MAY 18, 2007 / FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY @ Plaza Club, Vancouver

[j3rk]

Front Line Assembly and 16Volt and Acumen Nation are playing at plaza club in vancouver on may 18th.

I strongly recommend you mother fuckers come and help start the moshpit with me. If you haven't seen them live I strongly suggest you do so and support your local bands. The last FLA show was one of my favourite concerts from 2006.

If you don't know industrial music, FLA is like Hard Trance played live mixed with some raspy vocals.

More info:

Front Line 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.

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.


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.


In 1997, Rhys Fulber left the band to concentrate on producing Fear Factory and other bands. Replacing Fulber was Chris Peterson, who already supported the band on their live shows. Two years after Fulber quit, the 1998 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.


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.


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 "Armagedon") and nine remixes by (among others) Combichrist, Covenant, Portion Control, Sebastian R. Komor (Zombie Girl/Icon of Coil), Rhys Fulber and more.[1]

[j3rk]

[cubed]

aaaaaaaaawwwww, j0rd gave me a free promo thread.

j0rd, you've warmed the cockles of my icey heart.

[ppcock]

I'll be there.

[hardstylin]

wish i could check this out.

[cubed]

There are some errors in j0rd's post.

The show is actually on Friday May 18th.

It's an early show, Doors at 7pm.

The Start and Left Spine Down are opening.

The show will be done at 10:30pm.



Tickets are $22.00 Advance and can be purchased at the following...

Zulu Records, Scratch Records, Noize To Go, Red Cat and online at Nightclubs Night Clubs Nightlife Club - clubZone.com

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[ppcock]

1030?!?!?!? what the hell? i hate kids and their stupid "i gotta go sleep EARLY or daddy will get mad"

[j3rk]

Originally Posted by cubed

There are some errors in j0rd's post.

The show is actually on Friday May 18th.

updated thread.

[j3rk]

Originally Posted by cubed

aaaaaaaaawwwww, j0rd gave me a free promo thread.

j0rd, you've warmed the cockles of my icey heart.

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[j3rk]

Originally Posted by cubed

The show will be done at 10:30pm.

ANy idea what's going on later that night?

[cubed]

^we switch over to our regular FLY FRIDAYS with J-Swing.

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