Front Line Assembly
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre(s)	post-industrial EBM industrial metal electronica
Years active	1986–present
Label(s)	Metropolis
Associated acts	Conjure One Delerium Left Spine Down
Members
Bill Leeb Rhys Fulber Chris Peterson Jeremy Inkel Jared Slingerland
Former members
Michael Balch

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. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electronic body music ( EBM, also known as aggropop) is a Music genre that combines elements of Industrial music and Electronic Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia Pennsylvania based Record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the Electro-industrial Conjure One is a Canadian Electronic music project headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987 originally as a side project of the influential Industrial music 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 Bill Leeb {born Wilhelm Anton Leeb, 21 September 1957, Vienna, Austria) is a Electronic musician. Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian Electronic musician and producer. Chris Peterson is a Vancouver, Canada based producer and keyboard player for Front Line Assembly, Noise Unit and Decree Jeremy Inkel has been a Canadian Electronic musician for the last seven years and is quickly gaining recognition in the influential Vancouver Industrial Jared Slingerland was born on January 16 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada where his father (Glen Slingerland was a radio announcer on CKIQ Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Electro-industrial is a musical outgrowth of the EBM and Post-industrial scene Bill Leeb {born Wilhelm Anton Leeb, 21 September 1957, Vienna, Austria) is a Electronic musician. Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Rhys leaves 1.2 Soy Leeb 1.3 Rhys Returns 1.4 Recent 2 Name spelling 3 Members 4 Discography 4.1 Studio & Live albums 4.2 Singles 4.3 Videos 4.4 Other Releases 5 Side Projects 6 References 7 External links

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. Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian Electronic musician and producer. The album State of Mind (1988) was the first to be released worldwide. 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. Ministry was an American Industrial metal band founded by Frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981 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. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Falling Down is a 1993 Film directed by Joel Schumacher about the character William "Bill" Foster (played by Michael Douglas Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. Hard Wired (1995) and the world tour following the release was Front Line Assembly's most successful period.

Rhys leaves

In 1997, Rhys Fulber left the band to concentrate on producing Fear Factory and other bands. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length 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. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The metal influences were subdued and instead electronica dominated the band's new sound. Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range 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.

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. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Wave-Gotik-Treffen ( ger. das Treffen means "the Meeting " is an annual festival for music and arts in Leipzig, Germany 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".

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. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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.

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. Zombie Girl is a Canadian Electro-Industrial / Industrial rock side project composed of Sebastian Komor of Icon of Coil and his wife Icon of Coil is a Norwegian Electronic music band The band was established as a solo project in 1997 by Andy LaPlegua who was joined by former Sector ^[2] The band went out to tour North America and Europe again in 2007.

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

Member	Contribution	Studio	Live
Bill Leeb	Keyboards, vocals	1986-present	1986-present
Rhys Fulber	Keyboards, Percussion	1986-1997, 2002-present	1989-1996
Chris Peterson	Keyboards	1997-2002, 2006-present	1990-92, 1998-2002, 2006-present
Jeremy Inkel	Keyboards	2005-present	2006-present
Michael Balch	Keyboards	1987-1989	1989
Jeff Stoddard	Guitars	1990-1992
Greg Reely	Mixing	1990-present	1995-1999
Glen Reely	Mixing		2006-present
Devin Townsend	Guitars	1994, 1995
Jason Filipchuk	Keyboards	2000	1998-2002
Jared Slingerland	Guitar	2006-present	2006-present
Jed Simon	Guitar	1999	1995-1999
Jason Hagen	Drums		1998-99
Craig Joseph Huxtable	Keyboards		2006
Adrian White	Drums	'06 (guitar) '07	'95, '96, '02, '06, '07

