Combichrist

Combichrist
Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist performing in 2007
Background information
Origin	Norway
Genres	Aggrotech[1][2][3][4]
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Metropolis Records (North America) Out of Line (Europe)
Associated acts	Icon Of Coil, Scandy, Panzer AG, Eighteen Visions, Imperative Reaction
Members
Andy LaPlegua - Vocals Joe Letz - Drums Z Marr- Electronics Trevor Friedrich - Percussion Abbey Nex - Guitar Ængel St. Morte - Backing Vocals
Past members
Wes Borland -guitar Jon Horton - percussion Shaun F - keyboard Kourtney Klein - Percussion Mr. Bjoern Petersen - programming/guitar (later keyboard) Syn M - keyboard

Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua (founder of the band Icon of Coil) based in Atlanta.

History

Formation

The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE. The band name was later changed to Combichrist before the debut album The Joy of Gunz was released on the German record label Out of Line. The name Combichrist originates from a hardcore fanzine LaPlegua made during the late 90s, with JR Ewing guitarist Håkon Mella. A few years after the band's conception, LaPlegua departed Norway for the United States, which is now the current homebase for Combichrist and his other projects, Scandy, Panzer AG, Scandanavian Cock and Icon of Coil.

Ængel St. Morte was officially recruited from New York City, by Combichrist on 3 October 2011 to sing back-up/harsh vocals on their next album which is TBA as well as accompany the band for their next North America album tour. LaPlegua commented on an aggrotech interview website stating that, He looks forward to working with the new up and coming artist.

Success

Combichrist performing in 2008

In 2003 Combichrist released the LP The Joy of Gunz. On Halloween 2003 the limited edition EP Kiss The Blade was released, and sold out in weeks.

In 2004, The second EP, Sex, Drogen Und Industrial, spent 7 weeks at number one in the DAC charts. The same time Sex, Drogen Und Industrial was released, a limited edition white-vinyl 12" for Blut Royale was produced, and sold out quickly. 2005 saw the release of Everybody Hates You and it was at this time that the band began labeling their music as "Techno Body Music" or TBM. The band released a song called "This is TBM" on the Out-of-Line compilation Techno Body Music volume 1. The release of Get Your Body Beat in 2006 turned out to be a commercial breakout for the band. 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. Currently they are doing a double tour known as "Monsters on Tour Part II" with the same supporting line up of Aesthetic Perfection and iVardensphereas well as Angel Spit on select dates. The tour is scheduled around their support for Rammstein's current North American tour.

Combichrist's song "Shut Up and Bleed" featuring W.A.S.T.E was featured in the horror movie The Collector.

Limp Bizkit's guitarist Wes Borland joined Combichrist in October 2010 for their tour of North America, and has joined them in the studio for recording of new material.^[5]

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 began a tour in support of the new album in late 2010, with Aesthetic Perfection and iVardensphere as the support bands.^[6][7] In 2011, after opening for Rammstein at Madison Square Garden, Combichrist announced they would be supporting the band on their current North American tour and also announced the "Monsters on Tour Part II" taking place around the scheduled Rammstein shows with the same support as the 2010 tour but with Angel Spit also performing on select dates.

CombiChrist's song Never Surrender was featured in a gameplay demo of the upcoming horror video game DmC Devil May Cry.

Discography

Studio albums

• 2003 The Joy of Gunz
• 2005 Everybody Hates You
• 2007 What the Fuck is Wrong With You People?
• 2009 Today We Are All Demons
• 2010 Making Monsters

EPs

• 2003 Kiss the Blade Limited to 667 copies.(Out of Line)
• 2004 Blut Royale Limited to 666 copies on white vinyl.(Bractune Records)
• 2004 Sex, Drogen und Industrial (Out of Line)
• 2006 Get Your Body Beat (Out of Line / Metropolis Records)
• 2008 Frost EP: Sent to Destroy (Out of Line / Metropolis Records)
• 2009 Heat EP: All Pain is Beat Limited to 1000 copies on vinyl (Out of Line / Metropolis Records)
• 2010 Scarred (Out of Line / Metropolis Records)
• 2010 Never Surrender (Out of Line / Metropolis Records)
• 2011 Throat Full of Glass (Out of Line / Metropolis Records)

Compilations

• 2010 Noise Collection Vol. 1

Appearances

• 2003 Extreme Jenseitshymnen Vol. 4 (Track: "Line to the Dead")
• 2003 Dark Awakening Vol. 4 (Track: "God Wrapped in Plastic")
• 2003 Awake the Machines Vol. 4 (Track: "Vater Unser")
• 2004 Intensivstation (Track: "Vater Unser")
• 2004 Machineries of Joy 3 (Track: "Lying Sack of Shit")
• 2004 Industrial for the Masses Vol. 2 (Tracks: "Strike" and "Without Emotions")
• 2004 15 Minutes into the Future (Exclusive Track: "Das Der Bunker")
• 2004 Per:Version: Vol 14 (Track: "Blut Royale")
• 2005 Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act I (Track: "Tractor")
• 2005 This Is... Techno Body Music (Exclusive Track "This is TBM")
• 2006 Das Bunker: Fear of a Distorted Planet (Exclusive Track: "Christus Commando")
• 2007 Machineries of Joy Volume 4 (Exclusive Track: "Hate and Booze (feat. Helltrash)
• 2008 Industrial Attack Vol.2 (Track: "Electrohead")
• 2008 Awake the Machines Vol. 6 (Track: "Prince of E-Ville (Chicago Club Mix by Accessory)")
• 2010 Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer (Exclusive Track: "Nosepad")

