Editing Front Line Assembly (section)

==History==

===Formation (1985–1986)===
Between 1985 and 1986, Bill Leeb performed with [[Skinny Puppy]] under the name Wilhelm Schroeder, a combination of his first name and the name of the [[Schroeder (Peanuts)|Peanuts character]] and was meant as a joke.<ref name="eklectiqueinterview">{{cite web | url=http://www.darkwaver.com/eklectique/two/frontline.html | title=Front Line Assembly | publisher=Eklectique Magazine | last=Porter | first=Alicia | date=November 8, 1998 | access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref> Leeb had no musical training, and learned to play synthesizer while contributing [[bass synth]] and backing vocals for the band.<ref name="barcodeinterviewkey">{{cite web |url=http://www.barcodezine.com/Cevin%20Key%20Interview.htm |title=cEvin Key interview |date=2003 |publisher=Barcode |access-date=August 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407055306/http://www.barcodezine.com/Cevin%20Key%20Interview.htm |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="phoenixnewtimesinterview">{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2011-06-02/music/front-line-assembly-leads-cyborg-armies-through-post-apocalyptic-soundscapes/full/ |title=Front Line Assembly Leads Cyborg Armies Through Post-Apocalyptic Soundscapes |last=Raven |first=Daniel |date=June 2, 2011 |website=Phoenix New Times | access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> He also supported their 1985 tour.<ref name="joeradiointerview1988">{{cite web | url=http://www.darkdb.com/eklein/intervw/fla1.html | title=Interview: Front Line Assembly | last=Radio | first=Joe | date=April 24, 1988 | access-date=March 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416174519/http://www.darkdb.com/eklein/intervw/fla1.html | archive-date=April 16, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Not prepared for another tour, Leeb left Skinny Puppy in early 1986.<ref name="barcodeinterviewkey" />

Having developed some instrumental skills and music industry experience,<ref name="mphistory">{{cite web | url=http://www.mindphaser.com/archive/history/ | title=History | publisher=Mindphaser.com | access-date=March 31, 2014 | archive-date=February 4, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204084113/http://www.mindphaser.com/archive/history/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> and wanting to do more vocal work,<ref name="mplivelyartsinterview" /> Leeb decided to take the risk of starting his own project.<ref name="phoenixnewtimesinterview" /><ref name="chaoscontrolinterview93">{{cite web | url=http://www.chaoscontrol.com/front-line-assembly-3/ | title=Front Line Assembly | publisher=Chaos Control Magazine | date=1993 | access-date=July 21, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411143127/http://www.chaoscontrol.com/front-line-assembly-3/ | archive-date=April 11, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>  Leeb decided to call the project Front Line Assembly to reflect his belief that strength lies in working together.<ref name="mplivelyartsinterview" />

Leeb started by producing a demo tape, ''[[Nerve War]]'', which was distributed on a limited basis. Contacts in the music scene he had gathered while with Skinny Puppy led to contract offers from the first two labels that Leeb later approached with cassettes.<ref name="chaoscontrolinterview93" />

Around this time, Leeb and Rhys Fulber became friends when they discovered they both had a similar interest in underground music. As an unofficial member at this time, Fulber partnered with Leeb during the production of ''[[Total Terror]]'' and was credited for the song "Black Fluid" on the demo. Both demo releases were limited to 100 and mostly distributed amongst friends.<ref name="joeradiointerview1988" />

===Early releases and Michael Balch (1987–1989)===
The band members were influenced by early electronic and [[industrial music|industrial]] acts from Europe such as [[Kraftwerk]], [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]], [[Portion Control (band)|Portion Control]], [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|D.A.F.]], [[Test Dept]], [[SPK (band)|SPK]], and [[Severed Heads]],<ref name="mplivelyartsinterview">{{cite magazine | title=Front Line Assembly | last=Armstrong | first=Emily | magazine=Lively Arts | year=1987 }}</ref><ref name="mtv120minutes1990">{{cite interview |last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |title=Bill Leed {{sic}} 'Frontline Assembly |work=[[120 Minutes]] |date=1990 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> but mainly by the electronic body music style of [[Front 242]].<ref name=Johnson2012>{{cite web |url=https://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/06/01/on-second-thought-front-line-assembly-civilization-2004/ |title=On Second Thought: Front Line Assembly – Civilization (2004) |last=Johnson |first=Tom |date=June 1, 2012 |website=Something Else Reviews |access-date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>

