Echogenetic

Echogenetic is the fifteenth full-length studio album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released on July 9, 2013. It was well received both by critics and fans and charted in German and US charts. Critics commented on the band's return to a purely electronic approach and on the dubstep influence on the album. Front Line Assembly toured extensively in Europe and North America in support of this album and remix follow-up Echoes, which included a tour with vocalist and band leader Bill Leeb's former band Skinny Puppy. This was the last studio album to feature Jeremy Inkel before his death in 2018.

Echogenetic is the fifteenth full-length studio album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released on July 9, 2013. It was well received both by critics and fans and charted in German and US charts. Critics commented on the band's return to a purely electronic approach and on the dubstep influence on the album. Front Line Assembly toured extensively in Europe and North America in support of this album and remix follow-up Echoes, which included a tour with vocalist and band leader Bill Leeb's former band Skinny Puppy. This was the last studio album to feature Jeremy Inkel before his death in 2018. ===Touring=== Front Line Assembly supported Echogenetic and remix follow-up Echoes with extensive touring. The first tour in support of Echogenetic took place in Europe in August 2013 and covered dates in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Supporting acts where German Industrial band Haujobb and – with the exception of two dates in Russia and Germany respectively – Metropolis label mates iVardensphere. The show in Moscow on August 9, 2013 at P!PL Club was sold out. Originally confirmed to headline the dates of Australian festival Fiend Fest in April 2014, the band was forced to cancel their appearance due to health issues of Bill Leeb. Front Line Assembly's planned performance at the Kinetik Festival in Toronto in May 2014 also did not happen since the festival was cancelled altogether. However, after having already announced some dates in March 2014, the band returned to Europe in June 2014 to further promote Echogenetic and Echoes with a tour that covered club shows and festival dates in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden, Finland and France. They were supported by German electronic musician Daniel Myer's project Architect. At the Malmö show Swedish industrial band Rave The Reqviem joined the stage as additional support act. Shortly before the tour, Front Line Assembly announced there were plans in the making for additional shows in the United Kingdom in October. More detailed plans for a continuation of the tour activities in fall 2014 revealed that there would be no UK dates but only mainland Europe shows. The band held promoters responsible for not being able to play in the UK as announced, commenting "Please understand that we can't pay to play. Blame the UK Promoters not the band." In September Front Line Assembly announced that former member Rhys Fulber would join the band as live member for the tour in fall and that the tour would include a show together with an orchestra in Leipzig. The second part of the European tour ultimately comprised eight dates in Germany and Poland. The performance at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig was part of the 2014 run of the Gothic Meets Klassik Festival and was supported by philharmonic orchestra Zielona Gora. Shortly after Front Line Assembly had concluded their tour activities in Europe in fall 2014 the band announced they would join Skinny Puppy's Eye vs Spy tour in North America in November and December 2014. The idea of touring together had already been brought up by Bill Leeb in the past. After the withdrawal of electronic music band VNV Nation who were originally on the bill Front Line Assembly were able to step in at short notice. The tour schedule spanned shows in 17 locations in the United States and in Canada and included German industrial group Haujobb as well as American industrial band Youth Code as supporting bands. Former long-time member Rhys Fulber performed together with Front Line Assembly on several dates. At the show in Vancouver Leeb entered the stage of Skinny Puppy to perform their song Assimilate as encore. ===Front Line Assembly=== Bill Leeb – vocals, electronic instruments Jeremy Inkel – electronic instruments Jared Slingerland – electronic instruments, guitars ===Additional musicians=== Craig Johnsen – electronic instruments Sasha Keevill – electronic instruments ===Technical personnel=== Greg Reely – mixing, mastering Troy James Sobotka – album art direction, design Dave McKean – Front Line Assembly logo design Roy Salmond – assistant vocals recording ==Chart positions== It is the first time the band entered the official German albums chart Media Control Charts.

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