Remixes by Combichrist

• Ad Inferna - Vertige (Combichrist Remix)
• Agonoize - Chains of Love (Destruction Remix)
• Angelspit - 100% (99% Rawmix)
• Angelspit - 100% (110% Fucked Mix)
• Assemblage 23 - Spark (Combichrist Mix)
• The Azoic - Conflict
• The Birthday Massacre - Shallow Grave (Combichrist)
• Cylab - Kundalini (Lucky 13 Mix)
• Dive vs. Diskonnekted - Do You Believe It
• FGFC820 - Existence
• Front Line Assembly - Beneath the Rubble
• Hocico - Ruptura (Motherfucker 667 Remix)
• I:Scintilla - Havestar
• IAMX - You Can Be Happy
• Icon of Coil - Android
• Icon of Coil - Regret
• Icon of Coil - Shelter
• Interface - Faith in Nothing
• Julien-K - Systeme de Sexe (Combichrist Remix)
• KMFDM - Tohuvabohu (MS 20 Mix)
• KMFDM - Bait & Switch (All 4 One Mix)
• Left Spine Down - Last Daze from the 2009 album Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited
• Manufactura - Sex and Suicide (Leaving Scars)
• Mindless Self Indulgence - Never Wanted to Dance (Electro Hurtz Mix)
• Mindless Self Indulgence - Straight to Video (Mix According to Combichrist)
• Modulate - Skullfuck
• Morbid Angel - Destructos Vs. the Earth (remixed by Combichrist)
• Sevendaysofnight - Free Your Mind [Rock the Dancefloor Mix by Combichrist]
• Snakeskin - I Am the Dark (Electronoir Mix)
• SSS - Demi God
• Suicide Commando - Fuck You, Bitch
• Surgery - L'erba Cattiva
• Tamtrum - Abort the Pope
• The Birthday Massacre - Shallow Grave (Combichrist 'Good For Her' Mix)
• W.A.S.T.E. - Shut Up and Bleed
• Warren Suicide - Butcher Boy

Remixes of Combichrist

• Kiss the Blade r(emixed by Soman)
• Sex, Drogen und Industrial (Addicted Remix by SolaceRED) (Download Track Only)
• Sex, Drogen, und Industrial (Remixed by Soman (band)Soman)
• Sex, Drogen, und Industrial (Remixed by Lowtech)
• Sex, Drugs & Industrial (are missing) (Cross mix) feat. E.R.R.A.
• Vater Unser (Remixed by Combicritters)
• This is My Rifle (Happy Fucking Rifle Remix) (Lo-Fi Legion)
• This is My Rifle (BioMechAnimal Mix by XP8)
• This is My Rifle (AK47 Mix by Controlled Collapse)
• This is My Rifle (BFG Remix by Servo.Hatred)
• This is My Rifle (Pussy Pounding Mix by Encoder)
• This is My Rifle (Spoils of War Remix by Kandelectra)
• This is My Rifle (UCNX Mix)
• This is My Rifle (Killswitch Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Zyst3m 3rror Re.mix by ZyVar +2)
• This is My Rifle (CL-Macromix) by Caustic Light)
• This is My Rifle (Gravemachine Mix)
• This is My Rifle (TU-160 Remix)
• This is My Rifle (5ilent Narcotic Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Flesh Eating Foundation Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Adipocere Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Bang, You're Dead Mix by Catharsis)
• This is My Rifle (B'christ Mix by Afront)
• This is My Rifle (Exit-Wound Mix by Fatal Rupture)
• This is My Rifle (Lasergun Remix by T3CHN0PH0B1A)
• This is My Rifle (Reverie Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Fuck Off RMX by Amd)
• This is My Rifle (Sthilmann Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Vietcong Remix by Attack)
• This is My Rifle (sOuNd_oF-cHaOs Remix)
• This is My Rifle (PukesPantiesPussy Remix by AntI-EstaticA)
• This is My Rifle (Remix by Anthony Chapman)
• This is My Rifle (Sothis216 "Riffle Pussy" Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Faderhead Remix)
• This is My Rifle (Masoschizm Remix)
• Get Your Body Beat (Käpt'n K Mix by Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM)
• Get Your Body Beat (Rotten Blood Remix by Amduscia)
• Get Your Body Beat (Shooting Up Remix by Point45)
• Get Your Body Beat (Tortured Remix by Manufactura)
• Get Your Body Beat (Remixed by Spetsnaz)
• Get Your Body Beat (Remixed by Sergio Mesa)
• Get Your Body Beat (Beat By Beat Remix by Controlled Collapse)
• Get Your Body Beat (NOS remix), feat. Amduscia
• Like to Thank My Buddies (Re]-Verp) ~ mix by [Syn]thetic-Null
• Combichirst vs. Ashlee Simpson - Get Outta My Head (She's a Psycho Bitch Remix by Deader)
• Today We Are All Demons (Beneath the World Mix) on Underworld: Rise of Lycans OST
• Sent to Destroy (Reworked by Rotersand)
• Sent to Destroy (Northborne Remix)
• Sent to Destroy (Sacrifice Remix by Suicide Commando)
• Prince of E-Ville (Princess Mix by Babyland)
• Prince of E-Ville (Chicago Club Mix by Accessory)
• Prince of E-Ville (Caustic Remix)
• All Pain is Gone (Rapid Ascent Mix by VNV Nation)
• All Pain is Gone (Matthew Grim Deathmix)
• Can't Change the Beat (Designer Drugs Remix)
• Can't Change the Beat (Aesthetic Perfection Remix)
• Can't Change the Beat (Remixed By Vaughn_e)
• Can't Change the Beat (Assemblage 23 Remix)
• Scarred (Single Version Feat. Wes Borland)
• Scarred (Club Mix)
• Scarred (Pull Out Kings Remix)
• Scarred (Shok's Zeitmahl Remix)
• Scarred (Imperative Reaction Remix)
• Never Surrender (IAMX Rework)
• Never Surrender (Remix by MELT)
• Never Surrender (Terrence Fixmer Remix)
• Throat Full of Glass (Tough Guy Mix by S.A.M.)
• Throat Full of Glass (Vocal Mix by Computer Club)
• Throat Full of Glass (Dub Mix by Computer Club)
• Throat Full of Glass (Renegade of Noise Mix by Daniel Myer)