The first appearance of Front Line Assembly was the track "Aggression",<ref name="darkdbcomp">{{cite web |url=http://www.darkdb.com/eklein/comp/compf.html#278 | title=Compilations F |last=Klein |first=Ed |publisher=Ed Klein |access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> which was included on the compilation ''For Your Ears Only'', released in 1987 by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[independent record label]] [[Third Mind Records|Third Mind]]<ref name="reclamationbooklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=Front Line Assembly - Reclamation |others=Front Line Assembly |year=1997 |pages=2–3 |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] |last=Levermore |first=Gary |type=booklet |location=[[New York City|New York]]}}</ref> showcasing the label's repertoire at the time. The  track would be re-released the following year on the ''[[Disorder (EP)|Disorder]]'' EP. Although the contact to Third Mind would later develop into a long-standing collaboration, the band debuted its first album ''[[The Initial Command]]'' with credited assistance by Fulber and Michael Balch on [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[independent record label]] KK at the end of 1987. The album had been produced on a tight budget which would determine whether or not cuts would be done with an eight track system or split into two four track cuts.<ref name="interviewaltpress">{{cite interview |last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |interviewer=Mike Shea |title=Interview with Bill Leeb |work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |location=Cleveland |year=1988}}</ref> 
With the next album ''[[State of Mind (Front Line Assembly album)|State of Mind]]'', released in January 1988, the band switched to [[Germany|German]] independent label Dossier.<ref name="allmusicstateofmind">{{AllMusic | class=album | id=state-of-mind-mw0000674566 | label=Front Line Assembly: ''State of Mind'' > Overview | access-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> They changed labels as Leeb did not want to be bound to one label,<ref name="chaoscontrolinterview93" /> so the releases were issued only on European labels.<ref name="joeradiointerview1988" />

In 1988, Balch became an official band member<ref name="joeradiointerview1988" /> and began writing songs alongside Leeb for the next few albums. Balch mostly contributed by providing keyboards and programming.<ref name="mphistory" /> This partnership produced the releases ''[[Corrosion (album)|Corrosion]]'' and ''[[Disorder (EP)|Disorder]]''. A planned release on the [[Canada|Canadian]] label [[Nettwerk]] fell through,<ref name="interviewaltpress"/> and the two finished masters were issued instead by Third Mind in 1988.<ref name="convulseinterviewlevermore">{{cite web | url=http://obsolete.com/convulsion/interviews/convulse/2.11.html |title=Third Mind Records |last=Bains |first=Jon |publisher=Convulse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990505072734/http://www.obsolete.com/convulsion/interviews/convulse/2.11.html |archive-date=May 5, 1999 |access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> After the releases in 1988, Third Mind signed Front Line Assembly to a three album deal.<ref name="relmagcausticretro">{{cite interview |last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |last2=Fulber |first2=Rhys |subject-link2=Rhys Fulber |last3=Levermore |first3=Gary |interviewer=Johan Carlsson |title=Front Line Assembly "Caustic Grip" Retrospective |url=https://www.releasemagazine.net/caustic-grip-retrospective/ |work=[[Release Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |location=Gothenburg |date=December 18, 2015 |access-date=February 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221210311/https://www.releasemagazine.net/caustic-grip-retrospective/ |archive-date=December 21, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Through Levermore ''Corrosion'' was licensed to [[Wax Trax! Records|Wax Trax!]]. Both records were re-released together with three more unreleased tracks on the [[Compilation album|compilations]] ''[[Convergence (Front Line Assembly album)|Convergence]]'' later that year and ''[[Corroded Disorder]]'' in 1995.

Adhering to Third Mind for Europe and Wax Trax! for North America resulted in better availability of the albums in both places,<ref name="joeradiointerview1988" /> and the signing with Third Mind attracted the attention of established music magazines, including ''[[Melody Maker]]''<ref name="melodymakerrevcorrosion">{{cite magazine | last=Stubbs | first=David | date=February 20, 1988 | title=Front Line Assembly - Corrosion | magazine=[[Melody Maker]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | location=London }}</ref><ref name="melodymakerrevdisorder">{{cite magazine | last=Stubbs | first=David | date=May 28, 1988 | title=Front Line Assembly - Disorder | magazine=[[Melody Maker]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] }}</ref><ref name="melodymakerrevconvergence">{{cite magazine | author=The Stud Brothers | title=Front Line Assembly - Convergence CD | magazine=[[Melody Maker]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | location=London}}</ref><ref name="melodymakerrevgashed">{{cite magazine | last=Smith | first=Mat | title=Front Line Assembly - Gashed Senses & Crossfire | magazine=[[Melody Maker]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | location=London}}</ref> or ''[[NME]]''<ref name="nmerev">{{cite magazine | last=Lamacq | first=Steve | date=May 7, 1988 | title=Front Line Assembly - Corrosion | magazine=[[NME]] | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | location=London}}</ref> as well as the underground magazine ''Music From the Empty Quarter''.<ref name="emptyquarterrev">{{cite magazine | author=Deadhead | title=Front Line Assembly - Convergence | magazine=Music From the Empty Quarter}}</ref>

