Front Line Assembly



         


Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian industrial music rock band created in 1984 by Bill Leeb and Michael Balch. Following two demo tapes Nerve War and Total Terror the first album, The Initial Command was released in 1986. 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. Caustic Grip was released in 1990, with the single "Mindphaser" that is widely considered the band's breakthrough. With the release of Tactical Neural Implant in 1992 Front Line Assembly became one of industrial music's most popular bands. The next album Millennium (1994) featured a combination of metal guitars and electronic music which would become one of the characteristics of industrial rock during the 1990s. Hard Wired (1995) and the world tour following the release was Front Line Assembly's most successful period.

Rhys Fulber left the band to concentrate on producing Fear Factory and other bands. Replacing Fulber was drum and bass 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 Petersen 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 Fullber 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.

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