Videography

As of March 2011, the band has recorded seven promo videos.

• The first, "Blut Royale" (from the album Everybody Hates You) directed by Sandra Jensen, was completed in 2005, but release was delayed until 2007. The reason for the delay is currently unknown, but a seemingly rough-cut 'first version' of the video was posted on June 1 on Youtube by the director.
• The second was for "Get Your Body Beat" (first heard on the "Get Your Body Beat" single and later the What the Fuck is Wrong With You People? album,) was directed by Agata Alexander and features scenes from the biopunk film The Gene Generation from director Pearry Teo. This video may be viewed on YouTube.com as well as the band's official website.
• The third video is for the track "Electrohead" from the What the Fuck is Wrong With You People? album. The band posted a bulletin on their website and myspace, "We will be shooting a video for "Electrohead" on Friday February 2, in Los Angeles, at Das Bunker. If you want to be a part of the video, dress hot or "crazy", and show up early. We expect to see all of the So Cal CC Army out for this. Doors open at 10pm." However, after reviewing the material shot during the performance, the footage was found too dark to use due to the venues poor lighting. The band then opted to re-shoot the live video portion in North Carolina. 'Electrohead' was officially released on June 10, 2007 via Myspace video.
• On May 7, 2007 LaPlegua posted the band's new video "Deathbed" (from the What the Fuck is Wrong With You People? album,) on his livejournal and on YouTube.com. This time the video was filmed and directed by LaPlegua with help from Agata Alexander who also directed the 'Get Your Body Beat' video.
• The fifth video is for the track "Fuck That Shit" from the album What the Fuck is Wrong With You People? The video was animated and directed entirely by Brandon Duncan of corporatedemon.com. After viewing Duncan's online portfolio, LaPlegua quickly asked Duncan to animate the video. The video was initially posted through YouTube on the official Combichrist MySpace page, but a much higher quality version has since been posted at http://corporatedemon.com/12/09/2007/combichrist-fk-that-st/.
• The sixth video was for "Sent To Destroy" Directed by Robyn Von Swank and featured appearances by the popular movie actor, Bill Moseley.
• On 14 February with the release of the Throat Full of Glass single, the video will also be released. The American copy of the single has the "clean" version of the video. The European copy contains the 'Dirty' version.

Related bands

• Icon of Coil
• Panzer AG
• Scandy
• Scandinavian Cock

References

1. ^ "Combichrist -Everybody Hates You (Metropolis)". Raves.com. http://www.raves.com/cdreviews/show/60/COMBICHRIST-EVERYBODYHATESYOU. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
2. ^ "Music Exile - CD Reviews". Wrappedinwire.com. http://www.wrappedinwire.com/C/Combichrist.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
3. ^ "Combichrist - AlterNation". Alternation.eu. http://alternation.eu/artist_40_Combichrist.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
4. ^ "Serving Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana". Tiger Weekly. 2010-06-30. http://www.tigerweekly.com/stephensays/?p=145. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
5. ^ "Combichrist -Limp Bizkit guitarist joins Combichrist". Kerrang.com. 2010-10-22. http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/10/limp_bizkit_guitarist_joins_co.html. Retrieved 2010-11-19. 
6. ^ Combichrist Announce 'Monsters On Tour'
7. ^ Combichrist announce next U.S. tour

External links

• Official website