Front Line Assembly produced their next album ''[[Gashed Senses & Crossfire]]'' in 1989.  This album introduced their first single ''[[Digital Tension Dementia]]'' which became their first chart success and peaked at position 45 of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref name="billboarddtd">{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=Front Line Assembly |chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}} |title=Front Line Assembly Album & Song Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>  In support of their latest release, the band, together with Fulber as live metal percussionist, headed out to Europe and North America for their first tour.  However, during the show in London in July 1989 their first live album ''[[Live (Front Line Assembly album)|Live]]'' was recorded under unfavourable circumstances. Presumably not well attended, the audience's reactions at the show had to be reworked.<ref name="reedassimilate3">{{cite book | last=Reed | first=S. Alexander | date=2013 | title=Assimilate: a critical history of industrial music | location=New York | publisher=Oxford University Press | page=[https://archive.org/details/assimilatecritic0000reed/page/3 3] | isbn=978-0-19-983260-6 | url=https://archive.org/details/assimilatecritic0000reed/page/3 }}</ref> For Balch it was also the last Front Line Assembly tour because he parted ways to join [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] and [[Revolting Cocks]].<ref name="mphistory" /><ref name="reclamationbooklet" />

===Rhys Fulber and growing popularity (1990–1999)===
Filling the void left by Balch's departure, Fulber officially joined.<ref name="mphistory" /><ref name="posttvinterview">{{cite interview|last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |last2=Fulber |first2=Rhys |subject-link2=Rhys Fulber |title=Front Line Assembly |location=Palo Alto |date=1991 |work=Post!}}</ref> The two musicians had similar tastes, both being enthusiastic about electronic music.<ref name="joeradiointerview1990">{{cite web | url=http://www.darkdb.com/eklein/intervw/fla5.html | title=Interview: Front Line Assembly | last=Radio | first=Joe | date=November 23, 1990 | access-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> The duo recorded their next album, ''[[Caustic Grip]]'', in the first half of 1990. Accompanied by the release of two singles in 1990, "Iceolate" and "Provision", the album raised Front Line Assembly's profile in the industrial music scene and in the media considerably.<ref name="chaoscontrolinterview93" /><ref name="reclamationbooklet" /> [[Melody Maker]] elected both album singles ''Single of the week''<ref name="reedassimilate3"/> while the promotional video for "Iceolate"<ref name="coma101songs">{{cite web |url=http://coma-online.com/feature-101-greatest-industrial-songs-101-81/ |title=101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time' |last=Schock |first=David |publisher=COMA |date=March 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821162902/http://coma-online.com/feature-101-greatest-industrial-songs-101-81/ |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> received some airplay on [[MTV]].

On ''Caustic Grip'' the band started working with [[Greg Reely]] which would evolve into a long-term partnership.<ref name="reclamationbooklet" /> The tour in support of the album started in January 1991 in the United States<ref name="convulseinterviewfla">{{cite web | url=http://www.obsolete.com/convulsion/interviews/convulse/1.2.html |title=Front Line Assembly |last=Barr |first=Stuart |date=May 1991 |publisher=Convulse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127143602/http://obsolete.com/convulsion/interviews/convulse/1.2.html |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> to be followed by a European leg in February which was accompanied by the release of stand-alone single ''Virus'' the same month.<ref name="reclamationbooklet" /> Chris Peterson, who would later become a full-time member of Front Line Assembly, gave his debut for the band on this tour, completing the live line-up as percussionist.

[[File:20160305 Oberhausen E-Tropolis Frontline Assembly 0015.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Rhys Fulber performing with Front Line Assembly at the  2016 E-Tropolis Festival|Rhys Fulber performing with Front Line Assembly in 2016]]

In [[1992 in music|1992]], Front Line Assembly reached a turning point in the band's musical style with the album ''[[Tactical Neural Implant]]''. The media, including ''[[Melody Maker]]'',<ref name="melodymakertnirev">{{cite magazine |author=The Stud Brothers |year=1992 |title=Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant | magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |location=London}}</ref> Siren Magazine<ref name="sireninterview">{{cite interview |last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |interviewer=Ian Cheek |title=Interview |work=Siren |date=April 1992 |issue=9}}</ref> and fanzine Industrial Strength<ref name="industrialstrengthtnirev">{{cite magazine |year=1992 |title=Front Line Assembly: Tactical Neural Implant |magazine=Industrial Strength |location=DeKalb, Illinois |issue=2 |page=27}}</ref> all commented particularly on the more melodious approach featured on the album and noted the use of multi-layered sounds which would become a trademark of the band. Asked about this composing style by [[Industrialnation|Industrial Nation]], Leeb explained that the band continually experimented with new ways to use technology to make each recording different, and had focused on clarity and sustain in their instrumentation and structure in their songs.<ref name="interviewindnation1992">{{cite interview |last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |interviewer=Kim Traub |title=Interview |location=Oakland, California |work=[[Industrialnation|Industrial Nation]] |publisher=Paul Valerio |issue=5 |year=1992}}</ref><ref name="interviewWCRD1992">{{cite interview |last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |interviewer=Michael Tressler |title=Interview with Bill Leeb of Front Line Assembly Live on WCRD |publisher=CRD |location=Muncie, Indiana |date=March 19, 1992}}</ref>

