TITLE....... The Initial Command (Remastered) (Limited Edition 2LP)
STYLE...... EBM, Industrial
LABEL...... Mecanica
QUALITY.... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... Canada
Deluxe re-release including all original tracks and both bonus tracks taken from a re-release in 1997: “Complexity” and “Core”. Limited pressing of 500 copies with double vinyl record, deluxe gatefold sleeve and new vintage artwork. “The Initial Command” is the debut landmark album by Canadian EBM-industrialists Front Line Assembly, originally released in 1987 through Belgian label KK Records. Bill leeb shows us already a unique style, setting a benchmark for all that would follow. Fiercely original, not least for 'it's time', from the glittering synths and harsh metallic percussion of the unarguably cinematic “Casualties” and the abrasive white noise on “Ausgang Zum Himmel”, to the punchy breaks and dramatic strings of “No Control”.
Tracklist:
A1 The State A2 Insanity Lurks Nearby A3 Casualties A4 Slaughter House B1 Ausgang zum Himmel B2 Nine Times B3 Black March C1 No Control C2 Complexity C3 Core