Discography

Studio & Live albums

Title	Released	Label	Format	Notes
Nerve War	1986	Self-release	Cassette	Limited (50-100) release, three versions. Bill Leeb {born Wilhelm Anton Leeb, 21 September 1957, Vienna, Austria) is a Electronic musician. Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian Electronic musician and producer. Chris Peterson is a Vancouver, Canada based producer and keyboard player for Front Line Assembly, Noise Unit and Decree Jeremy Inkel has been a Canadian Electronic musician for the last seven years and is quickly gaining recognition in the influential Vancouver Industrial Jeff Stoddard is a electronic musician recording engineer and remix artist Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician Jared Slingerland was born on January 16 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada where his father (Glen Slingerland was a radio announcer on CKIQ Jed Simon was born on February 24 1964 in Victoria British Columbia. Adrian White is a Canadian drummer with a diverse musical background including Punk rock, grinding death metal, and Electronic music and its Nerve War is the first release by the Canadian band Front Line Assembly (known as Frontline Assembly at the time Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Self-publishing is the Publishing of Books and other media by the Authors of those works rather than by established Third-party The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound
Total Terror	1986		Cassette
The Initial Command	1987	KK/Third Mind	CD
State of Mind	1988	Dossier/Third Mind	CD
Corrosion	1988	Third Mind/Wax Trax!	12" EP	Re-released as part of Convergence and later Corroded Disorder. Total Terror is the second of two self-released cassette tapes by industrial band Front Line Assembly. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Initial Command is the third release by Canadian Industrial band Front Line Assembly. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) State of Mind is the name of an album by Industrial music artists Front Line Assembly. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Wax Trax! Records was a Record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher
Disorder	1988		12" EP	Re-released as part of Convergence and later Corroded Disorder. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
Convergence	1988		CD	New material plus tracks from both the Corrosion and Disorder EPs. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
Gashed Senses And Crossfire	1989		CD
Caustic Grip	1990		CD
Tactical Neural Implant	1992	Third Mind	CD
Millennium	1994	Roadrunner	CD	First and only Roadrunner album. Gashed Senses & Crossfire is the sixth album by Canadian industrial artist Front Line Assembly. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Caustic Grip is an album by Front Line Assembly, originally released on Wax Trax! Records in 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Tactical Neural Implant is an album by Industrial music artists Front Line Assembly. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Millennium is an album by Industrial music artists Front Line Assembly, released in 1994 by Roadrunner Records on both Compact Disc Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands
Corroded Disorder	1995	Offbeat/Cleopatra	CD	New material plus tracks from both the Corrosion and Disorder EPs. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles -based Independent record label.
Hard Wired	1995	Offbeat	CD	Also released in a limited edition Double CD box set. Hard Wired is an album by Front Line Assembly, released in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
Live Wired	1996		CD	Double live album / Box Set plus VHS
[FLA]vour of the Weak	1997	Offbeat/Metropolis	CD	First Metropolis release. Live Wired is an Album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 1996 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) vour of the Weak is the name of an album by Industrial music group Front Line Assembly, the first to feature Chris Peterson after Rhys Fulber's Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia Pennsylvania based Record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the Electro-industrial
Re-wind	1998		CD	Remix album
Implode	1999	Metropolis	CD
Epitaph	2001		CD
Civilization	2004		CD
Artificial Soldier	2006		CD	#19 - Billboard's Top Electronic Albums
Fallout	2007		CD	Remixes

Singles

Title	Year	Label	Notes
Digital Tension Dementia	1988	Third Mind/Wax Trax!	#45 - Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play
No Limit	1989
Iceolate	1990		Melody Maker 'Single Of The Month'
Provision	1990	Melody Maker 'Single Of The Month'
Virus	1991
Mindphaser	1992
The Blade	1992
Millennium	1994	Roadrunner
Surface Patterns	1995
Circuitry	1995
Plasticity	1996
Colombian Necktie	1997	Offbeat/Metropolis
Comatose	1998
Prophecy	1999	Metropolis
Fatalist	1999
Everything Must Perish	2001		Released on September 11, 2001[3]
Maniacal	2003		#15 - Billboard's Hot Dance Singles
Vanished	2004

Videos

Title	Year	Label	Credits
Body Count	1988	Third Mind Records	Producer: Third Mind Records. Re-wind is an Remix Double album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 1998 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Implode is an album by industrial group Front Line Assembly. The album was released through Metropolis April 26 1999 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Epitaph is an Album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2001 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Civilization is an Album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2004 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Artificial Soldier is an Album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2006 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Fallout is an album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2007 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Millennium is a Maxi single off the Studio album Millennium by the Industrial band Front Line Assembly. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) " Surface Patterns " is the name of the second single from the album Millennium by Industrial music artists Front Line Assembly. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Vanished is a single off the Studio album Civilization by the Industrial band Front Line Assembly. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Director: Todd Taylor
Iceolate	1990	Third Mind Records	Producer: H-Gun Labs, Chicago. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Director: Eric Koziol
Virus	1991	Third Mind Records	Producer: Plasma, Gary Blair Smith. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Director: Jim VanBebber, Bill Leeb
Mindphaser	1992	Third Mind Records	Producer: Plasma, Gary Blair Smith. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Director: Robert Lee. Editors: R. Chong, B. Morrison
The Blade	1992	Third Mind Records	Producer: Dean English. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Director: Bill Morrison
Laughing Pain	1992	Third Mind Records	Producer and Director: Rod Chong, Bill Morrison
Millennium	1994	Roadrunner Records	Producer: Lara Schwartz. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Millennium is a Maxi single off the Studio album Millennium by the Industrial band Front Line Assembly. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Director: Eric Zimmerman
Plasticity	1996	Metropolis Records	Producer: Reallife, Ulf Buddensieck. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Director: Rod Chong
Epitaph	2001	Metropolis Records	Producer and Director: Bill Morrison

Other Releases

• 1989 Live - Limited LP
• 1993 Total Terror I and II - Re-release of early demos and rarities. " Epitaph " is the third track from the British Progressive rock band King Crimson 's debut album In the Court of the Crimson King Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
• 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 Sonic Mayhem is the professional name used by German born game music ( Metal music) producer and professional sound designer Sascha "Buzzfunk" 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

References

External links

• Official Myspace page
• Official iLike Facebook application
• 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 Interview in Chaos Control Digizine
• Front Line Assembly discography at MusicBrainz

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