The video for the first single off the album, "Mindphaser", was awarded "Best Alternative Video" at Much Music's 1992 Canadian Music Video Awards.<ref name="reedassimilate6">{{cite book | last=Reed | first=S. Alexander | date=2013 | title=Assimilate: a critical history of industrial music | location=New York | publisher=Oxford University Press | page=[https://archive.org/details/assimilatecritic0000reed/page/6 6] | isbn=978-0-19-983260-6 | url=https://archive.org/details/assimilatecritic0000reed/page/6 }}</ref> In August 1992, Front Line Assembly embarked on a tour that covered Northern America and Europe.<ref name="flipside1992">{{cite interview |last=Leeb |first=Bill |subject-link=Bill Leeb |interviewer=Dan |title=Interview with Bill Leeb |date=September 1992 |issue=80 |work=Flipside}}</ref> The album continues to be played in [[industrial music|industrial]] and [[electronic music]] [[dance club]]s and is considered a classic among listeners and musicians of industrial music.<ref name="allmusicrev">{{AllMusic | class=album | id=tactical-neural-implant-mw0000093595 | label=Front Line Assembly: ''Tactical Neural Implant'' > Overview | last=Kavadias | first=Theo | access-date=March 31, 2010}}</ref><ref name="reedassimilate4">{{cite book | last=Reed | first=S. Alexander | date=2013 | title=Assimilate: a critical history of industrial music | location=New York | publisher=Oxford University Press | page=[https://archive.org/details/assimilatecritic0000reed/page/4 4] | isbn=978-0-19-983260-6 | url=https://archive.org/details/assimilatecritic0000reed/page/4 }}</ref>

In 1993, the band contributed 5 remixes to [[Fear Factory]]'s EP ''[[Fear Is the Mindkiller]]'';<ref name="industrialnationint1995">{{cite interview |last=Fulber |first=Rhys |subject-link=Rhys Fulber |interviewer=Josh Finney |title=Front Line Assembly |work=[[Industrialnation|Industrial Nation]] |date=1995 |publisher=Moon Mystique |location=Iowa City, Iowa |page=49 |url=https://archive.org/details/IndustrialNation10/page/n50/mode/1up |issue=10 |issn=1062-449X |oclc=25623835}}</ref> working on the EP would eventually influence the band's next album ''[[Millennium (Front Line Assembly album)|Millennium]]'' ([[1994 in music|1994]]),<ref name="allmusicstateofmind" /> which featured a combination of [[heavy metal music|metal]] guitars, electronic music, and media sampling (much of which was taken from the [[Michael Douglas]] film ''[[Falling Down]]'') which had become one of the characteristics of [[industrial rock]] and [[industrial metal]] during the 1990s. ''[[Hard Wired]]'' ([[1995 in music|1995]])<ref name="allmusicstateofmind" /> and the [[Concert tour#Concert tour|world tour]] following the release was FLA's most successful commercial and critical period. Leeb has stated he was influenced to pursue this style of music after listening to [[Pantera|Pantera's]] "[[Walk (Pantera song)|Walk]]", which he later incorporated into the single "[[Surface Patterns]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Front Line Assembly Interview - June 2011 - COMA Music Magazine|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbHrraQwFec| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/YbHrraQwFec| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-10|website=YouTube|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In September 1996 the band made a live performance in Vancouver for the [[iHeartRadio MMVAs|MuchMusic Video Awards]] which was broadcast via satellite.<ref name="mmva1996billboardannounce">{{cite magazine |last=LeBlanc |first=Larry |title=MuchMusic To Launch M3 In '97 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location=New York |publisher=Howard Lander |date=September 14, 1996 |volume=108 |issue=37 |page=47 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=67058557}}</ref>

In 1997, Fulber left the band to concentrate on producing [[Fear Factory]] with other bands. [[Chris Peterson (producer)|Chris Peterson]], who had already supported the band's live shows, replaced Fulber. Soon after Fulber's  departure, the album ''[[FLAvour of the Weak|&#91;FLA&#93;vour of the Weak]]'' was released. Yet again, the album was stylistically divergent from previous releases. The metal influences found in ''[[Millennium (Front Line Assembly album)|Millennium]]'' gave way to a more [[electronica]] sound within the new release.

