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Combichrist
Combichrist

Combichrist
Combichrist at E-tropolis 2010

Country: Norway / Norwegia
Date of establishing : 2003
WWW: http://www.combichrist.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/combichrist
Music genere: ebm, industrial, techno

Band members:

Andy LaPlegua - Music/Vocals/Production
Shaun F - Live Control/Keys
Mr Petersen - Live Control
Joe L - Live Drumz
Jon H - Live Percussion
Syn M - Visuals/Live Keys
Kourtney K - Live Electronic Drumz

Biography:

Summer 2003: Icon of Coil frontman Andy LaPlegua brought you his new electro/industrial project called CombiChrist . The first release, on Out Of Line Records, The Joy Of Gunz presented a very hard edged EBM/industrial sound. Pummeling dancefloor grooves and distorted beats combined with scathing vocals and electro arrangements produced a full-tilt dancefloor onslaught. The first offspring of Norway's Andy LaPlegua sounded very different, but the album is a must for all lovers of the harsher, more noisy and danceable stuff.

Fall 2003: Saw the release of the Halloween special "Kiss The Blade", lmtd to 667 copies and sold out within a few days. This was the first step towards the shape of Combichrist to come.

The enormous response took Combichrist to the live stage. Combichrist did shows in Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Spain, Italy and USA and such festivals as; WGT, Summer Darkness and Infest. Combichrist then became known for being a strong live act, full of energy, blood, and a rock'n roll attitude. The world was calling for more as the Combichrist fanbase grew to the size of an army: thus spawning the Combichrist Army.

Fall 2004: Combichrist took you to new dimensions with the EP-release; "Sex, Drogen Und Industrial", topping the German Alternative Charts at number 1 for 7 weeks. Previously, the name stood synonymous for electronic industrial sounds in their most brutal incarnation. Whereas Sex, Drogen und Industrial at first continues on this path with the opening track, Blut Royale, the listener soon begins to grasp as to where LaPlegua will take him on his journey: more electro, less distortion, yet nonetheless energetic and aggressive. Track two, programmatically titled Tractor tramples you with thudding electronic sounds and it is hard to find a proper category for this energetic wave of mutilation. The best term for this new form of pure, unrestricted musical energy would be Techno-Body-Music, as it combines the straight rhythmicality of Techno with the brute force of EBM. While provocative samples and aggressive sounds remain an integral part of the Combichrist-universe, the wind blows in the direction of pure electronic madness. Sex, Drogen und Industrial is a musical inferno that is shaking and rocking all club floors. Listening to the tracks, one is almost able to smell the sweat of twitching bodies. This EP wets the appetite for things to come and LaPlegua proves that he is able to create something that is ground breaking with Combichrist He takes no prisoners and no one can escape what remains are the remnants of musical destruction and exhausted corpses scattering the dancefloor.

Blut Royale and Tractor was also released on lmtd white vinyl, on Bractune Records in the USA.

Spring 2005: "Everybody Hates You" the new full-length album, released not only by Out Of Line, but USA's Metropolis Records as well. Release February 28th 2005. This new hard-hitting album took the fans in a new direction: TBM: A journey through hell and high water, through the eyes of a serial killer, sex, violence and plenty of Jack Daniels on ice.

Dance-floor domination is in effect with hits such as: "Without Emotions", "This Is My Rifle*" and "This Shit Will Fuck You Up*".

Combichrist’s Polish fans had an opportunity to admire its performance during Black Flames Festival in Poznań on March 6th 2005. The band pampered enthusiastic fans with such tracks as : "This Shit Will Fuck You Up", "God Wrapped In Plastique", "Today I Woke To The Rain Of Blood", "Blut Royale", "Tractor", "Like To Thank My Buddies", "Intruder Alert", "Lying Sack Of Shit", "This Is My Life", "Feed Your Anger", "Enjoy The Abuse", "Without Emotions" or "Sex, Drugs And Industrial".

2006: "Get Your Body Beat EP" Scheduled to be released June 2nd 2006 on Out Of Line and 06.06.06 on Metropolis Records!

In 2007 What the Fuck Is Wrong with You People? was released, becoming a best seller for both Metropolis and Out of Line records. Combichrist released Today We Are All Demons on Jan 20, 2009. They have a new percussionist, Trevor Friedrich, formerly of Eighteen Visions and Imperative Reaction, for the tour who was temporarily replaced by Mark Jackson of VNV Nation for part of the 2009 European tour. The band had been selected to support Industrial Metal band Rammstein for their 2009 European tour and continued to support them during the 2010 part of the tour.

The new album, Making Monsters, has had full tracks available for streaming on the website, each track being rolled out for a new one. Combichrist will be undertaking a tour in support of the new album in late 2010, with Aesthetic Perfection and iVardensphere as the support bands.