Front Line Assembly (sometimes written as Frontline Assembly, also known by the acronym FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed in 1986 by Bill Leeb and Michael Balch after Leeb left Skinny Puppy. This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Post-industrial is a term used to refer to a grouping of music genres related to the original usage of the term Industrial Music by Industrial Records through either influence or direct involvement, such as power noise, power electronics, technoid, types of experimental music and dark ambient. ... Electronic body music (mainly known by its acronym EBM) is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic punk music. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres. ... Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb. ... Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly. ... Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Left Spine Down (also known by the acronym LSD) is a band that plays a style of music they refer to as iPunk fusing the sounds of Industrial, Metal, Punk and Drum & Bass. ... Bill Leeb is a musician, born Wilhelm Anton Leeb on September 21, 1966 [1] in Vienna (Austria). ... Rhys Fulber was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb. ... Jeremy Inkel has been a Canadian electronic musician for the last seven years and is quickly gaining recognition in the influential Vancouver industrial music scene. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ... Electronic body music (EBM) is a musical genre combining elements of industrial music and electronic dance music. ... Bill Leeb is a musician, born Wilhelm Anton Leeb on September 21, 1966 [1] in Vienna (Austria). ... Skinny Puppy is a prominent industrial band, formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. ...

History

Following the two demo tapes Nerve War and Total Terror, Front Line Assembly released their first album The Initial Command in 1987. Soon Rhys Fulber joined the band. The album State of Mind (1988) was the first to be released worldwide. Rhys Fulber was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb. ... State of Mind is the name of an album by industrial music artists Front Line Assembly. ...

In 1989 Michael Balch left Front Line Assembly, and joined Ministry. The album Gashed Senses and Crossfire was released in 1989, and the track "Digital Tension Dementia" caught the attention of many underground music fans and DJs. Caustic Grip was released in 1990, and became an instant classic with underground fans. In 1991, the stand-alone single Virus (and also the music video) won extensive play in industrial and dance clubs world wide. The album Tactical Neural Implant in 1992 was next, and with it Front Line Assembly became one of industrial music's most popular bands. The next album Millennium (1994) featured a combination of metal guitars, electronic music, and media sampling (much of which was taken from the Michael Douglas film Falling Down), which had become one of the characteristics of industrial rock and industrial metal during the 1990s. Hard Wired (1995) and the world tour following the release was Front Line Assembly's most successful period. Ministry is an influential, Grammy-nominated American industrial metal band founded by frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... For other people bearing this name, see Michael Douglas (disambiguation) Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ...

Rhys leaves

In 1997, Rhys Fulber left the band to concentrate on producing Fear Factory and other bands. Replacing Fulber was Chris Peterson, who had already supported the band on their live shows. Soon after Fulber quit, the 1997 album FLAvour of the Weak was released, making a complete turn in Front Line Assembly's musical style. The metal influences were subdued and instead electronica dominated the band's new sound. Front Line Assembly made somewhat of a return to their former sound with the album Implode (1999), followed by Epitaph (2001). Chris Peterson left Front Line Assembly in 2002, and through most of that year it was rumored that the band had essentially broken up. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Fear Factory is a Los Angeles, California based metal band. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ...

Soy Leeb

Front Line Assembly's performance at the 2002 Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival, which at the time was widely rumored to be their last show, caused a scandal^[1] within the industrial music community after pictures [1][2][3] of FLA's performance circulated the internet. Many believe that Leeb had an impersonator perform for him. This stand-in came to be known to some of the online fan base as "Soy Leeb". Also see: 2002 (number). ... Wave-Gotik-Treffen (German das Treffen means meeting) is an annual festival for music and arts in Leipzig, Germany. ...