Front Line Assembly returned somewhat to their former sound with the album ''[[Implode (album)|Implode]]'' ([[1999 in music|1999]]).  Front Line Assembly composed the soundtrack for the video game, ''[[Quake III Arena|Quake III Team Arena]]'' and was composing music for the video game [[Millennium Four: The Right]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Level_08_Apr-1998/page/n7/mode/2up|title=Millennium Four: The Right|magazine=[[Level (magazine)|Level]]|language=ro|page=9|date=April 1998|accessdate=February 20, 2025}}</ref> that was later cancelled. In October 1999, it was made public that the band had left their label Metropolis.<ref name="sidelinenews19991028">{{cite news | url=http://www.side-line.com/news13.htm | title=Front Line {{sic|Asse|mbley|nolink=y}} have left Metropolis | work=Side-Line | date=October 28, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010709081342/http://www.side-line.com/news13.htm |archive-date=July 9, 2001 | access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref>

===Success in the new millennium (2000–2011)===
The band followed up ''Implode'' with the 2001 album ''[[Epitaph (Front Line Assembly album)|Epitaph]]''. This was the final album worked on by Peterson before departing in 2002.<ref name="RMM">{{cite web |last1=Carlsson |first1=Johan |title=All Light on Chris Peterson |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/Spotlight/spotlightfla.htm |website=[[Release Music Magazine]] |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> The album was a critical success<ref>{{cite web |title=Epitaph by Ront Line Assembly |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/epitaph/frontline-assembly |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> and spawned the single "Everything Must Perish".<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Must Perish - Front Line Assembly |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-must-perish-mw0000014958 |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> The album also marked the band's return to Metropolis records.<ref>{{cite web |title=Epitaph - Front Line Assembly: Releases |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/epitaph-mw0000015029/releases |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>

[[File:FrontLineAssembly.jpg|thumb|right|alt=[[Jeremy Inkel]] (left) and [[Bill Leeb]] (right) performing live at [[Majestic Theater (Detroit, Michigan)|Magic Stick]] in [[Detroit]] in 2007 as Front Line Assembly|Bill Leeb and Jeremy Inkel performing in 2007]]

Fulber rejoined the band in [[2003 in music|2003]].  The reunited duo released the single "[[Maniacal (song)|Maniacal]]" in October of that year. The single peaked at No. 15 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Singles]].<ref name="billboardhotdance">{{cite magazine |date=November 15, 2003 |title=Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Front+Line+Assembly%22&pg=PA49 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[VNU Business Publications]] |location=New York |volume=115 |issue=46 |page=49 |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> The next year, they released the studio album ''[[Civilization (album)|Civilization]]'', which landed the No. 2 position on the German Alternative Albums chart.<ref name="dac1">{{cite web | url=http://www.djcharts.de/jahrescharts2004/DAC/album.html | title=Deutsche Alternative Charts Jahrescharts 2004 Top 50 Alben | publisher=Public Music & Media Ltd. | language=de | access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> Peterson later rejoined the band to release ''[[Artificial Soldier]]'' in 2006. It was the first album to feature new members [[Jeremy Inkel]] and [[Jared Slingerland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Soldier - Front Line Assembly: Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/artificial-soldier-mw0000538936/credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> The album peaked on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Top Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart at No. 19.<ref name=chart>{{cite magazine |title=Front Line Assembly Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Front-Line-Assembly |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Billboard |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> After a problem with the tour bus company, the US tour that year was cut short, and the band returned home to [[Vancouver]]  after playing roughly half of their scheduled dates; performances in [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Canada]] were cancelled. The band toured in [[Europe]] in August [[2006 in music|2006]], playing in 18 cities.

In April 2007, Front Line Assembly released a remix album titled ''[[Fallout (Front Line Assembly album)|Fallout]]''. The album was released in a 4-panel [[digipak]] and featured three previously unreleased tracks ("Electric Dreams," "Unconscious," and "Armageddon") and nine [[remix]]es by several other [[Industrial music|Industrial]] acts and names.<ref name="sidelinefallout">{{cite web | url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=22358_0_2_0_C | title=Forthcoming Front Line Assembly remix album countdown starts | work=Side-Line | date=April 19, 2007 | last=Van Isacker | first=B. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906032254/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=22358_0_2_0_C |archive-date=September 6, 2013 | access-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> After the release of the [[remix]] album, the band went out to tour [[North America]] and [[Europe]].

