Implode

Front Line Assembly

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 1999)
• Original Release Date: May 4, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00000IKJ4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,367 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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The incredibly prolific Bill Leeb returns with partner Chris Peterson for Front Line Assembly's 10th album, the follow-up to 1998's FLAvour of the Weak. Conceptually, Implode is nothing new--Leeb mails in the lyrics (mostly vague, nihilistic diatribes on the alienation and despair bred by technology and a violent world) and laces the disc with what-sci-fi-movie-is-that-from? samples. But musically, well, that's a different story. If FLAvour was too preoccupied with its crunchy drum & bass textures, Implode is eminently more listenable. In many ways, it harks back to the band's superlative 1991 disc, Tactical Neural Implant; Leeb actually sings in places rather than rely on his usual processed croaking, and the mix is cleaner, allowing individual synth melodies to have their space without being swallowed up by a volley of percussive blasts. Yes, there's a bit of heavy guitar, but it's used as an accent and often mixed way back. And the variety is refreshing: the lead single, "Prophecy," is an aggressive, dramatic dirge that recalls the band's Caustic Grip days; "Synthetic Forms" and "Silent Ceremony," with their Gregorian chants and oceanlike synth sounds, could easily be tracks on Leeb's Delerium side project; the near-ballad "Falling" throws in acoustic guitar; and "Unknown Dreams" even features some scratching! A rewarding listen and a fine return to form. --Steve Landau

Product Description
1999 album from the techno/ industrial legends. 10 tracks, including the single 'Prophecy'.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superlative, December 30, 1999

By	Prashant Prasad (Mumbai, India) - See all my reviews

FLA returns with their most polished effort to date. While their sideprojects have always explored various niches of their musical tastes, this is the first FLA album to truly integrate those influences with the classic FLA sounds of TNI and Hard Wired, the sheer aggressiveness of Caustic Grip, and the badass drum'n bass loops(thank you, Chris!) of the criminally underappreciated FLAvour. The powerful choirs on 'Prophecy', Bill actually singing on 'Falling', the chorus on 'Machine Slave', and the majestic Delerium-esque tracks 'Silent Ceremony' and 'Synthetic forms' - all examples of the new FLA - more melodic, better produced, and as aggressive as ever. Buy this record, check out the sideprojects, support a great band. You won't regret it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd just about given up...., January 19, 2006

By	StephaMe (Northern CA) - See all my reviews

and then I heard this brilliant gem which took my breath away. I've been a long-time fan of FLA since the early days and they keep evolving (albeit with a few exceptions), but this release is amazing, simply amazing. It combines the best of all their side projects and then some. I love every song (they're all different) but #3 is the true standout in my opinion. I can listen to it over and over, never tiring and hear something different each time. The samples don't bother me, in fact they add an interesting edge, same with the vocals, from actual singing to subliminally whispered darkness; love it! This cd is also the hands-down perfect one to listen to on long dark evening drives... it's mezmerizing, hypnotic, melodic with a harsh edge, dark, moody and beautiful. Simply perfect.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just one word..wow!!!, September 12, 1999

By A Customer

Man what a great piece of music have Bill And Chris put together. They've put all of FLA's side projects into one cd and it freaking worked. The first three songs are your typical Agressive Fla-work your body songs. The second song is just amazing, Bill's voice really stands out and that chunky guitar rift fits like a glove. "Prophecy" is a mid-tempo yet agressive track. I love the lyrics to it. The fourth is an ambient werk with some Event Horizon samples. The fifth track is so un-fla, but its an amazing song, i think its the first fla song to use an aquistic guitar. The sixth is another ambeint werk, a good one at that too. Unknow dreams, the 7th track, should be the song that gets the general public hooked on fla, Bill actually sings, there is some scratching evident, and a really catchy chorus. Torched is another wonderfull track, and so is the 9thtrack. Synthetic forms, the last track, smells of Delerium. It's a wonderfull etheral track. All in all a great cd, a must by for anybody who's into EBM, industrial dance, or just likes good music.