Back in 1999, when my boyfriend (at the time) and I heard that Spahn Ranch, Switchblade Symphony, and Front Line Assembly were putting on a show at The Backroom in Austin, TX, we knew it was time for a middle-of-the week road trip, since it fell on a Wednesday night!!!
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I will reiterate the fact that I was primarily at this show to see Switchblade Symphony; therefore, I know very little about Front Line Assembly. In fact, I just realized that I had their name spelled incorrectly (as one word for Frontline) in my introduction above the ticket stub. Don't worry... I went back and fixed it on all the posts.
Anyhow, I went to Wikipedia to learn more about FLA, and here's what they had to say:
"Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early electronic and (post-)industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining elements of electronic body music (EBM). The band's membership has rotated through several members over the years, including Rhys Fulber and Michael Balch who are both associated with several other successful artists."
Since "Mindphaser" is the only song that I really like by them, I am going to take you into the weekend with a song by Severed Heads called "Big Car" since they were mentioned in the Wiki write-up and since I doubt I will ever mention Severed Heads again.
"Jesus...had days like this"
"Cyborgs - cybernetic organisms..."
"Machines with living human tissue and programmed to destroy"
The silence is deafening
Regression hangs in the air
A motionless world sits waiting
For new codes
A war of technology
Threatens to ignite
Digital murder
The language of machines
Mesmerised by a decade of faith
Flowers and remorse
A fading vision lost in time
Tragedy on course
Synthetic conspiracy
Masters of the human race
The mind now knows
New levels of fear
Implanted brain cells
Control is gone
We seem to believe
Truth is regression
The tension shows
The tension shows
"A quantum leap forward"
"Full OCP binary cyborg technology"
"State of the art destructive capabilities"
"Commanded by a unique combination of software and organic systems"
"Jesus...had days like this"
The target we seek
Slowly comes into sight
The countdown begins
For launch into hell
The tension begins
"State of the art destructive capabilities"
The kill is swift
It makes no sound
Aggression take its toll
Rhythm of violence
Cuts through the air
There's no more control
The sky turns brighter, a evil red
Missiles fly through the air
Shattered dreams
Shattered hopes
There's bodies everywhere
"Bwahahaha"
"State of the art destructive capabilities"
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