In 2010, Front Line Assembly released two new singles, "[[Shifting Through the Lens]]" and "Angriff", and an album, ''[[Improvised Electronic Device]]''; ''I.E.D.'' saw the band embrace a heavier, more guitar-driven sound, much like ''Millenium''.<ref name="popmattersrev">{{cite web |last=Schiller |first=Mike |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/128553-front-line-assembly-improvised-electronic-device |title=Front Line Assembly: Improvised. Electronic. Device. |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=August 9, 2010 |access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref> The album reached No. 23 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart<ref name=chart /> and was supported by a series of tours throughout North America and Europe.<ref name="sidelineiednatour2010cancel">{{cite web | url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=45212_0_2_0_C |title=Front Line Assembly cancel US tour | work=Side-Line | last=Van Isacker | first=Bernard | date=April 10, 2010 | access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> Peterson once more left the band, starting a T-shirt company with his brother.<ref name="releaseinterview">{{cite news |url=http://releasemagazine.net/Spotlight/spotlightbillleeb2010.htm |title=Bill Leeb - a tortured soul |publisher=Release Musik & Media |last=Carlsson |first=Johan |date=July 8, 2010 |access-date=July 2, 2014}}</ref> The band completed the line-up with live drummer Jason Bazinet.<ref name="fbiednatour2">{{cite web | url=http://www.facebook.com/notes/front-line-assembly-official-fan-page/front-line-assembly-announce-first-north-american-tour-in-4-years/191162400926263 | title=Front Line Assembly Announce First North American Tour in 4 Years | work=Official Front Line Assembly Facebook Page | date=March 31, 2011 | access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>

===Back to electronic roots and new influences (2012–2018)===
Having integrated guitars into their sound since the late 1980s, either sampled or as live guitars, FLA returned in 2012 to making exclusively electronic music. This change was heard on the soundtrack album ''[[AirMech (soundtrack)|AirMech]]'' for the video game of the same name at the end of 2012.<ref name="airmechonsteam">{{cite web | url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/216173/ | title=AirMech Soundtrack on Steam | publisher=Steamworks | access-date=April 2, 2014}}</ref> Comprising only instrumental tracks, ''AirMech'' laid some grounds for 2013 full-length album ''[[Echogenetic]]''<ref name="interviewrocksinsechogenetic">{{cite web | url=http://www.rocksins.com/2013/09/interview-bill-leeb-front-line-assembly-18283/ | title=Interview with Bill Leeb (Front Line Assembly) | publisher=Rock Sins | last=Hill | first=Matt | date=September 2013 | access-date=April 2, 2014}}</ref> ''Echogenetic'' was widely praised by critics, who also noted the [[dubstep]] influences on the record, and hit the charts in the United States<ref name="echogeneticchartsus">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302513/front-line-assembly/chart | title=Front Line Assembly | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=April 2, 2014}}</ref> and in Germany. Entering the official German charts was a first in the band's history. On the occasion of the release of ''Echogenetic'' Front Line Assembly announced a remix album<ref name="releaseechoesannounced">{{cite news |last=Carlsson |first=Johan |date=July 10, 2013 |title=Remix album from Front Line Assembly is on its way |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/remix-album-from-front-line-assembly-is-on-its-way/  |work=[[Release Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |location=Gothenburg |access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref> which was released in May 2014 under the moniker of ''[[Echoes (Front Line Assembly album)|Echoes]]''.<ref name="bloodyechoesannounced">{{cite news |last=Barkan |first=Jonathan |date=April 29, 2014 |title=Front Line Assembly To Release 'Echogenetic' Remix Album 'Echoes' |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3291099/front-line-assembly-release-echogenetic-remix-album-echoes/ | work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=The Collective |location=Beverly Hills, California |access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:20160305-Frontline-Assembly-E-tropolis-Oberhausen-5690.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Bill Leeb and Jeremy Inkel performing with Front Line Assembly in 2016.|Bill Leeb (right) and Jeremy Inkel performing in 2016]]

Shortly after the release of ''Echogenetic'' the band started promoting the album with an extensive tour schedule in Europe and North America. In August 2013, Front Line Assembly covered dates in Russia, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the UK. They continued their tour in Europe in June 2014, playing shows in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden, Finland and France, this time also in support of ''Echoes''.<ref name="releaseflatour2014a">{{cite news |last=Kahrle |first=Mikael |date=March 7, 2014 |title=Front Line Assembly and Architect on European tour in June |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/front-line-assembly-and-architect-on-european-tour-in-june/ |work=[[Release Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |location=Gothenburg |access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref> Former member  Fulber joined the band for their last European leg in October and November 2014 in Poland and Germany, where they performed with a philharmonic orchestra in Leipzig, a first for the band.<ref name="regenklassik2014">{{cite news |last=Vaudo |first=Zak |date=October 16, 2014 |title=Front Line Assembly to tour with Rhys Fulber, joins Gothic Meets Klassik |url=http://regenmag.com/news/front-line-assembly-tour-rhys-fulber-joins-gothic-meets-klassik/ |work=ReGen Magazine |location=College Park, Maryland |access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref>

