The Initial Command
The Initial Command is the first full-length studio album released by Canadian industrial band Front Line Assembly, as their first two releases, Nerve War and Total Terror, were demo tapes.
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| Released | December 1987[1] | |||
| Genre | Industrial, EBM, electro-industrial | |||
| Length | 48:40 (original release) 62:46 (1997 release) | |||
| Label | KK, ROIR, Third Mind, Cleopatra, Zoth Ommog | |||
| Producer | Bill Leeb, Michael Balch | |||
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 Re-release (1997) | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Rear Garde | Favorable[2] |
The music was created mostly by Bill Leeb with some help from Michael Balch. Since the 1987 release of The Initial Command, the album has been re-issued twice. The first release, in 1992, contained no changes. The second release, in 1997, contained two new tracks and new cover art.
The 1997 re-release incorrectly listed the second track "Core" as "Intelligence Dream" while the liner notes have the correct title.[3] "Complexity" and "Core" appear to be new songs at the time of release.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bill Leeb, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The State" | Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber | 6:16 |
| 2. | "Insanity Lurks Nearby" | 6:10 | |
| 3. | "Casualties" | Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Ausgang Zum Himmel" | Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber | 7:14 |
| 5. | "Nine Times" | 6:27 | |
| 6. | "Black March" | 5:59 | |
| 7. | "No Control" | 6:37 | |
| 8. | "Slaughterhouse" | 5:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Complexity" | 7:48 | |
| 2. | "Core" | 6:12 | |
| 3. | "The State" | Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber | 6:17 |
| 4. | "Insanity Lurks Nearby" | 6:03 | |
| 5. | "Casualties" | Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Ausgang Zum Himmel" | Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber | 7:16 |
| 7. | "Nine Times" | 6:30 | |
| 8. | "Black March" | 6:02 | |
| 9. | "No Control" | 6:40 | |
| 10. | "Slaughterhouse" | 5:12 | |
| Total length: | 62:46 | ||
Personnel
Front Line Assembly
- Bill Leeb – production, engineering, vocals
- Michael Balch – production (1987 Release), mixing (1987 Release)
- Rhys Fulber (1987 Release 1, 3, 4)
- Chris Peterson – mixing (1997 Re-release 1, 2)
Technical personnel
- Carylann Loeppky – cover art (1987 Release)
- David Rosychuk – design (1987 Release), artwork (1987 Release)
References
- Levermore, Gary (1997). Front Line Assembly - Reclamation (booklet). Front Line Assembly. New York: Roadrunner. pp. 2–3.
- Miller, Greg (April 1988). "Front Line Assembly, The Initial Command". Rear Garde. No. 24. Montreal: Squishy Productins. p. 19. ISSN 1185-1937. OCLC 1081144492. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- "Front Line Assembly > The Initial Command". Mindphaser 3.0. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
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