Implode (album)

Implode is the tenth full-length studio album by industrial group Front Line Assembly. The album was released through Metropolis on April 27, 1999.^[1]

Implode
Studio album by Front Line Assembly
Released	April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)[1]
Recorded	1999 (1999), Hippo-sonic Studios
Genre	Electro-industrial, big beat, trip hop, IDM
Length	65:22
Label	Metropolis, Zoth Ommog, Energy
Producer	Bill Leeb, Chris Peterson, Dan Handrabur
Front Line Assembly chronology
Monument (1998) Implode (1999) Cryogenic Studio, Vol. 2 (2000)
Singles from Implode
"Prophecy" Released: May 4, 1999[2] "Fatalist" Released: October 5, 1999[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Barcode	Mixed[5]
CMJ New Music Monthly	Mixed[6]
Exclaim!	Mixed[7]
Outburn	Favorable[8]
Prospective	7/10[9]
Release	7/10[10]
Rock Sound	[11]
Side-Line	8.5/10[12]

Release and promotion

Implode was released on digipak CD^[13] and via Zoth Ommog on gatefold cover sleeve double vinyl with limited circulation of 2,000.^[14] The track "Torched" is featured in the 2002 horror film Resident Evil but not on the accompanying soundtrack.^[15]

Originally, Implode was supposed to be the last Front Line Assembly release for Metropolis.^[16]

Singles

Implode was followed by the release of two singles. The single "Prophecy" includes the original version, a radio edit and a remix of the title track. "Unknown Dreams" is also featured as radio edit. "Paralysis" is a non-album track.^[17] The second single, "Fatalist", was released in different versions in Europe and North America. German label Zoth Ommog issued a four-track single that contains remixes of "Fatalist" (Rhys Fulber), "Retribution" (Front 242) and "Prophecy" (Haujobb) as well as non-album track "Deception".^[18] The six track version was released for the Scandinavian countries through Energy and in the United States through Metropolis.^[19] Additional tracks on this version are two remixes of "Fatalist" by Aqualite and Tribal Techno.

Touring

In August 1999, Front Line Assembly confirmed dates for a North America tour in October and November 1999 with Dutch rock band and label colleagues Clan of Xymox as support.^[20] However, the tour was cancelled because the necessary financing could not be secured.^[21]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Retribution"	5:28
2.	"Fatalist"	5:43
3.	"Prophecy"	6:23
4.	"Synthetic Forms"	8:05
5.	"Falling"	5:32
6.	"Don't Trust Anyone"	4:19
7.	"Unknown Dreams"	6:01
8.	"Torched"	5:59
9.	"Machine Slave"	6:58
10.	"Silent Ceremony" (The song "Silent Ceremony" ends at 6:10. After one minute of silence, at 7:10, begins the hidden track "Stalker".)	10:54

All tracks are written by Bill Leeb and Chris Peterson

Personnel

Front Line Assembly

• Bill Leeb – production, vocals
• Chris Peterson – production, performer

Additional musicians

• Jed Simon – guitar

Technical personnel

• Dan Handrabur – additional programming, additional production
• Greg Reely – mixing, editing
• Sean Thingvold – assistant editing
• Ted Jansen – mastering
• Dave McKean – design, photography, illustration
• Max McMullin – 3-D programming

References

1. "Upcoming Releases". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 58, no. 615. New York: The CMJ Network. April 26, 1999. p. 42. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
2. "Prophecy" at Discogs
3. "Upcoming Releases on Metropolis". Side-Line. August 18, 1999. Archived from the original on February 17, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
4. Farley, Keith. Front Line Assembly: Implode > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
5. T., D. "Front Line Assembly - Implode". Barcode Magazine. No. 1.
6. Jarman, David (August 1999). "Front Line Assembly: Implode". CMJ New Music Report. No. 72. Great Neck, New York: College Media. p. 44. ISSN 1074-6978. OCLC 1057115286. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
7. Mernagh, Matt (September 1999). "Front Line Assembly - Implode". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
8. Bialek, Adam (1999). "Front Line Assembly - Implode (Metropolis)". Outburn. No. 10.
9. Marcussen, A. "Front Line Assembly - Implode". Prospective Magazine.
10. Kahrle, Mikael (June 1, 1999). "Front Line Assembly: Implode". Release Musik & Media. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
11. Whitehead, Alex. "Front Line Assembly - Implode (Zoth Ommog)". Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc.
12. TSP (1999). "Front Line Assembly - Implode (CD Zoth Ommog)". Side-Line. No. 27.
13. Implode at Discogs
14. Implode at Discogs
15. Anderson, Paul W. S. (Director) (2002). Resident Evil (Motion Picture). Germany, United Kingdom, France: Anderson, Paul W. S.
16. Leeb, Bill (2001). "Bill Leeb Interview" (Interview). Barcode Magazine. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
17. Front Line Assembly: Prophecy > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
18. "Front Line Assembly 'Fatalist'". www.zoth-ommog.de, A Zoth Ommog Tribute Page (in German). Retrieved April 23, 2014.
19. "Front Line Assembly > Fatalist". Mindphaser.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
20. "Front Line Assembly/Clan of Xymox Dates". Side-Line. September 27, 1999. Archived from the original on February 18, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
21. Leeb, Bill. "Front Line Assembly Interview". barcodezine.com (Interview). Archived from the original on February 18, 2003.