The same month Front Line Assembly returned from Europe, they were asked on short notice to join Leeb's former band Skinny Puppy on their ''Eye vs Spy'' North American tour as supporting band after [[VNV Nation]], previously booked for the slot, had opted out.<ref name="regenflareplacevnv">{{cite news |last=Vaudo |first=Zak |date=November 7, 2014 |title=Front Line Assembly replaces VNV Nation on upcoming U.S. tour |url=http://regenmag.com/news/front-line-assembly-replaces-vnv-nation-upcoming-u-s-tour/ |work=ReGen Magazine |location=College Park, Maryland |access-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> On some dates, Fulber joined them. At the Vancouver show Leeb performed with Skinny Puppy on their encore song [[Bites (album)|Assimilate]].<ref name="vancityskcommodore">{{cite web |url=http://www.hellovancity.com/music/skinny-puppy-at-commodore-ballroom/ |title=Skinny Puppy at Commodore Ballroom |last=Boos |first=Jordan |date=December 26, 2014 |work=Hello Vancity |access-date=January 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150117223718/http://www.hellovancity.com/music/skinny-puppy-at-commodore-ballroom/ |archive-date=January 17, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Resuming tour activities, the band gave a number of concerts in September and November 2015. They started off with a show in Vancouver<ref name="westenderflashow">{{cite magazine |date=September 14, 2015 |title=What's on this Week: Sept. 17 |url=http://www.westender.com/what-s-on/what-s-on-this-week/what-s-on-this-week-sept-17-1.2058413 |magazine=Westender |publisher=[[Glacier Media]] |location=Vancouver |access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> and went on to headline the second day of the Cold Waves industrial festival in Chicago.<ref name="nncoldwaves4">{{cite news |last=Shrum |first=Tony |date=April 15, 2015 |title=Cold Waves IV Announces Full 2015 Lineup |url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/cold-waves-iv-announces-full-2015-lineup/ |magazine=New Noise |location=Berkeley, California |access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> The accompanying festival CD, released in October, featured an exclusive remix of ''Next War'' from Slighter.<ref name="sidelinecoldwaves4cd">{{cite magazine |date=October 7, 2015 |title=Limited run 'Cold Waves IV' compilation available feat. exclusive tracks from Pop Will Eat Itself, Lead Into Gold, Front Line Assembly, Cocksure, High-Functioning Flesh (remixed by Covenant) and more |url=http://www.side-line.com/limited-run-cold-waves-iv-compilation-available-feat-exclusive-tracks-from-from-pop-will-eat-itself-lead-into-gold-front-line-assembly-cocksure-high-functioning-flesh-remixed-by-covenant-an/ |magazine=Side-Line |access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> In November the band followed up with their first show in [[Mexico City]], supported by [[Mexico|Mexican]] electro-industrial band [[Hocico]], and a gig in [[Guadalajara]] both of which were also supported by Canadian electro-industrial group [[Decoded Feedback]].<ref name="sidelineflamexico">{{cite magazine |date=October 29, 2015 |title=Front Line Assembly to play Mexico City for the first time ever |url=http://www.side-line.com/front-line-assembly-to-play-mexico-city-for-the-first-time-ever/ |magazine=Side-Line |access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref>

October 2014 saw the return of former long-time band member Rhys Fulber, joining Front Line Assembly on their European tour.<ref name="relmageutour2016">{{cite news |last=Carlsson |first=Johan |date=February 5, 2016 |title=Front Line Assembly to tour Europe in March – with Rhys Fulber |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/front-line-assembly-to-tour-europe-in-march-with-rhys-fulber/ |work=[[Release Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |location=Gothenburg |access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> In late October 2016, the band announced that a new album was in the making, including contributions by Rhys Fulber,<ref name="mpnewfla">{{cite web |url=http://www.mindphaser.com/new-fla-in-the-works/ |title=New FLA in the works! |date=October 28, 2016 |publisher=Mindphaser.com | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> In March 2017 an announcement followed that the successor of sound track album ''[[AirMech (soundtrack)|AirMech]]'' was ready for release.<ref name="mpairmech2waiting">{{cite web |url=http://www.mindphaser.com/airmech-ii-completed/ |title=Airmech II completed |date=March 10, 2017 |publisher=Mindphaser.com | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> The band supported industrial rock band [[Revolting Cocks]] on their North American tour the same year.<ref name="natour2017">{{cite news |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=June 21, 2017 |title=Revolting Cocks playing 'Big Sexy Land' in full on tour with Front Line Assembly |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/revolting-cocks-playing-big-sexy-land-in-full-on-tour-with-front-line-assembly/ |publisher=[[BrooklynVegan]] |location=New York City |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

Keyboardist Jeremy Inkel died January 23, 2018, due to complications resulting from an asthma condition, at the age of 34.<ref name="sidelineinkeldead">{{cite magazine |date=January 25, 2018 |title=RIP Front Line Assembly co-writer Jeremy Inkel |url=http://www.side-line.com/rip-front-line-assembly-co-writer-jeremy-inkel/ |magazine=Side-Line |access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

