---
title: "Front Line Assembly"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/front-line-assembly"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "Canada"
formed: 1986
---

# Front Line Assembly

**Front Line Assembly** is a industrial band, from Canada, active 1986 to present.

Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. FLA has developed its own sound incorporating elements of electronic body music and electro-industrial. The band's membership has rotated through the years, including Michael Balch, Rhys Fulber, and Chris Peterson, all of whom are associated with several other acts.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Line_Assembly

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Front Line Assembly |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Vancouver, Canada |
| Formed | 1986 |
| Releases in catalog | 19 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bill Leeb](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-leeb) |  |  | Current |
| [Chris Peterson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-peterson) |  | 1997 to present | Current |
| [Jared Slingerland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jared-slingerland) |  | 2006 to present | Current |
| [Jason Filipchuk](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-filipchuk) |  | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Rhys Fulber](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rhys-fulber) |  |  | Current |
| [Devin Townsend](https://themetalnet.com/musician/devin-townsend) |  | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Jed Simon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jed-simon) |  | 1995 to 1999 | Former |
| [Adrian White](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrian-white) |  | 1995 to 2008 | Former |
| [Michael Balch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-balch) |  | 1988 to 1989 | Former |
| [Jeremy Inkel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeremy-inkel) |  | 2005 to 2018 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | [The Initial Command](https://themetalnet.com/album/58dc90b7-a170-398b-87fa-dc52bb40877f) | Album |
| 1988 | [Corrosion](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1d883ab-bae8-3ebc-b8d4-50535feb99f0) | Album |
| 1988 | [Disorder](https://themetalnet.com/album/60a093e6-6ebd-3d41-b5ee-b93867a251dc) | EP |
| 1988 | [State of Mind](https://themetalnet.com/album/42f91aee-224e-3835-82cd-ce42c0e30970) | Album |
| 1989 | [Gashed Senses & Crossfire](https://themetalnet.com/album/23e050ee-e9e0-3b41-a194-b54dda5f37c8) | Album |
| 1990 | [Caustic Grip](https://themetalnet.com/album/39c7f33d-c5e8-3683-a67e-7117f1387f16) | Album |
| 1991 | [Toxic](https://themetalnet.com/album/ee831bef-5741-49ff-9b14-14947bb7a2a3) | EP |
| 1992 | [Tactical Neural Implant](https://themetalnet.com/album/611e2a82-9f19-3ad0-98a8-42397143b09d) | Album |
| 1994 | [Millennium](https://themetalnet.com/album/38f75396-9f68-3309-be83-42330ed67db9) | Album |
| 1995 | [Hard Wired](https://themetalnet.com/album/50e5e3d8-a6c5-3ab0-ab76-647eb0bb617f) | Album |
| 1997 | [FLAvour of the Weak](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b2d4093-d865-320e-a864-215bfab1954c) | Album |
| 1999 | [Implode](https://themetalnet.com/album/03d54b6d-58dd-3a62-a39a-42fdcbd554c5) | Album |
| 2001 | [Epitaph](https://themetalnet.com/album/d3b0ddcb-b5cb-3081-aa25-4e27c62e97f6) | Album |
| 2004 | [Civilization](https://themetalnet.com/album/5887320e-23aa-3db6-9ee3-be6cf4aa77b4) | Album |
| 2006 | [Artificial Soldier](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9ab8a6b-d31c-38d6-a043-12f897df2ac0) | Album |
| 2010 | [Improvised Electronic Device](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a2df6d8-2a62-42fe-80ca-5db3eaa6bed2) | Album |
| 2013 | [Echogenetic](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb423d84-3c8e-4050-961a-89e2c419cac4) | Album |
| 2019 | [Wake Up the Coma](https://themetalnet.com/album/649a6d42-867e-419b-949e-e7f098c610ef) | Album |
| 2021 | [Mechanical Soul](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b0b0df0-c52c-44af-a7c6-ae8bd00b86d7) | Album |

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- [Ministry](https://themetalnet.com/band/ministry) (listened together)
- [Combichrist](https://themetalnet.com/band/combichrist) (listened together)
- [Die Krupps](https://themetalnet.com/band/die-krupps) (listened together)
- [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/rob-zombie) (listened together)
- [Killing Joke](https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke) (listened together)
- [Fear Factory](https://themetalnet.com/band/fear-factory) (listened together)
- [Al Jourgensen](https://themetalnet.com/band/al-jourgensen) (listened together)
- [Celldweller](https://themetalnet.com/band/celldweller) (listened together)
- [PIG](https://themetalnet.com/band/pig) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontlineassembly
- x: https://twitter.com/F7A
- bandcamp: https://frontlineassembly.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QYAExYvxixCVwX70SRf7F
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR_i_uoOq_j1Kmys_BUW1Qg
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8085
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/6516319

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/front-line-assembly](https://themetalnet.com/band/front-line-assembly). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt