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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Vigilante
Front Line Assembly Lyrics
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In his behavior
Crowded into a
Hole
Racial incoherence
Nowhere left to go
He struggles from within
He roams the human wasteland
His memories grow dim
Shots
Ring out loud
Dispersing the crowd
Bodies start to fall
Blood on the wall
No time to tell
Who's going to
Heaven or hell
The acid air
Blurs his vision
City crime
Takes it's toll
A metaphor
For this incision
A truer life
Will now unfold
No more pain
And self suffering
It all ends
Where it begins
A universe on this wavelength
Will transmutate
In other things
The moment comes
To eradicate
A time to cleanse
The world
This is self illusion
This has no conclusion
A. 38 hangs from his hand
His shoulders slung kind of low
Smoking shells lay on the floor
As the blood starts to flow
The sirens scream outside the door
Police running to the scene
Inside a man stands all alone
His face grinning obscene
The lyrics to Front Line Assembly's song Vigilante describe a person who is struggling from within due to racial confusion and has nowhere left to go. His memories are fading, and he roams the human wasteland. The person's behavior is complex and he feels crowded in a hole. Misery is unforgiving and he struggles to cope. Suddenly, shots ring out loud, dispersing the crowd and bodies start to fall.
The person in the song is in a city filled with crime and the acid air blurs his vision while taking its toll on him. The city is used as a metaphor for an incision on the person's life. However, a truer life will now unfold without pain and self-suffering. It all ends where it begins, and the universe on this wavelength will transmutate into other things. The moment comes for the person to eradicate and cleanse the world, but this action is self-illusion and has no conclusion. The song ends with the person holding a .38 in his hand, smoking shells on the floor, and blood beginning to flow. The sirens scream outside the door while police run to the scene. The person stands alone, his face grinning obscenely.
Line by Line Meaning
So complex
The man's behavior is complicated and difficult to understand.
In his behavior
The man's behavior is the subject under discussion.
Crowded into a
Hole
The man is feeling trapped and helpless.
Racial incoherence
Nowhere left to go
The man is unable to find a clear sense of identity and is consigned to a life of misery.
Misery: is unforgiving
He struggles from within
The man's misery is inescapable and he is constantly fighting with himself.
He roams the human wasteland
His memories grow dim
The man is lost in a world devoid of meaning and his memories of a better life are fading away.
Shots
Ring out loud
Dispersing the crowd
Bodies start to fall
Blood on the wall
No time to tell
Who's going to
Heaven or hell
An act of violence has occurred and people are dying without the opportunity to repent for their sins.
The acid air
Blurs his vision
City crime
Takes it's toll
A metaphor
For this incision
The man's environment is slowly eroding his senses and his psyche, as is evidenced by the act of violence from earlier.
A truer life
Will now unfold
No more pain
And self suffering
It all ends
Where it begins
A universe on this wavelength
Will transmutate
In other things
The man sees the act of violence as a new beginning and a way to escape his pain and suffering. He believes that everything is connected and that this new beginning will lead to greater things.
The moment comes
To eradicate
A time to cleanse
The world
This is self illusion
This has no conclusion
The man is determined to rid the world of all of its ills, but knows that it is impossible to achieve this goal fully.
38 hangs from his hand
His shoulders slung kind of low
Smoking shells lay on the floor
As the blood starts to flow
The sirens scream outside the door
Police running to the scene
Inside a man stands all alone
His face grinning obscene
The man has committed an act of violence, and as the police arrive, he stands alone without regret.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: NOWELL RHYS FULBER, WILHELM ANTON LEEB
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