THE INITIAL COMMAND, by Front Line Assembly

THE INITIAL COMMAND

by Front Line Assembly

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nathan_ramone i can associate major life events to the specific FLA album i was rockin' at the time, and that includes starting 6th grade in 1987 with this album. my father is a Kraftwerk fanatic and picked up the record. it rewired my brain.

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Deluxe reissue of the 1987 landmark debut album from EDM/Dark Ambient masters, Front Line Assembly, newly remastered for the best sounding audio yet!

This is the album that started it all, launched just after Bill Leeb left industrial outift Skinny Puppy, and still continues to this day performing worldwide and will be touring with Ministry this year!

Includes unlimited streaming of THE INITIAL COMMAND via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Deluxe reissue of the 1987 landmark debut album from EDM/Dark Ambient masters, Front Line Assembly, newly remastered for the best sounding audio yet!

This is the album that started it all, launched just after Bill Leeb left industrial outift Skinny Puppy, and still continues to this day performing worldwide and will be touring with Ministry this year!

CD version comes with 2 bonus tracks of recordings first released in 1997!

Available on both CD in a digipak as well as on colored vinyl in a gatefold jacket!

Includes unlimited streaming of THE INITIAL COMMAND via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 4 days

Purchasable with gift card

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Deluxe reissue of the 1987 landmark debut album from EDM/Dark Ambient masters, Front Line Assembly, newly remastered for the best sounding audio yet!

This is the album that started it all, launched just after Bill Leeb left industrial outift Skinny Puppy, and still continues to this day performing worldwide and will be touring with Ministry this year!

CD version comes with 2 bonus tracks of recordings first released in 1997!

Available on both CD in a digipak as well as on colored vinyl in a gatefold jacket!

Includes unlimited streaming of THE INITIAL COMMAND via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 4 days

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more

1.	The State 06:17	buy track
2.	Insanity Lurks Nearby 06:03	buy track
3.	Casualties 04:46	buy track
4.	Ausgang Zum Himmel 07:16	buy track
5.	Nine Times 06:30	buy track
6.	Black March 06:02	buy track
7.	No Control 06:40	buy track
8.	Slaughterhouse 05:12	buy track
9.	Complexity 07:48	buy track
10.	Core 06:12	buy track

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released September 3, 2021

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Front Line Assembly Vancouver, British Columbia

Formed 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

shows

Apr 27

Las Vegas Festival Grounds

North Las Vegas, NV
May 2

C3 Stage

Guadalajara, Mexico
May 3

Pabellón del Palacio de los Deportes

Mexico City, Mexico
Jul 26

Zoom

Frankfurt, Germany
Jul 27

Theater am Tanzbrunnen

Cologne, Germany

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