FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY
Bill Leeb formed the electro-industrial band in 1986 after he left the industrial group named Skinny Puppy. The latter band was formed in 1982. Many music fans and experts considered the band to be one of the main founders of the music style known as “electro-industrial.” The concept at first was touse it as an experimental project. They evolved into a band that existed full-time.
The band’s debut album was done on an independent record label from Belgium named KK in 1987. It was made on a shoestring budget, which determined whether it would it would be on a system for eight track cassettes with 2 or 4 track cuts.
The albums Corrosion and Disorder were released in 1988 by Third Mind instead of the Canadian label named Nettwerk. Then the two records were released again with 3 extra songs on the compilation album ‘Convergence” that was released that same year. They are the core of what is now called "The Wax Trax Years".