Marc Heal is one of the most prolific and influential artist of industrial music, mixing metal and techno with industrialized sounds, at the same time displaying extrovert behaviour, somewhat unusual in this genre of music. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Heavy metal music. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... The terms Introvert and Extrovert (originally spelled Extravert by Carl Jung, who invented the terms) are referred to as attitudes and show how a person orients and receives their energy. ...

His major brainchild is Cubanate, founded 1992 with Phil Barry, with whom he made four albums, the last one being released 1998. He also participated in several side projects like C-Tec (with Jean-Luc De Meyer from Front 242 and Ged Denton), and Ashtrayhead - a side project (with John Simonds). 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Interference is a 1998 industrial album by Cubanate. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... In popular music, a side-project is a project undertaken by one (or several) person already known for their involvement in another band. ... C-Tec was originally formed as an side project in 1995 by Jean-Luc De Meyer (of Front 242), Jonathan Sharp (of New Mind), and Ged Denton (of Crisis NTI) as The Cyber-Tec Project. ... Jean-Luc De Meyer is a Belgian vocalist and lyricist who is best known as the lead vocalist of Front 242. ... Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. ... Ashtrayhead is an industrial/techno/metal band consisting of Heal, Simonds and Rapley. ...

Heal first surfaced supporting Gary Numan in 1987 with now defunct '80's band Westwon. This early attempt at dance / rock fusion was later signed to UK metal label Music for Nations on the FAA imprint. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on March 8, 1958) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, composer and electropop pioneer. ... Music for Nations is a recording company that has put forth many different rock recordings. ...

Later signed to legendary Chicago industrial label Wax Trax! Heal has also collaborated with Martin Atkins, Rhys Fulber, Doug Martin, Julian Beeston (ex -Nitzer Ebb), Shep Ashton, Cobalt 60, and KMFDM (on their WWIII album, though apparently none of his contributions were used). Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Wax Trax! Records was a record label in the United States. ... The industrial drummer Martin Atkins was born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959. ... Rhys Fulber was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb. ... Nitzer Ebb (pronounced night-zer or nit-zer—the band themselves pronounce it either way) was an electronic body music group formed in 1982 by Essex schoolfriends Douglas McCarthy (vocals, synthesizer), Vaughan (Bon) Harris on synthesizers and drums, and David Gooday. ... Cobalt 60 is a Front 242 side project featuring Front 242s Jean-Luc de Meyer and Dominique Lallement. ... KMFDM circa 2005; from left to right: Steve White, Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway, Sascha Konietzko KMFDM is an industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. ... This article is about a hypothetical global nuclear war. ...

Notorious in his heyday for alcohol and substance related excesses, Heal has not played live since a european tour with Fear Factory in 1999. He has since affirmed that he doesn't want to record a new Cubanate album. He now runs a network of studios, does occasional sound production, and has appeared as a guest DJ at Strength Through Joy, an Industrial night at the Garage, Highbury Corner, London. In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. ... Fear Factory is an American industrial metal/groove metal/death metal band that has toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour; and had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ...

His more recent production credits include the first single ("Thumper" 2000) for UK metallers Raging Speedhorn. He was also a collaborator on sometime KMFDM frontman Raymond Watts' Pigmartyr album (2004). Wierdly Heal also was credited on indie - pop act Rubicks "I See You" release - an NME Single Of The Week in November 2004. Raging Speedhorn is a British metal band from Corby in Northamptonshire. ... KMFDM circa 2005; from left to right: Steve White, Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway, Sascha Konietzko KMFDM is an industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with PIG. (Discuss) Raymond Watts, an early member and periodic collaborator of KMFDM and the man behind PIG, has been a visible part of the industrial music scene since the early 1980s. ... Pigmartyr (2004) is the first album by Watts, better known as Pig Tracklist Suck Shit Spit Here To Stay Reject Situation Kundalini Vitriol Vice & Virtue Take Arbor Vitae Stage Slut Junky Personnel Raymond Watts Eden Steve White Marc Heal Album Info Raymond Watts first release since 1999s Genuine American...

See also

• Ashtrayhead
• C-Tec
• Pigface

Ashtrayhead is an industrial/techno/metal band consisting of Heal, Simonds and Rapley. ... C-Tec was originally formed as an side project in 1995 by Jean-Luc De Meyer (of Front 242), Jonathan Sharp (of New Mind), and Ged Denton (of Crisis NTI) as The Cyber-Tec Project. ... Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin. ...

External links

• Marc Heal 2006 Interview "Breaking The Silence"
• Cubanate at Stéphane Burlot Photographie(s)
• Cuban Revolution Marc Heal interview with Joanna Theobald (ca. 2000)
• Marc Heal interview (1998)