===Leeb and Fulber continue as duo (2018–present)===

In March 2018 the band announced a joint European tour with German electro-industrial band [[Die Krupps]] under the moniker of "The Machinists United Tour 2018".<ref name="eutour2018">{{cite news |last=Kahrle |first=Mikael |date=March 14, 2018 |title=Front Line Assembly and Die Krupps on joint tour |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/front-line-assembly-and-die-krupps-on-joint-tour/ |work=[[Release Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |location=Gothenburg |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref> The tour will be preceded by the release of the soundtrack album ''[[WarMech]]'', successor of 2015's [[AirMech (soundtrack)|AirMech]], in June. Also, the band completed work on their 17th studio album, ''[[Wake Up the Coma]]'', which was released in February 2019.<ref name="warmechrel2018">{{cite news |last=Carlsson |first=Johan |date=March 23, 2018 |title=Front Line Assembly to finally release "Warmech" |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/front-line-assembly-to-finally-release-warmech/ |work=[[Release Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |location=Gothenburg |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

In October 2020, the band announced a brand new album, called ''[[Mechanical Soul]]'' is due out on January 15, 2021. It will reportedly feature guest appearances from [[Jean-Luc De Meyer]] of [[Front 242]] and [[Dino Cazares]] of [[Fear Factory]].<ref name="sidelinemechsoul2021">{{cite magazine |date=October 20, 2020 |title=Front Line Assembly announces new album |url=http://www.side-line.com/front-line-assembly-announces-new-album-mechanical-soul-for-january-2021-release/ |magazine=Side-Line |access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>

The band were set to perform as a part of the industrial strength tour, alongside bands [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] and [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], scheduled for late 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-12|title=Al Jourgensen and Ministry Launches 2020 Giveaway Campaign To Encourage Voting -|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2020/07/12/news/al-jourgensen-and-ministry-launches-2020-giveaway-campaign-to-encourage-voting/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=mxdwn Music|language=en-US}}</ref> [[KMFDM]] were originally planned to be a part of the tour, but were later replaced with Helmet. The 25-date tour was originally slated for July 2020, but was pushed to March 2021 due to [[COVID-19]]. This was pushed back again to October 2021, because of the ongoing uncertainty with the development of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 19, 2021|first=Amanda|last=Hatfield|title=Ministry reschedule Industrial Strength Tour for fall 2021; Helmet replace KMFDM|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ministry-reschedule-industrial-strength-tour-for-fall-2021-helmet-replace-kmfdm/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en}}</ref> However, in September 2021, Ministry announced that they were once again postponing the industrial strength tour due to safety concerns related to the pandemic, this time with the [[Melvins]] and [[Corrosion of Conformity]] as support.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-24|title=Industrial metallers Ministry postpones autumn Orlando show - and tour - until 2022|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2021/09/24/industrial-metallers-ministry-postpones-autumn-orlando-show-and-tour-until-2022|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Orlando Weekly|language=en}}</ref> In response to this, Front Line Assembly released a statement via social media, alleging that Ministry had never explained why they were dropping them from the tour or given them forewarning of this, and expressing disappointment with the way that the situation was handled. The band proceeded to announce a headlining US tour for Spring 2022 and a second European co-headline tour with Die Krupps scheduled for August 2022.<ref name="frontlineassemblyustour2022">{{cite magazine |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Front Line Assembly US tour 2022 |url=https://www.releasemagazine.net/rein-will-join-front-line-assembly-on-their-2022-us-spring-tour/ |magazine=Release |access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref><ref name="frontlineassemblyeuropeantour2022">{{cite magazine |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Front Line Assembly European tour 2022|url=https://www.kulttempel.com/kt-dp/2795 |magazine=Kult Tempel |access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref>

Coinciding with "The Machinists Reunited Tour" in August 2022, [[Cleopatra Records|Cleopatra]] issued a remastered collection of Front Line Assembly's early works.<ref name="permanentdata">{{cite news |last=Van Isacker |first=Bernard |date=July 28, 2022 |title=Front Line Assembly team with Cleopatra Records for a 6cd box holding earliest recordings |url=https://www.side-line.com/front-line-assembly-team-with-cleopatra-records-for-a-6cd-box-holding-earliest-recordings/ |work=Side-Line |location=Belgium |access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref> "Permanent Data 1986-1989" comprises the demo compilations ''[[Total Terror#Total Terror I|Total Terror I]]'' and ''[[Total Terror#Total Terror II|Total Terror II]]'', the regular releases ''[[State of Mind (Front Line Assembly album)|State of Mind]]'', ''[[Corrosion (album)|Corrosion]]'' and ''[[Disorder (EP)|Disorder]]'' as well as the band's [[Live (Front Line Assembly album)|first live album]]. At the same time, Cleopatra re-released the band's remastered first demo ''[[Nerve War]]''.