bursts in to the sky
Explodes in the horizon

A (reign, rape) of murder will
Now slowly pervade

The smile of the earth

Now slowly drifts away

Here is the day to remember
Chorus:

Now is the day with this (memoir, member)

Here is the day for sorrow

Now, no tomorrow

This mercy of madness

Imminent defiance

A virus of violence

Devised with only one goal

Control and destruction pool all this power of evil

This global warming
Must bake with all our souls

Chorus

A stillness now falls

On this land of illusions

The strips of the damage burn
Into your hands

Wounds of infliction

Hail the sounds of sorrow

The heart and the pulse has been (strict so fires still fold?)

Chorus x2

We can never go back

To the way it was

A decade of hope

It's just a lost cause

Destroyed with one hand, blow by blow
Decade of hope, will never go

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Front Line Assembly's song 'Hydrogen' paint a vivid picture of a dystopian world facing an impending disaster. The opening lines describe an eclipse, which is often associated with ominous events. Following this, a cloud bursts into the sky, and there is an explosion on the horizon. The lyrics suggest that something terrible has occurred, and a 'reign' or 'rape' of murder will slowly pervade the earth, resulting in the smile of the earth slowly drifting away. The day, which is now here, is one to remember, but it is also a day of sorrow, with no tomorrow.

The lyrics talk about mercy, but it is a mercy of madness, hinting that the world is in chaos. A 'virus of violence' is being devised with only one goal: control and destruction, hinting at the human nature of wanting power at any cost. The lyrics mention global warming, which must 'bake with all our souls,' indicating that the world being described is coming to an end. The song talks about the heart and pulse of the world, and how it has been 'strict so fires still fold,' suggesting that something has caused the core of the earth to stop, and disasters are occurring worldwide. The chorus suggests that there is no going back to the way things were, and the decade of hope is lost.

Line by Line Meaning

A darkened eclipse
A ominous shadow covers the light

A form of a cloud now bursts in to the sky
The situation escalates suddenly and with great force

Explodes in the horizon
The chaos marks the beginning of the end

A (reign, rape) of murder will
The bloodshed and mayhem will take over

Now slowly pervade
The destruction will creep slowly, but surely

The smile of the earth
The joy and beauty of the world

Now slowly drifts away
The goodness of the world fades away

Here is the day to remember
This day will live in infamy

Now is the day with this (memoir, member)
This moment will be immortalized

Here is the day for sorrow
This is a day of mourning

Now, no tomorrow
The future is bleak

This mercy of madness
The insanity that drives mercy from our hearts

Imminent defiance
The coming insurrection and rebellion

A virus of violence
A sickness of brutality

Devised with only one goal
Created to achieve one aim

Control and destruction pool all this power of evil
Evil gathers all its strength to dominate and annihilate

This global warming
The heat of destruction

Must bake with all our souls
We must fight against the devastation with all our being

A stillness now falls
An eerie quiet covers the chaos

On this land of illusions
The world of delusions and false hopes

The strips of the damage burn
The scars of the destruction are seared into your hands

Into your hands
You bear the weight of the world's destruction

Wounds of infliction
The harm that has been done

Hail the sounds of sorrow
The lamenting and mourning of a broken world

The heart and the pulse has been (strict so fires still fold?)
The life and vitality has been extinguished

We can never go back
There is no going back to how things were

To the way it was
To the world that existed before the destruction

A decade of hope
Ten years of optimism

It's just a lost cause
All the hope is gone

Destroyed with one hand, blow by blow
The destruction happened little by little but ultimately wiped out all the hope

Decade of hope, will never go
The hope that once existed will never return

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: WILHELM ANTON LEEB

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