Not much mention of them here. I just listened to this new release by them. Sounds pretty good to me. They seem to have progressed to the style of current industrial music without becoming crappy like Skinny Puppy has done.
http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/06/12/front-line-assembly-killing-grounds-stream/
What does “current” industrial sound like? i can’t be bothered to listen to it right now myself.And, does it have any guitars?
They did guitars in the early '90s like everybody else.
They were actually slightly behind the times on that - their big metal influenced album came out in '94, well after Psalm 69, Broken, Angst, 6:21:03:11 UP EVIL, etc.
What does “current” industrial sound like?
Oonts oonts oonts.
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When I saw KMFDM a few months ago, one of the support bands was called FGFC820. They sound like an even gayer Scooter (which was played in between the bands).
Re FLA: I’ve liked their last two albums (apart from the song that has Al on it) and that new track sounds good to me. Will be going to see them in August.
I saw that band playing with… someone… I don’t remember… awhile ago.
Anyway, they had a bunch of kids that were hardcore into them at the front of the stage. A little nuts for a band I’d never heard of.
I like them ok. Much like KMFDM, I seem to enjoy every other FLA album. I liked the last one. And from what I’ve heard of the new one, it’s very dubstep-y, so I won’t be picking it up.
The new FLA is suppose to be strictly electronic. And yes, they are bandwagon-hopping with the dubsteb wubs. Personally I don’t find them that offensive because they appear to be used sparingly.
What does “current” industrial sound like? i can’t be bothered to listen to it right now myself.And, does it have any guitars?
Pretty much anything on Metropolis Records is what is current in the scene. They’ve sort of become the modern day Wax Trax! and alot of those artists have moved to Metropolis.
Techno Pop seems to be the current trend these days, but with dark lyrics and typical goth rock vocals. But as said before, this has been going on for nearly 15 years, so there really isn’t anything new. A lot of these groups either want to be Depeche Mode or Skinny Puppy. I really haven’t heard anything innovative in the scene for a VERY long time.
FLA is OK. I wish they would cut their average track length down though. Typically the songs seem to run a minute or two too long.
Pretty much anything on Metropolis Records is what is current in the scene. They’ve sort of become the modern day Wax Trax! and alot of those artists have moved to Metropolis.
Basically the opposite of this, in my opinion. Metropolis is a fairly conservative label that probably makes most of its money on bands that were big 10 or 20 years ago. If you look at the recent debut albums on Metropolis, you’re not seeing the leaders of the new generation of industrial.
There has been a bit of a “back to the roots” movement as everyone realized how awful the mid-2000s Metropolis-approved sound had become. I don’t think there is as much stylistic conformity in the really cutting-edge industrial, because so much of it shuns club play. One of the new projects people are paying attention to year is Pharmakon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5TueQOtrO0), which is about as far from oonts-dustrial as it gets.
One of the new projects people are paying attention to year is Pharmakon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5TueQOtrO0), which is about as far from oonts-dustrial as it gets.
Cheers for the heads up on that. Sounds great.
Sacred Bones is a cracking label.
One of the new projects people are paying attention to year is Pharmakon ([url “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5TueQOtrO0”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5TueQOtrO0), which is about as far from oonts-dustrial as it gets.
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Wow…I tried but the banging was just annoying.
Love this new track, reminds me of an updated Virus, which is one of my favorite ever FLA tracks. Very excited for the album now!
Holy crap:
That Low and Slow went for such a huge sum shocked me but not as much as this because all the tracks on this one are available elsewhere.
I don’t really bother keeping up with these once great bands. I stick to their old shit. KMFDM, some of new Puppy and Ministry; they’ve all gone down hill.
If you want to hear what current industrial sounds like tune into the industrial tag on Pandora radio, prepare for some lolz though. Don’t say i didnt warn ya.
Plenty of good stuff out there though. Light Asylum, Blush Response, Agent Side Grinder, Comaduster, Dead When I Found Her, Ludovico Technique are all newer and could be considered in the “industrial” vein, depending on how you define it. Kirin J Callinan’s album that just came out is very good and while it has some heavy influences, has the same lack of formularity that got me into this genre in the first place. I prefer to ignore all the misogynistic crap that passes for industrial these days.
Yeah I was listening to the new Die Krupps - pretty solid release… It feels updated with a definite nod to their older material. That new Frontline album was on repeat for me for quite some time.
Then there’s bands like Killing Joke - they just seem to get better with each record release <3 <3 <3