Rhys Returns

However, in 2003, Rhys Fulber rejoined the band. The single Maniacal was released in October 2003, launching a new phase in the band's career, and the album Civilization followed in early 2004. Chris Peterson later rejoined the band, and the trio of Leeb/Fulber/Peterson released Artificial Soldier in 2006. The support tour has been cut short due to a problem with the company supplying the tour bus, and the band acknowledged that they were returning home to Vancouver earlier than planned after playing roughly half of their scheduled tour in the United States (dates in New York and Canada were canceled). The band toured in Europe in August 2006 covering 18 cities. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent

In 2006 the band submitted tracks from their Artificial Soldier to the soundtrack for the horror film FrightWorld, slated for a 2007 release.

Out in April 2007 via Metropolis was the Frontline Assembly remix album Fallout. The album was released in a 4-panel digipak and featured three brand new tracks ("Electric Dreams", "Unconscious" and "Armageddon") and nine remixes by (among others) Combichrist, Covenant, Portion Control, Sebastian R. Komor (Zombie Girl/Icon of Coil), Rhys Fulber and more.^[2] The band went out to tour North America and Europe again in 2007. Icon of Coil is a Norwegian futurepop group. ...

Name spelling

The spelling of the band name has varied over the years – various albums spell the name in compound form ("Frontline Assembly"), while the majority spells it in three words. The abbreviation "FLA", also used on various albums, perhaps hints toward the correct spelling being three words.

Members

Bill Leeb is a musician, born Wilhelm Anton Leeb on September 21, 1966 [1] in Vienna (Austria). ... Rhys Fulber was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb. ... Jeremy Inkel has been a Canadian electronic musician for the last seven years and is quickly gaining recognition in the influential Vancouver industrial music scene. ... Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ... Jed Simon was born in 1964 in Victoria, British Columbia. ... Adrian White is a Canadian musician with a diverse musical background, including punk rock, grinding death metal, and electronic music and its various subgenres such as industrial music and alternative pop. ...

Discography

Studio & Live albums

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Singles

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Videos

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Other Releases

• 1989 Live - Limited LP
• 1993 Total Terror I and II - Re-release of early demos and rarities.
• 1996 The Remix Wars - Strike 2 - Remix CD
• 1997 Reclamation - Singles compilation
• 1998 Columbian Necktie/Evil Playground - 12" mixes
• 1998 Monument - Rarities collection
• 1998 The Singles: Four Fit - Singles compilation
• 1999 Explosion - Singles compilation
• 1999 Quake III Arena Soundtrack, together with Sonic Mayhem
• 2004 Complete Total Terror - Two-disc compilation featuring most of the original Total Terror demo tape along with other material from the same time period.

Quake III Arena or Quake 3, abbreviated as Q3A or Q3, is a multiplayer first-person shooter computer and video game released on December 2, 1999. ... Sonic Mayhem is the professional name used by German born game music (Metal music) producer and professional sound designer Sascha Buzzfunk Dikiciyan and associates. ... Total Terror is the second of two self-released cassette tapes by industrial band Front Line Assembly. ...

Side Projects

Side projects include:

• Conjure One
• Delerium
• Left Spine Down
• Pro-Tech
• Synæsthesia
• Will
• Intermix
• Noise Unit
• Equinox
• Cyberaktif
• Mutual Mortuary
• Decree

Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb. ... Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly. ... Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Left Spine Down (also known by the acronym LSD) is a band that plays a style of music they refer to as iPunk fusing the sounds of Industrial, Metal, Punk and Drum & Bass. ... Synæsthesia is an incarnation of Frontline Assembly members Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. ... Intermix was a musical band in the 1990s, made of Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. ... Noise Unit is a side-project of the extremely prolific Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber, of Front Line Assembly. ... Cyberaktif was a one-time musical collaberation project between Bill Leeb of the band Front Line Assembly, and cEvin Key & Dwayne Goettel of Skinny Puppy. ...

References

External links

• Official Myspace page
• Official iLike Facebook application
• FLA DVD Information
• iLike page
• Official Last.fm page
• Mindphaser.com Unofficial Site
• Front Line Assembly Interview on NY Public TV
• Interview w/Rhys Fulber @ Legends
• Front Line Assembly discography at MusicBrainz